world due to an energy crisis. The main character, Wade Watts, escapes into the virtual reality created in the OASIS. When the game’s creator, James Halliday, dies, a contest to inherit his fortune comes about, prompting many users to try and find the Easter egg that contains it. After years of the contest hype going down, Wade becomes the first person to make any real progress, and the contest becomes relevant again. Throughout the book, the varying plot points, character developments, and themes made
he wants to always know exactly what is going on just like most of society. Since the story follows Wade on his journey most of the relatability comes from him such as his living situation and how he was spending so much time working on finding the easter egg and finally finding the first gate after years of research. Yet we can tell the personalities of other characters like Aech as a strong, funny and supportive friend. Ernest Cline is very descriptive in the way how he tells the story of Wade Watts
“I am SO hungry.” “I should’ve ordered two steaks.” “Guys, I literally can’t wait one more second to eat my garlic mashed potatoes.” Nora and Sydney run to the bathroom giggling, skipping along. Shortly after they return our steaming, delicious smelling meals are set in front of us. We are devouring our juicy steaks, savory potatoes, tender lobster, and crunchy chicken strips when something behind the over towering brick fire place dividing the dining room from the bar makes a popping sound
feel that I have stopped attending because I would often leave church not feeling fulfilled. I have a friend who has been inviting to her church for a few years. I took this essay as an opportunity to finally attend. I visited Celebration Church on Easter Sunday 2016. Given that it was a special Christian holiday, the church was incredibly crowded. They had numerous children activities taking place in the parking lot. The church volunteers that helped me find a parking and greeted me as I walked through
On Easter Sunday, Lahore, Pakistan was next in a growing list of countries attacked on a large by a suicide bomber in the past six months. The bombing, later claimed by Taliban affiliate Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, targeted a park populated with Christian women and children celebrating the holiday. Photos of bloody victims and rescuers soon surfaced as well as first-hand accounts of the explosion. The sheer horror and violent nature of the story and the photos as well as the constant international attention
church. However, the context of the service within the Catholic liturgical year is of greater importance. Palm Sunday service occurs annually and takes place during the Lenten period (a season of preparation before Easter, 40 days before Easter). Palm Sunday takes place the Sunday before Easter Sunday and marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent. I chose to observe this space because I was interested in experiencing it as a performance and viewing it through a different lens and was also
Paschal Mystery is central to Catholic faith and fundamental to salvation theology. The Paschal Mystery is most directly associated with the passion, death, resurrection, and glorification of Jesus Christ. This research paper explores the meaning, effect, and working of the Paschal Mystery and how the faithful actively participates in the Paschal Mystery today. Other Paschal Mystery themes will be explored within the context of the New Testament to include: (1) life is greater than death, (2)
I saw Jesus for the first time when I was 15 years old. I had been a wreck for weeks, extremely anxious about death, pain and the horrors of life, but everything changed as I went with my father to an ordinary, boring Lutheran church service on April 2, 2006. I had been in church countless times before, but I had never actually listened to what they were saying, I was merely sitting in the church pew, wishing I was home playing Super Mario. Now, I pricked up my ears as I heard that we believe in
with a black background playing emotionally depressing music. He immediately started asking questions like “ Who told you/taught you to believe in Christianity? Why do you ? Why do you put a tree up in your home during the holidays and dye eggs on easter ? My attention immediately drew to him as if he were the ice cream man and I was a hungry five year old child. I was appalled by his opinions and views that Christianity was created by the Europeans to divide people and make another seem inferior
Jesus’ tells a parable about a man who was going away on a journey. This man was rich and before he left on this trip, he very generously gave and entrusted some of his property to 3 of his servants. What he had given to them was no small amount! Yet, the master was also very wise in his giving. He knew each of these people well and he gave to each of them according to their ability. He didn’t give any servant more than that which he could handle. For us, who have the entirety of Scripture to look