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    film as being very religious; but are The Matrix a religious film or is it just philosophy and skeptics? The 1999 film is a combination of mythology‚ computer science and different religions. This symbols of Greek and Roman Mythology plays out heavily through the film and its characters. For example‚ the character “The Oracle” the name originates from Greek history. The definition of oracle is “a shrine where a prophetic god is consulted”. People come and ask the oracle questions‚ but oracle

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    Prometheus Prometheus is a God who was a beneficiary to mankind. Son of the Titan Iapetus‚ he worked to benefit the lives of man‚ not the lives of the Gods. Prometheus was assigned by Zeus to create mankind from water and earth‚ but in the process gave man more power than Zeus had anticipated. Zeus wanted man to have a lack of power‚ especially over fire‚ but Prometheus defies what Zeus wants and gave the power of fire to mankind. Concerned more with the well being of the man‚ Prometheus steals

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    respected gods in Norse and Greek mythology. Both have amazing strength and powers and were feared by many because of this. While both were the all mighty gods of their time‚ one huge difference was that Zeus was the god of all gods. In Greek mythology there was no one who ruled over Zeus and ultimately Zeus was in control of all the gods and people. While Thor was the strongest god of Norse mythology‚ his father Odin was the supreme ruler of the gods like Zeus was in Greek mythology. While both had amazing

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    were not the author of your own life at that time but you cannot escape from your past that was printed in ink. And neither can we. Modern America will never escape the history left behind by the Puritan society. The flaws that we have in our current society are of Puritan origin and are splitting images of them. After being born‚ we are raised under the influences of Puritanism. From The Lost Generation to Generation Alpha‚ all children are indoctrinated to value education. Puritans too‚ value education

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    Women in Greek Mythology In Greek Mythology women are often portrayed as women having unfortunate and miserable lives because of a god or goddess or both. One example of a woman who fulfills this description is Io. One day‚ Zeus falls in love with Io and as usual Zeus got his way and with some tender words he convinced Io of his love for her. With Hera’s jealousy on top of Zeus‚ Zeus turns Io into a cow in order to protect her from Hera. Io being a frenzied cow gets an unfortunate life doing nothing

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    Mythology is the study of myths‚ and throughout the ages there have been plenty of myths‚ from Egyptian mythology to Greek to Norse to new age religion. Mythology helps to explain our world around us. Usually from mythology comes religions‚ and all religions have gods. Each culture has a religion and each religion has gods that explain every aspect of life in the mortal world. One of the best known gods from all mythology is the Greek god Zeus. Zeus has a long history full of devious plots‚ vicious

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    usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural phenomenon.” Myths have a lot of influence on who we are as a person and how we make sense of the world. Myths originate from Ancient Greeks that used mythology as a means of describing their beliefs in religious heroes and gods. There are two sides to every story and since myths are perceived to be stories‚ they also have two sides a positive side

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    WHY SNAKES CRAWL ON THEIR STOMACHS Have you ever wondered why snakes crawl on their stomachs? Here’s a story I think will interest you in why they do. Long ago there was a strong‚ brave and handsome hunter who thought greatly of himself. His name was Alexio. He always bragged about being the strongest‚ bravest and most skilled hunter. One day while hunting he came about a snake. There was something different about this snake‚ this snake could talk. When Alexio heard someone telling him

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    Possible Interview Questions Give an example of a lesson you taught‚ which abides by the goals set forth by the common core standards. How do you differentiate your assessments? Give an example. How do you use data to inform your classroom management and the learning of your students? How do you differentiate instruction? How do you involve parents and the community in your lessons in order to enhance the educational experience of your students? How do you manage students who continually disrupt

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    Republic of the Philippines BULACAN AGRICULTURAL STATE COLLEGE Pinaod‚ San Ildefonso‚ Bulacan Prepared by: * Jaymarie O. San Pedro BSEd III- English Prepared for: * Mrs. Ana Marie D. Argamosa I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the lessons‚ the students should be able to: 1. enumerate the classes of nouns 2. define the meaning of each noun 3. appreciate the importance of understanding the classes of nouns II. SUBJECT

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