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    Kathryn Mary

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    I’ve written before about my younger sister, Kathryn Mary, who was born on September 13, 1972. Within a couple of days of her birth, her doctors discovered that she had Down syndrome and a heart defect that was going to eventually need to be corrected with open heart surgery. Unfortunately, Kathryn never got to a point where she had enough strength and stamina to withstand a surgery. She was so weak that she was never able to turn herself over or crawl on the floor. She gained very little weight

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    their industry, but in the public via media relations. The benefits will transcend an establishments to the [a] neighbourhoods their employees reside or where their businesses are based. For example a student may volunteer at their local police principality because they want to see how officers deal with the public they serve. However, upon seeing the destitution and relationship issues between the

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    In The Prince, originally written in 1513 and later published in 1532, Florentine administrator and diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli argues that a ruler must take appropriate action based upon pragmatism and independence in order to seize and hold power. Based on the circumstances, a ruler must be able to select between contrasting influences: liberality and parsimony, virtue and immorality, prudence and recklessness. The book was very controversial when first published because it contended the Christian

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    resigned from politics and was replaced by a leader of the Congress party named Jawaharlal Nehru. Gandhi then travelled across India teaching passive resistance. In 1939, Gandhi returned to political life because of the federation of Indian principalities with the rest of India. He then decided he would force the ruler of the state to modify his autocratic rule. Gandhi fasted until his demands were met. When World War II broke out, Congress and Gandhi demanded that a declaration of war

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    ideal prince Machiavelli is describing. Prince Giacomo Ronzoni should discontinue his use of the Condottieri (hired mercenary armies) and use troops of his own people who share his ties to the city-state, otherwise, he is just weakening our beloved principality. Going to war is a genuine danger at this time. Therefore, we need allies who have placed their loyalty with the prince because of his skillful, forceful, prideful and cunning military tactics that will bring us victory over neighboring

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    I shall go. I’ll see what the end is gonna be.”. This allowed her to make a connection with the audience. Many people knew this hymnal; therefore, they felt as if she is one of them. Angelou (2008) went on to say "Those of us who gather here, principalities, presidents, senators, those of us who run great companies, who know something about being parents, who know something about being preachers and teachers — those of us..". "Those of us" referred to everyone in the audience, Angelou (2008) was

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    themselves, elected Godfrey of Bouillon as the king of Jerusalem. During his reign, Godfrey dedicated on preserving the Christian churches and religious rules. Godfrey's successor, king Baldwin, established the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem with three principalities. The first thing the king of Jerusalem did after capturing the Holy Land was building churches, authorizing rules for the Temple of

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    Spiritual Warfare Ephesians 6:12 says, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” In the book The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, Uncle Screwtape sends a collection of letters to Wormwood, always signing your affectionate Uncle Screwtape. Screwtape, the older demon, counsels Wormwood on how to tempt “the patient”, a human. Through

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    Culture Defined A simple definition of the word culture is, according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, “the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, place, or time” (2016). A culture includes everything around a human being that shapes their behavior: “arts, beliefs, customs, institutions, inventions, language, technology, and values” (World Book, 2015). The World Book Encyclopedia says, “There are several important characteristics of culture” (2015). World Book (2015) states these

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    Age of Doubt In Europe in the 16th Century

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    the signing of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, which left France in a powerful position in Europe, Germany and Austria losing not only in casualties but in the power structure of Europe, and Europe as a ‘checkerboard of Protestant and Catholic principalities’ (437). The price revolution in Europe was another contributing factor giving Europeans cause for concern. Europe’s population grew after the Black Plague, yet the growth of food remained constant, which led to higher food prices for the large

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