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Week 13

Monday, July 31st, 2006: 1545 words

According to the Xavier University of Louisiana’s Course Catalogue, the purpose of the Intro to Biblical Studies class is to introduce the discipline of biblical studies by applying various methodologies used by Biblical scholars to the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and examine the historical and cultural traditions that influenced the Bible, and the religious beliefs [...]

Week 15

Monday, July 31st, 2006: 1534 words

According to the Xavier University of Louisiana’s Course Catalogue, the purpose of the Intro to Biblical Studies class is to introduce the discipline of biblical studies by applying various methodologies used by Biblical scholars to the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and examine the historical and cultural traditions that influenced the Bible, and the religious beliefs [...]

Week 14

Monday, July 31st, 2006: 1569 words

At the end of the year, most teachers ask students what grade they think they deserve and of course most students respond a resounding, “I deserve an A”. Many students honestly believe that they deserve an A with little to no effort. I will admit I was tempted to write, “I deserve an [...]

Week 12

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006: 1536 words

My project deals with poverty and so far the implementation of my project has been that of making phone calls and waiting. In taking several of my classmate’s suggestions of volunteering at a local food bank, although this is not exactly the direction I wanted my project to head in. Many people that [...]

Week 11

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006: 1556 words

In this blog I will respond to the comments of: Anonymous, tnblack, cornelieus kennedy, Linda, dtran1, dominiquetomlinson, Zacariah, nle3, SandraBrown, prhamilt, tlewis, thoang3, cclaibor, Sonya Gray and ntran3.
I agree that it is sad that I am having a rough start in getting my project off of the ground. I am really interested in [...]

Week10

Friday, July 14th, 2006: 761 words

I respectively commented on the following blogs:
Tiffany Black
Cornelieus Kennedy
Sandra Brown
Terin Lewis
Ngoc Le
My-Linh Pham
Millicent Taylor
Dominique Tomlinson
Pilar Hamilton
Linda Tran
In ancient times, beer served as a source of carbohydrates proteins and vitamins. During ancient times, water contained numerous bacteria and so beer was considered safer to drink due to the fact it had the ability to kill [...]

Week 9

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006: 1787 words

So far, my project is having a rocky start. I really have the slightest idea on where to start. I have tried contacting several businesses that could possibly help me in jump starting the training process. I am still trying to figure out how and where to find people that could help [...]

Week 8

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006: 1600 words

Jasmine Ervin
7238 Dixon Street 217B
New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
Jervin@XULA.edu
President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President George W. Bush,
My name is Jasmine Ervin and I am a student at Xavier University of Louisiana. One of our required courses is a Theology course and within this Theology course we are given the chance to [...]

Week 7

Saturday, July 1st, 2006: 1547 words

Poverty is one of the utmost important problems facing the world today. I have not experience full blown poverty, but I have experienced some aspects of it. America is supposed to be the land of milk and honey. People flee from bordering and neighboring countries to see what America has to offer [...]

Week 6

Tuesday, June 13th, 2006: 1758 words

To be quite honest, the implementation of my project has not made much progress. Between my 17 hour course load and working at night, I have not had much time to implement my project ideas just yet. Hopefully sometime within the near future I will have time to get my plan off the [...]

My LOGO

Thursday, June 8th, 2006: 11 words

Week 5

Sunday, June 4th, 2006: 1630 words

The following people commented on my project: Tlewis, Dominiquetomlinson, Cornelieuskennedy, Dle3, Matthgary, Jessicaschexnayder and MzTavie and here are my comments to their post, respectively:
Since Hurricane Katrina, poverty in New Orleans has greatly increased. People from all over the country have donated clothing and money, but no one has tried to teach the impoverished [...]

Week 4-Comments and Blog

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006: 819 words

The 10 blogs that I commented on were by the following people:
1. Georgenna Blake
2. Krystal Cansler
3. Asya Hayes
4. Thao Hoang
5. Corneleius Kennedy
6. Ashley Reeves
7. Sandra Brown
8. Terin Lewis
9. Pilar Hamilton
10. Dominique Tomlinson

The creation myths that we have read class have had many things in common. They were all produced in order to validate present [...]

MY PROJECT

Sunday, May 21st, 2006: 53 words

The problem that I am addressing ia that concerning poverty. My plan of action rid America of poverty is implementing a program that will help the impoverished gain skills and access to areas of the job market that would have otherwise been closed to them due tho a lack of skills and education.

week 3

Sunday, May 21st, 2006: 1523 words

The problem that I thought that I could personally have a connection to that I could come up with a plan of action to alleviate the problem is that of poverty. Poverty can be defined as not having the materials needed for the comfort of life and life’s simple necessities to survive.
Poverty can be [...]

Week 2

Saturday, May 20th, 2006: 1520 words

There are several problems or challenges that are facing the world today. Poverty, capitalism, and genocide are just three of the problems affecting the globe.
Poverty is defined as “the state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comfort. This condition affects millions globally and it is possible to [...]

Hurricane Katrina vs. Lamentations

Saturday, May 13th, 2006: 1698 words

Hurricane Katrina will forever go down in history as one of the worst storms in American History. It devastated hundreds of people and destroyed countless families. It was a turning point not just for America, but for me also.
August 27th, 2005, I lie asleep in my dorm room during my first official [...]