“When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do” is the famous axiom of St Ambrose‚ the very famous bishop of Milan in the 4th century. He advises that people should follow the traditional customs and decency of country where they choose to live. The knowledge about culture and customs of another country bring many benefits for immigrants. They can know the positive things they should do and the negative things they must avoid. This knowledge also makes them feel more freedom in a strange country. Nowadays‚ many
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St. Augustine’s Confessions St. Augustine’s “Confessions” is an autobiography written by St. Augustine‚ who then was known as Bishop Augustine. This autobiography shows the struggles that Augustine faces as he matures and searches for the answers to the questions he asks. Augustine writes this autobiography at age 45 while he was a formidable Bishop‚ but writes about a young man who was not nearly as formidable‚ but was confused‚ wandering‚ and away from home. During this autobiography you have
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but the other Author that may not get as much attention is Ambrose Bierce. He has a very distinct style to create an even more distinct world for his stories. The world that Ambrose Bierce creates is one of despair and uncertainty‚ where his characters always seem to have a fate that they would rather not fulfill. His characters always seem to have a bad outcome and a hopeless end. “An Arrest” is a short story that Ambrose Bierce wrote that falls into his world of despair perfectly. The
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Chemistry Lab: Hydrolysis of Salts Name_____________________________________________________Date__________________ New Concept: Hydrolysis Reactions Review Concepts/Application: Writing chemical formulas‚ writing ionic equations‚ determining solubility‚ measuring acidity and basicity. Pre-Lab Discussion A salt is an ionic compound containing positive ions other than H+ and negative ions other than OH-. Most salts will dissociate to some degree when placed in water. In many
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Over Thanksgiving break I attended The St. Louis Art Museum‚ or SLAM‚ as it is affectionately known by the locals. I focused on the Later European Art‚ especially from the Netherlands‚ because I find it captivating and unique. The first painting I studied was called Peasants Dancing in a Tavern by Adriaen van Ostade. The artwork was done in 1659 in the Netherlands as a genre scene. It shows a tavern scene in which peasants are dancing‚ drinking‚ singing and playing cards. It is a unique example
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Michael L. Felix Dough Sexton History of Christianity July 19‚ 2015 Reading Review: Saint Augustine’s “Confessions” Saint Augustine’s confessions is the first autobiography written in the western world‚ which offers an honest and compelling tale of his struggles with sin‚ and his salvation in the grace of God. I believe the wording of the title indicates a desire to atone for his indiscretions as a young man for satisfying his desires by chasing and laying with many women. I find this need for
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described St. Augustine and others stealing pears for fun and pleasure. This was a problem as this was considered a sin. Of course it would make sense to make these people slaves as they knew already knew that this was wrong. Theologists such as St. Ambrose would agree that pleasure kills ethics and leads to problems. Slavery is definitely a justifiable punishment for crimes such as theft. If people already know what is right and wrong‚ the debates over slavery as a harsh punishment should not have existed
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This study arrangement is a concern with mentoring spiritual leaders. “Shepherding those who shepherds the Lord’s flock. The author‚ Edward Smither‚ opens with a question of how could a fifth-century African bishop be relevant to the twentieth-first century?” When it comes to mentoring spiritual leaders‚ Smither uses Aurelius Augustine or Augustine of Hippo‚ as an example of how to mentor others. Smither mentions that “so many pastors are in a struggle with isolation because they have no one to
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Medeles 1 Josh Medeles Professor Musgrave History 130 11/21/14 Augustine Paper The Confessions is an autobiography of a spiritual character and it covers 35 years of St. Augustine’s life. It describes in detail his spiritual development and conversion to Christianity. This work is rather controversial and leaves many questionable thoughts on religion and philosophy after the reading. It is full of the religious debates over the topic of human pleasure. An attentive reader may face a question: did
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Thesis: In Ambrose Bierce’s “Chickamauga‚” the deaf child depicts today’s society as individuals are ignorant during dark times because they are unaware of their surroundings until it affects them directly. Topic Sentence: Through his use of simile‚ Bierce is able to display how innocent society acts in times of despair in the story by comparing the ignorance the world exemplifies to the boy’s inability to hear the situation which causes the readers to think of him as a very innocent child. Textual
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