...Catholic since that is the faith he was raised in. Saint Anthony was a very wealthy Saint, his public ministry was different from most Saints, and he seemed like an interesting saint to learn about. Saint Anthony was born wealthy but later became poor and humble. Saint anthony was born 251 A.D. to wealthy parents. His parents died when he was at the age of twenty. After his parents death he inherited all of their money and cattle since he was their only son. Not too long after his parents death, he heard a story from the Gospel that Jesus had told to a young rich man about donating his wealth to the poor. St. Anthony realized that he was also in the rich man's position. He also decided to donate his riches to the poor. After St. Anthony donated his wealth to the...
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...wild animals of the woods. Men were taken away to be slaves to a demon. And the women were put in cages away from the world. But the creatures that hid had hidden from a demon of great power. This demon was from the ancient times of life, and was recently released from his prison in the earth. His original name was a mystery, but people call him Darkness. Centuries ago Darkness had tampered with God’s kingdom, destroying his creations as he went. Many had tried to fight against him, to save their families. But Darkness was too strong, his army was too strong. None that fought him ever survived. There was no hero among this world that could save them. Darkness continued to grow stronger with every waking day. Finally God grew tired of his games, but he could do nothing himself. He could not intervene in the world below. It was among his ideal rules that he could not intervene and of the angels that followed him. The angels however grew tired of watching these creatures suffer. They tried to persuade him to jump in and save them, but he would not. He had decided, however, to create a man. One who could not be defeated in battle, and who had the strength of one hundred men. He sent this man to earth and called him Daniel. Darkness had heard of this creature and how he had not feared him. Darkness laughed at the thought of this man. How could a man defeat him, when all other men were his slaves? All the women had been locked away in cages, so that no man could breed with them...
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...“What abilities?” “You ever wonder why things always seem to go your way? Why things like money, or women always seem to come so naturally?” “Of course.” “Another one of the perks… there’s no point in sending a soldier up here if he has no resources to do his job. But as a grunt, what you have managed to wrangle up for yourself has been small-potatoes, right? Hit on a few sports bets, get lucky at the ponies—sound familiar?” “Yeah,” “Things go your way but you’ve never hit on the Mega Millions jackpot, right?” “Yeah,” “That’s because too much cash in the hands of a grunt like you would draw too much attention. Only much older and much more powerful soldiers get that type of power....
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...vs. Achilles “They were combat causalities, brave men and women who risked their lives to safeguard our freedom. And they paid for our liberty with their lives” (Cannon). So many people die for the freedoms that the American person values. As society grows and becomes different the true heroes are becoming less recognized. What modern day people would say about today's heroes would be far from the brave, and courageous war soldiers. A very long time ago, there were two brave and courageous warriors, Beowulf of Denmark and Achilles of Greece. These two individuals reached the highest expectations and excelled at successfully leading their people in battle. Both amazing leaders and determined fighters, but they came from different backgrounds,...
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...Your name? Homelessness is a growing concern in the world we live in. But, how do military veterans end up homeless? The men and women who voluntarily fought for our country and others. Homelessness among military veterans concerns me because I, as a current service member and spouse of a retired veteran, understand some of the things veterans face once they return to civilian life. We need to take steps to save our military men and women from the destructive life on the streets of America. One must fully understand homelessness before anything can be done to correct the problem. People typically turn their heads in disgust when looking at a dirty, smelly, homeless veteran and blame the veteran for letting themselves get into such a situation. Our society needs to take ownership in working with our sState and fFederal gGovernments to come up with successful solutions that will produce positive results in eliminating homelessness among our veterans. Daily they give their all for each of us. The first step in solving a problem is to understand why the problem exists. Veterans have been separated and isolated from society and when they return home they are lost and feel out of place or out of touch. Most are wounded and need help getting back on their feet. Many homeless veterans suffer from health related problems and experience alcohol, drug, or mental problems such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD, the result of current wars, makes...
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...serves the Queen and King of England as the Lady-in-waiting, she ends up falling in love with their nephew; Giomar. Guinevere, the King, quickly put a stop to this, and causes Morgan to hate him forever. Giomar, the man she fell in love with, was known as the Green Knight. When their love was forbidden by the law, Morgan was out to seek revenge. She quickly left the castle and went to find Merlin. Because she was a seductress, Merlin offered her all his powers for His love. This is how her powers came about. Not only was Morgan le Fay known for wizardry, but she was known for Celtic Paganism. Paganism is a spiritual way of life and its origins are rooted in the ancient nature religions of the world. It has absolutely nothing to do with Satan, demons, or devils. It is simply known as the “earth religion.” A Celt is a term for a hundred different tribes. they include different mythologies, and several languages. Celtic Paganism was used alot in the middle ages because it was a whole bunch of different religions put together. They had Gods and Goddesses that ruled over things in nature. It could be mountains, the sky, the sea, the land, the trees, etc. Morgan le Fay was the Goddess of the sea of Avalon. When she healed the ill, she had them drink blessed water and it healed them instantly. Morgan le Fay was a healer until she became associated with Merlin. Merlin was a powerful wizard who gave Morgan her powers. She used sex as a tool to learn all of his spells. Some people even say that...
