...environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility” (English Forums, 2011). Nearly everyone believes that the number of persons who possess personal responsibility decreases with each generation. If Schweitzer was concerned about the lack of people’s accountability in his day and age, it can be assumed the current generation is in a dilemma. Personal responsibility is the act of being accountable for one’s actions and the consequences thereof. Personal responsibility is essential to success because it can make an individual superior to his or her competitors, it allows one to resolve personal obstacles efficiently, and it ultimately results in a better lifestyle. “You are the person with the most power to affect your life. You are the one who decides how to feel about what you are experiencing. You are the one who gets to choose differently. Do you choose success?” (Johnson-Hughes, 2011). To be successful, one must have the ability to be better than his or her competitors. In a survey conducted by Eric L. Dey and associates, the first finding was that “students and campus professionals strongly agree that personal and social responsibility should be a major focus of a college education” (Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2008). Personal responsibility is the most obvious way to compete with others. Being punctual, maintaining proper hygiene, educating ones’ self, and completing tasks in an efficient and timely manner are a few examples of...
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...Judith beverage’s reverence for nature in her poetry is powerful as she uses the beauty of nature to create imagery and through her use of other figurative devices, she intricately analyses micro details and juxtaposes these ideas with macro details. The poems Orb Spider and Fox in a Tree Stump are juxtaposed in the way she conveys her reverence for nature, as fox in a tree stump subtly communicates the idea of her reverence for nature through guilt and remorse as opposed to orb spider giving direct references towards the beauty of nature. Beveridge creates a reverence for nature through the way she describes in detail the simple beauty of creatures often seen as insignificant. The quote “she was so beautiful spinning her web” adds to the beauty of the spider through her deliberate use of referring to the spider as a female. This is effective as beauty is often associated with femininity and often seen as graceful and elegant. This quote displays the harmony of nature. The reference to “spinning her web” relates also to domestic toil, the idea that the spider is doing what is known as her everyday chores. The persona can then relate to this creating a feeling of empathy and admiration towards the spider. However, fox in a tree stump displays reverence for nature though not through the same way as orb spider. The quote “prayed not to waken another animal from the wheat” creates a rather remorseful tone through guilt, Beveridge shows that there is still a reverence for nature present...
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...‘Source and Summit of All Christian Life’. The Holy Mass is the memorial of the same Sacrifice on the Cross at Calvary 2,000 years ago – and now renewed in an unbloody and sacramental manner on our altars today. On the Cross at Calvary, Jesus Christ offered His Body and Blood for us – and now under the appearances of bread and wine on the altar of our Church. The Most Holy Eucharist is a Mystery of Faith where we celebrate the Liturgy of the Word and of the Eucharist, and where ordinary bread and wine are changed into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ during the Consecration in the Mass. At every celebration of the Holy Mass, Jesus Christ is REALLY PRESENT – as God and as Man sacrificing Himself for us on the altar as He sacrificed Himself on the Cross. This Sacrament of Love stands central in the life of the People of God, so that Christ becomes in truth the Life of Souls as we repay in worship “love For Love” to Him. Because of the Real Presence of Jesus and His Supreme Sacrifice, the Holy Mass becomes our highest form of prayer. And we are all exhorted to participate actively with sound faith and utmost devotion as we gather as one community to publicly celebrate our faith in the Lord – for our spiritual nourishment, and for our own salvation. As part of our Parish Formation Program, we present guidelines on Church Decorum, which outlines the proper conduct of parishioners in the celebration of the Holy Mass to pay due reverence to the Eucharistic Sacrifice, to...
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...Everyman that he will not accept his riches as he has no use for them. Introduction It was in the late fifteenth century when an unknown author wrote a morality play named Everyman. “Everyman is a dark book,” (Garvey, 2006) as dark as the play is there are some very enlightening points to be made. “Morality plays are allegorical, it is tempting to perform them broadly and rhetorically, but it would be an error to do so.” (Keyishian, 2008) This play consisted of the characters of God, Death, Everyman, the Messenger and a few others, these characters all symbolize something in our real lives. The idea behind the morality play was to communicate a moral lesson, in this play the author’s moral lesson dealt with death and the journey of life to the end. During the journey Everyman had to make decisions and search out the best possible path. The author’s perception of death and the treatment of death is one of a messenger from God. The idea is that no man can escape Death and that Death is sent from God to spread His message. While everyman tries to make deals with Death in order to extend his time Death continuously denies him, Death tells Everyman that he will not accept his riches as he has no use for them. Everyman will eventually die the question then becomes whether he will die spiritually as well. God has provided a way for our spirits to be saved from eternal death and that is through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior as he died on the Cross for our...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY WORD STUDY: COMPLETION Submitted to Dr. Chet Roden, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course 201540 Fall 2015 OTCL 505-B01 LUO Hebrew Language Tools by Matthew McNutt October 11, 2015 Identifying the Word The word chosen for this word study, from the passage in Genesis 22:1-19, is found in verse 12. It is the Hebrew word ,אֵריor yare'. One of its possible, and more common, translations ָ is “fear.” While it appears only once in this particular passage, it is a defining moment in the story, explaining why the Lord instructs Abraham to not sacrifice his son. “He said, ‘Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear [emphasis added] God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.’” Genesis 22:12 (NASB) This word appears in its Hebrew root form 402 times in the NASB Old Testament, and is translated in a variety of ways. It is a challenge to fully understand, and as a result is often highlighted in different versions of the Bible with alternate potential translations, or wordings. It’s Strong’s number H3372. Some of the various ways that ,אֵריor yare', is translated in Genesis 22:12 include: ָ Literal: o NASB, “fear” o ESV, “fear” Dynamic Equivalent: o NIV, “fear” o NET, “fear” Free: o NLT, “fear” o NCV, “trust” o TEV, “honor and obey” Paraphrase: o MSG, “fearlessly...
