...The Importance for Christians to Study Secular Literature - APA Style After careful review and analyzes of this week’s material the topic I believe that has one of the greatest impacts on our American society is the electronic curriculum verses traditional classroom/printed curriculum. Research shows that the average child has viewed over 20,000 hours of media. To me that is an alarming amount for a child! Electronic curriculum does have its place in our society in this century but there is a time and place for that type of curriculum and the amount must be balanced. The electronic media stimulates the individual and does the work for them. Where with a traditional curriculum one must read, comprehend and think in order to process what was read. Being an informed and habitual reader a person is able to control what they are retaining and learning verses what television is feeding their mind. Prior to World War I morals and values were taught in the educational curriculum. Honoring God and His Word was the very thing our nation was founded upon and is what kept it strong for so many years. After World War I this was no longer the case. As Christians it is vital to be diligent and intentionally motivated to keep a balance of what is allowed to enter our minds and what we allow to go out. Often what we say and how we behave will have a major impact on the outcome of our studies, our daily Christian walk, often affecting those around us and most importantly our intimate relationship...
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...SECULAR LITERATURE | Important Reasons for the Christian to Study Secular Literature | | When thinking of secular literature it could be defined as literature that is not bound by religious views, but rather literature that is based on worldly views and not on religious principles. My first thought will be on the importance of Christians reading secular literature. It is my belief also that Christians should read secular literature because even though it may be based on principles of “secularism,” does not mean it is not good reading material. To be a good student, one must be aware of what is going on in the worldly readings, as well as scriptural readings. This is what will make us good scholars in the natural and spiritual. The thoughts that stick with me most from the presentations are: “Seek God’s wholeness for your life, the how and why is important, Jesus is the Master Teacher, Literature helps you be exposed to the world around you, and Television has inundated American Culture.” Seeking God’s wholeness for your life, the how and why is important really struck me. It is imperative that we make sure we are not trying to fill our lives with things that will give us temporary satisfaction. While we all have flaws about us, Jesus shedding His blood on the cross for us, has given us an entrance into becoming whole; once we become one through His transforming power, then we can begin to seek answers for the how and the why concerning our lives. This leads us to Him...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Education is the action or process of educating or being educated. But being educated not only means that you have learned all the knowledge you may need to succeed in life. There are factors that define success, acquiring all the learning and knowledge we may need and of course having the right attitude and proper values in facing all the challenges that we may encounter in life. Family is the basic unit of the society, our first school, our first teacher where in we obtained the foundation of our learning. At our early age, our parents never taught us the figures of speech or even idioms; they never tell us the law of gravity or even the logic behind of the law of supply and demand; they did not teach us to find the x and y in math. Instead, the first thing they taught us is how to pray, kissing the hand of elders (Pagmamano) which is sign of being respectful and how to be good with others through giving (generosity). The family is the place where we can have the best learning and that is being a good person. Besides the family, the school is another social unit that gives values education among children. Parents entrust their children to the school to perform significant tasks of developing children's potential to prepare them for active participation in the future. The teacher is the most important element in the educational success of the child in school. But as the child grows in all aspects, changes occur...
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...The lessons presented this week were informative and interesting. Choosing only one reason to study secular literature is difficult to do, but, I have chosen to expand on the indication that literature helps us to understand human behavior. I chose this area because as I am reading books and other material, I am building the visual picture of what, how, and why the characters act or react as they do. And sometimes I am surprised that the way I envisioned the outcome is completely different than what is actually written. When reading about the way that circumstance causes a certain reaction I think we are able to broaden our ability to relate to the differences among people in our society. If we only apply our own experiences and cultural background to everyone around us we are almost certain to judge and interpret reactions or behaviors incorrectly. By having a broader understanding that circumstances and reactions differ among people of different ages, cultures and even in people within our own families and same cultures we can better communicate and appreciate people as a whole. It may not always be that we agree with their reaction, but, we can certainly understand why the reaction may or may not be like our own. Lesson three indicates that when we are studying literature that we should consider the motivation, intention or plausible reasons that the characters react as they do. By doing this with multiple circumstances and different outcomes, we can reason that...
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...Updated Edition, Bloom's Modern Critical Views. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2006. Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. Betha offers a critical view of the short story “A Worn Path”, she provides a description of Phoenix Jackson, who is the main character of the short story. She provides a list of difficulties that Phoenix Jackson encounters while doing her journey. Betha describes Phoenix as a woman that has not coat. She gives the interpretations that she has about this story, and along with other critics she describes the historical importance of Phoenix Jackson in the short story “A Worn Path”. She mentions perseverance in the way she describes the attitude Phoenix has towards the difficulties she encounters in her path. Additionally, she mentions other difficulties that Phoenix encounters during her life: Racism, poverty, slavery and many others. These stones that she found during her path were obstacles that gave her...
