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To Believe or Not to Believe The short narrative â€Å"Salvation† portrays the life of Langston Hughes at an early age confronted with the decision to â€Å"come forward† and be saved. His aunt’s church,â€Å" held a special meeting for children, ‘to bring the young lambs to the fold’†(Hughes, 197). Throughout the story, he sits in his seat, his aunt Reed sobbing the whole time, congregation pressuring him to â€Å"come and be saved,† and waiting to see Jesus. Yet nothing ever happens-no â€Å"bright light,† no Jesus, nothing. The church is full of â€Å"a mighty wail of moans and voices†(198) waiting for Langston to get up and see Jesus. So he does. He cannot wait any longer and lies to the entire congregation, simply saying he was saved, but only to save from any further trouble. In the end, he never â€Å"sees† Jesus, keeps his lie a secret from his aunt, believes there isn’t even a Jesus, and is farther from the truth than ever.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  The story does have good logic. It is understandable if someone is completely turned off to the gospel because they were pressured or forced to accept Christianity. It is not that person’s fault if that do dislike the truth of the Bible. It is, however, the fault of whomever was doing the witnessing. They either did a terrible job presenting the gospel message, or they didn’t have any Scripture to back up their words. In Hughes’ case, the gospel presentation was the worst I’d ever heard: going from â€Å"a wonderful rhythmical sermon, all moans and shouts and lonely cries and dire pictures of hell, and then he sang a song about the ninety and nine safe in the fold, but one little lamb was left out in the cold†(197). What a smooth transition.   Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In my aunt’s case, she, too, was completely turned off to the gospel. At her husband’s funeral, two or three nuns came up to her and attempted to witness to her. Attempted mind you. What may or may not shock some people (however not surprising to me), was that they blatantly told my aunt that her husband went to hell. Again, this is at her funeral. I do not know if he did or did not believe in Christ as his Savior-I was too young at the time-but what an unfortunate way to let her know about the grace of God. It is no wonder she is still turned off to the gospel to this day.

The Advantages and Disadvantages to Robotics

In this paper we will be talking about the advantages and disadvantages of robotics in the modern era. The use of robotics in the modern era has greatly increased since the prior era. I will explain how robots are used everywhere from industrial companies to medical facilities. The first thing that I will be discussing is the advantages of robotics. In 2006 a California based intuitive Surgical Inc. launched a new surgical system called â€Å"the da Vinci surgical system†. This is based from an article in the May 2010 edition of Yale scientific magazine this system was a major advantage for both doctors and patients going through major surgeries. One of the greatest aspects of this system is that its precise surgical tools are controlled by remote access. The surgeon, sitting at a console located several feet from the patient on the operating table, uses a hand and foot based control panel. This system has multiple arms with numerous tools like a scalpel, scissors. Also the system has a full 3-D stereoscopic vision of any and all procedures. The da Vinci System offers many advantages over open surgery for both the surgeon and the patient. For the surgeon, the robotic arms offer greater mobility since their range of rotation is not constrained like the human wrists. In other words while cutting off tissue this can be done in one swift movement instead of the Jerking and start stop movement.

Children With A Child With Autism - 1365 Words

Children with autism tend to have their ability to comprehend spoken language overestimated more than any other child with a disability (Miniscalco, 2011). Many children may be able to express language, but their ability to process spoken language is lacking. It is important not to assume they understand and comprehend spoken language especially when it comes to school performance. In the school and home, adults can mistake lack of comprehension for noncompliance. That is when a child with autism is asked to do something and they just stare it may be because they are unable to comprehend the meaning behind what was said. Teachers should talk less and show more (Project Access, 2015). On the other hand, a child may respond to language†¦show more content†¦They may not be able to determine gestures such as waving or motioning to come near. They can be most often literal and unable to lie. A normal functioning student is able to lie especially to get themselves out of trouble. A student with autism will take things literally such as when they are up walking and you ask them to sit down. Instead of going to their chair and sitting, they may sit where they stand. These students may not qualify for speech services for articulation and sound, but will need language therapy to provide them with the means to be effective communicators. With all students in and out of the school system their independence and success is based on their cognitive function. There are major cognitive differences with students with ASD. However, cognitive differences do not necessarily mean that they are intellectually disabled. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), forty-six percent of children diagnosed with autism have average or above average intelligence. On the other hand being able to retain knowledge or answer questions on a standardized test does not mean that you are able to apply the knowledge gained to become independent. Children with ASD tend to make their own unique associations rather than typical ones. For instance they may not know associate a person heading for the door is intending to leave, they may associate that movement