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    Heschel states that “Prophets earn their title by witnessing the world around them with outstanding passion.” and Abraham Lincoln fought this war with an outstanding passion. According to Abraham Heschel, “Prophets are also the men whose image is our refuge in distress, and whose voice and vision sustain our faith." Abraham Lincoln helped the United States be hopeful that the Civil War was drawing to an end when people were afraid for their

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    Girard Immanuel Soriano Ecological Principles Lab 9/25/15 Lab Group: I The Effect of C02 Concentration on the Photosynthetic Rate of Algae Introduction: How does the C02 concentration of algal solution affect the photosynthetic rate of Algae? In this experiment, algae solutions of different concentrations of carbon dioxide, on algal growth are tested to determine the effect of varying concentrations of carbon dioxide, on algal growth over a period of nine days. The rate of photosynthesis was

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    Misssionay , Refuge Church, Lynnwood, WA Chiang Mai, Thailand — 2011-2014 ● To serve, counsel, and encourage the foreigner prisoners from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria etc. in Chiang Mai (Thailand) Prison. ● To work with the Pakistani Christians asylum seekers in Chiang Mai, Thailand who had to flee from their homeland due to severe maltreatment. ● To teach the English as a second language via Christian education in the South Asian community. Refuge Liaison/ESL Teacher, World

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    Lord of the Flies is a novel full of marvelous writing and wonderfully utilized poetic devices. On page 185 there is a paragraph that illustrates this better than any other. Golding uses countless poetic devices, each with a particular goal. He uses alliteration on the s sound throughout the paragraph. One line that stands out is “he saw something standing in the center” (Golding 185). The alliteration on the s sound o the words saw, something, standing, and center. In addition, more alliteration

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    Renee and myself teamed up, having an interest in women’s refuge and the domestic violence act, we displayed an awareness of the subject but lacked knowledge of the policy. Through group discussion and many hours of rangahau, the search for the women’s refuge policy and the domestic violence policy came to an end. There was a realization that the domestic violence policy did not exist. New research, veered us away from women’s refuge and into a new direction. Policies were everywhere we looked

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    of this over thirty-year old conflict, waged bitterly between environmental activists and major petroleum producers, is a parcel of land containing nearly 20 million acres of untouched environmental resources known as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). While the ecological importance of the ANWR region is largely undisputed, as the preserve contains critical den grounds for the arctic's large mammals, including polar bears, caribou, and walruses, America's current economic crisis has intensified

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    shelter in place for various reasons, while others left the city as suggested or seek refuge at the state’s designated last resort shelter, The Superdome. Nonetheless, as Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29th, 2005, destruction started as the storm grow stronger. The winds and severe rain fall devastated homes, causing them to be flooded. Families were trapped inside their homes and forced to seek refuge in their attics and rooftops, while waiting helplessly as water levels continues to

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    Stephen Crane’s The Open Boat was based on real events. The details of this story were based on Crane’s experiences. The details directly follow the series of events that took place at an interval of Crane’s life. He was corresponding for a newspaper about the Spanish-American War, and was on a ship, the Commodore, which ran guns to Cuban insurgents in the late 1890’s. The Commodore went down, and one dinghy survived. It had four men, the captain, the cook, the oiler, and Crane. Crane was one of

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    Buddhism and Judaism are both rich with moral and ethical instructions that direct their followers on how to live and act. These teachings not only guide mankind in proper behavior, but also offer obedient believers a manner in which to end strife and suffering by achieving Nirvana which brings the end to the circle of rebirth in Buddhism, and in Judaism reaching the ultimate goal of deliverance and eternal salvation. This paper will explore the similarities and differences between Buddhist and Jewish

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    Australia”, this includes asylum seekers (Australian Human Rights Commission, 2013, p. 5). Further, under Australia’s International human rights obligations they are required to permit asylum seekers to live in the community, while their claims for refuge are being processed. Unless they are assessed as posing a threat to the community. If an asylum seeker is considered to be suitable to live in the community, there are strong conditions attached to the bridging visa, this includes a prohibition to

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