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    Throughout history‚ the Catholic intellectual tradition has shown and defined itself through literature‚ music and art. Equally‚ within these means of expression are a means to connect the human consciousness as a whole: it is through the examination of the history of the Catholic intellectual tradition that one is able to find a joining of human spirit‚ intellect‚ soul and emotion. Indeed‚ it is also through these creative expressions that the many facets of this approach to understanding human

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    “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light‚ not our darkness that most frightens us”. After watching The Village and reading “By the waters of Babylon” and “The Walking Dead” it is obvious that their society became a victim of itself and that using fear to control people is not acceptable. In the stories‚ there were many similarities such as all the main characters went to places that were forbidden‚ an apocalypse occurs

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    Story telling has been used as a staple for human development. Oral storytelling traditions varies from place to place‚ and has lessons to share with everyone. For centuries‚ stories have been used to guide people with advice through the main point of a story. They can tell about one person’s experience in certain situation. The tradition of oral storytelling is used to inform a community of member’s unique experiences in certain situations. “Storytelling that’s verbally expressed can be counted

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    There are a couple of critical issues when it comes to the study of what a religious tradition says. The first is to make a distinction between the oral tradition and the written tradition. Many well-developed‚ world religions have an established canon of sacred texts‚ as well as an oral tradition. In some cases‚ this also has come to be written down. For instance‚ in Judaism‚ there is the tradition of the Oral Torah and the written Torah. The written Torah has become the Tanakh or the Hebrew

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    According to Sumerian tradition‚ he was an early ruler of the city-state of Uruk. “He is said to be the son of the god Ninsun and a mortal father‚ however‚ historians have not obtained clear details on that matter” (McCaughrean‚ pg.5). It is also unclear whether the King Gilgamesh actually existed‚ but his story still acted as “instructive text” for the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens with a prologue that sets off the story of Gilgamesh’s life. The narrator does not have a name

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    Nathan Griffith Professor Bolton English 102 January 30‚ 2014 The Traditions They Follow Why do some societies follow traditions that have pointless rules? “The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson that asks the same question. The narrator presents a small-town where a traditional lottery is held annually every summer on June 27th. The town’s people get together for a lottery (1). The reward is unknown at the beginning to reader‚ but increasingly becomes more apparent as

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    behavior. Therefore‚ Socrates’ belief that virtuous qualities are not emitted to others opposes an intrinsic fact that is exemplified by people such as Pericles in the dialogue. The mere fact that Pericles was trying to educate Cleinias demonstrates of how fathers or guardians aim to teach their children virtue and instill in them the qualities that make them outstanding

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    Communication‚ Media and Public Relations MA October 2013 Intake Assignment 1‚ Option 1 Choose any two of the different traditions of media research which have been identified in Module One of the course. Discuss their respective strengths and weaknesses‚ and critically compare their contributions – actual and potential – to any given media – related topic or issue of contemporary concern. Student’s Name: Tutor’s Name: Holliger Joane Tracy Simmons Assignment handed in on the 23rd

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    The government does not properly regulate media there is so much exposed to the world and it influence can have a negative reaction. On the flip side because there trying to keep up with the society more things are over looked. Like discussed in class‚ obscene things weren’t allowed or blatantly displayed in the past as they are now. It’s all moving to a more open society and the government is regulating accordingly. Because times have changed from just television‚ news‚ newspapers and radio to social

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    How Does Syphilis Differ

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    remain inactive inn the lymph nodes and the spleen. Latency can last 3-30 years and may or may not progress to the final‚ or tertiary‚ syphilis. About 30 percent of infected people persist in a latent state” (Swierzewski 2015). Within the first year of infection‚ after going through stage 1 and stage 2‚ the bacteria goes to sleep and remain dormant‚ or noninfectious‚ for up to 30 years. However‚ it does not mean that the person is considered free from the infection because it is still present in the

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