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Telling It Like It Is “My country, right or wrong,” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, “My mother, drunk or sober.”—G. K. Chesterton, The Defendant These are indeed desperate times. On September 11, 2001, America witnessed the worst act of terrorism in U.S. history. Grief-stricken, angry, and shocked, people from all over America came together in the face of tragedy and solidly affirmed their pride in the U.S.A. The outpouring

sin, but rather it teaches that evil actions can contaminate individuals by causing them to accrue impurities that poison innocence and offend the Kami. To rid one's self of these impurities, Shintoism prescribes ritual washings in natural phenomena like a large source of flowing water or salt. The symbolism of water recognizes that the purification process is letting the person previous sins and acts of uncleanliness flow out of their soul and allowing the Kami, in this case water spirit, to carry

There is No One Like Jobs "How did Job deal with such horrible things?" "What did Job do so wrong for this to happen to him?" "Why did Job not turn his back on God?" are questions most people ask themselves before really understanding the story of Job. God spoke that Job was "a blameless and upright man."(193) If he was so close to perfect then why did God allow Satan to take everything, but his wife? There is a reason for everything God allows, blessed are those who mourn. Job was the type of

An anthology of gay male fantasy erotica. For the Like a Spell anthology, we asked writers to challenge the traditional tropes and send us something new—original stories of magic users, interesting twists on the typical sorcerers and mages. The response was overwhelming and exciting, and we decided to publish four separate anthologies, using the theme of classical elements (earth, air, fire, and water) as the focus for each collection. For the fire anthology, we've focused on stories portraying

of people who emancipated themselves from enslavement.” Like Walker and Schama, Pybus explored the Black Loyalist settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa, but also emphasized the global aspect of the Black Loyalist exile, including in her book those who arrived in the penal colony of New South Wales. Recent scholarship has also examined African American Loyalists within the context of the Revolutionary War. Judith Van Buskirk, in Generous Enemies, showed how many slaves fled to the British in hopes

What was it like to be a Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt? Well, being a Pharaoh back in Ancient Egypt was being a Living God-or being considered one. It was the Pharaohs job to keep the people safe, and he was definitely rewarded for it, if you will. A pharaoh was a Living God, of course! How else would he be treated than with jewels, servants, exotic gifts? Well, that sounds nice, doesn’t it? Well, you that’s not the end of it, not even half of it. While being a pharaoh had its upsides, it is also very

One of the defining characteristics of 18th-century England was the contrast between the city and the country. The people who lived in the city were as partial and loyal to their own environment as the people who were brought up in the countryside, and the two groups developed opinions about each other that were often based on bias and misunderstanding. Frances Burney’s novel Evelina presents a comparison of city life and country life from the point of view of city and country dwellers, showing how

Martti Hellström stated, “Like the leader of an orchestra. I try to get the best out of each and every person in our school.”(Salberg, 2013, p.36). Martti Hellström is the headmaster of the Aurora Primary School located in Finland. Pearson is a leading company in education that provides most of students’ educational materials such as textbooks. Pearson also holds a standing of countries on an index that measures cognitive skills and education. The cognitive skills are measured by looking at global

You Like It v.s Some Like It Hot There are a lot of plays that come from renaissance comedy, William Shakespeare was one of the most famous playwrights during this time. As stated in the notes this comedy also known as romantic comedy focuses on love, affairs, obstacles, disguises, and resolutions. This type of comedy is usually made-up by a conflict that tends to have a happy ending. As You Like It is one of many comedy plays written by Shakespeare. In this paper we will analyze As You like It and

7 Weeks With My Fitbit Flex: What I Like and Don 't Like By Marcia Francois | Submitted On August 06, 2014 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest Expert Author Marcia Francois I heard about the Fitbit for the