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    future. In the plot of The Quest For The Holy Grail, many events are attributed not only to the characters free will but also by chance and luck. Chance and luck play a big role in the outcome of the book, such as a contributor to the completion of the Holy Grail. In other words, if there was no luck or chance in the book, the plot couldn't have taken place. Particularly, chance, luck, and free will are all associated with each other. In the Quest for the Holy Grail, Perceval’s free will leads him

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    One. The spirit of those who had slept for such a time rose from the ground. Bones, tendons, and flesh appeared on them as a garment. A rip in the sky caused a mighty wind to fall from another world that had an excess of the breath of life. They who were once placed beneath the ground stood on earth with the promised gift of life returned to them. Tears of joy and weeping of gladness filled the land because of what they witnessed. Bedsheets were provided to those resurrected to new life to cover

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    attraction towards a female. The female love interests are presented through a spiritual light and given this holy image from the protagonists. Due to the boy’s ages being toward the younger side, their exposure to sexual love is quite limited, so when they first experience this type of love, it is so unfamiliar that they prioritize and idolize it, giving the impression of the girls being these holy beings that they worship in a spiritual way. In James Joyce’s Araby the narrator has a tortured on his neighbour

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    define them. Although all three religions believe in the existence of a single god, the form that God takes differs throughout the Abrahamic religions. In Christianity, God is perceived as the Holy Trinity. The text describes the Holy Trinity as “three equal ‘persons’ within one divine being: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” (p. 201). The first pillar of Islam argues against this Christian ideal “professing the unity of God” saying “there is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” (p. 249)

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    Religious Holy War

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    The religious holy war is a conflict that caused because of the differences in religion, and beliefs between nations, and people. In 2001, After the attacks of 9/11, as a result, the 43rd U.S. president of the United States George W. Bush declared the "War on terror". After 9/11, the tension, and the conflict between the Western-Islamic world has been rising and impacted both nations, especially after just one month of 9/11, The war against an Islamic conservative country like Afghanistan started

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    Holy Trinity Religion

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    Catholics believe in the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is the belief that there is one god in three people—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, n.d.). God is the father, Jesus is the son of god, and the holy spirit is the the divide communication between Jesus and God. In Catholicism god are both son and father which means there is one god but it represented in two different places. The Holy Spirit is a connection with god. The Holy Spirit is part of the

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    which was also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre was the largest outdoor theatre in all of the Roman Empire. The Colosseum had many different types of entertainment involving lots of death. In later years the Colosseum was used as a cemetery a holy ground and many other things. The Colosseum had very advanced technology for its time. The Colosseum is one of the most well known Roman buildings. Why was the Colosseum built and what was the purpose of it? The Colosseum was built to show the power of

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    history. In case you didn’t know, there was a series of nine wars that came to be known as the Crusades. The Crusades were fought mainly for land. The land that was fought for was Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a holy town where Christians, Jews, and Muslims could go to and worship. They all have their own holy shrines at Jerusalem. The Christians have the Western Wall, the Muslims have The Dome of the Rock, and the Jews have the Great Temples of Harad and Solomon. The Crusades destroyed numerous beautiful buildings

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    The wind sings its chilling tune through the stiff branches of the trees. The stale air pierces my lungs sending a chill down my spine.I fear that this war is not as holy as they claim. For there will be other implications with the holy land, but I cannot let on that I a Templar knight have suspicions of my mission to retrieve the holy land from the Muslims. I must fight to live for there is no escaping this war now ,fight to see my family once again, oh hold them safely in my arms.To hear the voice

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    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit When an individual comes to faith in Christ he or she is not left alone to battle the struggles of sin, lead people to Jesus, experience heartache and sorrow, find God’s will, or live a life that is pleasing and honoring to the Lord. No, Christians are given an awesome gift that cannot be purchased or earned. Believers are blessed with the gift of a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Jesus said in John 14:16, “ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you

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