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- 20611: Barnabas
- ... by Luke to mean "Son of Encouragement" (Acts 4:36). Barnabas was an apostle of the secondary group, companion of Paul on his mission to Cyprus and the Pisidian mainland. Barnabas first appears in Luke's account of communal living in the Jerusalem church, as a man of some means who gave to the church the proceeds from the sale of a piece land, "Barnabas sold a field he owned and ... determined not to allow such an oversight to happen again. Leadership again changes back to Barnabas after the stoning of Paul in Lystra and "he and Barnabas left for Derbe" (Acts 14:19-20). Luke's account of the conference at Jerusalem (Acts 15) again places Barnabas at the front, indicating that Barnabas was in better standing than Paul in Jerusalem. "Barnabas and Paul" made the report in the conference relating to the work which had been done among the Gentiles (Acts 15:12). The document which was sent by the conference recommending "Barnabas and Paul" to the Syrian and Cilician churches again shows Luke's knowledge of the relative standing of the two men in Jerusalem. The separation of Barnabas from Paul and their divergent missionary activity began in Antioch after the Jerusalem conference. The issue which Luke gives ...
- 20612: History Of Cleveland
- ... people. Although Cleveland never became the largest city in the nation, the closest they got was 5th with 900,429 people. Interesting enough, even though that was the highest position Cleveland ever got, that wasn’t the highest the population ever was. In 1950 the population was 914,808 which put them in 7th place. With large populations came major events. The first major event for Cleveland is one that now ... Airport. Not everything was easy for Cleveland though. It had some tough times, like in its beginning. In 1800 after the Connecticut Land Company had found the land they had difficulty selling it. People wouldn’t offer enough money, so they had to rewrite new contracts with people and make some land look a little better so that it would seem more profitable for people to purchase. In 1832 a cholera epidemic took 50 lives. Luckily however, there were doctors available so the epidemic didn’t reach more then the 50 it had already destroyed. In 1933 Cleveland was dealing with the Depression just as the rest of the country was. Their unemployment rate peaked in that year with nearly ...
- 20613: Women and The Bible
- Women and The Bible The Bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of woman's emancipation. A famous 19th century feminist named Elizabeth Cady Stanton voiced this about her struggle for women's freedom. Women, considered a lower class than the men, wanted this subjugation changed. Part of the reason for the subjugation of women is that the Bible could be interpreted in many different ways to suit ... submissive qualities that were taught to her when she was young. We, as a society, also see this in media. In the November 5, 1996 airing of the sitcom Cybil, the future stepmother of Cybil's daughter was giving advice to the daughter. The advice was that women should let men win arguments. Cybil, enraged, made told her daughter that she did not have to submit. Along with the belief ...
- 20614: The Longest Day
- The Longest Day Few of God's miracles cause protests in the "scientific" community like the account of Joshua's long day - when God made the sun and moon to stand still. But science and modern technology have done more to verify this phenominal biblical fact than they have to refute it. Common sense would ... discovered that a whole day has been unaccountably added in time. The positions of the moon, sun, and planets have to be calculated precisely for all space shots to avoid problems in establishing the satellite's orbit. The orbit has to be calculated for the life of the satellite to avoid its running into something else in space. Using computers, scientists can tell the exact location of the planets and ...
- 20615: Holocoust
- ... blazing inferno consuming the lives of the men, women, and children who crossed its incendiary path. After World War I, the social climate in Germany was dismal. The German people were humiliated by their country's defeat and by the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The economic depression that resulted left millions of individuals out of work. The German government was weak, and the people sought new leadership. These conditions ... avoidance of those considered undesirable. On April 1, 1933, Hitler called for a boycott of all Jewish businesses. Nazi storm troopers stood in front of stores owned by Jewish proprietors holding signs that warned: "Don't buy from Jews," "The Jews are our misfortune," and "Buy Aryan" (Bachrach 14). Many Jews lost their businesses as a result of the boycott. Restaurant signs cautioned, "No Jews or Dogs Allowed"(15). Radio broadcasts ... Works Cited Altman, Linda Jacobs. Forever Outsiders: Jews and History from Ancient Times to August 1935. Woodbridge, CT: Blackbirch Press, 1998. Vol. 1 of Holocaust. Ed. William L. Shulman. 8 vols. 1998. Altshuler, David. Hitler's War Against the Jews- The Holocaust: A Young Reader's Version of the War Against the Jews. West Orange, NJ: Behrman house, 1987. Ayer, Eleanor H. A Firestorm Unleashed: January 1942 - June 1943. Woodbridge, ...
