Essay Summary of 1st phone call from heaven

It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner, “Joe,” my father hollered up the stairs, “it’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds upset.” As I came downstairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie.

It is 2:20 in the morning when the phone rings. You are automatically startled and jump to pick it up after the second ring. That feeling in your stomach tells you that something is terribly wrong. It is the police on the other end of the line telling you that your daughter has been in a fatal accident. As the officer is talking, you seem to freeze and zone out. Your spouse is up now and takes the phone and talks to the officer to find out what is going on. You are in a state of shock as you both drive to the hospital so that you all can identify your daughter. When you become more coherent, you learn that a senseless fool who was drunk took your precious baby away from you. This is one phone call

The Counsel of Heaven on Earth is a book written by Ian F. Jones on the topic of Christian counseling. Jones makes sure to let his readers know that this book is not meant to be a guide for Christian counseling; he in no way means to advocate a particular methodology, system, or school of thought. Instead, Jones is “[trying] to identify and explain the essential features of Biblical Christian counseling. No attempt has been made to engage in formal theory building or to develop systematically any counseling strategies or techniques. [His] intention is to show how the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, provides counselors with the blueprint for developing an effective counseling ministry”.

It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “John,” my father hollered up the stairs, “It’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds distressed.” As I came down the stairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and had looked forward to a nice quiet evening at home, not another stupid adventure with Jackie.

The 9/11 Phone Call WARNING – READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED FOR THE FOLLOWING IS BASED ON TRUE EVENTS. 9/11, the four word combination everyone dreads. Many people had died, during this event... which just adds to the tragedy. In this story, you will read a 911 cal from fictional characters. However, at the bottom of this story, the shortened 911 call is there for you too read. You may begin... The plane just crashed, a girl from the north tower calls... 911- This is 911, what is your emergency? Melissa Harper – Hello? Please, please help us! W-we are stuck! 911- Where are you? Melissa Harper – We are in the twin towers- yelps – I-I 'm scared! The girl starts to cry... 911- Alright what is your name? Melissa Harper – Melissa! M-Melissa Harper! 911- You will be ok... what is the phone number you are calling from? Melissa Harper – 441... 911- ok... Melissa Harper – 2623...

In stage one, ‘Shock and Denial’ people will react to the loss with disbelief. They will deny the reality of the loss in order to avoid the pain. People will use this as a shield to block out the fact of their loss and not want to talk about the situation and/or person because it will make them miss or feel sad about it. Oskar can be shown to be in this stage when he hides the voicemails from when his dad on the worst day, For example, “I opened the apartment door, put down my bag, took my shoes off, like everything was wonderful, because I didn’t know that in reality everything was horrible, I went to the phone to check the messages and listened to one after another” paragraph 2, page 68. . He doesn’t want anyone else to hear them so he goes to the store to buy a new phone then recorded a greeting from the first phone onto it. Oskar wrapped up the old phone in a scarf and put in a grocery bag and put it in his closet so no one could find it.

Stanley, while in town, decided to go to the annual company picnic. The picnic is a ceremonial rite that encourages employees to set aside the usual roles and relationships among employees and the executives will make sure to be available to talk and be open to anyone .

At 10:15 p.m. on 22nd December, John Livingston was halfway to the door, for his shift had ended, when a phone rang behind him. ‘One last call,’ he thought. Instinctively, he rushed back to his station.

Many people share their life experiences with a written form of self expression. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom shares the life story of a man named Eddie, who worked at an amusement work his entire adult life, following his dad's footsteps. Eddie lost his life by saving a girl and pushing her out of the way her. He meets five important people that he did not know would change his life forever. Eddie’s dissatisfaction with working at the amusement park proves that he was put there for a reason, illustrating the theme that you should not take life for granted.

Sully’s actions might help him and his sister. For one, he knows the boat inside and out and Scoot’s current situation. Plus, he knows how it started and where it will end and he knows he doesn’t have much time so he has to work hastily.

There was a ring on his phone hoping to be some amazing had happened. It was way far from that. His mother had been hospitalized because her sickness was back. He was very upset with that news from his mother and her sickness taking over her. In the four months she

Also that day, Mr. Cook told him to take up the plane by himself three times. In under seven months, Sully had over seventy hours in the air. He felt ready to attempt for a private pilot certificate, which allowed him to fly with a passenger. He passed the first time. In celebration, on October 29th ,1968, his mother was his first passenger. He then took his sister, his father, and then his grandparents (Sullenberger 6-15). Sully lost in touch with Mr. Cook in the late 70’s. Mr. Cook died in 2001. After the landing on the Hudson River, Mr. Cook’s widow sent Sully a letter stating “He sure wouldn’t be surprised, but he certainly would be pleased and proud” (18). Mr. Cook and flying with passengers all contributed to his total of 43 years, logging over 19,500 hours

Sully and The Imitation Game are set apart more than 50 years, individually examine the phenomenon of surviving against all odds, and the fascination the public has with any such hero. Mutually Eastwood and Tyldum develop this theme in presenting their characters as national heroes. Eastwood’s story of protagonist Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger depicts how ex-army now commercial pilot, ditches a plane in the Hudson river as an emergency landing, saving everyone on board. The essence of this story is that not only is Sully cast as an instant national hero, but ironically is revealed behind the scenes as somewhat of rogue and accused of endangering lives. Clearly, the fascination from the public of Sully is not always shared from those behind the

Brooke dialed Leon’s number as she pulled out of the hospital parking lot. She felt relieved he answered the call on the second ring, as she did not feel comfortable dialing his number. Before dialing she promised herself she would surely hang up after the fourth ring

This isn’t technically a book that I read when I was in the properly defined age group, but looking back at this book it is probably the book that has had the largest impact on my life, and had it been out when I was younger would have been a book that I would have read. I read this book after I had finished reading Tuesdays with Morie by the same author. Now I have read a lot of books in my life and I can’t think of one that has had a more profound affect on me than The Five People you Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.