...countries such as France, Belgium and the British on the western front of Gallipoli. After years of remembering the war, it leads into the investigation, why does the public commemorate the First World War. To fully understand the impact World War 1 had on the people of Australia it is important to examine; how does Australia recall the soldiers who fought at war? What is the purpose of the war memorials and monuments? How did the ANZAC legend shape the way Australian’s fought? By discussing these topics, it becomes evident that the Australian experience of the war, including the nature and significance of the war has greatly impacted upon Australian history and culture....
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...writing a tune that’s dedicated to a close friend. They can be completely personal - or they can be simply for remembrance. Monuments, however, are a bit more formal. A monument, by definition, is a structural figure whether it being a building, statue, or any other construction, that was built solely for the purpose to pay tribute to an acclaimed or significant person/event. When the location, size, material, and purpose for the monument is all carefully thought out, the monument becomes greatly successful in honoring what or who it was built for, thus achieving it’s purpose for existence. Therefore, these factors must be considered by the group or agency when constructing a monument....
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...And Veterans day is to acknowledge the men and women who have fought in the military that are still living today. For example, my grandpa fought in the Vietnam war and he is still living today which means that we celebrate him on Veterans day. Many different countries celebrate this holiday as well the rest of the world thought that veterans day was a good idea, so they copied the United States’s holiday created by Woodrow Wilson. “The United Kingdom, who celebrate it in honor of all of their soldiers living and dead. France and New Zealand still call the special day Armistice Day, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada call it Remembrance day. And Malta and South Africa call it Poppy Day. Canada is like us, they celebrate it in honor of the living soldiers.” Says Dogo news. Veterans, Armistice, Remembrance, and Poppy day are all very important days of the year in many different...
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...The poem, “In Flanders Field”, was written by a very famous man named John McRae. He was inspired to write the poem on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of one of his friends and fellow soldier, Alexis Helmer, who unfortunately died in the Second Battle of Ypres. John was a Canadian physician, soldier, teacher, and poet. John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario on November 30, 1872. John was the second son of Scottish immigrants Lieutenant Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. John performed a burial service for his good friend and former student, Alexis Helmer. The next day on May 3, 1915.The poem was written as he sat upon the back of a medical field ambulance near an advance dressing post at Essex Farm, just...
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...group. Everything went smoothly and I got along with everyone, and we all become friends. I ended up being released from my work-study job, because I had worked all my hours that was provided for me. Overall, it was a good experience. With me being a part of a group, Moreland and Levine’s Model of Group Membership was involved. Moreland and Levine’s Model of Group Membership has five phases which are investigation, socialization, maintenance, resocialization, and remembrance. In the Investigation phase, the group seeks people who seem likely to attain group goals, and prospective members seek groups that provide the opportunity to satisfy personal needs (Franzoi, 2009). This phase is all about a potential member entering the group. A potential member enters the group if both individual’s and the group’s commitment levels are strong (Franzoi, 2009). I experienced this phase because; before I got the work-study job I had to go to an interview. During the interview, the supervisor asked me several of questions asking me why I would be perfect for this job, am I good with working with people, and etc. I was the “potential member” entering the group, because my supervisor hired me because he saw potential in me, where I could improve the group’s ideas and work ethic. Socialization phase, is when the group tries to shape the new member’s thinking...
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...THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP ___________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. Timothy J. Ralston Dallas Theological Seminary ___________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course PM302 – Pastoral Theology and Leadership II ___________________ By Kevin Goldsmith May 30, 2011 Box #640 THEOLOGY OF WORHSIP Introduction Worship has been around since the creation to recognize the Creator, and is extremely important to the church. “Worship is the single activity that both unifies and transcends time.”1 However, the method in which the believer has worshipped God has changed and looks different. So one must ask the question, what is the proper way to worship God? Or what are the nonnegotiable parts that must be included to worship? In this paper we will develop a philosophy to determine what worship is, what should be included in worship today, and how important theology is to the leader of the worship experience. Defining Worship There are three terms in the bible that help us to understand worship. The first word is hwjtvh, which literally means to bow down. This word “emphasizes the way an Israelite thought of approaching the to the holy presence of God.”2 The second Old Testament word we must look at is dAbDo meaning to serve. “The highest designation of the Hebrew in his engagement with the worship of God is just this word servant.”3 In the New Testament the word most often used for worship is proskune÷w. This word carries the same meaning as to bow Timothy J...
