...The Medieval Church Draft The medieval church was a powerhouse of economic and political influence. Before St Francis challenged the church, it was focused on money and power; and had control over everyone’s lives in 13th Century Europe. St Francis of Assisi, through his beliefs, values and attitudes challenged the medieval church to return to gospel values. In this essay, an explanation of the medieval church values; an exploration of St Francis’ values and beliefs; and an evaluation of his attitudes and actions against the almighty medieval church will be discussed. Prior to St Francis, the medieval church highly valued wealth, power and popularity over God and the gospel values. Their power and wealth rivalled that of Kings and Queens. People believed that God was the most important thing in life and they spent their lives dedicated to prayer and worship; the church gained power from people wanting to find salvation. In 1076, King Henry the Fourth was...
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...1.0 Introduction The foundational period was a very significant time within the Franciscan tradition. St Anthony was a significant figure in the early Franciscan movement. Not originally a Franciscan, St Anthony, an Augustinian Friar, was inspired by the examples of St Francis and the early martyrs. St Francis, himself, gave St Anthony the job of educating the Friars as long as it did not “extinguish their spirit of prayer”. There were several significant events that took place during the foundational period that have helped to shape Franciscanism, especially in the later years. St Anthony played a large part in this. 2.0 St Anthony’s Early life St Anthony was born in 1195 to his parents Vincente Martins and Teresa Pais Taveria, he was their only child. His name at birth was Fernando and he was born into a very wealthy and prestigious family. In the year 1210, when Anthony was 15, he attended the community of Canons regular at the Augustinian abbey of St Vincent. He attended the school for two years and during his time he was constantly visited by his family and...
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...Persuasive Essay: Rough Draft In the world today, it is always a good thing to have an influential world leader; who inspires everyone in many ways. Being influential goes deeper than helping people think of things differently, but it’s also to inspire them to be greater than their past mistakes. And to also help people move forward with in life, with confidence. Pope Francis is said to be very influential to people all over the world and for many different reasons. However there are many different people with many different reasons that continue to disagree with some of the ways that Pope Francis literally reaches out and shares the word of God with the whole world, etc. Pope Francis...
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...“The proud demons flee before the lofty virtues of the humble.” St. Bonaventure lived a very simple life. He remained a simple man of faith and holiness. Saint Bonaventure not only had academic skills, but he also had great devotion for Jesus and the Church. Jesus was the center of his teaching, administration, his writing, and his life. Saint Bonaventure was born at Bagnorea, a small town about sixty miles north of Rome, in the Papal States in 1221, some accounts say 1217. He was baptized John di Fidensa, named after his father. Bonaventure’s father was a local physician. Bonaventure had a healthy childhood and was growing into a healthy young man, until, at the age of eleven, he suddenly became terribly ill. His mother, Maria di Ritello, made a vow to St. Francis, it is not known exactly what the vow was, but she vowed to do something special if Francis would intercede with God to spare her son’s life. Her prayer was answered, and Bonaventure was cured. John wrote, “I was saved from the jaws of death by Francis’...
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...This was a practice essay I wrote a few years ago so naturally isn't perfect as I had only just begun writing essays at this stage. A religious experience is a non-empirical event in which a person can gain knowledge and understanding, they come in a range of forms including, visions, conversion and mystical experiences. They are spontaneous events in which it can be voluntary or not. They are always unique to the individual experiencing it and is always a positive event and they have a religious element to them. A believer can have a vision a vision is an image or event in which there is a message and are always non-empirical, this could mean a number of different things depending on the believer however most are numinous this is what Otto described as a feeling of fear and fascination. A vision could gain understanding, an example of this is Julian of Norwich who determined that God is a mother she had this feeling of sudden understanding this can also be described noetic quality. An effect on the believer could also be that it reinforces faith, for example in Genesis Jacob has an imaginary vision in which he sees a stairway to heaven with angels ascending and descending and at the top sat God, this reinforced his belief and when he awoke he felt God’s presence in the place. A result of a vision could also be a social influence, this could be by discovering a healing spring such as St Bernadette who had 18 corporeal visions in which she saw the Virgin Mary who told her...
