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    or monarchism is literally the act of "dwelling alone". The Rule of St Benedict played an important role in Europe during the middle ages, monks were able to preserve many classical works from both the Romans and the Greeks while acting as copiers that produced books, they were the most pious of the church and acted as a model for the average person to strive for. It dignified manual labor, the rule acted as a written constitution and rule of law for most monasteries, policies could be seen as harsh

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    The Rules of a Benedictine The Rule of St. Benedict is quite interesting when considering life at a monetary. The rule gives incredible insight of how the monastery functions, and it’s entirely being nothing like what one would expect it to be like. The rule of St, Benedict is rules that everyone should try to live by, but its ok if one doesn’t. The rule of St. Benedict had some uncompromising rules that are rigid to live by, and some that are not as rigid. In this essay it will be explained

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    The Rule of St. Benedict and Beowulf both provide images of an ideal ruler and an ideal subject. For the Rule of St. Benedict, they are the good abbot and the proper monk. In Beowulf, the good warrior-king and the loyal members of his warrior band. These images of the ruler and subject of each book are very similar and different as well as show the bad view of rulers and subjects and the books show the value systems of those writing the texts. These pieces of literature, how different they may seem

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    The Rule of Saint Benedict is believed to have been written around 535 AD by Benedict of Nursia who is remembered for establishing the monastery at Monte Casino, Italy. This Rule was mandated by Louis the Pious as the Rule for the empire and eventually became the dominant Rule in the West (Fry 69). The Rule of Saint Augustine was likely written around the year 400 AD by Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, who “is said to have written the Rule for the canons of his cathedral in Hippo.” This Rule became

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    In The Rule of St. Benedict, was written around the fifth century, was written by St. Benedict to set up a system for monasteries to systematically run by. He was able to set up a daily routine, a code of conduct, and a system of leadership, for the monks to live by on a daily basis. Benedict seemed to be able to plan for any situation that the monks would face, and a way to handle the situation. The Rule of St. Benedict became very influential and important to early Christianity. Benedict was able

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    play about a blind father that has fled from his country. The other work that can be used to compare this with is The Rule of St. Benedict, which shows us the life of a monk. When we compare these two works we will look at the differences in the human nature, who the authority was and how it changed, what the consequences of disobeying the authority are, and who enforces the rules In the book Oedipus at Colonus, the view of human nature is that citizens live life as they are prophesied by the oracles

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    Beowulf and The Rule of St. Benedict are both examples of what a well-ordered society would look like during this period in time. Both of these societies had a system that they used to keep them functioning to their greatest potential. In Beowulf, the great mead hall called Heorot, before the coming of Grendel, was the model for this society. It is the area in which the king and his people gathered to eat and plan battles. In Benedict, the system they used that resembled a society functioning

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    The Rule of Saint Benedict Hello Abbot Morrow, I am nun Autumn Johnson and I am writing you to tell you about the daily life of a monk and some background knowledge. Benedict was born into a good family in a small town outside Rome. He was born in c. 480 ce. He was sent to a university to get an education in liberal arts. He liked college but saw his friends were getting out of control and did not want that to be him so he moved to Subiaco, Italy to live in a grotto. He believed angels were with

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    Saint Benedict of Nursia was born on March 2, 480 A.D. in Norcia, Italy (World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy, St. Benedict of Nursia). Saint Benedict of Nursia was the founder of the Benedictine rule. Even when everyone surrounding him in his monastery had decided to sin, Saint Benedict stayed loyal to God and did not sin. St. Benedict of Nursia was always a great example for all Christians and everyone living in his community throughout his early life and his public life. St. Benedict

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    great leader. My plan in this paper is to show how Mahatma Gandhi led by example and how his way of living as a leader matches what St. Benedict says about the qualities of a leader. Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer. He became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule over India. Gandhi was globally recognized for his belief of nonviolent campaigns also known as satyagraha. The quotes of his which

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