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- 2411: God Speaks Through The Mouths Of Poets
- ... and William Wordsworth with the written Word of God, in five poems: The Lamb, The Chimney Sweeper, The Tyger, My Heart Leaps Up, and London 1802. My aim is to show that the writings of great poets are truly the words of God. Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? These begin the words of William Blake's The Lamb. Just as God asks us, Blake questions ... the lambs of God, meek and tender, can we really understand the generosity and glory of a God who gave us life? He did give us life, and Blake tells us that we take this great gift for granted. So, he asks "Dost thou know who made thee?" So God created man in His own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female, He created them. Genesis ... again. Followers of the Christian Faith agree that the men who wrote the scripture in the Bible were writing the words of God, because God was speaking to us through them. I believe that the great poets of our recent history were also writing the words of God, for He was speaking to us through them. How else could the scripture of the Bible, written 1800 years earlier, contain such ...
- 2412: Eastern Rite of the Catholic Church
- ... major type of Catholics, there are actually many types of groups of Catholics. From before 330 AD many different Catholic groups stood out because of their differences. These differences later became the reason for a great split and the Eastern Rite Church was formed. Although the Eastern Rite Church and the Roman Catholic church are very a like they also have many differences. The two churches began to split apart in 313 when Constantine granted freedom to practice Christianity freely. In 330 the church reached a great conflict when Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Constantanople. This later became the Eastern Christendom. Later in 1054 the church reached its breaking point and that is when the great schims occurred. There were two main reasons for the church to split apart. One large part is when the church leaders were arguing about a phase which was added to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ...
- 2413: Macbeth - The Masks Of Lady Ma
- ... be queen is only the start of the immense mask she creates for herself to become the dominating and powerful woman she wants to be. Trying to convince Macbeth to kill the king is a great challenge for Lady Macbeth that allows readers of the play to see the demanding side of her. Because her husband is "too full o' the milk of human kindness" (1.5.13) to kill Duncan ... like the innocent flower" (1.5.61) and use a mask to cover his guilt. Devising her own plans, they will blame the murder on the drunken guards "who will bear the guilt / Of [their] great quell" (1.7.71-72). Her idea will succeed as long as they "screw [their] courage to the sticking-place" (1.7.60). No doubts or thoughts of failure ever enter Lady Macbeth's mind because she is so greedy for the crown that she is willing to risk anything. These dangerous attempts emphasize her great hunger to be queen and the power she yearns for. Killing the king appears to be rather simple to Lady Macbeth, which displays her as a cold-hearted and unremorseful person. If murdering the ...
- 2414: Christmas History
- ... a legend to explain its origin. It seems that a beautiful Saxon maiden named Rowena presented Prince Vortigen with a bowl of wine while toasting him with the words Waes hael. Over the centuries a great deal of ceremony had developed around the custom of drinking wassail. The bowl is carried into a room with great fanfare, a traditional carol about the drink is sung, and finally, the steaming hot beverage is served. For many years in England, a roasted boar's head has been associated with Holiday feasting. The custom ... Christmas Eve. The extended family, master and servant, alike would sleep together on a freshly spread bed of straw. The Yule log was originally an entire tree, carefully chosen, and brought into the house with great ceremony. The butt end would be placed into the hearth while the rest of the tree stuck out into the room. The tree would be slowly fed into the fire and the entire process ...
- 2415: Christianity
- ... have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."1 A simple directive spoken by God himself through Jesus Christ in the Sermon at the Mount, this Great Commission has impacted a countless number of lives throughout the years. The command given by Jesus at that time was actually to act as a continuance of His ministry after his death. Apparently this command ... and did not actively participate in the Church. Another reason for the conversion is that the Indians were in awe of the conquers. The Spanish represented power and the Indians were in reverence of their great amount of power they represented. Some accepted the religion because the missionaries demonstrated boundless zeal, high morals, and great courage. Not all of the missionaries sent by the Church were violent or corrupt. There were some who worked for the benefit of the native population. The Indians saw this and respected it. The ...
- 2416: Hinduism
- ... god is Brahman. He is the origin and the sustainer of all life, and the goal of all things. He is eternal and omnipotent and only he is real. They believe that Brahman is so great that he cannot be explained in human words because all humans are imperfect and Brahman is perfect. Shiva Shiva is usually depicted with six arms each one representing a different function to preform. He is ... deep meditation high in the Himalayas. Shiva is the ultimate god who holds in divine tension the preservation and destruction of the cosmos, both its birth and death. At times he is portrayed as the great ascetic. He is often depicted as the reconciler of dualities such as good and evil, eroticism and asceticism, his creative energy is depicted in the Lingam and Yoni. Shiva is frequently shown in loving union with his consort Parvati (another form of the great goddess) Shiva devotees are called Shaivites, and devotion usually takes the form of Yogic practice. Shiva is often pictured, in one of the best known religious images from India, as the lord of the ...
