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    Why there is racism in the American society? In a fourth-grade class a black child raises his hand, the teacher notices him but she did not reply to him. Also, there is a black woman who goes to buy a new car and then she notices that she pays more than the white woman pays for the same car by a thousand dollars (Delgado and Stefancic,1). So you as a white person, if you are in their place do you like to be ignored or to be received this bad treatment because of your color. Racism is something that

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    There is an unending amount of wholesome literature to be found in the world, all simply unique and ranging in genre, but all equally impactful and molding the lives throughout human history. One writer, in specific, has greatly contributed to this historic compilation with his timeless epic, The Odyssey. Homer’s The Odyssey was passed down from generation to generation for centuries before ever being written down. Word of mouth is the only reason we have many works like those of Homer. This epic

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    My wife is not a keen road traveler, but she endures the road because of the destination. For example, the thought of spending some much-needed rest at the beach is worth the trip. In situations, like these we do not think of the journey but what awaits us at the end of the journey. Life is a journey that takes us to one of two destinations and even though the journey maybe challenging at times for believers, we know what awaits us at the end of this journey. Our text today teaches us that the destination

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    Dual Nature

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    The Dual Nature of Jesus expressed through His life, teachings, death, and resurrection Throughout history, people around the world have had many different views on Jesus Christ. Some people are devoted Christians and claim He is the one who came to save the world from the fall of man introduced by Adam. Other people are not sure who He is and have been trying to figure out who Jesus Christ is. While others just do not believe in the teachings and the life of Jesus Christ. Secular historical texts

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    As we clustered around a dining room table laden with steaming dishes and the fancy holiday flatware from Pier One Imports, my cousins and I had one goal in mind: avoid sitting next to crumpled-up Uncle Joe and his half-fabricated recollections of the good ol’ days. Unfortunately for us teens, he typically transformed these reminiscences into accusations aimed directly at our generation. He generally cited our “disregard for the quality of a good conversation” and a supposed inability to “maintain

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    During the Romantic Period, poets believed themselves to be very politically aware and important. William Blake and Charlotte Smith are those amongst those Romantic Poets who took it upon themselves to educate the public on the events of the time; particularly the established Church, the Industrial Revolution and the Slave Trade in Haiti: ‘[Poetry] speaks to a divided society in an attempt to constitute its readers as citizens of what [Geoffrey] Hill calls… the just kingdom… and the commonwealth’

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    Each of the four Gospels contains points in ecclesiology. In the Great Commission, Jesus’ last instruction to the Apostles is to go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching people (Matthew 28:19-20). For Jesus’ mission to continue and for his Church to grow, discipleship is necessary. Discipleship is a prominent theme in all four Gospels, for purposes of this essay, only the Gospels of John and Luke-Acts will be analyzed. The similarities regarding discipleship in these Gospels include

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    Festivals as Ways to Learn About Faith Pesach is the biggest of the three pilgrim festivals, along with Sukkot and Shavuot and these all commemorate the period in history that the Jews pilgrimed from Egypt to the Promised Land of Israel. The first day of Passover is the same day as the commemoration of the destruction of the temple and this is insisted by the Talmud. The symbolism of the name Passover reminds

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    The Five Pillars of Islam "La ilaha ila Allah; Muhammadur-rasul Allah," There is no god but Allah; Muhammad (PBUH) is the Messenger of Allah. This essential phrase in Islam is termed "Shahadah" which literally means "to witness" and is the first pillar of Islam. Any Muslim or any individual that wants to convert to Islam must recite and more importantly, must truly believe this statement. It is the first words that are heard through the ears of a newborn, and is stressed from thereon as soon

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    Statement # 1(From The Cradle, The Cross, and The Crown Chapter 16, Loc 20746 of 28382, 1st Paragraph) “God had invited the Israelites into his rest, but they had failed through unbelief and disobedience.” After reading the book of Hebrews, doubt and disobedience are the two things that will hurt one’s walk with Christ. God desires believers to have faith; however, doubt and unbelief can cancel one’s faith. Faith is the one tool necessary for believers to possess to war against the power of darkness

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