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- 8521: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
- ... extensively. The Last Week occupies one-third of Matthew, approximately one-third of Mark, one-quarter of Luke, and one-half of John. John devotes seven chapters, about one-third of his book, to Crucifixion Day, sunset to sunset. Thus all four writers present the one and same Person: the God-Man, Servant of the Lord, King of Israel, humanity's Redeemer. The special emphasis of Matthew is that Jesus is ...
- 8522: Chronicle - Life And Times Of Sula And Nel
- ... Greene. Like best friends, Sula took charge of the wedding arrangements for Nel. She made sure that all was in order and that no matter what happened later on that Nel would enjoy her special day. Although Nel was not bothered about getting married to anyone at that time, the motherly instinct and the need to care for someone in need made her a willing participant. Again, one can clearly see ...
- 8523: Shintoism
- ... of unrelated local religions that combined with the the centralized states. The two texts of Shintoism, the Kojiki (The records of Ancient matters) and the Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan), were written down around 700 A.D., two centuries after Japan had declared Buddhism the state religion. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Japanese government campaigned to make Shinto the national religion. However many people were unhappy with Shintoism. During that ...
- 8524: Separation Of Church and State
- ... district court. This case dealt with the public school district of New Hyde Park, New York. The problem in this case was that school officials were allowing a school prayer at the beginning of the day. A main political issue within public schools involves the First Amendment, how the school system enforces certain things and how schools can get around the separation between church and state. The First Amendment is being ...
- 8525: Cicero
- ... 58, Cicero was in danger, and in March fled Rome. In 57, thanks to the activity of Pompey and particularly the tribune Milo, he was recalled on August 4. Cicero landed at Brundisium on that day and was acclaimed all along his route to Rome, where he arrived a month later. Pompey renewed his compact with Caesar and Crassus at Luca in April 56. Cicero then agreed, under pressure from Pompey ...
- 8526: Religious Meaning of the Birthright Story
- ... be some many people in the world content with second best. If a kid does not make the basketball team at school, he should not go home discouraged, he should be out practicing every single day so that when the next chance comes around he will not only be on the team, but the best on the team. What have we done today to make ourselves the very best at whatever ...
- 8527: Religion in Public Schools
- ... where much seems to be discouraging and where problems appear at every corner, we pray that the human spirit will not be taught by cynicism or despair, but rejoice in the possibilities of every new day and accept all Your blessings with thanksgiving. Amen. For some people in the Congress this raises serious questions about when prayer is or is not appropriate. One of the Representatives from Oklahoma made this comment ...
- 8528: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Superstition
- ... ve lost a horseshoe that you've found, instead of nailing it up over the door, but I hadn't ever heard anybody say it was any way to keep of bad luck when you'd killed a spider."(Twain 5). In chapter four Huck sees Pap's footprints in the snow. So Huck goes to Jim to ask him why Pap is here. Jim gets a hair-ball that is ...
- 8529: Prevent Coercive Prayer in Public Schools
- ... s schools. The purpose of public schools is to educate, not indoctrinate. Schoolchildren are a captive audience. How could a second-, fourth-, or even sixth-grader view the routine recital of prayers during the school day as a voluntary action? This invasive practice would create unnecessary divisions among children by making them unduly aware of their religious differences. Public schools are for everyone, whether they are Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim, or Taoist ...
- 8530: Notre Dame
- ... the most on the project. The man in charge of building was called the master builder. The people under him were the master craftsmen, the manuel laborors, loaders, and piece workers. For these workers, a day of hard work was worth about 2 or 3 loaves of bread. The stone used to build Notre Dame was gotten by digging in the ground for it. In a location as close to where ...
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