Behind religion, there are many conflicts that follow. With different religions, come different perspectives and opposing viewpoints as a result of the religions being different. However, opposites in opinions are not limited to different religions alone, many times it is within one's one religion. This is why I decided to conduct research on the Roman Catholic Church and the Charismatic Catholic Renewal. I wanted to know what catholics thought about the movement,what the movement itself was really about, and what this movement could mean for the Catholic Church.

For my interview, I decided to probe the mind of a devout catholic woman, who also happens to be my aunt-Marilyn Webb.Marilyn is in her early thirties, a wife and mother of 3 young girls, an active member of parish council, and has attended a charismatic catholic prayer meeting.

Growing up with a Filipino Catholic mother and African American father who showed no real acceptence of religion, Webb attended mass regularly throughout her childhood and adolesence.Like other young catholics she made her first communion, gave her first confession as a young child, and made her confirmation at 13.She always knew about being a catholic but she had not yet become aware of what charismatic catholisim was.

Frowning, she told me that it was only during her college years that Webb says she ' like most young adults had strayed a bit from the path of the Lord ' and started to experiment with other denominations of the Christian faith. She wanted to see what other types of faiths were out in the world, but she still had a very deep passion for the religion.She attended services with her then future husband's Baptist family, and experienced a very different type of worship than the quiet traditional masses of the church she was born into.

A few short years later, she returned to the catholic faith with a renewed fervor for love of the Lord. She became returned to the church that she " grew up in" and became a member of parish council. As a member of the council, and a member of the church who is respected and well loved in the church, the issue of the charismatic catholic is very important to Webb. She is a supporter of the movement and says that she has personally experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit in her life and believes that God has indeed given each of us gifts.

I wondered if it was her experience of being in Baptist churches that allowed her tolerance of a different way of worship, and she says that it was exactly that. Se felt that it was looking into the other faith that helped to strengthen her own faith. She told me of an instance in her life when God allowed her to speak in tounges, and that she has seen others do it as well. Webb informs me that the reasons that catholics tend to reject the charismatic catholic renewal is because they don't wish to stray away from the traditional masses. Traditional catholics see it as taking away from the mass, or being a distraction, if someone suddently catches the Holy Spirit during mass. There are also catholics who are very skeptical about the renewal and they believe that it might be taking away from the importance of the mass and even the meaning of the mass itself.

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Believed by Catholics to be a powerful instrument of prayer,many meditate in prayer through their rosaries during times of great distress, such as making decisions about charismatic catholism.


A snapshot of the church-now in its 65th year of ministry.The church is home to many catholics who share either mixed feelings about charismatic catholics, resistence to the movement, or acceptence of charismatic catholics.





Marilyn Webb, a leading council member of Holy Family Catholic Church, gives a soft smile for the camera during the interview.

Reading Response: PART DEUCE

The essay that I chose to review was my argumentaive essay on caging wild animals. Honestly, I tried to anticipate as many objections to my postion against caging the animals as possible, I now believe that my argument could have been much stronger.Not once did I attribute my objections to anyone, and I could have used greater detail with less refutable facts. I wish I would have read the naysayer chapter before I began my essay because, not only would my points have been stronger and with more substance, but my position would have been clear to my audience and to myself.

Reading Response: NUMERO DOS

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But is my proposal realistic? What are the chances of its actually being adopted?Supporters of the American drug war will argue that declaring an end to the war is only the beginning of more drug problems.They will say that immediatley decriminalizing marajuana is unrealistic.Drug supporters will question public policies that are based soley on "common sense", and wonder how a country that's based on moral righteousness could choose to ignore it.They could propose that congress appointing independent groups to study harm-reduction policies in foreign countries is a waste of tax payer's money, because the project would be ineffective anyway.Perhaps they will even go as far as saying that adopting a more compassionate approach on drugs will make the already impressionable american youth believe that drugs in this country are tolerated, or even accepted.
Although I grant that my proposal may appear little more than a dream, I still maintain my position.i stand firmly grounded in reality.We need to end the war on drugs and stop pretending that it's progressing. Honestly, drugs can never be stopped.It's a billion, if no more, dollar industry that indirectly employs thousands of people in America.Think about it-Social workers, doctors, cops,and probation officers..Would they be in high demand without drugs?Drugs need to be dealt with in an intelligent fashion.Let's do what we can to deal with them, but don't pretend they can be wiped from the face of the earth.

It has been long thought that there was a significant connection bewteen language and the human mind. A plethora of educated professionals have attempted to take a shot at the theory, but few can provide substantial proof to support their hypotheses.In the article, " Language and Thought", by Lila Gleitman and Anna Papafragou, the authors explore the idea that language and thought are not only necessary, but imparitive to each other. They introduce the question of whether our thoughts actually take place within language, and also question openly if formal aspects of language aid in the organization of its users thought processes. The authors use citation from well known individuals, such as Hellen Keller, to add a sense of validity between the connection of languages and thoughts. There is also a biblical reference included in the text for imagery.They explore opposing views to their query and present enough evidence to allow the reader to try and do some critical thiniking about the subject on their own.
Similarly, in her article, " Language may shape human thought", Celeste Biever refers to a counting study involving a hunter-gathering tribe from the country of Brazil- The Piraha. She suggests that the tribe's lack of a numerical system exceeding the number two in their language is the reason for the lack of understanding for all numbers greater than two. If an idea or word is not represented in a particular language, how then is a user of that language able to grasp the concept of the meaning? Is it or is not possible? These are the questions presented in Biever's article. Like many quality articles, Biever utilizes direct quotation, from scientists at esteemed universities. However, the questions still seem to remain unanswered and the debate of whether language actually shapes human thought remains open.
William J. Cromie takes a slightly different approach of the topic in his article, " Which comes first, language or thought?". While the other articles briefly examine the relationship that infants have with the brain and language, Cromie has a greater emphasis on that relationship. He evaluates the ability of the child of an english speaking couple to be sensitive to korean language distinctions.Like Biever, he refers to research and quotes from a respected source, a proffesor Spelke of Harvard University. He discovers that the professor's study is parallel with other studies done with infants, and that, in fact, babies hold a sensitivity for all languages upon birth. The sensitivity drops as the child becomes older and learns to ignore the language sensitivity that is not relevent to them. His article also explains that people are born with some universal ideas, but it is not understood whether or not language helps to express pre-exsisting ideas.
Finally, in Sharon Begley's, " What's in a word?",the meanings of the french and german words for bridge is compared. Begley explores the role that gender related words play in languages, and how they cause people to have opposing ideas about, what could be, the very same thing. Begley also uses, experiements, quotes, and other research to give her article the authenticity that is needed.

At first glance, my screen shot appears to be rather simple in its construction. Even when I look at it, it seems like a project that took a few mere moments to create and that required a minimum amount of difficulity. However, these are only the thoughts that I had after my laborious spanish letter was completed. In the screen shot, you do not receive the amusement of watching the incredibly tedious and almost painful process that I went through to be able to write those few sentences. You also do not view the amount of time that it took to complete the task.

Composing in a digital space differs from the original form of composition greatly .At times, it seems much easier-Without the hassle of messy ink or the annoyance of ten thousand eraser shavings lying all over your paper. It is also easier to share a composition through a digital space. In a few seconds or minutes, a person can write a message, a poem, a story, or an essay, and share it with anyone in the world, with an easy click of a mouse. Digital composing processes can best be understood by utilizing them. The more you use them, and the more knowledge you obtain from their use, the better they can be understood and explained to those who seek aid in their understanding.