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...THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA FALL SEMESTER 2014 History of Art Dr Raymond-Josef Hoffmann Description: This course is an introduction to art as the embodiment of cultural, social, and political values, ranging from ancient civilizations to the modern period. The class examines painting, sculpture, and architecture , and both domestic and ornamental artifacts of Near Eastern, Mediterranean and Western civilisations. Various historical periods will be considered through an examination of creative practices, themes, and visual forms. Examples of the work of representative artists and movements, from Praxiteles in ancient Greece to recent artists will be explored. The course will also consider cultural and artistic exchanges between societies of Europe, the Americas, Asia (including central Asia), and Africa, when appropriate. Human beings have been culture-makers and illustrators from the beginning: the history of our species on earth can be traced from early cave drawings and implements for eating and hunting to decorative arts, gothic cathedrals, skyscrapers to non-cognitive forms of expression that defy interpretation. This course is an exploration of an essential aspect of our attempts to shape the world and to create an environment in which self-expression, pleasure, ideology and aspiration can thrive. 1. Structure: The course comprises two 80 minute discussion/seminars based on specific works of art each week. The topics and readings are given...
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...uses such as, medical, cosmetics and domestic testing there is also a growing concern about the abuse and use of animals in some such as blood sports and zoos. Although, there is animal rights in place, animals till get exploited and abused Within this essay I will outline how traditional Christians view animals and how modern day christens view animals and how both views conflict; I will also outline philosopher’s views of animal rights. The traditional Christians view is that animals should be preyed on and eaten but others, this is known as ‘nature red in tooth and claw’. Traditional Christian’s downgraded animals in three ways, god created animals for the use of human beings so, therefore, believe that humans could do as they pleased with animals, Also, they thought that animals were worth little moral consideration as animals don’t have souls or reason, whereas, humans do, However, they also thought that animals were in relation to humans but not on the same terms. Although, not all traditional Christian’s believed that not all animals were regarded with little worth some saints demonstrated that Christian’s should treat animals with respect and kindly. Stt Anton of Padua preached to fish’s and St Francis of Assisi preached to the birds and became a popular pro-animal Christian. Throughout the bible we are taught that we should stewards of the earth and that we are superior of all animals and that we have power over them does this mean God wanted us to exploit animals...
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...The Lord was in the still small voice - 1 Kings 19:12. In what other ways might we hear The Lord speaking? This overview considers the question set, possible ways to interpret it and the need to frame it within an Anglican course context that itself reflects rich, diverse practices of praising, listening to and hearing God. The title of this essay refers to Elijah’s two mountain top experiences on Carmel and Horeb that depict how God speaks in contrasting ways; through spectacular events and displays of power and through a whisper which both calms and rouses the heart. Moving quickly through the story in 1 Kings 19, we see Elijah who has stopped rain, challenge the false prophets of Baal and Asherath to reveal the true God in a fiery showdown on Mount Carmel. After he has ordered the death of the false prophets, Queen Jezebel threatens his life. Elijah, discouraged, flees into the wilderness heading for Mount Horeb (Sinai) a significant place of God’s voice and revelation to Moses, at a key moment in the history of Israel. Perhaps in journeying to Sinai, Elijah hoped for a fresh encounter and revelation of God. Unlike Moses’ experience, God does not partially unveil his countenance. Instead, Elijah hears a still small voice in his cave of refuge, with God asking him what he is doing there. We might imagine that after calling out to God and seeing him work through spectacular events that Elijah would be reassured of God’s infinite power and love. However he is human...
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...Pre-Socratic Period Thales of Miletus Background: Thales of Miletus (fl. c. 585 BC) is regarded as the father of philosophy. Thales of Miletus was considered one of the Seven Wise Men of ancient Greece. Thales was the first of the Greek natural philosophers and founder of the Ionian school of ancient Greek thinkers. Works/Writings/Philosophy: His is said to have measured the Egyptian pyramids and to have calculated the distance from shore of ships at sea using his knowledge of geometry. He also predicted an eclipse of the sun. In geometry Thales has been credited with the discovery of five theorems like the one that a triangle inscribed in a semicircle has a right angle. He tried to discover the substance from which everything in nature is made off and suggested water. Thales is important in bridging the worlds of myth and reason. He initiated the revolutionary notion that to understand the world one needed to know its nature and that there was an explanation for all phenomena in natural terms. That was a giant step from the assumptions of the old world that supernatural forces determined almost everything. While considering the effects of magnetism and static electricity, he concluded that the power to move other things without the mover itself changing was a characteristic of "life", so that a magnet and amber must therefore be alive in some way (in that they have animation or the power to act). If so, he argued, there is no difference between the living and the dead...
