Comparing 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles,' by H.G Wells and 'A Sound of Thunder,' by Ray Bradbury, focuses on the overall mood of the stories and characterisation.

Comparing 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles,' by H.G Wells and 'A Sound of Thunder,' by Ray Bradbury, focuses on the overall mood of the stories and characterisation. In comparison, both stories inspire me into discussing the immense differences they both have between each other. Both stories have extreme similarities; yet, they have miraculous differences. Both 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles,' and 'A Sound of Thunder' are written in the genre of sci-fi and both are very stereotypical. Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known past. 'The Man Who Could Work Miracles' is a story based upon an abstruse character - George Fotheringay. Fotheringay is no bleeding-heart aching to turn the world into a painless utopia, but a nondescript man who takes his time to figure out just what has happened to him before bringing everything to a head. Inside this story, H.G.Wells accentuates the character - Fotheringay - by exploiting how he is against miracles - 'let us understand what a miracle is...something that couldn't happen without being specially willed.' As shown, Fotheringay is totally unaware of the extraordinary coincidence that is going to endure him. His disbelief in miracles causes him, later, to have the power to

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Explain why some Christians find it difficult to believe in miracles

Explain why some Christians find it difficult to believe in miracles. Although many Christians believe in miracles and may have experienced one, so use it as a reason for God's existence, many Christians can't or find it difficult to believe in miracles. There are many reasons why people may find it difficult to believe. The first and perhaps the most used reason is that there is no scientific proof that the miracles, which the Bible tells us, are true. No scientist has yet been able to prove that they really did happen, and this doesn't satisfy some people. Miracles are a pretty major thing to believe. It is quite tricky and confusing to think about, so many people can't get their heads around it. Although some people claim to have experienced a miracle others haven't and without this personal proof and experience then they refuse to or can't believe in the miracles. For example in the Bible it tells us of the healing of a blind man and a man who can't walk. For them just to be touched by Jesus, then suddenly cured of their disability seems pretty impossible to modern day people and Christians, as we don't hear of anything like that happening in this day and age. The Resurrection of Jesus is possibly the hardest miracle to believe. To rise from the dead is truly amazing, and although Christians believe that God is the Father and made Jesus rise, however it is still quite

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Describe the importance of the healing miracles of Jesus for Christian life today?

Describe the importance of the healing miracles of Jesus for Christian life today? People become sick, they get old and die. Christians believe that this originated from the 'fall' in the garden of Eden. However, Jesus came to take sin and sickness away as well as death. Jesus did this with his resurrection but it still needs to be completed in the future. Christians believe that those who believe in this will share in this future Kingdom. The power that Jesus had to heal sickness and forgive sin was a way of showing what this new Kingdom would be like. Jesus performed many healing miracles and many of them are recorded in Luke. He healed the paralysed man (Luke 5:18-25) and the blind beggar (Luke 18:35-43) as well as the woman with the haemorrhage (Luke 8: 43-48) and Peter's mother-in-law (Luke 4: 38-39). It didn't matter whether they were male or female, rich or poor, Jew or gentile, Jesus healed them all. Jesus applied to himself the prophecy of Isaiah in Luke 4 18-19 'The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed...' In Luke 9:1,6 it shows that Jesus didn't just keep the power to heal to himself but also gave his disciples the power to heal and 'authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases'. They went

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Describe the history and symbolism of the festival of Pesach - How may the symbolism and teaching of Pesach affect the life of Jews today and help them to meet the demands of their faith?

Dheep Matharu 11N RE Coursework a) Describe the history and symbolism of the festival of Pesach. b) How may the symbolism and teaching of Pesach affect the life of Jews today and help them to meet the demands of their faith? c) "Festivals are the best way to learn about your faith." Do you agree? a) Pesach is the Passover meal, in spring, which commemorates an event that occurred 3,300 years ago. By celebrating Pesach, Jews are reminded of the past event where their ancestors, called Israelites, escaped from Egypt. At the time, Israelites had been made to work as slaves for the Pharaoh, in Egypt. Therefore God sent Moses to free His people, the Israelites, from slavery. The Pharaoh refused Moses' appeal to let his people go and ignored the idea of God punishing him, so God sent ten terrifying plagues to convince the Pharaoh to change his mind. These were the plagues of: blood, frogs, gnats, flies, plague on the livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and finally the death off all the first born sons. The tenth plaque was the worst of the deadly plagues. This was where the Angel of Death was sent over all the houses to kill the first born sons, except those with lamb's blood painted on the posts of the doorframes. That night the slaves and the Jews had a meal, which was called +Pesach (Passover meal) because it was the night the Angel would pass over their

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Barbara Kingsolver is the author of many well-written pieces of literature including The Poisonwood Bible.

Name: Kia Jaghmousana Candidate Number: 70____ Word Count: 3000 Barbara Kingsolver is the author of many well-written pieces of literature including The Poisonwood Bible. This novel explores the beauty and hardships that exist in the Belgian Congo in 1959. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the murder of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Told by the wife and four daughters of a fierce Baptist, Nathan Price, Kingsolver clearly captures the realities this family and mission went through during their move to the Congo. The four daughters were raised in Atlanta Georgia in the 1950's therefore entering the Congo with preconceived racial beliefs, and a very different way of life than they would soon experience. Throughout The Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver explores the importance and impact of faith, and a religion based on your own private beliefs. This religion is greatly affected by their time spent in the Congo, and to me, provides a strong link to how American society reacts to trouble, a nightmare intruding upon their American dream. Similar to The Thing They Carried, the book looks to make a political point, and comment

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Why did Luke write about Jesus' miracles? What did Luke want to show Christians? Why?

