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    linguistically equivalent to the Moslem "Allah‚" but the attributes of Allah in Islam are entirely different from those of the God of the Hebrews. ELAH is Aramaic‚ "god." Elah appears in the Hebrew Bible in Jer. 10:11 (which is in Aramaic‚ and is plural‚ "gods"). In Daniel (the Aramaic sections) Elah is used both of pagan gods‚ and of the true God‚ also plural. Elah is equivalent to the Hebrew Eloah which some think is dual; Elohim is three or more. The gods of the nations are called "elohim." The origin

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    you. - He always was a paranoid man. - Just answer the damn question! Your husband and I were business partners. Why would I want to kill him? He was on his way to tell the media the accident was his fault! If Vantage Point was held liable... What do you mean it was his fault? As far as I know‚ the incident was caused by a sinkhole. He told me. He made a mistake. If that came to light‚ you’d be ruined. So you took care of it the only way you know how. Interesting theory. But if he made the

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    In Sherman Alexie’s “This is what it means to say Phoenix‚ Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin‚ Victor is responsible for gathering his father’s assets together‚ which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help. This help comes from the town outcast‚ Thomas Builds-the Fire. Victor and Thomas were childhood best friends but as they grew older‚ Victor turned his back on the one that always looked out

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    Happiness comes from everyday life. learning to enjoy the little things in everyday life‚ and everyone including the rich and the poor‚ the lucky and unlucky can choose to achieve it. be happy if he or she chooses to be. It is also about finding one’s passion and pursuing making use of it in ones life. However‚ not everyone agrees with this method because there are multiple ways people define happiness. So‚ what is happiness? Happiness is a difficult state of mind to define. Everyone talks about

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    According to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ a life of excellence is the ultimate objective. He who aspires to achieve this life of excellence must understand the goodhappiness‚ and morality. He must also understand how to live a life of temperance‚ without giving in to the pleasure of the extremes. If achieved‚ this life of excellence will ultimately lead to eudaimonia‚ which translates to happiness‚ success‚ and fulfillment. Aristotle states that every activity aims at some good. Although

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    Getting an A Doesn’t Mean I am Well Educated Abstract Whether or not a person is well educated is not an easy question to answer. There are several things to consider when answering this question. Some people look to their grades‚ level of completion‚ or what school they attended. Others look at their ability to interact with others in society and consider issues such as philosophy‚ politics or religion. While these are all common criteria for measuring ones education‚ a person ought not to

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    Living the "Good Life"

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    Paper 1: The Good Life Living “the good life” can have a different meaning to each individual. I personally believe “the good life” is made up of the all the little things that make you happy‚ the goals you set out to accomplish‚ your relationships with family and friends‚ and what people will remember about you after you are gone. However‚ I think there is a mutual understanding of what a “good life” really is. “The good life” is discovering and fulfilling your life’s purpose‚ overcoming personal

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    Стилистический анализ текста: Brian Glanville “The Thing He Loves” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “The thing he loves” by Brian Glanville. The story is told by the author. This story is about terrible car accident which happened with the taller of this story. It begins with the author’s memory about that awful day. Here we have such stylistic devices like ellipsis “It felt terrible. The worst moment in my life. Terrible‚ it felt. It still does. It always will”.

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    During the Era of Good Feelings‚ Nationalism and Sectionalism were both evident. However‚ sectionalism was the most important cause of disagreement within the country with the controversy over Missouri’s admission as a slave state‚ and the different views toward states’ rights throughout various sections of the country. When Missouri applied to become part of the union‚ they insisted on being a slave state. This upset the north due to their interest in a balance of power. The Missouri Compromise

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    GE2115 LITERARY CRITIQUE 3 HE LINGWAN 52620468 ! What Are We Talking When We Talk About Kitchen ? ———Kitchen as a symbol in American history and regional culture This essay is going to discuss ‘kitchen’ and ‘fingers’ as two signs appearing in the three texts that are THAT EVENING SUN (south ‚1931)‚ TWO KINDS (west‚1989) and SNOW (mid west‚1998). Attributed to the change of kitchen’s function in historical process and geographical features‚ the signified communicating mode within family members

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