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...A controversial topic around the world today is the question of what happens after death, and more specifically, the mystery of a potential next life. Scientific research is in the process of applying itself to beliefs of reincarnation and remembrances of past life situations. Pioneered by the University of Virginia, and continuing on for almost fifty years now, researchers have collected thousands of cases from around the globe to support their claims, though the topic is still subject to extreme skepticism. They have created a possible explanation for these occurrences, one theory involving quantum physics as related to the human consciousness. The conducted research seeks an explanation for seemingly impossible events as believed by the...
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...the different ways that the handkerchief symbolically represents first love, fidelity, premarital virginity, but also what the handkerchief’s origins represents for his and Desdemona’s relationship. To him the handkerchief represents his and Desdemona’s love for each other because it was the first gift that Othello gave to her. This fact as told by Emilia in Act III, scene iii, “I am glad I have found this napkin/ This was her [Desdemona’s] first remembrance from the Moor [Othello]” (1271). This first “remembrance” was the first thing that Othello had given to Desdemona and it represented their first steps of life and love together. In the next scene, Act III, scene IV, Desdemona also laments her loss of it and says, “Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse/ Full of crusadoes; [than lost her handkerchief]” (1273). The fact that Desdemona would have rather lost a purse full of gold coins as opposed to the handkerchief shows not only its importance to her, but because she is so upset about it she knows how important it is to Othello. Iago also recognizes the importance of the handkerchief to Othello. Iago wants to cause Othello harm and his want has preceded the events of the play. After Emilia has acquired the handkerchief she gives it to Iago, because he has asked her to get it for him many times...
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...What is Shabbat and why is it celebrated? Shabbat, or “Sabbath” in English, is one of the most important holidays of the Jewish calendar. It is also referred to as Shabbos by Ashkenazi Jews. One common misconception about Shabbat is that it is viewed by many as a day of restrictions since Jews are not permitted to work on this very important day. To the Jewish community, however, the day represents a joyful celebration and well deserved rest. The reasoning behind not working on the seventh day of the week is to commemorate the belief that God, after creating everything that exists in six days, took the seventh day to rest. As stated in Genesis 2:2-3, “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that He had done.” The direct command to sanctify the day can be found in Exodus 20:8, which states, “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it Holy.” This is the part of the bible wherein the Ten Commandments are presented to the Hebrews. There are many interpretations of the origins and general purpose of Shabbat, but the unifying concept is freedom and rest. It is a celebration of the miracle of creation and a remembrance to the Hebrews’ redemption from slavery. Shabbat is one of the defining holidays of the Jewish...
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...Bismillah al rahman al rahim: Ultimate pillar connecting divine and vicegerent. The religion of Islam is rich in rituals, myths and symbols, but the true testimony of an individual’s relationship with god, or in the case of Muslims Allah, is seen in the duties of worship “ibadat”. Duties of worship are also better known as the five pillars of Islam, which creates a relationship between Allah and his people, as well as the relationship that human beings have amongst themselves. From the name of the faith there can already be seen the importance of Allah, as Islam in Arabic can be translated as submission, and as one will see, the follower of Islam submits himself first and foremost to Allah. Through the submission of oneself to Allah, a Muslim person performs rituals that bring them closer to the transcendent, whilst creating a sense of universal community. The foundation of Islam is as the nature of the word implies, that the believer recognises only Allah, and submits to all the commands that Allah puts forward (Waines, D. 1995: 3). Prior to an individual becoming a follower of Islam, they are to pronounce the Shahadah. The shahadah is the first pillar of Islam, and is the declaration that the individual chooses to bear witness to the oneness of god and that Muhammad is his prophet (Jomier, J.1989: 53). The shahadah becomes a part of the daily life of a Muslim as it is not only said at the declaration of one to the following of Allah, but it is also pronounced at a birth...
