Tim Tebow's Through My Eyes

After catching the reader’s attention with a touching personal event he continues his story by comparing how he used to live before that Thanksgiving Day. He said “My

Through My Eyes is a book written by Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker. Tebow and Whitaker wrote Through My Eyes in 2011. Whitaker has had five books on the New York Times bestsellers list. “Through God’s grace I have had the experience of my first book selling over a million copies” (Nathan Whitaker, n. d.). Through My Eyes displays the character and faith of Tim Tebow not just on the field but off. Through My Eyes is an autobiography that reveals Tebow’s journey from a newborn to playing professional football in the NFL.

You may have heard Amazing Grace in church before but never really thought about the song and the meaning. Amazing Grace is probably the most common Christian hymn. It was written by John Newton after his conversion to Christianity in 1776. In 2008, Chris Tomlin put a small twist on the hymn and wrote the version of the song called My Chains Are Gone. I’m going to play the refrain that he added in for you. (30 seconds of song.) Other than that refrain, Tomlin preserved the original poetry of the song that was written so long ago by Newton. Tomlin also found the original final verse that had been changed years after Newton wrote the poem. The original final verse read, “The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, the sun forbare to shine. But God who called me here below will be forever mine.” It was later changed to “When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun.

The postmodern style of writing John Kennedy Toole, makes so that the various cast of the characters in the story are much closer to people in real life making this book a perfect case to study and relate to characters of people across the world .

I didn’t have to read this article to form an opinion on this topic. Being that this topic is not new, I have already developed a strong and distinct point of view. Colin Kaepernick, who is a black, former, American football player, is one of many participating in the Black Lives Matter movement as of today. I for one commend him for his displays of courage and activism throughout the 2016 football season. But he could have chosen a different way to protest.

The drama series The Following was written by Kevin Williamson for Fox network. Season 1, episode 1 was called the pilot and it was about a psychopath serial killer called Joe Carroll who escaped from Virginia Central Penitentiary disguised as a prison guard killing five guards. He was in prison for eight years and was schedule to be executed the next month. He killed fourteen college students by stabbing them and removing their eyes as a nod to his favorite works of Edgar Allan Poe. Joe Carroll was obsessed with the romantic period and a fan of Edgar Allan Poe who believed in the insanity of art and that the eyes are our identity and a window to our soul. While Joe Carroll was in prison, he read a book called Poetry of a Killer written by Ryan Hardy a former FBI agent who captured him in 2003. He also wrote a note to Ryan Hardy asking him if he was considering writing a sequel of the book.

As Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the singing of the national anthem continues to raise tensions both on the field and on the internet, John Legend's take is possibly the most unifying opinion out there.

Imagine moving to Hollywood after high school, becoming a bouncer at a famous club and hitting the chart as a popular musician! This is what happened to Eddie in Tom Petty’s song “Into the Great Wide Open”. Eddie moved to Hollywood after graduating high school. He has dreams of making it big, and want to pursue a career in the music industry. He does this by obtaining a tattoo, and meeting a girl who teaches him how to play guitar. “Into the great wide open” is a narrative poem by Tom Petty. The narrator the story tale of the life of a Rockstar, using a changing tone, in a realistic fashion.

Justin’s journey to becoming a hero never would have come to fruition without meeting one man, Jeff Duncan. Meeting with Mentors is an important aspect in any hero’s journey and moreover in Justin Wren’s; meeting with mentors was what enabled him to escape from his downward spiral and change his life for the better. Jeff Duncan, one of Justin’s key mentors, was a youth minister with a mission to get Justin’s life back on track; Duncan did not shy away from telling Justin what he needed to hear; “Life is a battleground, not a playground. If you treat life like a playground, you will lose the battle.” – Duncan. Justin had been kicked out of his gym and he was losing fights; he kept losing and now he finally knew why, instead of fighting for

There’s a lot of ways the author made me think. One of the biggest ones would have to be the actual characteristics of Dalton Rev. Dalton is only in highschool and makes more money than most adults have by the time that they are retired. He is given the chance to go to harvard, a top ivy league school. Instead he stuck with high school for one sole reason. His brother is currently fighting in afghanistan and he wants his brother to have a black market kevlar vest. That can stop almost every bullet. The fact that a kid would sacrifice so much just to ensure that his brother will stay safe. This book also kind of has the american dream mentality, which is; you can do anything you want with a little hard work. Dalton has been getting it done for

If I Stay, directed by R.J. Cutler and based off the novel by Gayle Forman, is a romantic drama focusing on the past life events of Mia Hall as she hangs on to her own life after being in a nearly fatal car accident. Mia Hall, played by Chloe Grace Moretz, is talented cellist, high school senior, and girlfriend to Adam, played by Jamie Blackley, the lead singer of the town’s popular band. Mia is impatiently awaiting to receive a letter from Julliard on a snow day, when her family decides to take a drive to celebrate the snow day by driving to her grandparents’ house. During their drive, the family’s car collides with a truck on the snowy roads. Mia awakes to find herself outside her body at the scene of the tragic accident. After she follows

The use of various instruments creates a certain tone and tempo for each of the chosen songs. In Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” instrumentation includes the electric guitar, piano and drums. The first third of the song consists of a somber tempo as we hear a consistent drum beat with the addition of the piano. The thin texture and use of imaginative lyrics gives off the feeling of sorrow and misery. The soft use of the piano is used when Carrie sings the saddened toned vocals of “her daddy was a mean ol’ mister” which provides more insight to the young girl’s life.

Ezra Faulkner was like any other popular, handsome, male jock. He “owned” the popular kid table, was a star athlete, and was dating the most popular girl in school. That was, until he got in a car accident. The accident left Ezra with a shattered knee joint, enabling him from ever playing sports again. His hopes and dreams went down the drain. Suddenly Ezra was thrown in a new world filled with completely different people. Ezra has a hard time moving on in the story, but he attempts to move on several times. Ezra develops through these events, giving us the theme that even though it’s not easy, sometimes you just have to move on.

Macklemore’s Same Love was the first hit song that attempted to intertwine gay rights and rap. While the song was greeted with a great deal of support, it was also faced with backlash. Some individuals believed that Macklemore was authentic and was able to depict the struggles that gays face on an everyday basis, while some thought that he did not have the right and the authority to write this song and tell such a powerful message. Some celebrities had strong reactions to the song as well. When Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi both heard about the song, they immediately started crying and were thankful, but other gay celebrities thought that the song was pitiful. Now, who is correct? Does the song accurately represent the LGBTQ

It would be in this book where Tebow would discuss everything about his life in a very unique way. In Through My Eyes, Tebow would discuss everything about his life up to that point, but that is not the main purpose of this story (“Through). It’s within this autobiography that he would discuss: religion, not giving up on life, how everyone is worth more than they think, and to not give up on oneself when everyone else has (“Through). Tebow would use his awesome literary skills to uplift and inspire everyone around him, rather than just telling a simple story that not everyone may care about (“Through). It is in this manner that Tim Tebow can gain a following where he can spread the good word of Jesus Christ and to let everyone know that they are not alone in this world.