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    HEBREW ESSAY

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    Guerda Venord HUMM 1101 2 September 2014 History and culture of the Hebrew Almost everything we know about the Hebrews comes from the bible. The word bible means book originally from the Greeks named for the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos. In Hebrew history they have been led by Abraham and descend with Jacob ’s group into Egypt‚ emerging years later as one nation looking for freedom and the Promised Land. Later on they had three kings who were

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    Plautus and Diligence

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    Diligence is the mother of good fortune‚ and idleness‚ its opposite‚ never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes. Samuel Johnson Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength‚ but perseverance. Confucius The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Menander of Athens He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence

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    support provided in love‚ commitment‚ and family; and so they have decided to live together as husband and wife.” "To all present I say: We are gathered here‚ not to witness the beginning of what will be‚ but rather what already is! We do not create this marriage‚ because we cannot. We can and do‚ however‚ celebrate with __________ and ___________ the wondrous and joyful occurrence that has already taken place in their lives‚ and the commitment they make today." "Ladies and gentlemen‚ family and

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    Warning Scripture Essay

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    Warning Scripture replaced by new type of Theism Placating the Reverend Fred Nile and the various religious lobbies is no easy task‚ but the NSW Government has taken to it with Yes Minister style obtuseness and Baldrick-like cunning. Maintaining its cuddly relationship with Scripture enthusiasts‚ the government has spent $300k on a comprehensive report‚ waited 18 months to release it (just before Easter)‚ and then refused to accept most of the recommendations. Particularly brazen‚ was both the

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    Christopher Morley wrote “On Laziness”‚ an essay about laziness in 1920. Morley wrote this just after World War I to explain the effect of philosophical laziness on a person’s happiness. The author proved that the philosophically slothful man is the only truly happy person using comparative analysis‚ historical evidence‚ and repetition. In his essay “on Laziness” Morley compares the life of a lazy person to that of an active person to prove that a philosophically lazy person is happier. Morley states

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    Christian Scriptures

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    Time Line Hebrews Israelites Nation of Israel with a King – 1020 B.C. Destruction of Judah by the Babylonians – 587 Time Line – Foreign Domination Exile Persian Period - 539 Greek Period Roman Period Judaism Monotheism Sacred Text; makes them unique Christianity Destruction of Jerusalem – 70 A.D. Arrangement Hebrew Bible – TANAK Law/ Torah Prophets / Nevi ‘im Writings / Ketuvim Old Testament Law / Pentateuch (five scrolls) History Wisdom Literature & Psalms Prophets

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    Canon of Scripture

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    The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the canon of Scripture was established. This paper will include a definition of what is meant by the term “canon”‚ criterion required for establishing canonicity‚ as well as taking a look at the key events and persons that led to its establishment such as Marcion and Athanasius and the Councils that decided the canon. Focus will also be given to the New Testament Apocrypha. This paper will conclude with an overall view of how the Scriptures themselves are

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    “The Praise of Folly” Desiderius Erasmus In Erasmus’ work “The Praise of Folly”‚ the narrator delivers a speech praising Folly with the following: "And to whom is it generally agreed life owes its beginning if not to me? For it certainly isn’t the spear of ‘mighty-fathered’ Pallas or the shield of ‘cloud-gathering’ Jupiter which fathers and propagates the human race‚"1[2496]. Here the narrator‚ who is Folly herself‚ tries to put herself above everyone else‚ even the Gods on Olympus. She says

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    Gan‚ Y.‚ & Zhu‚ Z. (2007). A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities. Educational Technology & Society‚ 10 (1)‚ 206-226. A Learning Framework for Knowledge Building and Collective Wisdom Advancement in Virtual Learning Communities Yongcheng Gan Ontario Institute for Studies in Education‚ University of Toronto‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ M5S 1V6‚ Canada Tel: +1 416 923-6641 ext 2454 yongcheng.gan@utoronto.ca Zhiting Zhu Educational

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    Due Diligence

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    “Due diligence” simply means taking all reasonable care to protect the well-being of employees or co-workers. It is the opposite of negligence. To meet the standard of due diligence‚ you must take all precautions that are reasonable in the circumstances so that you can carry out your work and your health and safety responsibilities. The single most frequent cause of accidents in the workplace is failing to take the time to think through the work‚ identify the hazards and deal with them. Due diligence

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