Question B Luke must have thought Jesus' miracles were important otherwise why would he have written about them? There are many answers to this question and many questions leading off it. Why did Luke write about Jesus' miracles? What did Luke want to show Christians? Why? Well if you take the fundamentalist view you see that each miracle has a hidden meaning perhaps not the fact that the miracles actually happened. Perhaps Jesus believed that he could tell the Jews that these people were paralysed, hurt or injured and then makes them see that faith counts in healing. All of Jesus' miracles have separate meanings in them. Whether or not you believe in miracles there is some sort of importance in them. The Christian church believes that all religions report numerous and equally credible miracles. Hume compares deciding amongst religions on the basis of their miracles to the task of a judge who must evaluate contradictory, but equally reliable testimonies. Each religion establishes itself as solidly as the next, thereby overthrowing and destroying its rivals. Furthermore, the more ancient and barbarous a people is, the greater the tendency for miracles of all kinds to flourish. Jesus' miracles had significance and meaning for the people of his time but they have as much if not more significance for Christians today. The miracles that occurred as part of Jesus' ministry were

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Christianity through a study of Luke and Acts

Paper 1 - Christianity through a study of Luke and Acts Title 1 (a)(i)Explain the term 'miracle' The term miracle is viewed in more ways than one depending on many factors. A Christian's definition would be somewhat different to that of a non-religious person's. The Chambers Family Dictionary defines a miracle as "a wonder, a prodigy, and a supernatural event - a mediaeval drama founded on Old or New Testament history or on the legends of the saints". The term through a Christian's eyes is a more religious one in which God plays a vital part. A Christian might describe a miracle as "an event that happens through an act of God. God's work becomes clearly seen in an unexpected way such as an answered prayer. Miracles don't break the laws of nature they are signs that God is at work". A typical non Christian's definition might be "when something good happens to anyone whether Christian or not. It is just a coincidence and they rarely occur. Whether a person is religious or not everyone has an equal chance of one happening to them". (a)(ii)Describe how Jesus was presented as a worker of miracles giving examples from Luke's Gospel. Jesus was a performer of miracles. In Luke's Gospel he tells us that Jesus performed many different types of miracle. Jesus performed miracles for a number of reasons. He wanted to show people that he was the Son Of God. The miracles showed God was

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Talking about miracles

Talking about miracles A miracle is described as a remarkable event and welcome event that seams impossible to explain by means of the known laws of nature and which is there for attributed to a supernatural agency. A miracle can be also described as something supernatural and extraordinary, which cannot be normally done or normally happen. Miracles to some people is something which is contrary to the laws of nature (i.e. nature miracles of Jesus, walking on water and the "supernatural") this is naturally beyond our understanding which is why it is refereed to as a miracle. Some people refer to a miracle as the operation of the laws of nature we don't know about yet. An example of is that something, which we see to day, is normal i.e. like a light bulb, this might be a miracle to people of the old times because they didn't understand or know how to do it then. This suggests that we might find something due to science in the future which might explain the miracles of Jesus Christians believe that a miracle is God gifted to a person who believes and follows the word of God. , They believe that God gives the person the power to perform miracles and heal people. (An event through which the power of god is shown.) Some Christians believe that some priests heal people in the church In Jesus' day the word "miracle" meant a supernatural event or action through which the power

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Assess the importance of healing miracles as gospel teachings

Assess the importance of healing miracles as gospel teachings In the study of miracles I am considering how the traditions about Jesus' mighty works have been used and their initial significance. I will also establish Jesus' understanding of miracles, the early churches use of them and how the early church interpreted them as gospel teachings. The 3 synoptic gospels portray different views of the telling of the stories about Jesus' life and his ministry. The old and new testament defines miracles as: God violates the 'laws of nature'. However, Saint Augustine defined a miracle not as something 'opposed to nature but as something opposed only to 'what is known of nature'. In the bible, God uses miracles to allow man to witness the divine works and power to signify Gods supremacy over man and nature. Therefore miracles announce the existence, authority and glory of a supernatural God; how God intervenes in the laws of nature. Biblical miracles draw attention from everyday life procedures and direct it toward the almighty acts of God. The sacred writers appealed to miracles as evidence that they were messages from God. The absolute miracles - incarnation (God becoming man) and resurrection (raising of Jesus from the dead) link to Jesus' life. Jesus understood that performing miracles were a message from God to symbolize his control. God was working through Jesus. In the

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Science- A blessing or A Curse?

Science- A blessing or a Curse? The modern age is the age of science. The influence of science can be seen in every walk of life. Science has provided man with many amenities. The world has completely changed by the advance of science. In the way, the world has become a wonderland compared with the ancient world. Science has made many significant contributions to human life. It has increased the happiness and comforts of man greatly. Science has made travel very comfortable and quick. Different modes of travel like motorcycles, buses, trains, ships and aeroplanes are available today. Improvements in the means of transport have led to the development of economy. Ships carry goods from one country to another, resulting in the progress of international trade. Aero planes have made the world much smaller. Within a few hours, one can travel thousands of miles and reach different corners of the world by the means of aeroplanes. Fans and air conditioners help man a lot. Houses are lighted, cooled and heated with the latest scientific devices. Electricity is a boon to the modern world. All types of machinery can be run with it. The contributions of science to domestic life are many. Easy and quick methods of cooking and washing are available today. Food can also be preserved foe a long time in the refrigerator. The Filed of communication has been revolutionized by science. With

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