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...metaphysical, phenomenological-existential, and spiritual orientation that draws upon Eastern philosophy. VALUES include: 1. deep respect for the wonder and mysteries of life and the power of humans to change 2. high regard and reverence for the spiritual-subjective center of the person with power to grow and change 3. a nonpaternalistic approach to helping a person gain more self-knowledge, self-control, and self-healing, regardless of the presenting health-illness condition. ASSUMPTIONS deal with human life, nursing science, and the process of nursing. Watson's conception of human life is tied to notions that one's soul possesses a body that is not confined by objective space and time. The lived world of the experiencing person is not distinguished by external and internal notions of time and space, but shapes its own time and space, which is unconstrained by linearity. Nursing is a human science of persons and human health-illness experiences that are mediated by professional, personal, scientific, esthetic, and ethical human care transactions. The process of nursing is human care. THE THEORY OF HUMAN CARING The main concept of the theory is TRANSPERSONAL HUMAN CARING, which is best understood within the concepts of three ancillary concepts: LIFE, ILLNESS, and HEALTH. HUMAN LIFE is defined as spiritual-mental-physical being-in-the-world, which is continuous in time and space. ILLNESS is not necessarily disease. Illness is subjective turmoil or disharmony...
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...human interference and are called miscarriages. On the other hand, Procured Abortions come about through the use of contraceptive or medical procedures. There are a number of methods used to commit an abortion. One method of abortion is an early medical abortion which involves taking two pills, which happens up to nine weeks of pregnancy. Another method of abortion is a suction termination from 7 to 15 weeks of pregnancy which uses a gentle suction to remove the foetus from the womb likewise there is a surgical dilation and evacuation from 15 weeks of pregnancy and finally a late abortion from 20-24 weeks. Pro-Choice supporters think that Abortion is acceptable as it is the right of the mother to do what she wants. On the other hand, Pro-Life supporters think the opposite and prioritise the rights of the Foetus, as they see the undeveloped potential of each individual foetus and say that every foetus has the potential to grow into a great person, and abortions mean that it can never happen. Abortion is a very controversial topic as religious views may go against abortion for example christians believe that abortion is morally wrong as in the bible our bodies are referred to as a temple and therefore should not be tampered with however not many christians agree with this for example liberal Christians do believe that abortion is right due to certain circumstances for example rape however, in contrast secular and modern day views...
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...The song “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson resembles the similar thoughts of idealism, individualism, reverence to the natural world and physical and emotional passion,just as the Romantics before him did. In the first beginning lines of “Upside Down” we can find a belief that resembles that of an idealist. The first lines of the song reads as, “Who's to say/ What's impossible/ Well they forgot”. Here Jack Johnson test the beliefs of the world around him. Johnson is saying that other people cannot decide what is possible in the world we live in. This is an idealist view because idealist wanted to pursue the impossible, in the same way Jack Johnson feels that he can do the impossible and whatever...
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...limit your ideas to common, familiar, habitual responses, to block out uncommon and unfamiliar ones, then the temptation to stop producing ideas too soon. As a child, many look forward to getting older so that they can: “…do what they want…”; “…go to bed when they want…”; “watch as much television as they want, etc. However, I am learning that age and independence do not necessarily go hand in hand. Even as an adult, there comes a time that our freedom becomes necessarily limited by the balance of other important principles; such as safety and practicality. The task of writing this “problem-solving” paper forced me to sit down, with context, and evaluate problems that I face on a daily basis as I try to balance my professional life with my personal life. Even though I make some necessary evaluation of these problems on a regular basis, working on this paper has given me the opportunity to work through possible solutions for at...
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...SUTRA 11 Now we are going to discuss smriti, which basically means memory. The sutra says anubhuta vishaya asampramoshah smritih. Anubhuta is the first wor, and anubhuta is translated as experienced. Experience in Sanskrit is called anubhuti, so anubhuta is called experienced, an experience that you have already experienced. Anu means something that follows or follows upon and bhuta means the element. So anubhuta means that which follows the matter field when consciousness or your personal awareness interacts with the matter field and is the tangible experience. Experience is a result of consciousness interacting with the matter fields, and that is anubhuta. Vishaya is an object of the experience that you have, so in general, they are the five matter fields, but they can also be another pattern of intelligence. One samskara can even have another samskara as its object of experience. Like the drink that I am consuming is a pattern of intelligence, and the personality that’s trying to enjoy it is also a pattern of intelligence. So when you interact with an object, an experience is created out of it. If you dissect everything and look into it, you will find just five matter fields interacting with five matter fields but in reality there are just two different patterns of intelligence interacting with each other, not necessarily just five matter fields. . Asampramoshah means kept inside, not letting go or allowing to escape. That is called smritih, memory. ...
