Emily Splinter Professor Rank Early Church Christological Controversies February 20th‚ 2013 Gnosticism Gnosticism is the thought and practice‚ especially of various sects of late-Christian and early Christian centuries‚ distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that the emancipation comes through knowledge. They see the material world as something different of the world that God himself created. Jesus is identified by some Gnostics as an embodiment of the supreme incarnate
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In Birds of Amber‚ Ibrahim Abdel Meguid reveals the gradual deterioration in the spirit of the Egyptians post the arabisation of the country. He also shows the filth and decay that accumulates on the buildings and the drastic transformation of Alexandria‚ nicknamed Madinat Al-Rab‚ City of God. These signs of deterioration are prominent when Arabi ventures into Jews Alley
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Eratosthenes? His name is probably best known among astronomers. Why do they think so highly of him? Eratosthenes was born about 276 B.C.E. and received some of his education in Athens‚ Greece. He spent a good part of his life‚ however‚ in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ which at that time was under Greek rule. In about 200 B.C.E.‚ Eratosthenes set out to determine the dimensions of the earth by using a simple stick. “Impossible!” you may say. How did he do it? In the city of Syene (now called Aswan)
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Lincoln Electric was founded in 1895‚ and is the world leader in the design‚ development and manufacture of arc welding products‚ robotic welding systems‚ plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment. They are headquartered in Euclid‚ Ohio (a Cleveland suburb) – a very strong union region of our country‚ yet‚ they have never had a serious union organizing effort. Their philosophies regarding customers‚ employees and stakeholders seems to parallel that of Southwest Airlines. Having said this‚ I want
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Greek civilization‚ in many ways‚ was the most advanced population of it’s time. The Greeks have created a great stir in modern day values‚ events‚ and philosophy‚ and they were just getting warmed up. The question‚ "What did the Greeks contribute to modern society"‚ was posed‚ and I will begin to answer. The Greeks created a vast religious system‚ filled with heroes‚ gods‚ villains‚ monsters‚ and more. This has fascinated us‚ and has even influenced some of our brands of clothing‚ Nike for example
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The movie Agora takes place in Alexandria‚ a city full of knowledge that was founded by Alexander the Great. The main protagonist is named Hypatia‚ who was based off of a real person. She was a brilliant woman who taught and explored science‚ philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy. Respected daughter of Theon the scholar‚ her father sparked her curiosity for questioning the known world. In the film‚ Hypatia is murdered because she was not a follower of the Christian faith‚ and was accused for practicing
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ultimately changing the course of history itself. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Alexandria‚ Egypt to King Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V Tryphaena‚ who were both siblings. She was one of six children born into the power-hungry Ptolemy family who had ruled Egypt for over three centuries at that point and was one of the most powerful and wealthy families of that time. Cleopatra and her siblings were all educated in Alexandria‚ one of the most learned cities in the ancient world. She and her three sisters
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the south bank of the Caspian Sea‚ he headed his armed force crosswise over northern Iran to the Gurgan River. From that point he headed south and east‚ entering what is currently Afghanistan. On the way‚ he secured Alexandria in Ariis (cutting edge Herat‚ Afghanistan) and Alexandria Arachosia (close current Kandahar‚
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Books of Optics when proved the intromission theory of vision and refined it into essentially its modern form. The major two theories on vision prevailed in classical antiquity. The first theory‚ the emission theory‚ was supported by such thinkers as Euclid and Ptolemy‚ who believed that the sight worked by
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Elyaa Hammad ESL51 Pro. John Kinney Dec 6‚ 2012 Smokers have the right to smoke At the NOVA Alexandria campus there has been a debate whether NOVA should ban smoking in all areas in campus. This debate is very critical because there are a lot of smokers in Alexandria campus. They may restrict smoking in certain areas but they can’t prevent students to smoke in the hall campus. If NOVA will ban smoking in all areas‚ that will create hate behavior between smokers and non-smoker students. Smokers
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