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- 4811: Religion: Judaism or Judaisms?
- ... have their precious Jerusalem back (through the help of other nations and their politics) there is great conflict and emotion surrounding it. Other nations and people in the area feel that they should be in control of the renowned city, and the Jews deny fervently any attempt to wrestle it from their occupation. It is true that there is no temple in Jeruslaem today, nor are all the Jews in the ...
- 4812: What is a Witch?
- ... they can hold no more energy, they visualize the intent of their spell and release the energy to do its work. Witches cast spells for many different reasons, but they never use magic to hurt, control, or destroy. Wicca has no written laws of what is right or wrong, no huge books of ancient dogma, but it does have one essential rule of thumb: the Witches' Rede. Simplified, it says: Do ...
- 4813: The Roots of Christianity
- ... the holy city in peaceful coexistence, and Islamic leaders respected the rights of Christian pilgrims to visit sacred sites. But in 1071 another Moslem group, the Seljuk Turks, overran the Arab Islamic Empire and took control of Palestine. They were less hospitable to the Christians in Jerusalem, and soon stories of attacks on Christians and the destruction of Christian churches reached Western Europe. The Seljuk Turks also directly threatened the entire ...
- 4814: A Comparison of Islam and Christianity
- ... and spread the word of God. The intent was not to force conversion on anyone; this was forbidden by the Koran and the Bible. The object of jihad and the crusades was to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of Islam and Christianity. Both took separate paths to accomplish their prospective goals, thus explaining the Islam influence in the Middle East and North Africa ...
- 4815: The Rise and Down Fall of Major Beliefs
- ... the house burned for an important reason. All things that happen in the world happen because God chooses for that to happen is the mentality of the Puritans. They trust in god to provide and control their world. The similarities between the two beliefs are that both believe in some sort of god and that the god is the creator of the world. They both also believe that there is only ...
- 4816: The Koran, the Bible, and Joseph
- ... also dreamed of seven good ears of corn being devoured by seven bad ears of corn. Joseph interpreted these dreams as being seven years of plenty and seven years of famine. The Pharaoh gave Joseph control over the land and said, "Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art (Genesis 41:39). And Pharaoh set Joseph over all the land of ...
- 4817: School Prayer Should Be Allowed
- ... better than the another. This could be solved by giving each major religion a prayer and read separately by individuals. School prayer should be decided by the parents and the individual. This way giving more control over what happens to where it belongs. The parents who are religious would not mind if their children recited prayers. These people are Christian leaders or participate in church activities, who like my parents, have ...
- 4818: Bruce Lee
- ... characteristics was his discipline. During Bruce’s teenage years he was a member of a street gang that simply went looking for fights. However, through martial arts Bruce developed discipline and was soon able to control himself. Bruce’s discipline is easily seen in this quote about problems that occurred on the set of Enter the Dragon. "Another problem was that the martial arts extras- most of whom were members of ...
- 4819: Buddha
- ... this cycle. (Pardue, page 228) Siddhartha also practiced the art of yoga and self mutilation. Yoga is a system of inward, ascetic discipline over the body, mind, and motivations. In other words, yoga is gaining control over one's desires and even their needs such as breathing or eating. It can be accomplished by long, concentrated hours of meditation. (Pardue, page 228) It is designed to end the torturous cycle of ...
- 4820: Calvin Coolidge
- ... Other measures at his list included the steady growth of civil and military aviation, expansion of the services offered by the departments of the Agriculture and Commerce, regulation of radio broadcasting, development of waterways, flood control, and the encouragement of cooperative solutions to farming problems (Touchman 178). Coolidge also endorsed Jeffersonian ideas of minimal government. His do-as-little-as-possible policy fit the style of the times in which America ...
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