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    I would consider myself as a person who has interests in many different topics. I really enjoy reading about historical events, International relations, true stories from the past and having conversation with an elderly and of course travelling. History has a special place in my heart. Because it is the only thing that’s real in fact. Present could be very deceiving, future is unclear, but the past is in fact did happen, good or bad it did take a place on earth. Just looking at this world and knowing

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    One of the words that may help to shine some light on to Paul’s intentions is αἰσχρὸν. A word meaning “disgraceful, shameful, dishonest” or “filthy.” The idea that this is a matter of shame creates some justification for considering this to be a situational issue. It seems unlikely that there would be shame associated with a woman speaking in church in the twenty-first century. It would be far less likely to associate women preachers with being dishonest or filthy. This word may hint at the nature

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    The significance and meanings behind the use of symbols and iconography within Western Christianity and Buddhism has evolved in the depiction of Christ and Buddha. The purpose of this essay is to compare some key elements of Christian and Buddhist symbolism as pertaining to the meaning of concept of God, the soul, suffering, and their view of religious concepts. Concept of God First let’s look the idea of God. According to the Christian religion God is divine and is Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscience

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    A Walk with Job The Old Testament is filled with fascinating stories about freedom, war, sacrifice, love, etc. The list could go on for quite a while, but I personally have trouble connecting with the majority of these stories. Because I have trouble connecting with the stories, the characters are hard to relate with. They seem to be heroes, warriors, and simply just hard to fathom. Luckily, there is one character in the Old Testament that I can connect with and exemplifies everything that God

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    done to identify potential fall risk factors. Medical history of the patient, body functions, activities, participation and cognition are some of the aspects to take in consideration regarding an old adult health care. Beside those factors, environmental hazard is one of the most common causes of falling in old people even when they are healthy (Avin, Keith G, ; Hanke, Timothy A; Kirk-Sanchez, Neva; McDonough, Christine M; Shubert, Tiffany E; et al, Jun 2015). Because elderly

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    The Death Of A Loved One

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    The death of a loved one is an event that all of us is likely to experience during our lifetimes, often on numerous occasions. For many human beings, the subject of death could be creepy, undeniable, frightening and something too dark to face. The reality is that when a human being is born death is also born. Since we left the womb of our mother 's, death is part of our journey through life and becomes a shadow forever. While such loss often transforms lives, it does not necessarily need to be for

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    In Yasunari Kawabata’s book the old capital, there is a profounding amount of beauty which is described. One could even argue that the story of Chieko is of secondary importance to describing the beauty of Kyoto. In every part of the book there always seems to be a reference to nature and the seasons . In most instances, nature as well as the traditional Japanese festivals in the novel often symbolize the parallel of a new modernizing japan and the old traditional Japan. However, more importantly

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    List 8: 1. Perspective Taking (p.338): This concept has to do with understanding how another person thinks and feels. This is important in the development of young children because it determines whether they have prosocial or antisocial mindsets. This type of understanding would not be possible without the executive functions of the brain. I think it is an interesting concept because it requires us to cease our own thoughts for a minute and consider the perspective of another person, which is important

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    How We Got The Bible

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    been used through out the world even before the time of Moses. People have been writing things down since the dawn of time, with all different types of materials. According to the book, the Old Testament was originally written on leather, while the New Testament was inked on papyrus. Although this is what the old and New Testament are written on, there are two major divisions of the New Testament: the uncials and cursives or

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    When I first moved to the big city of Jacksonville, I was cultured shocked. Being born and raised in a small town where everyone knew everyone, elderly people made up the majority of the population, and being a liberal could get a brawl going, the new diversity astounded me. Growing up in my southern town, I was not forced to have specific ideals, but the culture certainly affected them. My town has made me who I am today and I question if being raised so conservative has held me back and if the

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