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The last few chapters of this book by Linda Woodhead, Christianity: A Very Short Introduction breaks up Church Christianity and Biblical Christianity, Monastic and Mystical Christianity, and Christianity in the Modern World. Woodhead explains that Church Christianity is based on and centered around church. The main concept is to gather together and believe that the power streams from heaven and pours down onto Earth. It stresses two things, one is unity within its own ranks also a hierarchy ordering

“Dwellings” by Linda Hogan dives into the topic of homes and places of refuge. In the passage, Hogan talks about how we find refuge in places other than our home. Whether that is in other physical places or in mental ones. In this essay, I will be analyzing the ways the author does this and further exploring the other homes that we have. In the passage, Hogan makes a distinction between a dwelling and a home. This might be because dwellings in nature are temporary and archaic. Whenever the word “dwelling”

In the video How to Live to be One Hundred Plus the main goal is trying to find the optimal lifestyle of longevity and come up with a formula for longevity. Dan Buettner starts talking about three blue zones: Sardinia, Okinawa, and Loma Linda, CA. The first blue zone is in Sardinia, only up in the highlands with an area called the Nuoro province. This part of Sardinia has an oldest male society, where 102 year olds ride bikes to work and chop wood. Since the land is so infertile, people in this area

help and that I have not copied and pasted information from my resources. _____ I agree ______Beata Plias________ STEP 1) 3a. An area is considered a Blue Zone when the people who live there are living longer lives. 3b. Loma Linda, California = The residents of Loma Linda are regularly exercising and maintaining a vegetarian diet which includes nuts, fruits and vegetables. Nicoya, Costa Rica = The residents of

In the poem Unveiling, written by Linda Pastan, imagery was used in the first line by the word “cemetery.” When I read the whole poem, I imagined a young child sitting at someone’s funeral with curiosity. The narrator was upset that her parents, aunts, and uncles were keeping “grown-up secrets” from her. In lines 13-14, it describes that she does not feel any remorse for the dead person, just a bit left out. This gives the effect of her growing from innocence to maturity. The young girl heard the

In the poem "Mark" by Linda Pastan, is a narrative poem, because it is the story of that house wife. The theme of this poem is criticism and feminist, because the work that she does for her family is grated by them and shows kind of no value for her to be a mother of thier family. Also, if it is not a matter of feminist, then they can do thier work, especially the husband, he can do the household work too, but he is not. The author doesnot employs simile in the poem, because I cando not see what

areas around the world known as The Blue Zones. They uncovered the secrets to health and longevity and told us how we can apply these habits in our lives. The four Blue Zones are: • Okinawa Islands, Japan • Barbagia region of Sardinia, Italy • Loma Linda, California • Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica We learned about these people living in the Blue Zones through their personal stories, as we were brought into their homes and learned about their lifestyle and what they feel were the best practices in health

In the poem called Unveiling by Linda Pastan, the author invokes a reflective and calming tone to present an optimistic and mature view of death. It is about a child at a funeral who feels left out for not knowing what death is about. The poem offers a sense of innocence and reminisces back to the years when that innocence develops into maturity as the child’s curiosity and blindness are unveiled. With this poem, Pastan expresses the theme that wisdom comes from age. Pastan leaves very little

Linda Chavez seeks to inform Hispanic immigrants and American citizens of the protests between Hispanics and legislation. She also attempts to outline and rid of the common stereotype that Hispanics are an issue to American society because they illegally migrate to the U.S. and raise their flag to harsh legislation. Chavez appears to side with her Hispanic relatives and defends them of their stereotypes by listing various achievements immigrants conquer. In paragraph 8 she states that “80 percent

than normal influenced by lifestyle choices such as diet, social networks, spirituality, and physical activity is questionable. A few of these blue zones that Buettner (2009) researched are Sardinia, Okinawa, and The Seventh-Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California. These communities are located in different parts of the world and have very different lifestyles, and yet the community members seem to have a longer lifespan than most. Studying the way that the people of these communities live their