One of the most inevitable things about life is suffering. In one of his final admonitions to his disciples before he ascended into heaven, Jesus warned his disciples that in this world, they will suffer! You may be having the best time of your life with everything going according to plan when suddenly the dark dreadful clouds gather, slowly caving in on you and suddenly, the bright sunny day has given way to crumbling walls, pain and suffering. Rise From the Dust is written to encourage you in the darkest days and usher you into a place of endurance and hope.
Rise from the Dust: Hashkafic and Halachic Perspectives on the Mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael
'Rising from the dust' is a story about a young woman born in Kenya who has overcome serious hardships. Fauza, a girl who was born out of wedlock suffered the consequences of her parents' choices.
In the mystifying realm of Eorrid, the future is brought forth when a young woman named Amelia-a nobody in the eyes of the world-saves the prince of the capital city of Valcorana.
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Too soon the effects of the depression impact her family. Then the rains stop. Before long, Dalhart is the epicenter of the Dust Bowl. Like Dust, I Rise transforms poverty into pride and reflects the heroism of endurance.
When I asked him if he wanted me to go off to Aunt Ellis after all, Daddy said he hadn't ever wanted it, he said I was his own and he didn't like to think about what Aunt Ellis might do with me. And we laughed, picturing me and Aunt ...
Alexander is just 17 when his father is killed, and he is taken as a slave by Roman soldiers; he knew his life was about to be changed, but he never imagined he would become the servant to one of the greatest gladiators of Rome: Spartacus.
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And Still I Rise is written from the heart, a celebration of life as only Maya Angelou has discovered it. “It is true poetry she is writing,” M.F.K. Fisher has observed, “not just rhythm, the beat, rhymes.