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- 4081: Dea Sea Scrolls Imperfection
- ... an archeological sense as well as in a religious aspect. Apparently, the scrolls were copied from other scrolls and then stored in caves near the place that they are assumed to have been written. Theres been a lot of speculation as to the true origin of the scrolls, but common opinion has it that they were copied at Qumran, a settlement near the site that they were found, and then ... will not only see the types of difficulties involved with replication, but will also realize through doubt and reason that using these scrolls as a source of biblical facts is a hazardous idea. A scribes task may seem easy to some, yet when one actually takes a look at the detail and specificity that is put into their work, one can see that a scribes job is probably just as easy as it is for a two-year old to color within the lines of a picture in their coloring book. Today, with the use of modern technology and ...
- 4082: Communicating to Kids about Divorce
- ... parents stop being married, can they decide not to be a mommy or a daddy anymore?" His mother leans over and gives the little boy a hug and replies, "Your daddy and I just can't live together anymore, we still love you and we will always be your mommy and daddy." This question, along with many others, are very common for young children to ask when they are told that ... and the negative appear positive (William Lutz, "The World of Doublespeak." 188). There are many ways that parents can explain to their children that they are getting divorced. Children usually know when their parents aren't happy and may feel confused about the situation. Barb Clark, a divorce counselor and psychologist, suggests different ways to communicate to your children about divorce. She recommends that children need to be told about the ... house, without any explanation to her son about her leaving. The next morning, John sat Brian down and explained that they were getting a divorce. Although Brian was at a mature age, it still didn't make sense to him and he was very disappointed. Could this have been because it happened all so suddenly with out pre-warning? Brian happened to be at a more developed stage in his ...
- 4083: Invisible Man - Themes
- ... battle royal" prior to delivering a speech on humility, and on the progress of the Black people. These are the days during which he is still a hopeful scholar, defining himself as a "potential Booker T. Washington." At this point he is living the life that others have told him that he should live, and defines himself as he believes he is seen through their eyes, as an icon of what ... people. The abuse and degradation which he is put through in the battle royal give him the first inklings that everything is not as it seems, but fail to do anything to change the narrator's perceptions of himself. It is quite possible that if given the chance, the narrator may have gone on living the life that society had preselected for him, and never realized his invisibility, but fate had ... was assigned around Mr. Norton, a powerful white man and founder of the school which he was attending. The narrator made the mistake of taking Mr. Norton through the old slave quarters, and at Norton's request, brought him down to converse with Jim Trueblood, a man who, in the midst of a dream, had raped and impregnated his own daughter. The conversation they had left Mr. Norton very shaken, ...
- 4084: The Once And Future King - Mig
- ... is a tale as timeless as any other found in literature today. Introduced to us by Sir Thomas Malory during the fifteenth century in Morte d Arthur, it was the first complete tale of Arthur s life. Countless portrayals followed for any reader interested in the tale of the boy who was destined to become King. The Once and Future King by T.H. White is certainly the most popular representation of the immortal legend of King Arthur. It is similar to the tales woven before it but White gives new meanings and modernization to the traditional story through his unique perspectives and writing. White takes the reader on a journey in the past enriched by the knowledge of the future. Most importantly, White s notion that society cannot be governed by might alone is a prevalent theme throughout the work. He expresses the ideals of might vs. right as it relates to a world much like our world ...
- 4085: Tarot Card Use In The U.s
- ... movie, but other than that, its was fine. I would definitely go back again, its an experience I d like to share with my friends as well, I learned more about myself which I didn t know existed until the reading. I recommend that everyone gets at least one Tarot card reading in their lifetime, its definitely something worth trying . While everyone has their own reasons for seeing a Tarot card ... on the card in such a way, it appears the reader is attempting to levitate the card using telekinesis. The meaning of the card is then told to the readee , and incorporated into the readee s life, to see where the problem or solution can be fit. Afterwards, 2 other cards are placed on top of the first card and the same thing is applied. The reader then takes the remaining ... that taught that such things were "evil," I tried to stay as far away from them as I could. Even after I learned to open my mind and not live in fear, I still didn t have much interest in them. I just didn t believe that a deck of cards could predict the future or see into the psychic. Actually I STILL don't. Yet I use them occasionally ...
