valid or just cause. Cicero believed that a just cause includes the defense of honor as well as the restoration or upholding of peace. In other words‚ if ones honor is at stake or being attacked‚ Cicero would deem it just for war to be waged. St Augustine Christians should be pacifists in their personal lives. But he routinely argued that this did not apply to the defense of innocents. In essence‚ the pursuit
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The best way to maximize or improve education is to measure it so policy makers know how to make the tests better or advance the curriculum in schools (Augustine). There are a set of nationwide achievement goals known as the Common Core State Standards (Augustine). These are benchmarks in english and mathematics that reflect what young Americans will need to know if they are to compete with students from China‚ Singapore‚ Finland‚ South Korea and elsewhere
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The Trip Hello‚ my name is Harry Bailey and I have recently went on a trip to Canterbury with 29 very unique pilgrims. The trip was interesting and exciting to say the least. I definitely enjoyed meeting and interacting with these pilgrims and having the opportunity The weather could not decide between sunny or rainy on most days‚ but no matter what it was it was always hot. Some of the pilgrims came on the trip with impairments‚ but got the chance to get them fixed. The cook was able to get his
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Raised in the Catholic faith‚ O’Connor’s belief system was heavily influenced by the saints - one of these being St. Augustine. In St. Augustine’s Confessions‚ he writes of his relationship with faith and reason: "I believe‚ in order to understand; and I understand‚ the better to believe" (Sermo 43:9). St. Augustine’s writings were firmly grounded in the idea that reason
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The Life and Teachings of Jesus 1. Why was Israel so full of unrest at the time of Jesus ’ birth? Israel was unrest from taxation‚ disrespect to local tradition and culture‚ the mounting religious tensions‚ the general wish to be free and self ruled‚ and the negative response to the Roman military presence which grew. 2. What were some of the expectations of those who thought they lived in the "end times"? They expected that the Romans would be destroyed and they would no longer be oppressed
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Chapter 12 Vocabulary – Traditions and Encounters 1. China- is the world’s most populous country‚ with a population of over 1.3 billion | 2. the silk roads- The Silk Road or Silk Route is a modern term referring trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass that connected East‚ South‚ and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world‚ as well as parts of North and East Africa. | 3. Indians- They is west of the small British Pelican Island and east of the small US Flanagan Island
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2 Chapter 8 1. To what extent did you geography encourage Greeks to venture into the Mediterranean Sea? Greeks ventured in the Mediterranean Sea because Greece has a lot of islands and they are a Peninsula 2. In what ways did the colonies serve as links between Greece and the larger Mediterranean region? They are all on the coast they are all close to the Mediterranean. 3. What would have been the economic and political advantage and disadvantages of each? The economic
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1. What are the Synoptic Gospels and to what does the term “Synoptic Problem” refer? Are there really any problems with the Synoptic Gospels? Do the differences found in the Synoptic Gospels present a threat to their validity for understanding the ministry and teachings of Jesus Christ or the historical events concerning his life and resurrection? As per the content‚ the Synoptic Gospels are the underlying three books of the New Testament‚ Matthew‚ Mark and Luke.1 It is trusted that the underlying
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Music in the Western World Review Exam 1 (Music History 1) 1. Ovid: Orpheus and the Magical Powers of Music a. Ovid- Roman Poet b. To the Greeks‚ music possessed ethos‚ the magical power to influence its hearers’ emotion and morals c. This magical power is illustrated in they myth of Orpheus 2. Nicomachus: Pythagoras and the Numerical Properties of Music a. Pythagoras (Pytacora in images) (sixth century B.C.) was credited with the discovery of the numerical relationships governing the basic
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from the perspective of virtue ethics‚ and the few scholars who mention virtue tend to focus on one or two particular virtues rather than offering a systematic account of how the virtues are connected.1 For traditional just war theorists like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ however‚ a comprehensive understanding of the cardinal and theological virtues provides the ethical foundation that is necessary for considering questions about the justice or injustice of war. In particular‚ I would argue
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