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...CHAPTER 2 RELATED LITERATURE This chapter aims to understand how technology changed the study habits of the students. This section presents the related literature and studies that is relevant and significant to the current studies.This will be a guide to the research about the said topic presented in the next chapters. “When it comes to study they only depend on technology rather than reading books. And technology can also affect in body health resistance and once you already learn to love copy and paste in the internet in the future you become lazy.” Mr. Philippe Christian John D. Zayas (2003). According to Ms. Myra Joy P. Belasio (2005). "The effects of technology to students’ study habit are its intelligence and they cannot help their parents do the household chores because of being focused to the technology especially the internet, computers and mobiles". Furthermore, Ms. Elaizza Gelyn Borres (2002) stated that “The effects of technology to students’ study habit are they usually copy and paste an article to the internet without reading what they copy from that article. Rather than scanning books to have an answer and from that you can learn many things about what you read." According to a literature by Jill Elaine Hughes (2011), “Developing good study habits is crucial for any student pursuing higher education, but it is of particular importance to working learners. Schools must provide its student with a robust support network that enables working learners...
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...Excerpted from Critical Companion to the Bible a Literary Reference Reading the Bible as Literature The Bible was written by many human authors, some of whom are known with certainty and some of whom are disputed. What is more, if you were to ask believing Jews or Christians, they would name a different author of the Bible: God is said to have “inspired” the writing of the Scriptures. The Bible is a religious book, not just for one community of faith, but for several: Jews and Christians of different denominations, including both Catholic and Protestant traditions. These groups disagree as to which books actually belong in the Bible. In addition, over time, several different approaches to interpreting the Bible have been developed by these groups. In this volume, the Bible is examined mainly from a literary point of view. A literary approach to this unique book, however, will only be successful if we are conscious of the fact that it is not to be judged according to the rules of modern literature but rather as a document of the ancient Near Eastern and Jewish-Hellenistic cultures. One Book, Many Books: Which Texts Belong to the Bible The Bible is not a single, unified work but a compilation of individual texts commonly called books. Which books belong to the Bible? This question is answered differently by different religious communities. The Hebrew Bible is the Holy Scripture of the Jews. It contains books originally written in the ancient Hebrew and partly in...
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...Keisha R. Dopeño, Kristine Jade Clemente, Joshua Reniva, Jhon Carl Table of Contents Title Page Chapter I I. Introduction 3 II. Background of the study 4 III. Statement of the Problem 6 Scope and Delimination 6 Significance of the study 7 Chapter II Methodology 8 Chapter III Review of Literature and Study Chapter IV Data analysis and Findings Chapter I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND In this chapter, the researchers will be discussing about the Introduction, Statement of the Problem, Hypothesis, Scope and Delimitation of the Study, Significance of the Study and Definition of Terms. I. Introduction : ------------------------------------------------- This thesis aims to discuss the population growth on some countries specially Philippines, that somehow affects the or our economy. The population and poverty nexus is not new but...
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...SCHOOL AUTOMATE WITH BARCODE SCANNER FOR KIDS OF THE KING OF THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY A Software Project Presented to the Faculty of the College of Computer Studies Our Lady of Fatima University Antipolo City by JOHN GABRIEL N. PARADA JONATHAN A. SUMULONG JEAN HARLAN S. REYLA ARVIN JAY B. BONITA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Science in Information Technology September 2015 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The Kids of the King Christian Academy started its operation in 1993 established by Ms. Arlene Bignay. The Kids of tbe King Christian Academy located at Antipolo City, Rizal offers quality education to their students and have highly educated teachers consists of grade school and high school students with the total of 700 students for academic year 2015-2016 of which 65 grade 1 students, 67 grade 2 students, 70 grade 3 students, 58 grade 4 students, 74 grade 5 students, 75 grade 6 students, 65 grade 7 students, 75 grade 8 students, 74 3rd year students, and 77 4th year students. The Kids of the King Christian Academy has the following services: Admission office, Registrar Office, Guidance Office, and Accounting Office. Among the offices, the survey shows that there is an observe difference in the existing and proposed system. With the survey result, it proves that the Registrar Office, Accounting Office, and Guidance Office needs a system to improve...
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...60 hermeneutics.92 Therefore, there is some urgency to restore for the Christian biblical interpreter a theological understanding of Scripture. C. M. Wood rightly points out, “As theological inquiry, theological hermeneutics is critical reflection upon Christian understanding.”93 Thus, in this section we will explore three aspects that nourish our theological understanding of texts: (1) Divine discourse, (2) Intertextuality, and (3) Canonical-linguistic approach: theo-drama. 92Stephen E. Fowl, Engaging Scripture: A Model for Theological Interpretation (Malden: Blackwell, 1998); idem, The Theological Interpretation of Scripture (Cambridge: Blackwell, 1997); John Webster, “Hermeneutics in Modern Theology: Some Doctrinal Reflections,” SJT 51 (1998):...
