"Desert Fathers" Early in second and third century Christian history‚ violence against Christians by the Roman Empire‚ struggles against pagan ideology‚ practices that were corrupting the Church‚ and certain lax spiritual discipline had crept into many areas of the Christian faith. As some leaders attempted to control the faith by growing their personal power and influence on the political front‚ others sought escape from the spiritual darkness they perceived among the world to retain their own
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Love Across the Salt Desert K N Daruwla The story "Love Across the Salt Desert" is set in the village of Khavda‚ located in the Desert of Kutch‚ Gujarat‚ India. The author has used this backdrop to effectively symbolize the thirst that the two protagonists feel for one another--so the scorching sun of the desert becomes a metaphor for their parched lives which were looking for satiation. He also extends the drought prevailing in the land to be an expression of the same deprivation and with the
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Food deserts are defined as areas of relatively poor access to healthy and affordable food. This phenomenon is thought to be a factor in the different dietary health outcomes‚ like heart disease and obesity‚ which exist between socioeconomic classes. Even though food deserts can refer to the literal dearth of food‚ most studies consider “differential accessibility to healthy and affordable food between socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged areas” (Beaulac‚ Kristjansson‚ Cummins‚ 2009). In
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“This book is about the Gobi desert and it sounds interesting.” I started flipping through the pages. All of a sudden‚ everything in the library was gone. I found myself all alone with my sister beside me in a hot and sandy desert. I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. Then‚ I felt the hot wind on my face. I knew from what I learned about ghosts that a ghost was coming. A few seconds later‚ a white figure stood in front of me. It said‚ “Thank you for coming to the Gobi desert. You are now a new challenger
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The book Showdown in the Sonoran Desert by Ananda Rose was written to bring to light the issue of morality that underlies the controversial immigration debate‚ particularly the issue of immigrant deaths along the desert of Mexico and the United States. Hundreds of migrants‚ in an attempt to cross into the United States‚ lose their lives in the rough environment of the desert. As American citizens‚ many who are of Hispanic descent are forced to support one side or the other of the controversial debate
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Should the desert bloom? The Arizona Desert is situated on the Sun Belt in the West United States has attracted migrants from all over the USA. Cities such as Phoenix‚ Las Vegas and Tucson have built and are continuing to spread. This has all been made possible because of one vital resource – the Colorado River. The question is should the desert have been changed to provide a pleasant place for to live? People are so keen to move to Phoenix because there are so many job opportunities in hi – tech
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness Edward Abbey The author of the book Desert Solitaire‚ Edward Abbey‚ talked frequently throughout the book about the beauty of nature and ways that human beings are destroying the natural beauty of the world we live in. The way abbey views nature is in a way that is best experienced by actually being out in nature‚ taking a hike‚ horseback riding‚ or bicycling. He believes that people who use the luxury of their cars on camping trip will not get to
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Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox Erwin Rommel: Field Marshall Erwin Rommel was everything that is wanted in a general. He was highly skilled in combat along with being brave and just a touch audacious. He is considered to be a military phenomenon that was able to combine bravery and daring with brains. He brought glory to Germany and struck fear in the hearts of the enemy. Winston Churchill said that “We have in Rommel a very daring and skillful opponent against us‚
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Antofagasta‚ Chile‚ and moved to Texas in 2011. When she turned six years old‚ her and her family moved to a town called Pedro de Valdivia where the Atacama Desert is located. She described the Atacama Desert as a harsh place to live‚ a good place to die‚ a fertile land for storytelling‚ and an excellent source of inspiration. She said that the Atacama Desert is six hundred miles into northern Chile and is the driest place on earth. She also stated that Chile is in the Southern Hemisphere and that it owns
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“Whatsoever things are true…” The Sonoran Desert is a magical place where springtime flowers bloom and die‚ but desert weeds know no end. It was there‚ in the sweltering heat of southwest Arizona‚ long before I could even comprehend the meaning of the word‚ that I had an epiphany. Eight years-old‚ immersed in the collected works of John Grisham‚ I voraciously consumed tales of common men overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds to persevere in spite of tremendous obstacles. Perhaps it was the
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