- 4086: Divorce
- ... way. The result was a 250% increase in divorce rates from 1960 to 1980 (according to a fifty state survey conducted by the Journal of Marriage and the Family). Also, younger people in the U.S. who are marrying for the first time face roughly a 40-50% chance of divorcing in their lifetime under current trends (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992, P.5). And of those marriages that end in divorce, many will end in the first 3 to 5 years (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992, P.4). Although much of this increase is to blame on the divorce laws themselves the media plays a big part to, especially with the increasing amount of people ...
- 4087: Shiloh
- ... America up to that time. Pittsburg Landing was an area from where the Yankees planned to attack the Confederates who had moved from Fort Donelson to Corinth, Mississippi. The North was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant and the South by General Albert Sydney Johnston. The Union army was taken by surprise the first day when the Confederate Army unexpectedly attacked, but after Union reinforcements arrived the fighting virtually ended in ... Fort Donelson. His army had moved up to a port on the Tennessee River called Pittsburg Landing in preparation for an attack on Corinth, Mississippi, where the Confederate troops were located. General Halleck, Western U.S. Army commander, had ordered Grant to stay put and wait for reinforcements. Grant had given command of the Pittsburg Landing encampment to General William T. Sherman while he waited at his camp in Savannah, Tennessee. (1) At Corinth, Confederate Generals Albert Sydney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard worked feverishly to ready the 40,000 plus troops there for ...
- 4088: Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine and It's Effects On Two Lives
- Just Say No! A Profile Of Cocaine and It's Effects On Two Lives Greek mythology tells of a young god, Morpheus, god of dreams. Morpheus planted a special purple flower called the lotus. Soon the people of the land smelled the sweet flowers and ... That would be his last time--cocaine stopped his heart and he died instantly. Dr. Louis Caplan, New England Medical Center Hospitals, says that using cocaine is like taking a chance on sudden death: "Cocaine's a loaded gun."5 Len Bias choose to be on the wrong end of the gun. Entertainers seem to live in a world exposed to many drugs. Sometimes they, too, make poor choices. An example ... this is Kurt Cobain. Kurt Cobain was a famous rock singer for the group Nirvana. His music influenced millions of people, and led the world of rock into a completely different direction. While he didn't die of drugs, Kobain's use of cocaine and other drugs helped lead to his death. When he killed himself, the news spread fast, and soon millions of fans, all around the world, were ...
- 4089: Fredrick Douglass 3
- Summary Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, near Hillsborough. He doesn t know for sure of his age, he has seen no proof and his master will not inform him.Most masters prefer for their slaves to stay ignorant. He believes that he was aroundtwenty-seven and ... narrative - he overheard hismaster say he was about seventeen years of age during 1835. His mother, Harriet Bailey,was separated from him when he wasaninfant and she died when he was seven years old.Frederick s father was awhite man who could have been his master but he never foundout. Education was of utmost importance in his life. He received his first lesson whileliving with Mr. and Mrs. Auld. Sophia Auld, Frederick s "mistress",was very humane tohim and spent time teaching him the A,B, C s. After he mastered this, she assisted him inspelling three and fourletter words. At this point in his lesson Mr. ...
- 4090: Uniforms Will Make Schools a Better Place
- ... way they want to, this causes many legal problems. Uniforms in our school system will, indeed, solve some of the toughest problems with schools today. Uniforms will solve some of the toughest problems because; its the uniforms that effect the students perspective of the school climate. For example, Schools have found that uniforms could solve some of the many difficult problems dealing with students. This shows that, there could be actually be a solution to school ... action while trying to avoid problems. In addition, uniforms are spreading to the suburbs, where this is a cheap way to make schools safer, just by making students wear these uniforms. This shows that, its possible for all students to be able to find a way to get these uniforms to schools. It also shows that, were there are places with a lot of violence and hopefully their uniforms ...
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