- 20616: What is Satanism?
- ... Satanists do not believe that you can love everyone and treat every person the same. By failing to hate you make yourself unable to love. Feared by their enemies and loved by their friends, Satanist's build their stronghold in the community. The term occult means "hidden" or those things or teachings that are unknown information, knowledge that is gained beyond the five senses. Therefore, knowledge is received by some supernatural ... on the belief that man is inherently a selfish, violent creature… that the earth will be ruled by those who fight and win." Satanism challenges the biblical teachings regarding mans relationship to others. Young Satanist's believe that the strong will rule with Satan. Power has become an obsession with young Satanists. It is sought after on the physical, mental, and spiritual levels. Gaining knowledge that others do not posses is ... open door into the world of the occult and demonic activity. Disembodied speak to the living through the medium of the Ouija Board. This information is believed to be truth from the other side; Lucifer's delusion to gain our allegiance. Most cases are with people who have used the Ouija Board. The Ouija Board is the easiest way to become possessed. The greatest danger of the Ouija is that ...
- 20617: How Adolf Hitler Got To The To
- ... to tell his story. He shot Suzanne in the head four times last March, three days after she reported to the police that she had been raped. Sirhan fully believes that the rape was Suzanne's fault - her "mistake" - regardless of the fact that it was done against her will. Although he thought he was committing a capital crime at the time, Sirhan was not deterred because he fully believes that his sister had to be killed for what happened to her in order to restore family pride. Says Sirhan ". . . it's better to have one person die than to have the whole family die from shame." The beliefs and attitudes of Sirhan are not uncommon in Jordan; unfortunately nor are they among men in North America ... sexual abuse committed against them. Many women do not even tell anyone about what has happened to them because their attacker has led them to believe that everything was their fault. In court, a woman's story is not often believed. Women tend to refrain from making charges against their abusers because they do not want to have to deal with the anguish and embarrassment that telling their story will ...
- 20618: Humanism The Renaissance And M
- Humanism The introduction of the concept of humanism greatly affected the Renaissance. The Humanistic influence shaped Renaissance art, writing, education and thinkers, its ideas were spread among all aspects of life. Machiavelli’s writings during the Renaissance were also affected by the ideas of humanism. His ideas reflect the thoughts of humanism in the way he thought governments and societies should be organized. Humanism’s influence on art was very obvious, it could be seen slowly infiltrating all art throughout the Renaissance. At the begging of the Renaissance, most art was very dark and dismal. The works portrayed people doing very menial labor, the people did not seem happy and their clothing was very plain. As the Renaissance progressed and humanism’s influence was more felt the paintings used lighter colors, the people in them were smiling and their clothing many times included gold trim or accents. The late Renaissance art also has a larger focus ...
- 20619: In The Beginning
- ... went, the English were used to paying for sex and the Indian women were used to trading for it so it worked out pretty well for the two parties. At one point in the 1500’s a man named Cartagena captured three-hundred Indians, and two-hundred African Americans and took them to Florida, they figured that this was an attempt to allow the Spanish and the two groups he had ... slavery did not become prominent until the seventeen hundreds. The typical black person was thought of as property and could be sold, given away, abused, or whatever their master could think of and it didn’t matter. Slavery for blacks first came big in Virginia. These slaves were not permitted to have sexual relations with one another and the masters and the masters wives were not supposed to have sexual relations with their slaves. This, of course still happened happened, which was proven by all of the illegitimate children. Some of the things in this article was pretty upsetting and it’s hard to realize that women and people of different races were treated so unfairly. The nice thing is that these terrible things have ended. If I was alive in those ages, it seems that ...
- 20620: Herrick vs. Marvell
- Herrick vs. Marvell Poetry Essay “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” by Rober Herrick and Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” have many similarities and differences. The tone of the speakers, the audience each poem is directed to, and the theme make up some of the literary elements that help fit this description. The tone of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and “To His Coy Mistress” are different. In Herrick’s poem, his tone is relaxed. For instance when he writes, “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, /Old times is still a-flying,” his word choice has a very relaxed and casual tone. His attitude reflects the relaxed tone in his poem. In Marvell’s poem, his tone is serious. Marvell’s purpose is to persuade his mistress to have sex with him. He tries to lure her in when saying, “Had we but World enough, and Time.” He ...
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