Pro-orthodox Christians responded to persecution/accusations in one of two ways. One response to persecution was martyrdom. Before persecution the Romans gave Christians a choice‚ deny Jesus or die. An example of this would be The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity. In this reading we see Perpetua’s father come to her‚ while she’s in prison awaiting a hearing‚ and beg her to deny Jesus (and perform the Roman rituals instead) so she wouldn’t be killed. She couldn’t do it. Even on the day of her hearing
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Canadians are starting to reevaluate what we did wrong and how can we compensate for our mistakes. On May 18‚ 2016‚ our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized in the House of Commons for the Komagata Maru. Prime Minister Trudeau stated in his apology that “Canada cannot solely be blamed for every tragic mistake that occurred with the Komagata Maru and its passengers. But Canada’s government was‚ without question‚ responsible for the laws that prevented these passengers from immigrating peacefully
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In the 19th century the Canadian government believed it was responsible for educating and caring for the country’s aboriginal people. It though that native peoples best chance for success was to adopt Christianity and Canadian customs. Thus‚ in 1857 the Gradual Civilization Act was passed to assimilate natives. Children were the main targets‚ because it was believed that it would be easier to mould a young child as opposed to an adult. By assimilating the aboriginal children into the lower fringes
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This type of letter is written when you want to acknowledge some one for his help or support when you were in trouble. The letter can be used to just say thanks for something you have received from some one‚ which is of great help to you. Apology Letter : An apology letter is written for a failure in delivering the desired results. If the person has taken up a task and he fails to meet the target then he apologizes and asks for an opportunity to improve in this type of letter. Appreciation Letter :
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Azras b. Azhar Amir Farhan b. Musa Adam Shareez Iqmal Absent with apology: Rozihana bt Ismail No. | Item | Open since | Open/Close | Action by | 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9. | Chairman’s Opening RemarksChairman welcomed all members to the meeting.Apologies for AbsenceMiss Rozihana was unable to attend.Adoption of AgendaThe propose agenda was accepted. Agenda of meeting was as follows: 1. Chairman’s opening remarks 2. Apologies for absence 3. Adoption of agenda 4. Minutes 19/9 confirmation
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............... MARIAH AMIRAH BINTI MOHD AMIN Secretary 20 February 2015 AD HOC COMMITTEE UITM JOHOR BRANCH‚ SEGAMAT CAMPUS “Flood Rescue Mission” Meeting Agenda: 1) Chairman’s address 2) Introduction to board of directors 3) Apologies for absence 4) Minutes from last meeting 5) Matters arising 6) Project Manager’s report 7) Report from logistic and protocol manager‚ marketing and rescue department manager‚ and financial manager. 8) Any other business 9) Date‚ time‚ place of next
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guilty of corrupting the youth. The penalty demanded is death‚" (Socrates). Regardless of the laws at the time‚ and the amount of discretion given to the court‚ the wrong moral decision was made. Socrates’ famous student‚ Plato‚ wrote about trial in Apology‚ and Xenophon wrote in Socrates’ defense in Memorabilia. Socrates became famous for his teaching and philosophies. The Socratic Method involves following questions to their logical conclusion to reach the truth (The Socratic Method). Socrates encouraged
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At the end of Meno‚ Socrates said that if he can convince anyone of the things they have concluded‚ then Meno would have provided a great benefit to the Athenians. And given the context of the Apology‚ Meno would have also benefited Athenians in a way that Socrates said could not accomplish throughout his life—that is a point to the direction of how to put virtue into practice. Socrates believed that if Meno had successfully determined the nature and practice of virtue then he would have help Athenians
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Bad PR Case Study Examples Perrier Recall 1) Problem Perrier‚ the largest US bottled water company (commanding 57% of US market)‚ voluntarily recalled its entire inventory in the US after tests showed the presence of the chemical benzene in small sample of bottles in North Carolina in 1990. The product was not pure and could also contain harmful substances more dangerous than tap water‚ creating a danger of product reputation collapse. Reports and statements were very inconsistent: FDA spokesperson
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Remorse for the offense and apology to the victims‚ court and society are greatly scrutinized and regarded in the sentencing stage of a trial‚ however‚ they are not to be used as a replacement for punishment‚ but may be regarded for leniency. Remorse and apologies have been ingrained into our psyche beginning in childhood‚ where a simple “I am sorry”‚ is a request for forgiveness and can mend many broken fences. For the victims involved‚ an apology can be the start of the healing process
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