GNOSIS. 1. Explain Gnosticism in the light of Genesis 3. What are the moral consequences of Gnosticism? Explain. As we saw in class‚ according to the Gnostic interpretation of Genesis‚ the creator god of the Old Testament is a bad god because he imprisoned Adam’s and Eve’s soul in a world of misery. Through this understanding of creation‚ this creator god created man incapable of distinguishing between good and evil‚ ignorant of his origin and destination. In this way‚ the Gnosis believes that the
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How Does James Seek To Disturb and Involve The Reader In The Turn Of The Screw? The Turn of the Screw‚ written by author Henry James‚ although defying many gothic conventions remains one of the most suspenseful and sinister tales of the Victorian Era. The novella’s enthralling nature effectively seeks to disturb and involve readers and this is made evident through James’s successful use of a variety of structural and literary techniques to create and prolong suspense and ambiguity. James first
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Objective: Analyze microbes from last week. Understand the use of antibiotics on microorganisms. Gain more knowledge about selective media and differential media. Practice use of the catalase test‚ coagulase and the oxidase test. Observe microbial flora of the nose. Significance: Understand the use of Mannitol salt agar‚ blood agar and MacConkey agar plates which must be used based on the components of the bacteria. The catalase test will be used to understand the difference in facultative
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Presence of nitrogen fixing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the gut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) (p3297) A Review by: Mark Edge (Faith & Jaelen Love You) Because the Formosan termite is an economically important pest. Researchers are concentrating efforts on understanding the details of their physiology. Before the late 80’s early 90’s not much physiological research was concentrated toward any one species of termite outside of general physical characteristic‚ anatomy
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‘‘Boys and Girls’’ was first published in 1968 in The Montrealer‚ The story‚ narrated by a young girl‚ details the time in her life when she leaves childhood and its freedoms behind and realizes that to be a ‘‘girl’’ is to be‚ eventually‚ a woman. The child begins to understand that being socially typed entails a host of serious implications. Thus becoming a ‘‘girl’’ on the way to womanhood is a time fraught with difficulties for the young protagonist because she senses that women are considered
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Good morning‚ teachers and friends. Never has a wildlife faced such great threats of extinction as in the last few decades. We bulldoze forests to make way for concrete jungles‚ depriving many species of the flora and fauna native to their habitats. We dump all types of waste into our rivers and seas‚ doing irreparable damage to freshwater and marine species. We hunt for sport and use animal parts to cater to our exotic tastes. All our actions are resulting in the dwindling of wildlife. We are losing
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it takes multiple things for them to feel happy. Often‚ they feel as if they can never reach full happiness (Flora‚ 66). However‚ in the article‚ “Just for the Joy of it‚” it is argued that “scientific research has shown us that the spark of kindness resides in everyone and that even small actions can fan that spark into a flame (Zakrzewski‚ 26). This shows that‚ while de Lange and Flora believe that happiness is acquired through activities within oneself‚ Zakrzewski believes that happiness actually
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maintenance and repair of cells and growth. In humans‚ digestion and absorption occur in the alimentary canal or gut. As the gut wall is continuous with the outside surface of the body‚ the food in the gut is considered to be outside of the body‚ the gut is specialised into different regions‚ each designed to carry out a different role in the overall processes of digestion and absorption. The human gut is a coiled‚ muscular tube extending from the mouth to the anus. Accessory digestive organs are connected
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All the plants are needed for the wildlife to survive. Even if some shrubs take the nutrients from trees‚ the trees have got to come down at some point. Some shrubs may be good for the economy like chaparral and others might not be so good. (The Flora) There might not be all that many known shrubs but if people continue to introduce invasive plants‚ there might one day be a whole lot more. Some shrubs might be poisonous and others might be shrubs that the Native Americans have used as healing herbs
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children‚ Miles and Flora. This simple sentence reveals a lot about how the governess feels about Miles and Flora. The words "romance" and "poetry" bring to mind happy‚ wistful thoughts. It is clear from this sentence that the governess really‚ truly loves the children‚ even though she hardly knows them. I really liked this quote because it appeared so early in the book (and so early in the governess’ care of the children) yet it is clear how much she cares for Miles and Flora‚ and sets the stage
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