LECTURETTE - IS THERE GOD ? 1. ‘O God‚ help us to keep ourselves physically strong‚ mentally awake and morally straight‚ that in doing our duty to Thee and our country we may keep the honour of the Services untarnished’ …..it is the way we started our life everyday for three very important years of our life‚ I am just reciting it so as to refresh your memory….and to seek out the first line….”Oh God‚ help us to”……GOD…who is GOD….what is GOD….is it something that justifies our existence‚ something
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him * Prince Sulayman –helped his brother to fight for their kingdom * Kurita – animal with many feet * Tarabusaw – humanoid that eats human * Pah – a large monster bird * Kurayan –a bird with seven heads * Bathala - was the Supreme God of the ancient Tagalog and King of theDiwatas Purpose * To show the relevance of leadership and brotherhood * To strengthen individual courage and hope * Even though your enemy is big‚ as long as your determination is that big‚ you can defeat
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In Charlie Chaplin’s film ‘Modern Times’‚ The machine is portrayed as controlling and appears to be taking over society. Technology such as clocks‚ radios‚ television‚ and factory machines are used throughout the film and are all significant elements to the message that Chaplin is trying to bring across. It was made during the time of the great depression as well as mass production. The world was becoming fascinated with new technology‚ because it was a quicker and easier way to make money. This
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1 English November 23December 10th‚ 2012 Women In the epic poem‚ The Iliad‚ by Homer‚ women play an important but subservient role to men. With very few exceptions‚ the acts and deeds of men are dominant. Some goddesses such as Hera enjoy parity with men‚ and some mortal females show exceptional strength such as Andromache‚ but the primary role of women is to create a sanctuary at home or perform handiwork for their husbands. Women also serve to symbolize a man’s military rank as well
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Iliad I - Clash between Greek warlord Agamemnon and Achilles - Apollo caused it - Agamemnon dishonored Chryses‚ his priest‚ so Apollo struck his men with plague - Took Chryses’ daughter - Hera wanted fighting to stop‚ so influenced Achilles to call meeting to end the fighting - Achilles recommends to Agamemnon that they consult a prophet or priest - Calchas (prophet) makes deal with Achilles to tell him what he knows if he protects him - Agamemnon becomes angry‚ but accepts
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Gollapudi 1 Samrat Gollapudi Mr.Hogan English II 19 November 14 Human Resilience as Portrayed in The Crucible The infamous witch hunt in 1692‚ regarded as the Salem Witch Trials‚ occurred in Salem Massachusetts and resulted in mass hysteria. Tension had been building for quite some time but had exploded when a group of young girls were caught dancing in the woods with a slave from Barbados. These girls took part in this act as a form of escapism‚ namely due to the fact that the
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between the 1930’s to the 1950’s. Our main character‚ Troy Maxson‚ has a lot of things going for him throughout the story and some of which he does not know how to react to correctly. At the end of the play‚ Troy Maxson dies and is sent to the gates of heaven where he is judges as a villain because it is clearly shown throughout the play that his con’s more than double his pro’s in his life. To show that Troy Maxson was
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Many times I refused to accept it‚ to the point that I even rebuked it. For me‚ Pastors were not fashionable and they don’t care about how they look. One day‚ in my loneliness‚ I spoke to God and asked for His help. I believe His answer came when I attended my first youth camp on April 29‚ 2007. It was during an altar call that I heeded His call and felt God moving wonderfully in a loving and powerful way. A great peace came into my heart. Though my circumstances did not change immediately‚ still
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Iliad and Odyssey HIS 1113 25 September 2012 The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of Homer’s surviving works. These two epics poems are great works of literature that help us understand life in ancient Greece. The Iliad is compared to a tragedy while the Odyssey is compared to a comedy. The Greeks used both the Iliad and the Odyssey as a Bible and even as a history book. The two epics taught the ancient Greeks virtues and values. The Iliad is known as the greatest
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the Marxist explanation - it also names fear as the main factor. If one reads Homer ’s "Iliad" and "Odyssey‚" and Virgil ’s "Aeneid"‚ he gets to realize that the ancient concept of people ’s interaction with Gods is totally deprived of fear in any form. In all three masterpieces‚ Gods are basically described as humans‚ with all their strengths and weaknesses‚ although being immortal. Humans often revere Gods‚ but not out of fear they simply respect their superiority. Many historians suggest that
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