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    Sanctification isn’t real. It’s some farfetched dream that some Christians believe in to make themselves feel closer to God. Preachers use the idea to make those in their congregation want to strive to be a better person. That’s what I always thought of sanctification. I always felt that there was no such thing‚ and that people only mentioned it to give themselves the “holier than thou” feeling. If they felt better about themselves then they won’t have to look at the truths in life. Sanctification

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    Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield is a New York based that is involved with the delivery of finances‚ health care services and long –term insurance countrywide. Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield revealed that the company had learnt of an apparent breach against their system where hackers were able to gain illegally access to its customers’ information on September 10‚ 2015. According to the company’s spokesperson‚ the information accessed included claims and financial payment information; names of clients;

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    The Idea of Reparations

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    in front of a great throng of white people. The humiliation is great as you are poked and inspected. Eventually you are shackled and loaded onto a horse-drawn cart. The ride is long and uncomfortable and the destination more frightening. You have no idea what is going to happen to you and are very much afraid. You come to a great house and are taken to the fields around the house. You are given into the custody of a great white brute. He puts you into a small cottage with other black men. You have

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    In “Sonny’s Blues” from 40 Short Stories‚ the narrator who is the older brother of Sonny‚ explains the lifestyle of Sonny and the troubles that he is facing in his life; addiction to drugs. The narrator later unfolds Sonny’s true personality and who he really is. The narrator first finds out in a local Harlem newspaper about his brother‚ Sonny‚ being caught dealing with drugs. At first‚ the narrator was in total denial but as time passed‚ he spoke to one of Sonny’s friends.

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    stranger that I’ve become. When I opened them I was laid on the bathroom floor‚ my head was kept elevated by the school nurse‚ I saw a young girl with a frighten confused face‚ and I saw men walking around talking into walkie-talkies screaming “Code Blue! Code Blue!” Once they noticed I was awake I was bombarded with questions back to back. My mind was blank‚ nothing

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    will be the life lead by “BLUE EYES” in the very near future.     The basic idea behind this technology is to give the computer the human power. We all have some perceptual abilities. That is we can understand each others feelings. For example we can understand ones emotional state by analyzing his facial expression. If we add these perceptual abilities of human to computers would enable computers to work together with human beings as intimate partners. The “BLUE EYES” technology aims at

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    Sonny's Blues Vs Find

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    I decided to compare the two short stories‚ "Sonny’s Blues‚" by James Baldwin and "A Good Man is Hard to Find‚" by Flannery O’Connor. Both stories deal with characters learning to deal with their definition‚ values and identities also to see the way in which the narrator in "Sonny’s Blues" and the grandmother in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" both are forced to deal with their prejudice that they have against other characters in the story and coming to a realization that they understand the wrong of

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    Blue Eyes Technology Introduction you with messages of love or take up arms in a fit of rage over your insensitivity? Ever think your computer might one day pester here are to be believed‚ we could then soon see computers that actually know you hate them‚ or in turn appreciate them for a job well done. research project currently being implemented by the center’s user systems ergonomic research group (User). Blue Eyes seeks attentive computation by integrating perceptual abilities to computers

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    The theme is‚ never underestimate the power of nature. I know this is the theme because the destruction of Hilo town by nature was mentioned many times. In the novel Blue Skin of the Sea‚ in chapter six entitled‚ “You would cry to see Waiakea Town‚” Raymond (Dad) told Sonny “‘Never underestimate it’s power‚ Dad had told me. It could wake‚ yawn‚ and swallow you between one heartbeat and the next.’” This quote explains how fast the ocean could turn from sending calm waves‚ to sending wild and dangerous

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    Sonny’s Blues By James Baldwin Sonny’s Blues the author is presenting the past from the perspective of the present in order to understand his own feelings concerning the role of a father. The two brothers in the story had different life choices. Both Sonny and the narrator have found their own mode of escaping the violence and harshness of the ghetto‚ different though those modes might be. After the death of the mother the narrator feels he is his brother’s keeper‚ because of the promise he made

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