After reading the threads of your classmates from last week‚ glean ideas from their experiences and write up a simple outline of what you think would be the best approach to premarital counseling (cite at least 3 of your classmates). Engage your classmates and the professor on this. Ask questions and get clarification. Consider the Hawkins text on Strengthening Marital Intimacy. How should cultivating intimacy be a part of this premarital approach? After reading several of my classmate’s posts from
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society. Although necrophilia is an act which has been an act perpetrated from early civilization it does not make it right and I disagree with this statement. The word necrophilia is actually derived from the Greek words: nekros meaning "dead" and philia meaning "love". Firstly necrophilia is defined as being an obsessive fascination with death or corpses. However it’s now more commonly recognized as an attraction to‚ or having sexual relations with‚ the deceased. The act itself was practiced in many
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Categorization of Friendship In this essay I will be discussing Aristotle’s different types of friendship. “By friendship (philia) Aristotle typically means the mutually acknowledged and reciprocal relation of good will and affection that exists among individuals who share an interest in each other on the basis of virtue‚ pleasure and utility.” (Sherman‚ 1987) In my opinion Aristotle’s friendship of virtue is the most respectful relationship of every mankind. I will first explain Aristotle’s
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Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/; born March 28‚ 1986)‚ better known by her stage name Lady Gaga‚ is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City‚ she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan’s Lower East Side‚ and was signed with Streamline Records
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members of the relationship love each other equally. The speaker wishes that he could return to a time before the god of love was born so that he would not be forced to love a woman that does not love him back. The speaker describes the god of love‚ or Eros‚ as an immature tyrant who does not consider the other persons feelings when he is coupling two people together. Donne reveals the importance of this argument or idea through the repetition of similar lines at the end of each stanza. While these lines
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Ethics and morality are synonymous terms‚ both meaning customs in their original languages‚ Greek and Latin respectively. However‚ the Greek term "ethics" also implies character as opposed to its Latin counterpart referring to social customs. Ethike is descended from ethikos which‚ in turn from ethos which means character or nature. Ethos is the fundamental and distinctive characteristic of a group within its social context or period of time‚ typically expressed in its attitudes‚ habits or beliefs
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For hundreds of years‚ a regrettably large number of people have struggled to gain rights for oppressed minorities. Every so often‚ someone succeeds. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandas K. Gandhi were two of these successful individuals. Specifically‚ “Letter from Birmingham City Jail‚” by Dr. King and Bhikhu Parekh’s “Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction” concisely illustrate the philosophies of these prominent civil rights leaders. Many of their principles also draw parallels to Henry David Thoreau’s
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of Hercules. Alcyone: One of several Pleiades. Alecto: One of several Furies. Alectryon: Youth changed by Ares into cock. Althaea: Wife of Oeneus; mother of Meleager. Amazons: Female warriors in Asia Minor; supported Troy against Greeks. Amor: See Eros. Amphion: Musician; husband of Niobe; charmed stones to build fortifications for Thebes. Amphitrite: Sea goddess; wife of
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The Life of Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti was a brilliant Italian artist from the 15th century. Author Ascanio Condivi wrote an interesting biography called The Life of Michelangelo‚ which talks about Michelangelo’s journey through life. Michelangelo came from a noble family‚ the counts of Canossa‚ who are from a part of Reggio‚ Italy. Michelangelo’s father realized at a young age that his son was brilliant. He wanted his son to study in the field of letter so he sent Michelangelo to an upscale
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Comprehensive Income Tax Course: Module 2 Final Exam 1. Fred prepared his own tax return last year. This year Fred decided to have his tax return prepared by a professional. During the interview process Fred’s tax preparer realized Fred needs to repay the education credit he took for his son last year. For which of the following reasons would a taxpayer be required to repay an education credit? a) Taxpayer received a refund of personal living expenses b) Taxpayer received tax-free educational
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