Essay About Chapter 1

Why do we speak of ‘basic” rather than “primitive” religions? We speak of basic religion because basic religion came from prehistory or are practiced in remote places. And elements of the basic religions are found to some degree in all religions. Basic religions represent the majority of the total religious experience of humankind. While primitive religion carries with it connotations of being backward, simple, even childlike. Christian or Muslim or Jew may tend to look down on these religions as being superstitious, uncivilized, or even savage. The term is misleading in suggesting that the religions of those peoples are somehow less complex than the religions of "advanced" societies.

"Phillip is there in the room and he goes to hurt my youngest daughter, so I jump at him and knock him down and put my hands around his throat. I’m choking him. I press and press harder, and then he dies, and I wake up."

“You don’t actually believe that, do you?” Cassidy incredulously asked. “And, you, Vera, do you believe such rubbish, too?”

“Yeah, well I’m over it. Over trying to be an example for everyone,” mumbled Dave.

“Do you still want to keep working on breaking down Bakudō spells or shall we move on to Hadō?” Ise asked.

Ohashi swiveled the screen around so everyone at the table could eat while they watched the five vids: Scarlett hanging all over Clay Bryant. Row upon row of cryopods stacked in a dungeon. Governor Bryant’s speech centered on his reelection, finishing with a request for their financial support. Rushing in a black gown embracing the governor. Clay leaving with Scarlett and Rushing.

"It could be a trap." Williams says as he hands me back the note, "it can also explain why this camp has no Captain and why our Captain is not here." I take his lighter and burn the note and envelope. "So we go to the city hall?" "That's where Lab said his Captain was going." We make our to the lobby to grab something to eat. Lab walks shortly after we arrive. "What are your plans now?" He asks us. "We'll be taking our unit and we'll be searching for

A brief smile crossed Bill Stryker’s face. “Ah, that. In my position I hear certain amounts of information that could be classified as Top Secret.”

I woke up in a small room. Everything was in a uniform coat of white. There was a white curtain that wasn’t drawn.

Philip was shocked because that day he brother did not seem like somebody that would disappear. He feels like Ethan disappearance was his fault because that day Ethan asked him to come with him but he couldn’t because he had his bird class to attend to. He feels like if he did go with Ethan maybe Ethan would still be here, maybe nothing of this would have

“No worries, Zander is probably right, I didn’t think I needed to tell myself not to share,” replied Emma as she shrugged.

"Who is the pretender here?" Briar asked harshly, coming to stand in front of him. "You still act as though you're a soldier. They said you protect them!" He chuckled in a dry, humorless way that set Mordecia on edge. "Do they know you can't? What was it you said to me? Don't pretend to understand respect? Why would they respect a man who can't protect them?"

Under the blanket of stars, Lady Hel watched both Loki and Thor engage the elves. Each trying to outdo the other and she yawned.

Malessica smiled, keeping up with the damage. Sylvia managed to land down on the ground, raising her hands up. Getting closer to Sylvia, they noticed they had moved far away from the research center, seeing it in the distance. Something didn’t feel right to the both of them. Dorian wouldn’t believe she’d be giving up so easily. Sylvia kept her hands up, turning around to face them with a sinister smile smeared on her face. Her aura intensified creating a force strong enough for Dorian and Malessica to raise up their arms, covering their face. Ink from her back started to go up into the air while a large scaly beast flew into the air, letting out a terrifying roar. Malessica and Dorian couldn’t believe their eyes, seeing a mythical beast

He wishes he could say that is was because Yuuri snored, but. . . he didn’t. Yuuri, Viktor had come to find out on the first night they had slept in the same room, was a sleeptalker.