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- 1971: Dead Sea Scrolls
- ... Sea. Archaeologists have shown that the scrolls stored in jars in the first cave at QUMRAN were written or copied between the 1st century B.C. and the first half of the 1st century A.D. Chief among the scrolls are two copies of the Book of Isaiah, almost 1,000 years older than any Hebrew biblical manuscript previously known. Another important scroll was the so-called Manual of Discipline for ... been identified with both the ruins at nearby QUMRAN and the Essenes, a Jewish religious sect living an ascetic communal agricultural life in that region between the 2nd century B.C. and 2nd century A.D. Parallels between the Qumran scrolls and the New Testament have led some scholars to suggest a tie between the Essenes and the early Christians, including the much-disputed suggestion that Jesus and John the Baptist ... part, written in Hebrew, but there are many written in Aramaic. Aramaic was the common language of the Jews of Palestine for the last two centuries B.C. and of the first two centuries A.D. The discovery of the Scrolls has greatly enhanced our knowledge of these two languages. In addition, there are a few texts written in Greek. The Scrolls appear to be the library of a Jewish ...
- 1972: Tuat, The Gods, Ceremonies, And Preparations For Coming To The West
- ... explained easily . When the sun god ra discovered ththis wife Nut had been unfaithful with the earth god Geb . He curesed he with barrenness, ensuring her that she could not bare any children during any day of the year. However, the god Thoth, was also in love with Nut and was able to construct five new day with the Moons light he had won in a checker game with that god. These days did not come under the curse of Ra. Nut was able to bear Geb five children: Osiris on the first day, Horus on the second day, Seth was on the third, Isis fourth, and finally Nephthys on the fifth day. When Osiris was born, a voice proclaiming the birht of the lord of ceation was ...
- 1973: Adolescent Drug Abuse
- ... by Marlene Cimons. The article, entitled Illicit drug use by youths shows marked increases, announced that the results of an annual survey showed that drug use had increased significantly among teenagers between 1992 and 1993. D) Source 4: My fourth source was a journal article written by S. Brown and others. It was taken from The Journal of Studies on Alcohol. The article was entitled Conduct disorder among adolescent alcohol and ... a dramatic rise in the use of marijuana and more use of stimulants, LSD and inhalants. It also describes how this trend was a reversal from the recent downward patterns of drug use among teens. D) Source 4: It was found that most cases of alcohol and drug abuse in adolescents was attributed to conduct disorder behavior. It was also found that cases involving this disorder and drug abuse led to ... is a prevalent and dangerous problem. The use of these substances is dangerous and stupid. I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say that I have never tried any drugs or alcohol. I'd be lying if I said that I haven't but now I realize that it is a problem that has to be addressed through action and not ignorance. Table of Contents I.) Introduction ................................................. 1 ...
- 1974: Sometimes a Shining Moment: Good Teachers/ Bad Teachers
- ... a type of teacher that always involved every one in the class discussion. She took the time to realize me as a individual and not just a student that showed up for her class every day. Every day when I went to class I was excited to be their. We never knew what Mrs. Oehler had up her sleeve, but we knew that we would have a good time. When I showed up at room 124 on the first day of class I did not know what to expect. You see I never had Mrs. Oehler in my previous three years of high school. I thought she would be a nice person to have ...
- 1975: The Journey For Freedom
- ... anything that would cause her harm. She is confined in her room with the yellow wallpaper to keep her away from any excitement. John keeps a daily schedule for her, controlling every minute of her day. I have a schedule prescription for each hour of the day; he takes all care from me, and so I feel basely ungrateful not to value it more. (246) John wants to control every aspect of her life, including taking away the ability to write. We ... with the yellow dress and the stories that her husband told her about his trips around the world. Since Louise can t go outside of the house it is her dream to do so one day. When her husband had supposedly passed on, she had the chance to live out the dream that she thought of every minute of every day. But her freedom wouldn t last long. Charlotte had ...
- 1976: Dandelion Wine
- ... handle many difficult situations well. How many 12 year olds can cope with death of important people at that time of their lives? Douglas is forced to deal with it quite a few times. One day Doug meets an old man named Colonel Freeleigh. The Colonel is 100 years of age. The Colonel is a very old man who is quite sick and lonely. The Colonel is at the point in ... come to terms with. Doug was emotionally distraught, but learned that the Colonel died for what he believed in, happiness. Doug is best friends with Jon Hugh. Doug had known Jon his whole life. One day Jon decided to tell Doug that his dad got a job and they were going to move that night. A myriad of emotions ran through Doug s head at this time. Doug wondered if he ... a master plan to get the shoes. Believe it or not, Doug got that certain pair of tennis shoes he saw in the store window. Douglas, his father, and Tom were out picking berries one day. Doug and Tom started wrestling. Suddenly, Doug had a feeling that something big is going to happen. Then it finally hit him. The most wonderful thing took Doug so long to figure out. Doug ...
- 1977: Advertising
- ... due to these people by their ways of making people notice their product. Preston Tucker advertised his new car early, and received many replies on what the car was about; the Nylon company advertised a day in which their product would start selling and the country ran out of stockings to sell; and the Kleenex company used advertising to decide which of two products they should sell. Advertising has different effects ... what is, or is not, worth buying; what they buy, when they buy it and how much are bought. Advertising "symbolizes and concentrates in its image all that is considered good and bad in present day commercial and industrial capitalism in America." (Bensman 9). When advertisers plan their strategies for the sale of a certain product, they look at who would use the item. If the product was make-up, the ... performance."(Panati 346). They were passing in strength and elasticity of the previously known textile fibers. DuPont started advertising early about the "miracle yarn" and the stockings that were made from it. They advertised a day that DuPont would start the sale of the nylon stockings, and they called it "NYLON Day"-May 15, 1940, which is when the stockings were to be first sold. The stores had to make ...
- 1978: The Puritan Society in N. Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
- ... and warm heart" and even "tearful sympathy". Generally, the common people are characterised by their gloominess, but on the New England Holiday before the election, they seem to come to life. It is on that day and during the procession that their English origins show. Hawthorne detects a "dim reflection of former splendour", a reflection that wore off entirely in the course of time; the next generations were not at all capable of celebrating freely. Interestingly, the single day of the year on which Hawthorne depicts the Puritan crowd in high spirits is also the day on which the contrast between the Old World they originate from and the New World they have come to and to a certain extent created becomes most obvious. The New World is full of ...
- 1979: Thunder Rides A Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present
- ... Indian time . . . is governed by participants rather than a clock; it is when things and participants are all present and ready. That time may be ahead of or behind clock time" (1994:5). The Apache day, instead of starting at midnight as in our society, starts whenever the sun comes up, if at all. Generally, exact times are not set for any reason or are needed to be. I feel a lot of their time schedule has evolved instinctively. That is, Apache Indians generally eat, sleep, and wake up at approximately the same times day after day. There has never been a need for anything to happen, say, for example, at exactly 6 or 11 p.m. and I doubt that the Apache will ever completely adapt to a different calendar ...
- 1980: Teachers
- ... mild amount of homework, with few - if any - large projects. A conversation with this type of teacher generally follows this pattern: Teacher: Do you all have your assignment done? Student: No
can we have another day to work on it? Teacher: Well
I guess so. (A whole class period of talking, with no work being done.) The next day also follow a very similar pattern. Teacher: Well, now that I've given you another day to do your homework, do you have your assignment done? Student: No. Can we have another day to work on it? Teacher: Well. I guess so. But you better work this time. This teacher ...
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