...Schweitzer’s main ethical concept is called Reverence for Life. He proposes the idea as the root of the will or drive to live and keep on living on by evolving and improving our lives. Schweitzer’s Reverence of Life philosophy includes all living things that have the ability to feel empathy and even self-actualization with all other living things. The philosophy includes the idea that living beings don’t only care about themselves but also give much concern about the development of lives of other living beings as well. Some of the ideas that Schweitzer mentions do not make complete sense to me. For example Albert says in his article, “we are brothers and sisters to all living things, and nothing else, neither race nor color nor religion nor sex, should be more important than this one deepest, most extraordinary thing connecting us. Personally that doesn’t register in my mind because the fact that I feel as if humans are more superior to many living beings, I can’t be a brother to a species of a plant or I can’t be a brother to an exotic animal such as a tiger. On the other hand, there are some things I do agree with which is the idea of being aware with all of the things we do as living beings. The world has evolved and adapted to us living and gives us the opportunity to keep on living. This idea is only aware by humans; other living beings do not have the ability to become aware of such wills or drives to live. As stated in class, Reverence for Life includes sympathy, love, and in...
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...Responsible For Success Albert Schweitzer once said “Man must cease attributing his problems to his 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...
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...Victor's family trip to the Mont Blanc region plays a pivotal role Mary Shelley's tale. The first interactions between Victor and his Creature takes place here, Mont Blanc and the surrounding region are described with emphasis on the aural, visual, and tactile. The descriptions using these three senses as reference can place the reader in the shoes of Victor and offer a deeper level of immersion. Approaching the mountian range on the horse drawn carriage Victor observes the Arve, the river that they will follow to it's source. On his first day of the three day pilgrimage he already is astonished by the size of the mountians. He focuses on the mouth of the river that he will follow to its source many miles away. Already he shows reverence for the mountians that surround him. He pays close attention to the beauty of the mountians and comes to the conclussion that they are constructs of the creator....
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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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...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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...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 His Real Presence at the Altar. Always COME ON TIME for Mass – preferably 5-10 minutes before –...
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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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...the Day of Judgement.” Verily all praise is for Allaah, we praise Him and seek His aid and ask for His forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allaah from the evils of ourselves and our evil actions. Whomever Allaah guides there is none who can misguide him, and whomever Allaah misguides there is none who can guide him, and I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah Alone, having no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger. O you who believe! Fear Allaah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islaam. [Soorat-ul-Aal-i-'Imraan ayah 102] O mankind! Reverence your Guardian-Lord, Who created you from a single person, created, of like nature his mate, and from them twain scattered countless men and women; reverence Allaah, through Whom you demand your mutual (rights) and (reverence) the wombs (that bore you): for Allaah ever watches over you. [Sooratun- Nisaa' ayah 1] O you who have believed, fear Allah and speak words of appropriate justice He will [then] amend for you your deeds and forgive you your sins. And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a great attainment . [Soorat-ul-Ahzaab ayaat 70-71] Verily the most truthful speech is the Word of Allaah and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam), and the worst of affairs are the novelties and every novelty is an innovation and every innovation is a going astray and every going astray is...
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...There appears, on deeper inspection of the text, to be an overwhelming amount of terms and words relating to land and nature. The constant use of words such as stone, land, mud, earth, and wind seems to emphasize the power and reverence the civilization who wrote Gilgamesh had for nature. This reverence seems to have a negative connotation, however. Just as in the Judeo-Christian tradition, most are taught to fear God, the same is true for the civilization who wrote Gilgamesh, although in a different manner. Many of the deities within the Epic are commanders of some form of nature or another. Hadad, for example, God of the storm, or Shamash the sun god, or even Humbaba, the guardian of the forest, a great terror to human beings. This seems to show that many of...
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...cockfighting is the observed behavior and through it, a whole cultural identity is revealed. Cockfighting could very much be the physical manifestation of an otherwise subdued strain of culture which glorifies men and their masculinity in the Balinese society. The interaction of the men with their cocks highlights the cock as the physical object as the center of a dynamic display of symbolic interactionism. For example, as foreshadowed by the obvious double entendre, the cocks in Bali villages are masculine symbols. Moreover, its metaphorical uses run in the lines of “hero” and “tough guy”. The big event that is cockfighting shows the importance that the society places upon these masculine concepts. Therefore, the Balinese men show utmost reverence for their cocks not only because they are pried fighters, but also because of the symbolism it carries for them. This, in turn, reflects a core principle of the theory wherein behavior is based on the meaning given to the object receiving the behavior and action. With the object being the cocks and the symbolism being their masculinity and ego, there have been practices as frequent grooming, bathing and even hand-feeding of the animals that show a reflexivity where cocks are equal to men’s ego. Furthermore, the exclusion of women in this practice, for example, the avoidance of having women see the spurs or tadji, is indicative of the gender status and roles in their culture. These rituals and practices reveal sources and forces of cultural...
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...Thesis Statement The author’s perception of death and the treatment of death in the play Everyman 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 tells 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...
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...offense despite the rights afforded by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This essay will examine the argument related to protection of the flag, as a revered symbol of freedom from public acts specifically, burning; the detriment to sentimentality associated with desecration of symbols as a method of political protest; and, the potential such conduct has on the stability of the nation. On its face, desecration of the flag by burning violates the historical value and principal of freedom for which the flag is revered. History is replete with stories of thousands among thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives so that all citizens of this nation would flourish. This sacrifice, among many other reasons, represent the reverence and symbolism of the U.S. flag. The very rights afforded each and every citizen pursuant to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives them the freedoms to express his or herself. The desecration of the flag by burning in a public forum yields more of a provocative reaction from the majority of citizens than it does an expression of protest where one would hope to elicit change in policy, law or public opinion. In 2012, an article published in Political Studies presented that evidence of a lack of understanding exists among those that use the flag as vehicle for political protest and expression (Gelber, 2012). The implications associated with such a lack of understanding further exposed the fragility of one’s freedom of speech...
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...The Romantic Elements of “Upside Down” by Jack Johnson In the year 2018 Romantic elements still have an effect on the worlds culture. Posted everywhere on T.V., magazines and ads that display Romantic elements. Music, no matter the genre, exhibit the same characteristics or ideas that the Romanticist revealed. 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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...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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...The literary era of this poetry love ushered in a gentler period which placed greater emphasis on humility, courtesy and the elevation of womanhood into a source of reverence and inspiration. Leading to enrichment between men and women which had an uplifting effect on the society around them. In this era, it was established as a the formal means of expressing reverence of romance and love that was entirely new in Europe. There was no tradition of passionate love literature in the European middle ages before the twelfth century with the exception of Spain and Sicily where there was exposure to Arabic love poetry, to which a lot of our modern ideas about romantic love can be traced back. But this time show or tell that they expressed more complaints about their unfaithful lovers than happiness. I’m not really surprise. Woman always find something to complain about when they don’t get what they want. There is difficulty in labeling the trobairitz as either amateurs or professionals. The distinction between these two roles was complicated in the medieval era, since professionals were generally lower class, and amateurs had as much time as professionals to devote to their craft. The poem written by the Contessa de Dia is a canso. When discussing troubadour and trobairitz poetry, it is important to realize that they were a piece of entertainment .These poems were largely of political or moral nature. The troubadour would sing or recite poetry while playing harp during the Medieval...
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