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...FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT Super Dog’s Gym & Training Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Business Plan Presented to the Faculty of the Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, Manila ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASAT, JOLINA BELLE C. HUANG, YA-HUI E. MATAYA, TRIZIAMAE D. PAREDES, CHIT JANSSEN A. TELAN, DERREN KRISTELLE J. October 2015 FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE TOURISM MANAGEMENT, this business plan entitled “Super Dog’s Gym and Training Center”, prepared and submitted by JOLINA BELLE C. BASAT, YA-HUI E. HUANG, TRIZIAMAE D. MATAYA, CHIT JANSSEN A. PAREDES, and DERREN KRISTELLE J. TELAN, is hereby recommended for submission to the Oral Presentation. _____________________________________________ Adviser Approved by the Research Committee at the Oral Examination conducted on October 4, 2015 with the grade of __________ %. THE RESEARCH PANEL COMMITTEE ______________________________ Chairman ______________________________ ...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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...A Company of Swans Chapter One There was no lovelier view in England, Harriet knew this. To her right, the soaring towers of King's College Chapel and the immaculate lawns sloping down to the river's edge; to her left, the blue and gold of the scillas and daffodils splashed in rich abundance between the trees of the Fellows' Gardens. Yet as she leaned over the stone parapet of the bridge on which she stood, her face was pensive and her feet— and this was unusual in the daughter of a professor of classics in the year 1912— were folded in the fifth position. She was a thin girl, brown-haired and brown-eyed, whose gravity and gentleness could not always conceal her questing spirit and eagerness for life. Sensibly dressed in a blue caped coat and tarn o'shanter bought to last, a leather music case propped against the wall beside her, she was a familiar figure to the passers-by: to ancient Dr. Ferguson, tottering across the willow-fringed bridge in inner pursuit of an errant Indo-Germanic verb; to a gardener trimming the edges of the grass, who raised his cap to her. Professor Morton's clever daughter; Miss Morton's biddable niece. To grow up in Cambridge was to be fortunate indeed. To be able to look at this marvelous city each day was a blessing of which one should never tire. Harriet, crumbling bread into the water for the world's most blase ducks, had told herself this again and again. But it is not cities which make the destinies of eighteen-year-old girls, it is people— and...
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...Books by Saul Alinsky John L. Lewis, An Unauthorized Biography Reveille for Radicals The Professional Radical (with Marian Sanders) Rules for Radicals RULES FOR RADICALS A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals SAUL D. ALINSKY RANDOM HOUSE New York Acknowledgments This chapter "Of Means and Ends" was presented in the Auburn Lecture Series at Union Theological Seminary. Some of the other sections of this book were delivered in part in lectures before the Leaders of America series at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California; Yale Political Union, New Haven, Connecticut, April, 1970; The Willis D. Wood Fellowship Lecture, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, May, 1969; American Society of Newspaper Editors, Washington, D.C., 1968; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; March, 1968; A.F. of L.-C.I.O. Labor Press Association, Miami, Florida, December, 1967; American Whig-Cliosophic Society, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1967; Centennial Address, Episcopal Theological Seminary, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968; Harvard Medical Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Copyright © 1971 by Saul D. Alinsky All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. ISBN: 0-394-44341-1 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 70-117651 ...
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...Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis For Billy Fitzgerald I can still hear him shouting at me Lately in a wreck of a Californian ship, one of the passengers fastened a belt about him with two hundred pounds of gold in it, with which he was found afterwards at the bottom. Now, as he was sinking-had he the gold? or the gold him? —John Ruskin, Unto This Last Preface I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it—before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games? For more than a decade the people who run professional baseball have argued that the game was ceasing to be an athletic competition and becoming a financial one. The gap between rich and poor in baseball was far greater than in any other professional sport, and widening rapidly. At the opening of the 2002 season, the richest team, the New York Yankees, had a payroll of $126 million while the two poorest teams, the Oakland A's and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had payrolls of less than a third of that, about $40 million. A decade before, the highest payroll...
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