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...11/14/12 Vedic way to eradicate corruption LONG AGO A NASTY REPORTER CONFRONTED THE Indian Iron Lady, Indira Gandhi, who had dismembered Pakistan, with the rampant corruption at almost all levels of administration. Indeed indirectly she shouldered the responsibility of overseeing the governance of a big nation with a large and diverse population. She deftly brushed aside the loaded question by a swipe of her hand accompanied by a short sentence that Corruption was a global phenomenon. How true and how false. Undoubtedly large amounts of cash changed hands in big offices in Japan for granting favours illegally and resigning when caught in the act. Same was the case with the developed countries of the West. But India walked away with the cake in being submerged inb corruption from top to toe in all walks of life. How is it now, one may ask. Well, the situation on the corruption front has gone from bad to worse. Now under the present regime at the Centre, headed by the same Congress party to which Indira Gandhi belonged, there is a scam a day, There is hardly a Minister of the government who is not directly or indirectly involved in a scam. So, no one can claim that he or she is more pious than the Pope. No one is in a position to exercise the right of throwing the first stone at the sinner because all are sinners and sailing in the same boat. WHAT IS CORRUPTION The dishonest or illegal behavior of people in authority for granting favours for a consideration is termed...
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...Throughout history, we usually get a concrete picture of what it was like to be an elite in different civilizations. From that information we draw out conclusions of what it must have been like for ordinary people. From 4000-500 B.C.E some of the civilizations we’re introduced to are the people of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hebrews and the Greeks. The lives of ordinary people during this time changed because what people once valued began to evolve. In 1792 B.C.E, Hammurabi became the ruler of Babylon (a city in Mesopotamia) and introduced a set of laws that would shape the way rulers governed their cities forever. His people would come to him when they had a problem and it would ultimately lead to a new law. Through these laws, we learn about what was important in Mesopotamian society and what everyone valued. For example, in the code it states, “If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand” (Lualdi 24). This shows that they honored what the father stood for and urged that he be respected. These laws were also very specific and were intended to protect all people no matter their social status. Women, commoners and slaves in this society were protected under the law. In the...
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...Biblical View of the Church The Church was birthed in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost after receiving the promised Holy Spirit. The book of Acts describes the beginning as well as the characteristics of the risen Christ newborn church (Acts 2:42-47). During this time, the Good News of Jesus Christ was proclaimed initially to Jews in Jerusalem and later spread to Gentiles throughout the Roman Empire. Since Jews and Gentiles were God’s “called out ones”, their mutual hostility was transformed into a cooperative unity due to their common salvation provided through Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:13-16). All the people that God has called to himself constitute Christ church on earth, which is surrounded by a big “cloud of witnesses” (Heb. 12:1). Undoubtedly, the New Testament teaching on church is essentially the “ekklesia” formed by a group of people who has been called out of the world by God. Paul refers to the church in Rome as the ones “called to belong to Jesus Christ” and “called to be saints” (Rom. 1:6-7). Hammet (2005) asserts in his book Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches, that the New Testament churches gathered with the absolute goal “to worship (Acts 13:2-3; 1 Cor. 14:23ff), which included prayer (Acts 12:5; 13:3; 14:23), reading of Scripture (Co. 4:16; 1 Tim. 4:13), teaching from the leaders (Acts 20:28-31; Eph. 4:11; 1 Tim. 3:2), and the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:18ff.)”. It is important to notice that even though the people of God in the New Testament...
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...America’s Society in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest In Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the author obvious intention can be easily seen in analogies the author draws. For example, he makes an analogy between the mental institution in the story and a small society, which is the very epitome of that period. He makes an analogy between the patients in the mental institution and the common people in 1950s American society. He also makes an analogy between the nurses and the authorities in mid-twentieth century of America. The rules in the hospital are same as the dogma and law in American society. The common people have to strictly follow the dogmatic rules and the autocracy; freedom does not exist. The patients in the book are like machines. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, using the analogy of a mental institution, suggests that 1950s American society is not free and that people need to rise up to try to change it. Firstly, the Big Nurse’s manipulation and subtle cruelty cannot give enough freedom for the patients. Secondly, the main elements of control are self-inflicted; the fear that holds them down is internal. Thirdly, McMurphy is a messianic figure, and his doom is inevitable. He brings liberation to others, and this is the true meaning to his own life. First, Nurse Ratched’s manipulation and subtle cruelty mirrors discrimination of the era. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the chief Bromden and the patients who are there are essentially being "segregated"...
