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    Lessons of Courage Life is full of courage. In a world full of hatred and racism‚ courage is the one thing that everybody needs‚ especially in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many events help certain characters stand out and leave the reader with a good picture of the many types of people in Maycomb. The main characters that will be included in almost every event are Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. As a family‚ they will go through many obstacles and hopefully persevere

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    Historical Foundations

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    Abstract Language has been a way for all to interact with everyone. It has been used to keep ideas‚ emotions‚ laws and social correctness intact for all cultures. Latin was the original language that was used to communicate amongst all cultures. Now societies today used a variety of vernacular languages such as‚ Spanish‚ Italian and English. In many cultures knowing more than one language is considered a high value. All aspects of culture‚ society and education were impacted during the

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    fault because trains always have the right of way even with law enforcements. According to Railroad Crossing Safety Organization they state‚ “A train hits someone in Americaevery 115 minutes‚ often with fatal results.” Accidents happen way more often with trains then you think probably not as many as commercial cars‚ But when they do happen it’s mostly during daylight hours. What Railroad crossing safety organization also state that‚ “The majority of trainsand motor vehicles occur when trains are

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    Quest for Historical Jesus

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    The Quest for Historical Jesus With respects to the challenges that are faced to Christian theology through historical critical reading of the Bible‚ it never answered one question who was Jesus and when did he exactly live. The research that I have obtained on the quest for historical Jesus comes from Hans Schwarz Theology in a Global Context: the Last 200 Years and also from Albert Schweitzer’s The Quest for Historical Jesus. These two novels helped my research tremendously and gave me a starting

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    Wheelchairs are intended to provide people with comfort and independence after their movement has been either compromised or become impossible due to illnesses‚ injuries‚ disabilities‚ or simply aging. For those with either limited or no mobility at all‚ a wheelchair can make an incredible difference in their quality of life. And here is the brief wheelchair history. The earliest record of wheelchairs dates back to the 6th century‚ as an inscription found on a stone slate in China around 6th century

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    Mockingbird many people showed different types courage. Atticus was one of the persons who showed the most courage throughout To Kill a Mockingbird because he defended Tom Robinson. Mayella Ewell had a lot of courage to accuse Tom Robinson of rapping her just because he was a black man. Calpurnia also had a lot of courage because she was a black woman working for a white family. First is about Atticus defending an indecent black man in court. Atticus showed a lot of courage because he defended a black

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    Salome Figure (Bible)

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    new interpretation of the original myth. In the end‚ the only way Salome may have any part of John‚ quite literally‚ meant that she must demand his head be given to her. Salome fulfills her passion by kissing the dead lips of John’s decapitated head‚ who had previously rejected her. This new and more familiar version of Salome depicts her as a seductress of her stepfather and a murderer of a saint‚ thereby becoming a symbol of the erotic and dangerous woman‚ the femme fatale. Other elements of Christian

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    Louie Zamperini's Courage

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    as a are these your words? petty street thug‚ until he had a your word? revelation that eventually led him to become a track star. However‚ as World War II broke out ‚ not even that could keep him from being drafted. The story of Mr. Zamperini’s courage begins in a small town in Southern California ‚: Torrance. There he grew up your word? scavenging the town for any trouble he could get himself into. From storing liquor in white-painted milk bottles‚ to chain smoking and breaking into churches‚ the

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    historical essay

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    Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy‚ in a wealthy and merchant family. In 1260‚ the first journey east of Marco Polo’s father and uncle‚ Nicolo and Maffeo Polo‚ set out and they arrived at the court of Kublai Khan in 1265. The Polos brought 100 European priests to Kublai Khan according to the suggestion and they returned to Venice in 1269. In 1271‚ Marco Polo had his first journey when he was 15 years old after his mother’s death. He departed with his father and uncle to China and they

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    Historical Imagination

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    The sun was so bright it woke me up. The window next to me brought in cool wind. The king died from one of the many rules of the great and deiced Hammurabi. I thought Hammurabi made these rules were made to protect the weak. Now because of that our kind king has died because of his selflessness. Why did he have to leave us so soon? A warm tear escaped my eye and rolled down my cheek. He was trying to protect an innocent widow. The traveler refused to back down and they started to fight. He accidently

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