Albite Albite is a common felspar and is the "pivot" mineral of two different feldspar series. It is most often associated with the plagioclase series where it is an end member of this series. The plagioclase series comprises felspars that range in chemical composition from pure NaAlSi3 O8 to pure CaAl2 Si2 O8 . The various plagioclase feldspars are identified from each other by gradations in index of refraction and density in the absence of chemical analysis and/or optical measurements. Albite
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I start reading the chapters of the book (Reasons To Believe) and I found "Baptism" term‚ which is interesting to know the meaning of it. It means they turned from old life of sin and guilt to a new life‚ so they be as a baby. I totally agree with this point because I have the rituals that similar to baptism‚ which is Hajj. Both the Hajj and baptism give an overall sense of purpose. It is depend on personal experience of the traditions‚ then‚ they returned like a newborn’s without sins. In addition
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 Welcoming ceremony into Judaism for a boy  Includes circumcision  Covenant of Circumcision  Occurs 8 days after birth - VERY important‚ nothing interrupts  Ritual objects used:  Circumcision tools (anesthetic is possible according to some)‚ tallit (prayer shawl)‚ booklet with ceremony text‚ Elijah’s Chair  Time of ceremony early in the morning  Ritual setting morning prayer service  Parts of ceremony welcomed‚ circumcision
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This week‚ I read about Jesus’s baptism in four different people’s perspectives- Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Although lots of the facts are different in each Gospel Reading‚ there are a couple of similarities‚ too. Two things that all the Gospel accounts have in common is that it shows the actual Baptism of God’s only son‚ Jesus. In Matthew’s reading: ‘Jesus replied‚ “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized
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The history of Africa and the Mali kingdoms is passed on to us through the oral accounts of the African griots and also through the written history of the Arab historians. Comparing the different approaches and views of the Arab historians to the African traditionalist of Sundiata‚ we see there are many similarities and differences between the two. With respect to the political‚ economic‚ and social aspects of the kingdoms‚ the epic of Sundiata portrays the Mali kingdoms through a story of a rising
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Tayo’s Conflicts In Ceremony‚ Leslie Marmon Silko writes an interesting novel with many conflicting issues on the main characters side‚ Tayo. One of Tayo’s main conflicts is about his culture and how he is not well accepted by some of the people who coexist with him in his daily life. Other terrifying conflicts that Tayo had were the ones about Josiah and Rocky’s way of dying‚ which in Tayo’s conscious he declared himself guilty for their death. Therefore‚ he would have unhealthy psychological
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Soyal‚ the winter solstice ceremony‚ a lunar festival begins. Powamu represents the festival in which the Hopi observe the first new moon after Soyal. The leaders observe the crescent moon that would be waning to become a New Moon. “Thus‚ Powamu is fixed in time by an observation of sunset to determine Soyal‚ a subsequent count of days for the length of the Soyal festival (and perhaps the Warrior ceremony)‚ and then the first Full Moon and New Moon following these ceremonies lead into another day count
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African Dance Types Africa is a vast continent‚ consisting of many countries and hugely diverse cultures. African dance mainly refers to the collective dance type of the Sub-Saharan Africa‚ which is the African tribal dance. There are many aspects that affect the African dance types. Here are some glimpses of African dance types... African dance types are distinct from each other because of the diversity‚ of the nomadic groups and the indigenous tribes‚ that practice them. The African dances
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idea of perspective is woven through the novel Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. Reading through the eyes of different characters in Ceremony can change how the text is interpreted. Thomas C. Foster also argues this point in his book‚ How to Read Literature like a Professor‚ that one must read a piece of literature not only with their eyes‚ but through the eyes of the characters as well‚ in order to fully understand the text. While reading Ceremony‚ looking at the story through Tayo’s point of view
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Asian festivals vary from place to place but all share one thing in common: they’re big and a lot of fun! With so many different cultures‚ religions‚ and reasons to celebrate squeezed into Asia‚ you’ll probably be close to an interesting festival no matter where you travel. Many events are based on lunar calendars and the dates change each year. Use this guide to plan around some of the largest festivals in Asia. 1. Festivals in Thailand • Songkran / Thai Water Festival: April 13 -15. • Loi
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