Year after year‚ the Bible in all its multitudinous versions remains the number one best-seller in the world. The various “Bibles” we have available today‚ however‚ contain only the books of the traditional “canon” – those that have at one point or another been approved for inclusion by church authorities. The truth remains that we do not have an original manuscript of even a single word of the Bible. The many Bibles we now have are copies‚ which are therefore prone to inaccuracies‚ oversight‚ or
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PART A : INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ESSAY #657660 The human civilisation has in several decades considerably changed the face of the Earth. Glaciers are melting‚ in Patagonia and on Mount Kilimanjaro; satellite image reveals the destruction and plundering of tropical forests‚ in Borneo and Amazonia; lakes and rivers have shrank – even disappeared - in Middle East and the Ural. The exploitation of finite resources and the lack of consciousness regarding the complex systems in which we live in
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on the principles of liberty and freedom‚ Hobbes argues for the essential attributes of self-preservation- the right of nature‚ the 1st law of nature- the duty to seek peace and the 2nd law of nature- the duty to seek peace through contract. The explication of Hobbes’ argument will be followed by my evaluation of Hobbes’ concept of freedom. Due to natural differences between men‚ the state of nature with no limitations on freedom is inevitably flawed. “For such is the nature of men‚ that howsoever
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27 October 2011 Chapter 19 1. "Briefly describe the origins of modern poetry." The origins of poetry are very much like those of literature in general. It began as oral communication handed down through generations to tell a story or entertain. Most was in a simple verse or rhyming format seemingly to be remembered better. It then developed into the epic poem. Finally‚ it transformed into free verse along with a set pattern of poetry. Romanticism led to modernism‚ which led to imagism. The
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Ontological Argument Essay A:Explain the traditional forms of the Ontological argument as put forward by Anselm and Descartes: When considering an argument for God‚ the ontological argument is one of the most intriguing. Mainly because of it’s a priori nature‚ differing from other popular theological arguments which are a posteriori such as the cosmological argument. This means the ontological argument is understood to be true analytically on its own terms without an appeal to experience. Because
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In the chapter “The Global Markets For Anime” in Japanese Cinema: Texts and Contexts‚ Rayna Denison begins by talking about the history of anime. Anime began to consume popular culture in the 1960’s but it wasn’t until the 1980’s that the “second wave of anime films [...] brought a new dystopic future vision to the world.” (Denison‚ 308) Stemming from this “boom” the most popular and consumed anime’s all revolve around dystopian‚ magical and/or science fiction worlds. Denison then goes on to explain
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Cultures et mondialisation »‚ sa pensée et sa vision dite « culturaliste » dans des sociétés africaines. Ainsi nous ne pouvons pas comprendre les différentes démarches proposées dans le présent livre‚ sans commencer par ses principes de départ‚ ses explications et le caractère méthodologique que l’auteur n’a pas cessé de défendre durant les onze dernières années. D’Iribarne part du constat‚ selon lequel‚ les études qui se réfèrent au courant « institutionnaliste » se sont largement répandues durant
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Aryabhatta is the first of the great astronomers of the classical age of India. He was born in Kerala‚ South India in 476 AD but later lived in Kusumapura‚ which his commentator Bhaskara I (629 AD) identifies with pataliputra (modern Patna) in Bihar. His first name “Arya” is hardly a south Indian name while “Bhatt” (or Bhatta) is a typical north Indian name even found today specially among the trader community. Aryabhatta studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major works was Aryabhatiya
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Laughter – A – Medicine (Stefanie Natasha Rich) Explication Laughter – A – Medicine‚ the title itself shows that the poem is about laughter. How laughter can be a medicine and what types of laughter that we have. The theme of this poem is all about laughter and how it can affects our life and the people around us. The poet presents the theme through a first person speaker‚ which is the poet herself. She describes what she kind of laughter that people use to do and some situations that causes
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Leadership http://lea.sagepub.com/ Strategic leadership: The accomplishment of strategy as a ’perennially unfinished project ’ Marian Iszatt-White Leadership 2010 6: 409 DOI: 10.1177/1742715010379310 The online version of this article can be found at: http://lea.sagepub.com/content/6/4/409 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Leadership can be found at: Email Alerts: http://lea.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://lea.sagepub.com/subscriptions
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