In this story‚ Brillantes confronts the most important questions of our lives as Christians: Does God exist? If so‚ what is the nature of God? I remember Tim telling me that Brillantes succeeds in telling a compelling story because he never preaches or subverts. That he allows the reader to experience‚ rather than solve‚ the problem of God’s presence or absence. The story is deceptively simple: An aging medical doctor and his young son are called in the middle of the night to minister to a poor
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Text: The Dark Knight Director: Christopher Nolan Text Type: Film Gotham City is rapidly becoming a better place. Under the guard of Batman and with the help of Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent‚ the popular new district attorney‚ organised crime is being eradicated. In desperation the mob turns to a psychotic mastermind called only ‘The Joker’ and Gotham rapidly descends into chaos. As Bruce Wayne tries to deal with his toughest adversary yet he must deal also with his internal conflicts and the horrific
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MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR My favorite time of the year is naturally the time when I have the most fun. To me‚ that time of the year falls during the December holidays‚ or rather‚ it starts during the last term of school. It may sound strange of me to include the period of examinations. But I like the way teachers leave us‚ students‚ by ourselves to do our own revision. There is hardly any homework to be done but there is a lot of studying to take up our time. Finally‚ when the examinations are
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A love letter to my country: from a transgender Filipina InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 Mga minamahal kong kababayan (To my beloved Philippines): I know that it has been an emotional three weeks to all of us who have been affected by the death of Jennifer Laude‚ the 26-year-old transgender woman whose lifeless body was found with her head in a motel toilet in Olongapo City‚ Philippines on October 11‚ 2014. I know‚ too‚ that Jennifer Laude’s story has divided us as a nation. While
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be a dull one or a fascinating one‚ and my story is not particularly remarkable‚ but a story nonetheless. There are certain periods in life that can be summed up into a couple words; however‚ the full story would most likely not be included in those couple of words. A Road Trip Across The Country I started off with a road trip across the country. Being born in Los Angeles‚ my parents would often experience a lot of crowds and difficulties with jobs. This lead to the decision of moving across
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Italy In Italy‚ where Gallo has such a long relationship with the consumers‚ they sought to increase sales through segmentation within their category. Gallo offered three distinct product lines‚ each with their own subsequent varieties. This was done with the intent of increasing the consumer’s perceived value by catering more specifically to the needs and demands in each segment. Gallo communicated with the consumers through television spot commercials which often portrayed their Blond line
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the room. Plants and trees need their own space in order to obtain sufficient amounts of nutrients from the soil and sunlight. Plants‚ of course‚ are unable to move away. However‚ some plants use chemicals to keep other plants from growing too close. This process is called allelopathy. Some scientists believe that germinating radish seeds give off a chemical that interferes with the germination of other seeds. A few years ago‚ a group of scientists published a scientific paper that demonstrated that
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The Salem Witch Trials of 1690s was an extremely dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. The events that led to this hysteria caused the people of Salem to be deeply affected by this terrible time in our history. With that in mind‚ the outcome of these trials caused people to be killed even if they were innocent. Historians believe that this time in our history was immensely unfair and no one had a fair trial
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The Dark Is Rising The Book of Gramarye Summary Will and Merriman were in a bright room again‚ the ceilings were high‚ painted with pictures of trees and mountains‚ full of music and people‚ dressed like a brilliant scene from a history book‚ with clothes from a whole different century. A lady in white swept forward to meet them‚ with a voice and facial structure identical to that of Miss Greythorne‚ which turned out to be Miss Greythorne but much younger. As they headed toward the back
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Dark chocolate history goes back at least 3000 years. What began as a bitter drink in the pre-historic tropics of South America has become one of the world’s most popular treats. For most of this time‚ dark chocolate was the only form. So chocolate history is really the history of dark chocolate. Native American Drink Throughout the tropical areas of Central and South America‚ a room-temperature drink made from cacao seeds has been enjoyed for several thousand years‚ with the earliest
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