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...generation changed the development of American history. The author asks the reader to see the stories from both foresight and hindsight, implying that the stories should be understood both in terms of how they occurred, and in terms of what was later revealed over the years. He has chosen to focus the structure of the book around the important members of the Revolutionary generation, including Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, and Hamilton. The founding fathers realized that the new nation had great potential. George Washington was a great example because he thought the expansion into the West would help a civilized future. On page 7, George...
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...Bro. David, why do you turn the the Jews to understand prophecy. It is because the prophecies were written to Israel and Judah by Jewish prophets and concern only Israel and Judah. Why would one look anywhere else to understand their prophecies? Let's start with the Book of Revelation. Revelation is a letter written to seven churches within the system of ancient Roman roads. It is written in two parts. The first part of Revelation addresses each of the seven churches, containing messages from Yeshua to each of them. The second part of Revelation, an Apocalypse, covers three themes. It covers Jewish history, current events of the First Century, and thirdly, the Second coming of Messiah. The only prophecies in Revelation that are left unfilled are the prophecies concerning the second coming of Messiah. The prophecies in Revelation were fulfilled during the years between the Greek occupation of Judah, the revolt of the Maccabees, the Roman occupation, all culminating in the final destruction of the Temple during the Roman siege of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Revelation 12:7-13 is a cryptographic description of those historical events. Revelation includes concepts taken from Isaiah, Psalms, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the apocalyptic Book of Enoch, which most Christians are not familiar. Ezekiel and Daniel serve as the backbone of Revelation. It must be noted that Revelation contains more Old Testament allusions than any other New Testament book. One may be wondering, "Why would the Apostle...
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...Proponents of physician assisted suicide might one day win the legalization of physician assisted suicide, but what matters is if you’re willing to apply it to your life or somebody else’s. Compassion, dignity, and autonomy are arguments proponents of physician assisted suicide have, but they’re not arguments that are well kept. Compassion can be shown in many different ways; we can spend time with people, donate money, donate resources, and plain and simply show how much we love and care for each other. Dignity doesn’t relate to death in anyway. When you remember somebody who died you don’t remember what they were like on their death bed. You wouldn’t want to do them the dishonor of that. You would remember them they way they were when...
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...How Far Is Religion a Conservative Force? (33 marks). In the views of functionalism, neo-functionalism, feminism, and Marxism, religion is a conservative force that prevents social change from happening and maintains the current status quo. Yet neo-Marxism and Weber contrast this view by saying religion is used as a force for social change, while post-modernism argues we have the ability to ‘pick and mix’ our religion with the growth of new-age religions. This is all then contrasted by fundamentalism, which looks to bring about social change to take society back to biblical traditions and values. Before we try and figure out if religion is a conservative force or not, we should first define the difference between substantive and functional definitions in sociology: substantive definitions are more concerned with looking at what makes religion distinctive, while functional definitions look at how it is that religion contributes to society as a whole. Starting with functionalism, this is supported by Durkheim, Malinowski and Parsons, this views religion as a conservative force. Durkheim split all items into two different categories: the sacred and the profane. The sacred items were ‘special, unworldly and forbidden’, while all other ‘normal’ objects were just profane, such as a chair. Specifically, Durkheim focused his research on the Aborigines. He found that their Totems were sacred (a Totem was a carved animal), and they were often carved from bull roar wood, the most sacred...
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...The Catcher in the Rye Essay The usage of symbolism within the text, The Catcher in the Rye, enhances the reader’s understanding of Holden’s characterization, life, and past. All of which can be known through one specific symbol very close to Holden’s heart, Allie’s baseball mitt. Allie’s baseball mitt unearths a different side of Holden that not many people see; however, this is a difficult side of Holden to see because of how little he shows it. To understand why Holden is so attached to Allie’s old baseball mitt, the should first know who Allie was, and why he is so important to Holden. Allie was Holden’s younger brother who, at a young age, passed away from leukemia. Allie and Holden had been close when they were growing up; therefore,...
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