- 2417: Oedipus The King
- ... the King: Critical Paper Sophocles is able to accomplish to achieve several objectives in his play, Oedipus the King. Sophocles magnificently retells a classic Greek tale while also describing the characters and their motives in great detail. Of the characters Sophocles naturally spends the most time characterizing the protagonist of the play, Oedipus. Sophocles conveys Oedipus' ideals, moral, and opinions about several topics throughout the play. Among the most important and ... him that no one was wiser than he("Apology" 215). In either modesty or disbelieve, Socrates led most of his life questioning others trying to find someone wiser than he. However, although he learned a great deal through his questioning, Socrates discovered only that not one person, philosopher or sophist was truly 4 wise because Socrates would reveal their self-contradictions("Apology" 217). Regardless if Socrates would ever find anyone wiser than himself through inquiry, he believed that the life of inquiry was the most philosophical, and therefore the most divine("Apology" 220). Oedipus too, seems to believe this as he spends a great majority of the play asking questions to anyone he suspects potentially has any information. Oedipus questions everyone that approaches him and questions every scenario that confronts him. Oedipus constantly asks questions, "How can we ...
- 2418: Computer Scientist/Programmer
- ... companies are able to complete a particular job without having to train anyone. Such jobs may last anywhere from a few weeks up to a year or longer. Training and education for programmers vary a great deal, simply because of the different things they will be needed to do when they receive a job and the changes in technology. Brookshear. J.Glenn. Computer Science: An Overview states that "Bachelor's degrees ... way, they must generally work under close supervision when doing their first few assignments. Computer programmers who worked full time in 1996 were averaging a salary of about $40,100 a year. Beirmann, Alan W. Great Ideas in Computer Science: A Gentle Introduction (55;ch 4 para 3). He says "The top ten percent of computer programmers in 1996 will earned more than $65, 000 a year and the middle fifty ... programmer's salary. In the federal government, the starting salary for programmers with a college degrees or some training experience was about $19,500 a year. When making a job choice and salary has a great deal to do with it, a fede ral government-programming job would not be a good choice. In Hal's legacy: Computer programming for Years to Come. The author states "Computer programmer employment is ...
- 2419: Taoism and Buddhism
- Taoism and Buddhism Taoism is one of the two great philosophical and religious traditions that originated in China. The other religion native to China is Confucianism. Both Taoism and Confucianism began at about the same time, around the sixth century B.C.E. China's third great religion, Buddhism, came to China from India around the second century of the common era. Together, these three faiths have shaped Chinese life and thought for nearly twenty-five hundred years (Hartz 3). One dominate ... process, the Taoist version of reincarnation, is repeated until tao is achieved. The following translation from The Tao Te King best summarizes the the theory behind tao and how a Taoist can achieve Tao. The Great Way is very smooth, but the people love the by-paths. . . The wearing of gay embroidered robes, the carrying of sharp swords, fastidiousness in food and drink, superabundance of property and wealth: - this I ...
- 2420: Definition For Satanism
- ... world being Satanists. Large numbers of people feel that a wide variety of unrelated, benign religions (such as Santeria and other Caribbean religions, Druidism, New Age, Wicca, ect.) are forms of Satanism. Such definitions create great confusion. The following are recommended terms and descriptions for four essentially unrelated religions that have been called Satanism. The first is Religious Satanism, This faith includes the recognition of Satan either as a deity or ... of the Golden Dawn and later joined the Ordo Templi Orients (OTO) , which blended ceremonial magick, sex magick, and Freemasonry. Crowley reveled in notoriety, billing himself as the Wickedest Man in the World and the Great Beast 666 of Revelation. He is alleged in to have committed at least one animal sacrifice, experimented with many illegal drugs and engaged in countless sexual orgies. It is not known how much of this ... for today or yesterday but for all time. VIII) Strive ever for more, for conquest is never done. IX) Die rather Submit. X) Forge not works of are but swords of death, for therein lies great art. XI) Learn to raise yourself above yourself so you can triumph over all. XII) The blood of the living makes good fertilizer for the seeds of the new. XIII) He who stands atop ...
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