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...Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment Danielle Bridgewater Psychology of Personality 250 June 04, 2014 Jaime Schuler Psychoanalytic Personality Assessment Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler are known as the pioneers of modern theories (Friedman & Schustack 2012). Their theories have changed psychological standpoints on the human mind and have become the greatest influences on modern psychology. (Friedman & Schustack 2012) Although much has changed over the years, Freud, Jung, and Adler came up with the ideas that has led to the theories of modern human behavior, personality, and thought processes. (The Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology, 2007) Nonetheless, their views, interests, and opinions were different in psychology. (The Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology, 2007) All three were psychiatrists. (The Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology, 2007) Sigmund Freud met Carl Jung after a meeting that lasted 13 hours. (The Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology, 2007) They became conspiring friends while circulating information on psychoanalysis. (The Science and Practice of Clinical Psychology, 2007) Sigmund Freud and Alfred Adler encountered one another at a psychology convention in Vienna. (Bridle & Edelstein, 2000, Spring/Summer) Jung and Adler were fascinated by Freud’s interpretation of ego, superego, and id; however, they had antipathy for Freud’s idealization of sexual theories. (Bridle & Edelstein, 2000, Spring/Summer)...
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...in Unit 3 studio arts was Transformation. I refined my ideas in Unit 4 by focusing specifically on the transformation that occurs in individuals emotionally, including both aspects of outwardly emotion as well as those hidden internally. Although originally I was drawn to the subject matter of Emotions (mostly those shown through facial expressions and body language) by expanding and looking deeper into it all together I was able to be exposed and influenced by a range of other aspects that may not have been in my line of vision. By adopting the subject matter of Time it has allowed me to have a different outlook and to be influenced by socio-cultural factors such as the medias influence in everyday life and functioning, to the role of women, acceptable and non acceptable behaviours and forms of outlets that was once seen as acts against morality and obedience yet through time and growth of a new generation it has became widely accepted. Potential directions have contributed greatly to the development of my final art works. Initially I had the desire to create a sculpture using wire therefore I had multiple trials using different wire thickness as well as sizes however it presumed to be extremely hard to handle and heavily time consuming. Upon researching different art methods and techniques I came across a new form of pencil drawing called ‘gesture drawing.’ A gesture drawing is basically a quick drawing that captures the essential gesture of a subject in its most distilled...
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...RAMAYANA The Supernatural Elements:- Every epic has got a supernatural element in it, which interfaces itself with the human element in the story. The supernatural element has been made use of in order to give more than ordinary importance to the action that takes place in the epic. In the Ramayana, the supernatural element plays a very important part in the action of the story. The nature of the supernatural beings that take part in the story and of the miraculous machines of destructions used by them as well as by the human heroes in their battles is discussed below: There are 2 classes of beings which belong to the category of the supernatural in the Ramayana. They are: 1. the raksasas and 2. the vanaras. 1. The Raksasas: The raksasas are beings of enormous power and size, and are known as premature (beyond what is nature) beings. Ravana has 10 heads, Trisivas has 3 heads. Some other raksasas and raksasas have heads of horses, wolves, jackals, lions, etc. By performing great and severe penance these raksasas had acquired great physical strength and many magical powers. They can bend the bow with such force that their arrows can break to pieces, the rocks thrown at them by their enemies. They can assume whatever shape they please. They can fly through the air with or without aerial chariots. In short, they posses all will powers and the qualities that are attributed to the Gods in the Greek mythology. The raksasas hate virtue and virtuous people and they love the...
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...it’s especially similar. Beowulf is in a sense the quintessential Anglo-Saxon warrior. Warriors at that time were first and foremost loyal to his people and his thane. A warrior was also brave and valorous. Without these what kind of warrior would one be? The warrior had to be courageous to go out to battle without certainty of coming home. Along with courage, a warrior also had to be proud. Not too proud as to offend the thane or his lady, just enough to make him seem worthwhile. Strength was a very sought after trait in a warrior. Strength was so highly viewed in the world of Beowulf it, like seen in line 196-198. One of Hrothgar's horsemen described Beowulf as he arrived at the land of the Danes to help them defeat the demon that was attacking them: “There was no one else like him alive. In his day, he was the mightiest man on earth, Highborn and powerful.” Surprisingly the values of women, mostly a queen, were talked about in the heroic eulogy....
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...such a rough time just trying to understand anything. My parents would take their time and help teach me to read. That wasn’t the best of experiences as I fought with everything I had to not have to learn. Later once I hit middle school and then high school things weren’t so tough for me. I was reading but only what I had to read and nothing more. At this point in my life I still thought that reading was pointless and a waste of time. It wasn’t until 2005 that reading would start to become a daily part of my life. It wasn’t long before I had realized that books had become my best friend, and I would always have a best friend and somewhere to turn when things turned sour from time to time. For many years I made many new friends within the books that I read. Then just like a long distance relationship I knew that they were there but never talked to them or in this case read them for another couple years. In 2010 I was given a very precious gift and from the very beginning before my daughter was even born I would read to her. Even to this day I am still reading to her with one big difference she is learning at an early age that books can be your best friend and that they make for a great way to pass the time if you need to. I don’t want my daughter to have to learn late in life just how important books can and will be like I did. I know that if it wasn’t for the books that I have I would not be where I am today. I wish that I didn’t have to learn so late in life the impact just...
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