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Collect for Coffee

Almighty God, who in your mercy provides all things for our goodwill and maintenance, pour out your blessings upon the farmers, harvesters, distributors, roasters, and all others who participate in the manifold tasks required to provide your people with that most useful beverage, coffee, that we, your church, might continue to reap the benefits of this beverage for the glory of your kingdom and the sake of your only son, our savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Melanie Davis Funeral Address

This afternoon I have the great honor of speaking on behalf of the Metro Nashville German Meetup Group. Melanie founded our group in January of 2010 and was our faithful leader until her other life responsibilities required that she turn the reigns over to me in 2011.

I remember the first time I met Melanie. It was back in February 2010 at a little Mexican restaurant here in Hendersonville. From the first moment she was welcoming and wearing her always-infectious smile. We only had about eight people at that first meetup, but Melanie created such an atmosphere that we all spoke as old friends.

Let Your Servant Depart in Peace

Luke 2:29-32 (KJV); Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Isaiah 57:1-2 (ESV); The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their bed who walk in their uprightness.

Guns-in-Trunks Legistlation

Jerry Askew, SVP Governmental Relations, Tennova Healthcare
"Given the increasing violence against health care workers that we see across the nation, particularly in emergency rooms, I don't think we have any choice but to maintain our position against the introduction of more weapons at our hospitals."

Bill Ozier, Chairman, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(Referencing recent shootings in Colorado, etc.) "I'm not sure having more people armed is the answer to all of that."

More Chick-fil-A "Controversy"

Everyone has read/listened to the actual interviews, right? (If not, links to both are provided below.)

Adhering to the orthodox Christian/historical Western definition of marriage as a religious oath/sacrament between a man, a women, and God does not make one "hateful" or a "bigot". If the actual source interviews are referenced, it's very clear that Dan Cathy is not spouting hate, but rather affirming the definition of marriage that he believes his God has revealed to mankind through the Bible.

Chick-fil-A Controversy

Matthew 19:4-6 (ESV) He [Jesus] answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

Dan Cathy: I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, “We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage.” I pray God’s mercy on our generation that has such a prideful, arrogant attitude to think that we have the audacity to define what marriage is about.

LDS Resignation Letter

Member Records Division, LDS Church 50 E North Temple Rm 1372 SLC UT 84150-5310

Dear Friend,

I, Michael Wayne Arnold, herewith voluntarily and with full knowledge of the consequences, present my formal resignation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, effective immediately. I therefore request you to make the necessary changes in the church membership records to indicate that I am no longer a member and remove my name permanently and completely from the membership rolls of the church.

Comparative Analysis of the German and American Business Cultures

As a soon to be graduate holding bachelor degrees in both Management Information Systems and German, I recently began to ponder in more detail how exactly my degrees would work together in my career. How could my understanding of the German culture work along side my knowledge of business processes and information systems? After studying a semester in Germany and working on several international project groups the answer to this question was very clear. My understanding of the German culture not only assisted me in understanding my German Mitarbeitern, but also my French, Spanish, Polish, etc. associates. Although one could write unending volumes on the analysis, integration, history, etc. of cultures, it is my intent to write about that which I know the most about; the German and American business cultures.

Biblical Christian Similitude and the effects of Contemporary Victorian Ideals in Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market”

Throughout the centuries narratives have been used to instruct, entertain, and to uplift the soul. The many Christian themed poems and narratives of the Victorian period are no exception to this pattern. Christina Rossetti’s poetic narrative, “Goblin Market,” bases itself upon and often mirrors biblical Christian motifs such as temptation, sin, grace and redemption; however, in the final lines of the poem, “Goblin Market” escapes from its similitude to the Christian narrative through the altering of the traditional Christ-like figure to a female savior. This alteration mirrors Rossetti’s society’s contemporary Victorian ideal of the female being the “angel in the home.”

Symbolism and Meaning of “A Poison Tree”

William Blake’s “A Poison Tree” basically uses two symbols (an apple and a tree) to relate its meaning. The tree represents the growing anger in the speaker’s heart against his enemy and the apple represents the “fruit” of that anger, an action, in the poem, murder. Blake uses the poem to teach the reader that, just as Christ teaches, we should forgive our friends as well as our enemies and that we should not hold grudges.

Mother Moon: Das erste Abenteuer von Alex Müller

Mother Moon: Das erste Abenteuer von Alex Müller¹

A warm breeze glided through Neuer Platz as Alex sat waiting for the bus. It felt good, especially on this unseasonably warm day. In three minutes the bus should be arriving, at least that is if nothing else strange were to happen today. Alex reflected on the unimaginable events of the day. Could it be only six-teen hours ago that he was walking down Ginskiegaße² in the bright Austrian sun? This morning at seven Alex was a normal, ordinary student, studying abroad at the Universität Klagenfurt³ for the summer and fall terms. How things had changed. Alex would never be normal again.

Analysation of Chapter Six in Cannibals All!

Nota Bene: This essay was written my second semester of university. In this time I wasn’t a Christian and hadn’t been exposed to many different ideas and cultures. 2018 Michael would have written a very different essay. That being said, 2003 Michael is still worth studying. 2003 Michaels still exist in the South. I am proof they are willing and able to enter into discourse and change their minds if we give them the chance. May God make it so!

Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ist eine sehr wichtige Person für die deutsche Sprache. Durch ihn war die deutsche Literatur zur Moderne und allgemeine Geltung angetrieben. Er ist der „Shakespeare“ der deutschen Sprache.

Von seinem Gebornen in Frankfurt a.M. bis sein Tod in Weimer in 1832 hat Goethe viele Gedichte geschrieben. Goethes bekanntest Gedicht, am wenigstens in Amerika, ist die „Erlkönig“. „Erlkönig“ ist ein Gedicht über einen Vater und seinen Sohn. Die Beide „reiten durch Nacht und Wind“. Das Kind ist sehr krank. Er hat Halluzinationen. In die Nacht das Kind sieht den Erlkönig und seine Töchtern. Der Vater sagt dass der Erlkönig ein Traum ist aber das Kind glaubt das nicht. Am Ende ist Goethes Gedicht sehr traurig. Das Kind sterbt weil sein Vater zu langsam nach den Doktor zu gehen ist.

Vanitas, Memento Mori, und Carpe Diem

Die lateinischen Phrasen Vanitas, Memento Mori, und Carpe Diem sind sehr wichtig, besonders wenn Mann über die Zeit während und nach der Pest studiert. Diese Phrasen sind wichtig weil sie viel über die Ausblick und die Grundstimmung der Zeit sagen.

Während und nach der Pest haben viele Menschen über Tod gedacht. Das ist weil Tod so prominent war weil so viele Menschen Krank mit der Pest waren. Die Pest war überall, dafür Tod stand immer gleich vor der Tür. Mann kann dieses Lebensgefühl durch die Kunst und Literatur der Zeit sehen.

"Dover Beach": Understanding Meaning Through Symbols and Ideas

The modern existence of man is one of great complexity. Things seem as if they are one thing, but in reality are something quite different. The modern world is always changing and constantly moving. The world’s constant advancement of knowledge is attended by the loss of human feeling; the loss of love (Rosenblatt 80). In the summer of 1851 when Arnold wrote “Dover Beach” he saw and felt all of these things (Holland 6). Arnold put all of his thoughts and ideas about the emerging modern world into his poem “Dover Beach”. A careful study of Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” produces a better understanding of the true meaning of the poem, and thus Arnold’s views and predictions about the modern world, through its symbols of the sea and land, idea of love, and its idea of biblical similitude.