You can type in all of your information for the Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion. After you are finished, just click “Review My Map” and print from there.
REMINDER:
The Essay Map is due on FRIDAY, APRIL 25th
Final Draft of the Reflective Essay is due WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th
FINAL DRAFT GUIDELINES:
Typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margins.
Introduction and Conclusion paragraphs must be a minimum of 3 sentences.
Body paragraphs must be a minimum of 6-8 sentences each.
Exer. 4 1. Seeing an airplane in the sky filled Earhart with wonder in her youth. (or) The event that filled Earhart with wonder in her youth was seeing an airplane in the sky. 2. Earhart’s first claim to fame was flying across the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928. (or) Flying across the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928 was Earhart’s first claim to fame. 3. Earhart’s greatest passion was flying faster, higher, and farther than anyone else had ever flown before. (or) Flying faster, higher, and farther than anyone else had ever flown before was Earhart’s greatest passion. 4. Becoming the first person to fly successfully from Hawaii to California gained Earhart renewed respect in 1935. (or) The action that gained Earhart renewed respect in 1935 was becoming the first person to fly successfully from Hawaii to California. 5. one of Earhart’s major goals in her speeches was promoting the rights of women. (or) Promoting the rights of women was one of Earhart’s major goals in her speeches.
Exer. 5 1. to prove herself – direct object 2. to promote women’s rights – subject 3. to draft women into the armed services – direct object 4. To earn money for flight lessons – subject 5. To spend her life as a pilot – subject 6. To make a nonstop, solo flight from Mexico City into Newark, New Jersey – subject 7. to earn a living as a pilot in her twenties – direct object 8. to risk her life on a transatlantic flight – direct object 9. to become a gifted speaker – direct object 10. To pursue a dangerous goal – subject
Exer. 6 1. Amelia Earhart started to fly around the world in 1937. 2. Fred Noonan’s mission on the flight was to serve as her navigator. 3. Earhart and Noonan managed to complete two-thirds of their journey before they ran into trouble. 4. Ever since, searchers have failed to find a trace of Earhart. 5. Researchers continue to study Earhart’s disappearance.
Exer. 1 – Identifying Participial Phrases 1. Setting a record, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic alone. (participial phrase = Setting a record; word modified = Amelia Earhart; add comma after “record”) 2. Working as a nurse’s aide during World War I, she became interested in flying. (participial phrase = Working as a nurse’s aide during World War I; word modified = she; add comma after “I”) 3. Entered as a contestant in flying meets, the young aviator gained experience. (participial phrase = Entered as a contestant in flying meets; word modified = aviator; add comma after “meets”) 4. Earhart, flying as a passenger, was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air. (participial phrase – flying as a passenger; word modified = Earhart; add comma after “passenger”) 5. Fascinated by machines, she also worked on airplane engines. (participial phrase = Fascinated by machines; word modified = she; add comma after “machines”)
Exer. 2 – Using Participles and Participial Phrases 1. She was awestruck by the breathtaking beauty. 2. The twinkling stars danced in the night sky. 3. Pink-tinted clouds glowed warmly in the sunset. 4. Traveling across the Atlantic, Earhart encountered some rough weather. 5. Flying through the storm, the pilot peered into the darkness.
Exer. 3 – Identifying Gerund Phrases 1. Receiving a pilot’s license (subject) 2. Being the first woman to cross the Atlantic (subject) 3. needing so many months for preparation (direct object) 4. Waiting eleven months (subject) 5. flying around the world at the equator (direct object)
Anonymous asks: What can someone do if they start doubting that Jesus and God exist? Is there a way for them to start believing again?
Answer: It depends if they want to start believing again or not. It also depends on why they started doubting in the first place. There are people who start doubting that God exists because they don’t think their prayers are being answered. You can look up past questions on the blog regarding the issue of prayer and read how we can better understand how God responds to our prayers. Then there are those people who doubt God exists because bad things are happening to them and they don’t get why God isn’t helping them out. In this case, they need to stop and look for the good that may be coming out of their situation since it is likely that they have the opportunity to grow in spiritual strength and virtue.
For those who want to believe but just need some reassurance, the best thing for them to do is to ask God to show them how real He is, where He is present, and how He works in our lives. If they pay attention and keep their eyes, ears, and hearts open, they will soon see that God shows his existence through creation…through the people around us…through “coincidences”, events that seem to fall into place which are actually God’s hand taking care of us. For some people, it doesn’t matter how much proof you present to them. If their hearts are so closed that they are not willing to accept any part of the truth, then they will not accept the existence of God even if He chose to reveal himself to them. This is like the people who saw Jesus in person and witnessed his miracles. They may have started to believe at first, but their pride got in the way of their faith and did not end up following him because of their stubbornness. We can only pray that the Holy Spirit will shed the light of Truth into their hearts so they will be humble enough to open their hearts again.
Regarding the existence of Jesus, we can turn to historical records because we do have proof that Jesus did walk the earth. There is a book called The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel that responds to the most common challenges about Jesus being the Son of God. He addresses the questions: How reliable is the New Testament? Does evidence exist for Jesus outside the Bible? Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual historical event?
There are many more resources that will help someone grow stronger in their faith, but it takes a desire to believe and an act of faith to begin the journey.
Two of these sacred images – Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Shroud of Turin – were mastered by the hand of God. They were not painted or sketched by human hands but were created by God Himself to make the presence of Jesus and Mary real to us on earth.
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Art for art’s sake, which only refers to the author, without establishing a relationship with the divine world, does not have its place in the Christian concept of the icon.
No matter what style is adopted, all sacred art must express the faith and hope of the Church. The tradition of the icon shows that the artist must be conscious of fulfilling a mission of service to the Church. Authentic Christian art is that which, through sensible perception, gives the intuition that the Lord is present in his Church, that the events of salvation history give meaning and orientation to our life, that the glory that is promised us already transforms our existence.
Sacred art must tend to offer us a visual synthesis of all dimensions of our faith.
Church art must aim at speaking the language of the Incarnation and, with the elements of matter, express the One who “deigned to dwell in matter and bring about our salvation through matter” according to Saint John Damascene’s beautiful expression.
DUODECIMUM SAECULUM (Veneration Of Holy Images) Pope John Paul II
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