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    is no Success without Sacrifice   There is no success without sacrifice because as we know Jesus gave the most excellent sacrifice! He gave his life so we can have life. (He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins‚ and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world). 1 John 2:2 Forgiveness is the key to a great ministry and being an effective Christian‚ (believer). (This is love: not that we loved God‚ but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins). 1 John

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    is a celebration to commemorate and remember Abraham’s trials. The act of sacrificing an animal symbolizes our willingness to give up things that are of benefit to us or close to our hearts‚ in order to follow Allah’s commands. The meat from the sacrifice of of an animal on this day is mostly given away to others. One-third is eaten by immediate family and relatives‚ one-third is given away to friends‚ and one-third is distributed among the poor. So‚ this act also symbolizes our willingness to give

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    freedom is the oxygen of the soul. In order for FREEDOM to be established‚ SACRIFICE is needed to be made. We cannot deny the fact that the freedom from racial injustice‚ the tough battle for individual rights was all achieved through sacrifice. Ill begin with the core. What is Freedom? Define FREEDOM. Freedom is the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint and‚ freedom requires sacrifice. What is the ANTONYM of freedom? OPPRESSION. Tell me‚ if human beings

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    panel depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac should be placed on the beautiful bronze doors of the Baptistery of Florence I have a proposal on which artist‚ Brunelleschi or Ghiberti‚ I think should be chosen; I heavily favor Filippo Brunelleschi’s master piece. The story of the Sacrifice of Isaac is about a man named Abraham. This man and his wife had a child at a very old age‚ and their son‚ Isaac‚ was very precious to them. Now‚ in the story Abraham is told by God that he must sacrifice is son. Abraham

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    Raisin in the Sun

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    A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play by Lorraine Hansberry includes many similarities to Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. A Raisin in the Sun is about a poor African-American family who receives a life insurance check which could improve their life and make their dreams a reality. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of thousands of people in Washington‚ D.C. as he demanded equal rights for all Americans. They both illustrate the long-awaited freedom that African-Americans want

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    Atticus’s Sacrifice Taking a risk to help someone can be a great feeling. Would you stand up for someone if it meant people would dislike you? Atticus‚ from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird said “People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.” He knows that people won’t want to believe that tom is innocent but he still tries. Atticus understands hardships and will stand up for anyone who needs it. Everyone in life has to make a sacrifice. In this case Atticus gave up is

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    to halt the ships from sailing‚ so the ships could not sail to participate and defend their empire in the Trojan war . The only way to get the winds back they had to sacrifice Iphigenia to Artemis. The father lied to his wife and Iphigenia that they were going to get Iphigenia and a god married‚ but they were actually going to sacrifice Iphigenia in a roofed structure. Once Iphigenia became known about the conflict she willingly sacrificed herself ("Iphigenia." Iphigenia. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2017

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    A Thousand Acres - Summary

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    Major Works Study Form AP Question 3 Title: A Thousand Acres Author: Jane Smiley Biographical Information: Jane Smiley was born in Los Angeles‚ California and later moved to Missouri‚ where she went to school until college. She went to Art at Vassar College‚ and then traveled around Europe where she worked on an archeological dig. She returned to America and became a teacher. She had two daughters and a son. Author’s Style: The author’s style is used to display the mysterious

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    Annie Dillard Sacrifice

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    Nature‚ and the theme I will be focusing on‚ Sacrifice. Holy The Firm‚ though full of questions‚ is just as much full of answers‚ that Annie Dillard came up with while secluding herself‚ aside from her cat‚ spider and community of neighbors‚ on an island in Puget Sound‚ for two years. While all of the previously listed themes are completely intertwined and overlap everywhere‚ I will use the best of my abilities to discuss mainly Annie Dillard’s views on Sacrifice‚ her questions and answers regarding what

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    Ten Thousand Hours

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    when we are young and even when we get older to motivate us to work to improve‚ but is practice really the key to success? Malcolm Gladwell makes an argument on page 40 of his book‚ Outliers that‚ “The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world class-expert--- in anything.” There are several people who disagree with his thinking. Although I agree with Gladwell partially that lots of practice can

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