------------------------------------------------- Matthew 26:36-39 (NKJV) ------------------------------------------------- The Prayer in the Garden ------------------------------------------------- 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful,
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Human Error and a Mountain’s Fury is a bad combination When you decide to take on the extremely dangerous journey of climbing Mount Everest, you need to take every precaution to be as safe as possible. Perhaps the most important precaution is to stick to your designated plan or listen to your professional guide. No matter what the weather conditions may have been, human error, including lapses of judgment and simple physical mistakes were the cause of eight people dying up on the summit on that
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The Parable of the Sadhu On a mountain climbing expedition to the Himalayas, Bowen McCoy, a managing director of the Morgan Stanley Company, and his party found a pilgrim, or Sadhu, dying of cold. Although the climbers helped the holy man, Mr. McCoy and his team ultimately pressed on with their trek, determined to reach the summit. This unexpected ethical dilemma left them questioning their values--and the values of business, which often places goal achievement ahead of other considerations. In
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Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word "Igneus" meaning of fire, from "Ignis" meaning fire) is one of the three main rock types (the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock). Igneous rock is formed by magma (molten rock) cooling and becoming solid. Igneous rock may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. This magma can be derived from partial melts of pre-existing rocks in either a planet's
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Guidebook for Aerial Volcano Formation of Aerial Volcano What is a volcano? What is a volcano? A volcano is a mountain that extends downwards to a pool of molten rock called magma below the Earth’s surface. When the pressure inside the Earth builds up, a volcanic eruption occurs. Magma shoots up through the opening and flows down the sides. Volcanoes can also spew volcanic ash when it erupts. What is pyroclastic flow? Aerial Volcano is an active stratovolcano that erupts pyroclastic flow. Pyroclastic
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Too Many Climbers? A lot of people started to visit Yosemite National Park to climb the formidable granite rock formation after the metal cables were installed. And because it’s getting too crowded at the top of the Half Dome summit, Yosemite National Park officials recommended that 300 people a day be allowed to climb it. Some people agree with the park’s official’s suggestion and see that it would be the best thing to do to make it safer for all people at the top. However, this recommendation
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Imagine a forest filled with trees, standing stories high and feel the massive branches as they brush against your skin while you follow an unexplored trail that you know will lead you to a new and enlightening path of greatness. A path that leads you to a land of giants whom you find to be the family that accepts you, listens to you, supports you and celebrates with you your success and is also there for you in your most troubling times. Al Vasquez, a great leader, led that giant family for me
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Is climbing Mt. Everest worth the reward of knowing that you got to do a once-in-a-lifetime experience even though the risks are high? Some people are trying to temporarily close Mt. Everest for 10 years so they can make safer technology. I think they shouldn’t close Mt. Everest down for 10 years just for making safer tech to climb it because we already have a lot of safe tech for climbing and surviving a mountain. The spark that caused most of this concern about climbing Mt. Everest is the avalanche
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experience of what happened to Pompeii. Pliny the Younger, who wrote letters from his point of view of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D and how he experienced this terrible disaster. The letters that Pliny wrote changed what people learned about the history of the destruction. Pliny the Younger helped others today understand what happened during, and after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii. Most importantly, he helped people understand how the people were affected, and what happened
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Comparing Ambitions Macbeth and Rob Hall are both very ambitious characters within their storyline. While they both have the same theoretical goal, their approaches differed. Macbeth’s ambition led him to the path of take the life of his infamous king and his best friend to conquer glory, while Rob had no intention of becoming a king or desiring fame. Ultimately their fates were sealed; Macbeth was killed with everyone in Scotland knowing that he was a horrible king, while Rob passes with everyone
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