I received lots of positive feedback regarding the progression of my project. Thanks to everyone who supports my idea! The Diabetes Awareness event that was scheduled on November 30 went extremely well. I took several photos, some of which are posted above. The pictures from left to right are as follows: Dr. Stephens answering a [...]

Wow, I can’t believe that I have finally reached the end of the Bible Blogging Road!! It was definitely long, tumultuous and difficult at times but I prevailed nonetheless! And hopefully I did so with an A in the class! In all of my years of schooling, I have never had an intensive writing requirement [...]

Overall, I believe that I did very well with the assigned blogs and semester project. I assume from the comments on my project that most of the class would easily agree that my project will have lasting duration and a huge impact on the lives of many individuals. My project was original, detailed and concise. [...]

The biblical prophets were all about spreading God’s word by conveying His messages to the general public. Biblical prophets aimed to improve lives religiously and spiritually while I am aiming to improve lives medically and physically. This relates to my project of conveying the message of health to our local citizens since both consist of [...]

My project is progressing well so far. I had the opportunity to meet with the Director of the Department of Health for New Orleans: Dr. Kevin Stephens. I briefly interviewed him to collect information concerning diabetes in the African-American community. Dr. Stephens stated that diabetes was originally discovered upon accident in a hospital. A physician [...]

African-American criticism is a useful tool for Biblical scholars because it helps recognize the importance, portrayal, and misinterpretations of Africa and Africans according to biblical authors. This form of criticism is used by all scholars, not just African-Americans. Unfortunately, there are very few African-Americans who are interested in pursuing a career in Theology. Dr. Homan [...]

My project pertains to diabetes intervention, awareness and maintenance, with particular attention towards the high rate prevalent in African-Americans. After extensive research, I discovered interesting statistics regarding diabetes on both a national and local level. I obtained my information from Louisiana’s medical statistics handbook (received from the New Orleans Department of Health), Blackhealthcare.com (http://www.blackhealthcare.com), and [...]

God’s Home in the Bible was referred to as the Tabernacle. This home, which resembled a potable tent, is where God “lived” while He was on earth during the era of Moses. These grounds were very sacred and only specially appointed priests were allowed to enter at certain times. Sacrifices were made for God within [...]

Thus far, my project has gotten off to a slow start. Unfortunately I haven’t gotten much accomplished. This is mainly due to my recently overwhelming school schedule! Fortunately midterms have concluded and I now have more time to dedicate to working on this project. In addition, I am having difficulty with reaching necessary contacts, amongst [...]

First I would like to thank everyone that took the time to read and respond to my project. I thoroughly appreciate all of the feedback! Overall I received positive responses as this seems to be a topic that many people are interested in. I would like to comment on a few responses:
* Ashley Simon suggested [...]

The Enuma Elish (EE) and Genesis have several parallels and differences. Both describe the creation of the Earth yet each process is different. EE is an earlier Babylonian version while Genesis was written later by the Hebrews. EE lists several gods that were created during this process while Genesis has only one God of whom [...]

I commented on the following projects:
1. Danielle Smith
2. Holly Nguyen
3. Andre Jefferson
4. Johnnie Roseman
5. Kevin Wiles
6. Mai Pham
7. Kayla Yowman
8. Hau Tram
9. Charlita Harris
10. Tracy Smith

I plan to coordinate events that will provide information on the different aspects of living with diabetes. I will gather physicians, dieticians, and any other interested certified individuals to speak on this topic. To put my plan in action, I will contact Dr. Kevin Stephens, director of the New Orleans Health Department, in hopes to [...]

I previously mentioned that I believe that the three major problems facing the world today are education, healthcare, and poverty. I consider poor education and lack of feasible healthcare services as contributors to the extreme levels of poverty that are prevalent today. Unfortunately it appears as though the importance of education has taken a back [...]

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Poverty has spiraled out of control. Unfortunately it seems as though the rich get richer while the poor and the middle-class get poorer. There are too many resources and opportunities available today for this problem to exist to this extent. Often [...]

In our imperfect society several problems continuously resurface year after year: global warming, crime, disease, racism, the strain on the Earth’s natural resources, etc. Yet there are a few key issues that I believe need to be addressed immediately. An attempt to resolve these key issues could possibly decrease the severity of the prior issues [...]

In the midst of August 2005 I was ecstatic about entering my final semester of undergrad studies at LSU. In order to save money, I moved back to my parent’s home in New Orleans and commuted to class two days a week in Baton Rouge. In addition, my birthday was just a few days prior [...]