Missionary

The Fatimid Caliphate (ad-Dawlah al-Fāṭimiyya) was an Ismaili Shia Caliphate, it lasted from the year 909 to the year 1171 and eventually fell when its last Caliph (Al Athid or Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ) died, making place for the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt and Syria under Saladin. The Fatimid Caliphate was the only Shi’a Caliphate, it was tied to the Ismaili branch of Shi’a Islam, the belief is centered around Isma’il, the son of Ja’Far As-Sadid, the sixth Imam and seventh…

One Faith, Two Missionaries THESIS: In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, missionaries Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith display similarity in their strong devotion to Christianity, yet differ in tact when facing Umuofia’s native Ibo religion. Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith are both steadfast in Christianity despite the alternate belief system Umuofians display. To illustrate, in conversation with the respected Umuofian Akunna, Mr. Brown expresses his belief that “‘there are no other gods…Chuckwu is the only…

She played with her friends in the snow and found herself in trouble. They did not obey the playing rules and have been called for explanation. Her friend Thowine was investigated first by paleface lady but her reply “No” was an opposite answer of each question. Oh poor all of us who only knows English word “No” .Finally it worked to the question “Are you going to fall in the snow again”? “No”. It was relief for us. Within a year the author was able to express her feelings in broken English…

this one-sided cultural clash through several different examples. One example of this cultural crashing would be the Europeans putting an end to the sound of the Umuofian drums. Another instance of this cultural clashing would be the European missionaries’ methods of introducing Christianity. Lastly, the eradication of other traditions such as family ties that were viewed at one point as critical to survival would be another example of Achebe portraying this one-sided cultural clashing. One…

Nwoye went from fearing his father to disobeying and flat out hating him. At first Nwoye was scared of his father growing up because Okonkwo wanted Nwoye to not be like his father. Okonkwo beats Nwoye when he makes mistakes and when Nwoye wanted to stay around his mother. Then after the death of Ikemefuna Nwoye feeling angry towards his father. Nwoye went from fearing his father to disobeying and flat out hating him.The relationship between Nwoye and Okonkwo hasn’t been the ideal father son…

way that help him reach success. One of these qualities is Okonkwo’s ability to discern between right from wrong, using his knowledge, pride, and customs of the Ibo. These help Okonkwo to rise up to the top of his clan, but only until the white missionaries come to Umuofia, where they live, and open up a Christian church. Then things start to go haywire,…

He was born February 24, 1817 in Hamden, Connecticut. His middle name is Morris. At the age of four he became an orphan. 1836 he was nineteen and joined Whitman-Spaulding missionary party. He then told them he wanted to be his own man. He was a mountain man during the very last years of fur trade who built Fort Buenaventura. In 1839 he married Pomona who is the daughter of the Ute chief Pe-teet-neet. By 1842 Miles and Pomona had two children. They named them William Miles and Mary Eliza.…

Christians, Muslims, and Jews, the three major religions, from 600 CE to 1450 CE had many interactions with each other though time. Many times, they were in opposite sides either fighting each or addressing epidemics that hurt people. All these religions believed in the same God but had different ways of worship. These differences caused much conflict between the three religions. In Judaism, people believe that is in only one God. It started 6,000 years ago in the Middle East and is the…

A Missionaries of Charity nun who survived the massacre at a home for the aged in Yemen is still traumatized as she recalls how she escaped death two months ago. Sister May Sally, the lone survivor in the Yemen massacre, is reportedly now back in India but is still having a hard time coming to terms with what happened two months ago. At that time, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants stormed the establishment, slaughtered four nuns, and kidnapped Father Tom Uzhunnalil, Breitbart…

investigators that we need to go check up on this week. This week seemed pretty busy... I cant think of exactly what happened... I'm still learning spanish little by little. We had a zone confrence this week. We talked about not forgetting the basics in missionary work, working hard, and following the spirit throughout the day. All good thing I need to hear. I was really pumped to use all the new things I learned from confrence. We were told someone had given our whole area free tickets to an…