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...school Student of Mt Moriah Christian Academy By: Angeles Jarvin Joseph L March 2014 ii ii Approval Sheet This thesis entitled “Factors that affects career Preferences among Grade 10 High school Student of Mt Moriah Christian Academy”, prepared and submitted by Jarvin Joseph L Angeles , in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements of Fourth Year students has been examined and is Recommended for the Committee examination ____________________ Mrs. Daisy D. Rogelio English and Filipino Coordinator Oral Examination Committee _________________ ____________________ Dr.Rosario N. Andaya Ms. Aleli G. Ocampo School Principal Math and Science Coordinator Accepted and approved in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the Fourth year of Mt.Moriah Christian Academy. _______________________________ Dr. Rosario N. Andaya School Principal iii iii ABSTRACT Title: Factors That Affects Career Preferences among Grade 10 High school Student of Mt Moriah Christian Academy Researcher: Angeles, Jarvin Joseph L. Thesis Adviser: Mrs. Daisy Rogelio Panel: Mrs. Rosario Andaya School: Mt. Moriah Christian Academy Date Completed: March 2014 Aim: To know what Factors Affects Career Preferences among Grade 10 High school Student of Mt Moriah Christian Academy Research Method...
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...Religions of the World Midterm Exam Study Guide Fall 2013 Note: As stated in the course syllabus, the midterm exam will be held on Tuesday, October 8. Please be sure that you arrive to class on time. Remember that there is no class on Thursday, October 3, as I will be away at a conference (November 4 speaker takes the place of class). If you have attended class regularly, have kept up with the reading, and have taken good notes you should have no problem with the exam. It would be wise to use the practice quizzes and flashcards for Chapters 1, 10, and 11 in your e-book. Please review the following: * Reasons why it is important to study world religions; how pluralism is defined * Religion should be studied to understand its persistence in the modern world, which in many ways is not hospitable to religious belief and practice. * Pluralism – recognition of religious differences and the effort to deal with them constructively, goes beyond toleration. Different religious exist because religions are different. This makes dialogue between them both possible and necessary. * How Judaism is defined * Historic religion of the Jewish people. * This name comes from the ancient tribe of Judah, one of the original 12th tribes of Israel. * Importance of “covenant” in Judaism * Agreement god made with Abraham in which god promised to be with Abraham and be the god of his many descendants and Abraham promised to follow god. *...
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...UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Andrew Murray on Practical Theology in the Christian Life Part IV Submitted to Doug Taylor, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of SEMI 500-B33 Introduction to Seminary Studies by February 22, 2015 Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………...… 1 Thesis…………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 A Brief History of Andrew Murray……………………………………………………… 1 Section 1: The Influential Experiences of Andrew Murray…………………………….…..... 2 The Influence of His Family……………...……………………………………………… 3 The Influence of His Travel...………...……….…………………………………………. 3 Section 2: The Theological Foundations of Andrew Murray………………………………... 5 The Basis of His Character………………………………………………………………. 5 The Basis of His Position on Practical Theology…………………….………………….. 6 Section 3: The Personal Applications Found in the Life of Andrew Murray…….………… 6 The Impact of Practical Theology in His Life…………………………………………… 7 The Impact of Practical Theology in His Writings...…………………………………….. 8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………..... 9 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….... 10 Introduction “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” Jesus spoke those words to the disciples the night before his crucifixion. Genesis 6:22 tells us, “Thus did Noah; according to all [emphasis added] that God commanded him, so did he.” When a Christian learns how to obey Jesus, his love for the Savior increases. In turn, when he...
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...Hebrew Literature From Classic Encyclopedia 1911 HEBREW LITERATURE. Properly speaking, "Hebrew Literature" denotes all works written in the Hebrew language. In catalogues and bibliographies, however, the expression is now generally used, conveniently if incorrectly, as synonymous with Jewish literature, including all works written by Jews in Hebrew characters, whether the language be Aramaic, Arabic or even some vernacular not related to Hebrew. The literature begins with, as it is almost entirely based upon, the Old Testament. There were no doubt in the earliest times popular songs orally transmitted and perhaps books - of annals and laws, but except in so far as remnants meat- of them are embedded in the biblical books, they have Scrip- entirely disappeared. Thus the Book of the Wars of the Lord is mentioned in Num. xxi. 14; the Book of Jashar in Josh. x. 13, 2. Sam. i. 18; the Song of the Well is quoted in Num. xxi. 17, 18, and the song of Sihon and Moab, ib. 27-30; of Lamech, Gen. iv. 23, 24; of Moses, Exod. xv. As in other literatures, these popular elements form the foundation on which greater works are gradually built, and it is one function of literary criticism to show the way in which the component parts were welded into a uniform whole. The traditional view that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch in its present form, would make this the earliest monument of Hebrew literature. Modern inquiry, however, has arrived at other conclusions (see Bible, Old Testament)...
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...To begin, fundamentally, the Northern Renaissance shared the same value of antiquity and based education systems off the works of ancient Greek and Roman text as well. The importance of classics was of equal status of that in the Italian Renaissance as represented by northern humanist Desiderius Erasmus, where “the whole stress of teaching must be laid upon a close yet wide study of greater writers,” and a student should, “devote his attention to the content of the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome because with the slight qualification the whole of attainable knowledge lies therein.” (Doc. 4) Similar to other northern humanists such as Rabelais, Erasmus believed that people should gain knowledge from the studying of ancient literature. Yet Erasmus’s views must be taken with a grain of salt when compared to the values of the Italian Renaissance for he was a devoted...
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