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...William Wordsworth's piece, "The Rainbow," offers an intriguing look into the human soul. Standing at only ten lines, the poem details a journey through Wordsworth's philosophical beliefs. The subject of the poem “the rainbow” simply answers the question as it implies, through metaphorically expressing the abstract idea, “ the love of nature” creating the theme for the poem. The imagery of the rainbow creates feelings which help Wordsworth communicate his ideas and feelings. Which in this case are his contemplative ideas of growing up but never changing, like the rainbow never changes. The register of the poem is very simplistic, with short simple lexis which creates a stead pace. Also the gentle soft lexis ‘life’ ‘heart’ ‘sky’ creates a great contrast to the hard harsh word ‘die!’ which is where Wordsworth is at the climax of expressing his emotion towards the thought of not feeling the same way about nature. The majority of the poem is monosyllabic which suggests simplicity but the verbal constructs “was it/is it/be it/could wish” along with the lexis “piety” modifies the simplicity. This suggest the sense of humility and awe Wordsworth feels if the presence of nature and the monosyllables express the grandeur and weight of that feeling. The pattern in the phonology within the poem also suggests awe but soon shows excitement. The beginning of the poem contains long-vowelled syllables such as ‘heart’ and ‘behold’, portraying wonder and bewilderment, where as ‘was it’ ‘is it’...
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...CHHI-301-D10 LUO FALL2013 PAPER 2 The Rise of the Papacy INTRO In the void left by the collapse of the Roman Empire, the bishop of Rome grew even more in both power and prestige beginning in the sixth century and continuing to the reformation in the ninth century. It is the aim of this paper to explain how and why the papacy in Rome became the center of power of the medieval world, the factors contributing to this dominance over Western Europe, and the positive and negative ramifications of the position becoming so powerful. Through this paper you will discover how papacy was able to fill the vacuum of power left by the fall of an empire. THE HOW AND WHY When the Roman Empire fell services that it previously provided were left untended. Additionally the political structures and authority of the government were left in ruins. This created a massive void in the culture of the empire. While the government collapsed, the Church survived and even thrived, remaining strong throughout the known world, but especially in Rome. Services previously provided by the government were now being delivered at the hands of the Church under the direction of the Bishop of Rome, which would become the position of Pope. Society turned to the Church for education, monasteries took in war-orphans, and peace and mercy were encouraged in matters involving the former empire and its conquerors. While the Roman Empire was falling, the Church was rising and society churned on both...
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...We all want to be remembered and believe that we have contributed something to the world or those who we love most. When you ask individuals how they define the word legacy the answers vary. For some the word legacy conveys important personal stories, values, principles and beliefs. For others, legacy means leaving valuables, or wealth. And for others legacy means influences that impacts and endows causes. How one may decided to leave a legacy for others to know what was important to them to remember, honor or appreciate about one’s life is truly up to each individual. For Momma in the short story "Everyday Use", her legacy came in the form of an heirloom, quilts that were left behind by her mother. When you leave behind your most prized possession...
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...In the 1800’s, America experienced its first original style of poetry. Walt Whitman was the leader of distinctly American poems, as shown in his work Leaves of Grass. Some credentials that make Whitman's poems distinctly American are his democratic values, his love for nature, and his optimism for the future. One of his many poems, “When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer,” is characterized with these three American values. Whitman's democratic values are extremely American. In the middle of an astronomer's lecture, the speaker claims “how soon unaccountable I became tired and sick.” The fact of the matter is the speaker thought of the lecture as uninteresting and boring. So, with no reverence to any rules or reverence to the astronomer, the...
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... she’s able to make connections to her own life. She makes it clear that nature has a healing power and people should get in contact with it. Moore defines sacred as a “worthy of reverence and awe.” She strongly believes the world we live in is a sacred place. One of Moore’s experiments that she did, “The Happy Basket”, she discovered that “significant contact with the natural world” is a vital key ingredient to happiness. Each day Moore would write down what made her happy. A common thing that made her happy was taking part in the natural world. One of Moore’s happy moments was, “I’m lying on my back under ponderosa trees by Davis Lake…I had gone out to look for birds, but this is better, letting them come to me” (Moore 26). We are fortunate to have nature, but many take that for granted and just go on living their busy lives. Humans today should take a moment to pause and get in significant contact with the natural world. To take time to appreciate their surroundings. They need to see the bigger picture or you don’t know what’s going on. People need to take a step back, and to be astonished by the world we live in. By coming in contact with the natural world, people gain a sense of wonder from this relationship. Having a sense of wonder means to always be curious and question the world around you. It also can mean exploring, wondering around, and discovering new places. Moore states that “a sense of wonder is the way of life, in every place and time”...
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