Executive Summary on Africa

When most people think of Africa they think of the Jungle and all the neat wildlife. But what most people don’t know is the poverty in Africa. This problem with poverty is out of control and we are not taking full action in stopping it. Instead of making little donations every once in a while, which works a little. We should come up with a strong plan to hit poverty heads on. As a whole we should tackle health care and education first. We must do this because coming into the 21st century nearly a billion people were unable to read. Also they must be educated about their surroundings. Most of the people in poverty are children, there are about 2.2 billion children in the world and about 1 million of them are in poverty, and most of these children live in Africa. Without food, running/clean water, and health care many of these of people in poverty die every day. The Food and Starvation problem can be solved by a little bit of agricultural knowledge and a little money for fertilizer. Running and Clean water can be produced by a well. When the water isn’t clean, it is a nesting place for diseases and mosquitoes. With health care we can save more lives. Mosquito nets and clean sanitation saves lives also in the conditions they live in. The money spent in Europe last year for Alcoholic beverages (50 billion dollars) was more than the worlds spending on basic education and basic health and nutrition (20 billion dollars). If we spent as much money on these basic things as alcohol they poverty percentage would go down. As a whole we can stop poverty if we just donate our surplus to the people in need poverty will be stopped.

Digital Portfolio 2: What Should We Do

As a class of about 100 students I believe we should all pick one day of the week where we dont eat lunch and we put about about 5 dollars each together. If we do this we should have a nice amount of money, even though it may not seem like a lot for us, but to the people in poverty this can go a long way. Another plan is everyone can just donate one dollar a week if they want, they can donate more money. This may not produce as much money but like I said every dollar can go a long way. By doing this we can just take that one dollar away from what we are doing. Like if you go to lunch, dont buy that extra soda, drink water. Or going to the movies, you can wait until it comes out on DVD. Basically donate your surplus and extra money you have to the people tjat are in poverty and need.

Portfolio 2: Good Samaritan Interpretation

This story attacks a socially constructed system, because in the story the man wanted to gain eternal life but before that he had to figure out who his neighbor was. So jesus tells him the story, about the naked man in the street and the levite and the priest wouldn't stop for him but the good samaritan did. In this society the priest and the levite didnt help the man because the man is not his neighbor. The neighbor is someone you can trust. But the samaritan felt his pain he knew how it was to be a social outcast and being isolated. He was there before. So helped the man, it wasnt his direct neighbor but they conneceted.

Digital Portfolio 1: St. John The Baptist

During John The Baptist life he has been recognized as the baptist because of his practicing of preaching and baptizing. St. John recognized Jesus as the "Messiah". And on a request from Jesus, baptised him. This baptism marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Before St. Johns birth, His parents Elizabeth and Zacharias were hoping for a child but didn't have any because Elizabeth was "barren" and they were both old. They were praying for a child, and Zacharias become troubled. When the Angel of the Lord appeared and said to him, not to be afraid because Elizabeth will soon bear a son, and he should be name John. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth. John was to turn the children of Israel to the visions of God. St. John the Baptist was the older cousin of Jesus and pathed the way for his teachings.

Digital Portfolio 1: St. John The Baptist

During John The Baptist life he has been recognized as the baptist because of his practicing of preaching and baptizing. St. John recognized Jesus as the "Messiah". And on a request from Jesus, baptised him. This baptism marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry. Before St. Johns birth, His parents Elizabeth and Zacharias were hoping for a child but didn't have any because Elizabeth was "barren" and they were both old. They were praying for a child, and Zacharias become troubled. When the Angel of the Lord appeared and said to him, "

Digital Portfolio 1: Jesus Refugee

Because Jesus was a Refugee, his teaching and consciousness of what he was teaching dramatically changed. He spoke of his past experiences and all that he went through. Bcause Jesus was a refugee and he came from a refuge family he knew the experiences that others were going through, so he used that to his advantage.

Digital Portfolio 1: Who's Your Momma?

From what that I heard or know about is that she was pure and sinless. She was also a virgin and Jesus mother. From the statue I noticed that she was white, which at that time meant purity. She was a small and petite lady. She had rosary beads and her hands were in a praying position, so she mush be very religious.
For a women in her time Mary was strong, she believed highly in God and wasn't afraid to show it. She was a promising women who gave pleasures to everyone she greeted. For example "When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit". She is a servant of god. When living in the time that Mary lived in where women were looked down upon she was strong. And relied on God for her guidance. In my opinion I believe that the community would consider her a lier, and a sinner because she says she is a virgin but she is a pregnant. Also God chose her to be pregnant, knowone would believe that.
God chose a women like because she was worth of doing the job, she had not sinned was pure and was a virgin. When the Angel came down and said that she was the mother of Jesus, she said yes without any hesitation because obeying God was of great importance to her.