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Garrison Keillor's The Prodigal Son vs. Luke's The Parable of the Prodigal Son The classic story of the Prodigal Son is one of the best known parables in literature. A parable is often times described as a short narrative which teaches a moral; however, the plot is more realistic, than say a fable, and the characters are humans as oppose to animals or natural forces within nature. Parables are also presented in a more suggestive tone, which leaves them more open to interpretation. The play Prodigal

On February 9, 2012, Minnesota Public Radio reporter Kimberly Hefling, with assistance from Ben Feller and Ken Miller of the Associated Press published an article entitled “Minnesota among 10 States to Get No Child Waiver”. This piece dealt with the fact that President Obama was using executive action to free ten states from the strict requirements of No Child Left Behind. Hefling and her associate report that the move is a subtle jab that Bush’s goal, while noble in its intent, was horrendous and

Explanation of the method (around 500-600) According to the information from The World Café (2008), the process of Café conversation starts at small café-style tables with four to five people each. Individuals will switch to another table on each round of conversation which takes approximately 20-30 minutes. After completing the first round of conversation, one person will remain at the table and become the “host” for the explanation of the main ideas, themes and questions from the previous conversations

Kamo No Chomei as opposed to Genji went out into seclusion on his own account, Genji was exiled from the capital and went into seclusion to Suma, although he had a few servants he imagines himself in solitude. In An Account of a Ten-Foot-Square Hut, the writer is basically revealing that peace can be found in beauty, and beauty is found within the soul. Sometimes the way of civilization (worry about reputation, ranking of social status, politics, love affairs, etc.) interferes in finding spiritual

Mackenzie Phillips Intro to philosophy T&T 9:30 class 10-09-17 What is an ideal world An ideal world is a widely discussed topic among religions and other people in general. Some believe that there really is an ideal world waiting for us. And others just think that those kinds of thoughts about an ideal world are just out right crazy. The whole point of an ideal world is to achieve peace and perfection on earth or after death. This world is a good happy place for everyone to live. Just showing it

People all over America will be celebrating our veterans for their service on November 11th. There will be numerous celebrations and thanks for the people who fought for our freedom, but often we forget what it was like coming home from a war. Coming back from the war and reassimilating into society can often times be just as challenging as fighting the war itself. There are so many factors that affect one’s homecoming experience, such as the supportiveness of the community or the trauma caused by

The video “HyperNormalization” by Adam Curtis is a documentary looking at the world around us, how it has evolved over the past 50 years, and how individuals have reacted and responded to the changes. To engage the viewer and develop a more expansive view of the issue society faces, Adam Curtis incorporates many major events and political and social trends that have molded and are continuing to mold and shape the world today; trends such as the endless migrant crisis and major events such as the

we as humans enjoy learning new ways to communicate we are engaging ourselves in whatever new trending social medium that maybe attractive to the eye or our too our emotional response we are hungry for attention and ways to express ourselves to the public for attention. Over the years people with creative minds have come up with multiple ways for us to post information in a forum about any topic for entertainment and gain of knowledge. In today’s world we have Twitter, face book, Snapchat, Instagram

'Vast Wasteland'”, Laurie Ouellette and Justin Lewis critique how public broadcasting functions in the US. Liberal reformers hold to the view that television needs protection from commercialism. The liberal reformer view contains cultural and class hierarchies. They believe that public television is for the white, college-educated middle-class viewer who has “cultural capital”(Ouellette & Lewis, 96). As a result, funding for public broadcasting has gone primarily towards high culture and intellectual

Corin Fiske, the Director of News and Public Affairs at WEAA, began her employment with a very difficult task. WEAA, the public radio station over the years had become disorganized and its organizational structure weak, leading to disobedience and lack of commitment from its volunteer employees. When a long standing radio host resigned and threatened to take her segment and its rights with her, Fiske knew that possible disaster loomed for the organization and needed to make serious changes to ensure