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    Running head: FAITH INTEGRATION PAPER 1 Mathew 5:44 Patrick Fries ASB 1098 – BIL 102 March 3‚ 2012 I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the syllabus and the sections in the Student Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper‚ I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the

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    Introduction A proper analysis of the topic of prophets in the first ‘division’ of the Christian Bible named the Old Testament; the recognized repository of the Law‚ the Prophets‚ Hagiographa and chronicle of the covenant between God and Israel; should begin with a definition of the focus of our study. Succinctly‚ the term ‘prophecy’ generally means to foretell or predict future events. The religious application of the word implies that the individual – known as a prophet - offers utterances

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    When a person first hears the word “poverty” they associate it with homelessness‚ hunger‚ and a low quality of life. When I chose to participate in Alternative Breaks this year‚ I not only was opened up to a world with depression and need‚ but I realized that more people than I think are living this way. The name of the trip was called “ Inner City Education”; myself along with a group of twelve other Xavier students packed our bags and lived in a homeless shelter for a week during our spring break

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    Anna Ford Mrs. Garcia English 205/5nd period 19‚ February‚ 2009 A wedding is a ceremony in which two persons are united in a marriage. Many couples marry each other to spend the rest of their life with one another. Weddings are often a religious ceremony that unites two people in a secret way. Traditions are an important trait for families through the celebrations of symbolic meanings of weddings‚ its festivilies and the changes that are found over generations‚ which brings families closer

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    In our lives‚ as in literature‚ Christian symbols have great meaning. In the novel ‘Dracula’‚ the author Bram Stoker shows that Count Dracula perverts elements of Christian tradition. To pervert something is when you turn right to wrong. Throughout the book‚ the use of setting‚ symbols‚ and specific events effectively displays Dracula’s perversion of Christian tradition. The setting in the novel contributes to how Dracula’s perversion of Christian elements is significant. Referring to the novel

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    Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Anti-Christian 1.) There are many ways that Bram Stoker’s Dracula can be considered Anti- Christian by showing of Anti-Christian values and perversions of the Christian religion. In chapter one as Jonathan Harker is traveling to Castle Dracula he is met by several people. When he meets these people and tells them where he is going they cross themselves along with doing several other superstiscious actions. One of the women he meets gives him a crucifix to protect him

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    Sexuality through Vampirism Dracula was written in London‚ England during the Victorian Era. The Victorian Era lasted from 1837-1901 during the reign of Queen Victoria. During this era‚ men and women were not allowed to talk about sexual desires. It was also frowned upon to write about these sexual desires. Women were held to very high standards; they were not allowed to show skin besides for hands and their face‚ and were not allowed to have sex without being married. In addition‚ men were supposed

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    Women in "Dracula" "Dracula" is a complicated novel with many themes. Perhaps the most prominent theme is the derogatory portrayal of women. During the time period "Dracula" was written‚ there was a large feminist movement and women’s traditional roles were starting to change. As seen in "A Doll’s House" ‚ women were supposed to be the angles of the house. They were not expected to do any work other than keeping the house clean‚ and entertaining the guests and children. Stoker used Dracula as a median

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    Moretti also explains that ascetic of terror in Dracula “is celebrated the victory ‘of the desire for possession over that of enjoyment’; and possession as such‚ indifferent to consumption‚ is by its very nature insatiable and unlimited” (Moretti‚ 84). This helps the reader see that "If the vampire is a metaphor for capital‚ then Stoker’s vampire‚ who is of 1897‚ must be the capital of 1897" (92). Helpful to understanding Moretti’s critique of Dracula being one with capitalism and how the bourgeoisie

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    eleven million people (out of a population of 83 million people.) The Coptic Church was established in the 1st century AD‚ after the arrival of Saint Mark. After a few years‚ Christianity spread throughout Egypt making it the most widely practiced religion in Egypt. However‚ after the invasion of Egypt by the Muslims in the seventh century‚ the religious demographics of the country dramatically changed. It went from being one of the greatest Christian countries to a largely Muslim country by the end

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