Reflection Paper 1 Peter

When I first decided to expand my education, it had been so long since I had been to school, and I was very hesitant. I talked at length about my decision with my husband and with his encouragement, decided to enroll but still was not quite sure which degree program to enroll in. I knew that this was something that I had always wanted to do since I obtained my Associates Degree in Nursing, but I did not have the courage, nor did I want to give up the time with my family and children. I second guessed my abilities and my knowledge because it had been so long since I had been in college. Now that my children are about to graduate high school and

Throughout the course of this semester, I have continuously grown as a writer. Prior to taking this course, I had little experience or knowledge when it came to writing. I used to struggle with forming my thoughts into writing, let alone a paper. I was never confident with what I wrote. My writing had no greater purpose other than the assignment. My writing process included: writing my paper, proofreading it, and turning it in. Once the paper left my hands, it also left my mind. Throughout this course we worked with others, visited the writing lab, wrote critiques, and we were able to revise our papers. I believe that all of this is has caused me to grow greatly as a writer.

When I originally was registering my class choices for the Fall 2016 semester, I considered English 111 to be an undemanding course that I could pass without a lot of effort on my behalf. I had no trouble passing prior English courses, years ago, so I felt this course would be similar. What I had not anticipated was how much I honestly could learn, such as: how you should properly cite sources, how you should suitably prove your thesis and how you can accurately set up the flow of a paper. Although, the most informative part of English 111, for me, has been absorbing all the information on the different styles of papers that can be written. I believe that recognizing the usefulness of distinctive varieties of papers will help me throughout

Most "bad" things which happen do so because God gives a radical freedom to God's people; we are free people, not puppets on a string. But God does not cause "bad" things to happen. God loves us and grieves with us in our pain when "bad things" happen.

God has become angry with his people. He complains in the fifteenth century English play Everyman about humans and their obsession with material items, riches, and wealth. Men and women, he feels, have taken for granted their blessings. God wants to reprimand Everyman for his sinful life and sends Death to summon him. At the beginning of the allegorical work where figures and actions symbolize general truths, a messenger shares God’s concerns. The messenger tells the audience to watch and listen closely to the morality play so they can learn a lesson about life. Everyman fears Death, and he desires to know what one must do to earn salvation and enter heaven. The writer then implies that the way to achieve salvation is by doing good works.

This passage best accounts on the reasoning that God is not the creator of pain and suffering. He made humans in his own image to do good and rule over the fishes of the sea, birds of the skies and to domesticate plants and crops. He also gave humans free will to make their own decisions, for we can experience the greatest amount of love. But with this, he did give us a mission to spread his kingdom, and follow his words. As time began to pass, humans turned away from God's mission and love, and now as a result created suffering and pain for

Furthermore, Peter is teaching that all things are of God. God is the one who is in charge and that through Christ, we are saved by grace and rescued from the penalty of sin. This is comparable to Colossians 1:13-17 (Revised Standard Version), “He has

I have seen patients die in peace while others have held on by a thread for days breathing like a fish out of water; while their families are tortured by the sight. Why? Is God a malice God? Does he wish to inflict pain? On good days I stand rooted in my faith and on others I trust in God while I simultaneously ask those three letters, WHY? Going back to those parents and family members, I have seen the strongest people not instinctively question God, but trust in his promises and blindly, without understanding, lean on his purpose. This then goes into God using evil for his purposes (Allen). I believe sometimes God has to allow suffering and pain for his purpose. I say this with a heavy heart and without clear understanding. An example in the bible is when Joseph’s brothers plot to kill him but then sell him into slavery. Joseph was enslaved and suffered for many years. He was a good son and loved the Lord but evil fell upon him. “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” (Genesis 50:20) I believe sometimes God has to allow such evil to show his power. In a sermon I heard awhile back the pastor stated “sometimes we have to go through the trials to know the only thing that delivered us from it was God”. At a recent church conference I was asked to close my eyes and think about the one situation in my life

The Bible leads one to believe that God is omnipotent, but the Bible does not say that he has limited power. Even if God is omnipotent, everything happens for a reason. While imperfect, it cannot be viewed as evil from all perspectives. If it a particular event seems like evil to you, you should step back and look at the big picture. There is always some good that comes out of all bad/evil that occurs.

This shows the relationship between liturgical and ethical worship. So, Peter says, doing good, is one way we can entrust our souls to God. Peter exhorts us in this ethical worship so that we may share in the glory God is crowned with. Finally Peter offers a prayer for peace.

2:14–15a2—“Do all things without grumbling and arguing so that you may become blameless and guileless, children of God who are unblemished. . . .” This is a summary of the earthly life and ministry of Jesus Christ. He, as the very Image of God (2 Cor 4:4;

Brendan Tersolo Mr. Wolter Scripture 2 (G) 7 June, 2018 1 Peter 2:1-10 The First Letter of Peter is part of the Epistles, and is one of the Catholic letters. The author of this letter is not known. It is not thought to be Peter because the author of this letter quoted the Greek Septuagint. If Peter, the former Galilean fisherman, was the author, he likely would have quoted the Old Testament of the Hebrew Bible.

Every fourth-year teacher trainees will have to conduct practicum and will work under the guideline of their associate teachers and supervisors. The purpose of doing the practicum are to put training into practice, to become accustomed to teaching in the tertiary school settings, and to develop and expand each trainee’s teaching expertise and confidence. In the following paragraph, I will express what I have learnt from doing practicum to reflect on my past teaching strengths and weaknesses from the teaching practicum.

Our civilizations relies upon people to develop morals and resilience through family, however, what happens when you grow up in an abusive family? Sure, you develop resilience quickly, unfortunately, you may build your moral foundation over a sinkhole. In addition to family dynamics, by age eleven, I survived being hung by a Mexican gang, three dog attacks and a house fire which left both legs covered in second degree burns. Fortunately, at age twelve, I ran away and a couple discovered me sleeping in their garage. Compassionately, they took me in and allowed me to live in a travel trailer on their property.

Children often repress memories from their childhood due to lack of will to remember or lack of wanting to remember. Tragedy or uncomfortable childhoods help cause children to forget what has happened to them. Growing up, I didn’t have the best childhood and often struggle with recalling any details from it. Now being grown up, the only thing I am certain that I remember is going to school, my teacher’s names, and things that I did at school. School was a place where I went to escape my home life. If someone were to ask me how to define my school experience it would be: Safe-haven. When I was at school, I was so absorbed in learning that all I could focus on was my education. After school, I would come home and play “school” with my brothers with reverse roles. I would be their teacher and they would be my students. I would explain and teach them in depth the things I had learned that day. The overall main reason that school was so enjoyable for me was because of the teachers. The teachers that I had in elementary school helped to instill my love for learning. They also helped me realize that I wanted to help kids such as they helped me. In addition, they gave me my dream. My dream has then be to become a teacher and help my students escape from whatever happens when they are not at school. I hope to have all my students in love with the learning process so therefore school can be their place of forget. They can come into my classroom and forget everything that is wrong with the rest of their life. As time passed and I am now a college student, my love for learning has continued to grow and has had me want to become the best teacher I can be. My ultimate goal and dream in life is to become an Elementary Education teacher that makes a difference to her students, whether that is making them feel safe, or helping them learn to love school.