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    The Ten Commandments by Dennis Prager is one of the most influential series I have viewed. These videos have strengthened my faith and deepened my understanding of the Ten Commandments. More specifically, the presentation on the Fourth Commandment struck me. Mr. Prager states that this Commandment is "world binding." This rule from God upholds the fact that there is a loving and caring God. The Fourth Commandment provides people time to bond with friends and family, and rest from work. God loves

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    The 10 Commandments were the acts of what not to do according to the Bible. They were stated by God on Mount Sinai to the people of Israel after releasing them from slavery. These Commandments are known to be divine because God stated them himself, in fact he wrote them with his fingers onto a stone tablet which left a powerful meaning. They are also known as a positive law because there is no room for ambiguity. Throughout Exodus 20 Moses restates God’s words of the Commandments to explain them

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    The Seven Commandments put in effect? I think not. Power corrupts the mind causing horrific problems. Commandments are laws for a community to follow to make life simple. In Animal Farm, the commandments were originally utilized but later changed (on pages 24- 25). If commandments are changed it usually is done to benefit a person or group. This essay will show you the corruption and alterations of their commandments. The first two commandments consist of, “Whatever goes on two legs are enemies

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    Name: Veronica Vasquez Professor: Theodore Sanders Class: WOH 1012 History of World Civilization to 1500 Date: October 15th, 2015 Code of Hammurabi Vs. The Ten Commandments. Picture a king so ahead of his time and so powerful that he was aware of the importance and sense of urgency behind establishing laws to ensure the growth of civilization and humanity. His name was Hammurabi and he was the king of Babylon. He reigned from 1792 B.C. all the way to 1750 B.C. As an innovative and feared

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    Animal Farm, the society has commandments in which people are expected to abide. These are the seven rules that the members of society should follow: everyone should be treated equally, everyone has to vote, drinking alcohol is not allowed, smoking is banned, respect elders, keep phones away during a conversation, and do not kill anyone. All of these commandments are expected to be followed, however some of them are to be followed to an extent. The seven commandments are the key to bettering the

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    the Ten Commandments. Which are “I am the LORD your God, you shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve, you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, remember to keep holy the Sabbath day, honor your father and your mother, you shall not kill, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor, you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, and you shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.” The 10th commandment “You shall

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    overtake the Manor farm. They then create the seven commandments which the animals were supposed to live by. These were created to keep peace on the farm, but the pigs slowly changed these commandments over the course of the story, so that they were in their favor. George Orwell advances the theme of superiority throughout the novel with the changes in the first, sixth, and the seventh commandments. At the beginning of the novel, the first commandment started by saying that anything that walked on two

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    Taken from the seven commandments only two commandments seemed to stand out, these commandments are “Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy” and “No animal shall drink alcohol”. These rules were created to give the animals a reminder of why they are rebelling and allow them to understand and learn them by heart (Orwell 43).The first commandment is a statement of how they view humans.All of the animals agreed with this rule because the owner, Mr.Jones didn’t properly take care of them and they felt

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    The Ten Commandments to some may not be important but to the Christian and Native American religion it plays a key role in their beliefs as beings on the earth. They both believe in a greater god, and being honest, but also differ in how the rules are written. For example, the Native American Commandments say to “be honest,” while the Christian Commandments states, “thou shalt not lie.” With all the different religions in the world, these two have found themselves relatable. Though they are similar

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    THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF ANIMAL FARM. The seven commandments are the basic principles of Animalism worked out by the pigs and described as the originally “unchangeable laws” by which the animals were to obey and follow the rules and were to never to be broken. The seven commandments were written on the wall of where the barn was, by which where the animals day by day read were: Page: 43: 1. Whatever goes on two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes on four legs, or has wings is a friend. 3. No animal

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