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What repercussions did the Burpo family face after going public about Colton’s story? What was the Heaven Is for Real controversy? Todd Burpo went public about Colton’s visit to Heaven in 2007, four years after Colton’s visit. Since then, the Burpos have been berated with questions and criticism. This eventually led to the Heaven Is for Real controversy. Read on to find out more about the Heaven Is for Real controversy.
What is Jesus’s throne like according to Heaven Is for Real? Did Colton really see God and Jesus’s thrones in Heaven? Colton Burpo claimed to have gone to Heaven during a surgery and shared the details with his father, pastor Todd Burpo. Four-year-old Colton described seeing God and Jesus’s thrones. His father was skeptical at first, but gives him a test to prove his heavenly visit wasn’t just a dream. Continue on to learn about Colton’s visit to Jesus’s throne.
What is Hurt Village in The Blind Side? How did Michael Oher go from Hurt Village to Briarcrest, and later, the NFL? Hurt Village in The Blind Side is the difficult neighborhood in Memphis where Michael Oher grew up. Michael is able to leave Hurt Village when he gets into a school across town, and later moves in with the Tuohy family. Read more about Hurt Village in The Blind Side and how Michael eventually left.
What is the Tuohy foundation? How did Michael Oher’s experience help shape the Tuohys’ decisions to start their foundation? Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy learned that there were many other kids like Michael who wanted more opportunities. They formed the Tuohy foundation to help more Black athletes improve their grades so they could attend college. Read more about how the Tuohy foundation was influenced by Michael Oher.
What is the Law of Influence? How can putting other people’s interests first benefit you in the long run? Why is a win-win situation actually a losing proposition? The Law of Influence from The Go-Giver states that your influence (social capital) is determined by the extent to which you put other people’s interests first. It’s actually a form of enlightened self-interest: You meet others’ needs with the faith that in doing so, you’ll get what you need. Continue on to learn about the Law of Influence and how Joe from The Go-Giver learned to apply it.
What is The Blind Side setting? What are the locations where the book takes place? The Blind Side setting takes place primarily in Memphis, Tennessee. The book has scenes from Michael’s childhood in the West Memphis housing project known as Hurt Village, as well as the affluent neighborhood where the Tuohys lived and where Michael went to school. Read more about The Blind Side setting.
Do you want to know how to start a movement? What do social habits have to do with social change? Learning how to start a movement isn’t a linear process. A lot of it has to do with larger societal habits. The example below uses the Civil Rights Movement to help explain how people got involved. Read more about how to start a movement below.
What is the difference between Latent and Manifest Orientalism? How are the two strands related? Latent and Manifest Orientalism are the two strands of Orientalism that describe its ideological and political aspects respectively. Latent Orientalism is a set of ideas and unconscious assumptions about the Orient, while Manifest refers to the real-world interactions with it. Keep reading to learn about Latent and Manifest Orientalism.
Do you consider yourself a good judge of character? What behavior clues do you pay attention to when trying to read people’s intentions? We usually read people’s intentions based on the impact they had on us. But how we respond to something is not sufficient evidence to draw conclusions about someone else’s intentions. Here is why you shouldn’t try to read people’s intentions based solely on your own reaction.
What is neo-Orientalism? What role did it play in the making of the Muslim stereotypes? Neo-orientalism is a category of contemporary incarnations of Orientalist discourse. The term neo-Orientalism is generally found in modern Orientalist literature concerning predominantly Muslim countries, in particular, in the Middle East and North Africa. Keep reading to learn about the rise of neo-Orientalism and its core assumptions.