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    The ‘service’ that Poma did for the colonial administration includes collaborating with the catholic church during the 1560s for a campaign to eliminate idolatry in the native communities‚ he worked as a translator for the church helping to produce grammars and dictionaries in the native language. Poma came to regret his work with the church and the Europeans as he was exiled twice from Huamanga for being

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    Jeremiah Mutie‚ Ph.D. Adjunct Professor‚ Liberty University Online‚ School of Religion The identity of the Διψυχος in The Shepherd of Hermas1 Introduction One of the most frequent phrases in The Shepherd of Hermas is the Greek adjective δἰψυχος (“doublemindedness”). While the adjective occurs nineteen times‚ its cognate verb διψυχεῑν (“to be doublemindend”) occurs twenty times and the substantive διψυχἰα (“doubleminded”) occurs in as many as sixteen times.2 Indeed‚ the number of the occurrences

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    Individual Learning Project 1 Toyota Motor Corporation- North American Region Reginald Thomas BUSI 650 Liberty University Toyota Motor Corporation is a worldwide company that specializes in automobiles‚ which are manufactured around the world. Toyota’s mission “has been to contribute to society by producing high quality products and services‚ while reducing the environmental impact of our operations (Investor Fact Sheet‚ 2013).” The North American Region will be the segment that is

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    THE ASSYRIAN CRISIS‚ A TIME OF GROWTH The Assyrian Crisis in Judah appears‚ from the surface‚ as a time of great luck for the people of Jerusalem. However‚ by examining the situation with a more powerful lens‚ one can see the powerful religious infuence such an event could have on a resident’s theology. If I were a Judean during this time‚ my faith would have faced the toughest test of my life. Going into such a conflict with a nation as strong as Assyria‚ I could not help but be afraid

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    religion and completed My favour upon you and have approved for you Islam as religion...” [Quran: 5:3] Some chapters in the Quran focus on the call to Islam as guidance for humanity. They focus upon monotheism and the fight against polytheism and idolatry. Thus‚ stress is laid on all that is related to faith. In other chapters‚ attention is given to legislation‚ acts of worship‚ relationships among people and the laws that regulate matters within the Muslim community‚ government‚ and family. A number

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    Satan’s Transformation in John Milton’s Paradise Lost The controlling purpose of this paper is to analyze the transformation of Satan in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Satan is a very strong and demanding character in all of the series of Paradise Lost ‚ from the beginning to the end. Satan’s main goal throughout the entire poem is to try to corrupt humankind and‚ unfortunately with his tricky tactics and significant transformation skills he does. At the beginning

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    Cameron Richards Essay #5 Mr. Whealy English 9 period 6 March 10‚ 2015 Why young love is like death In the play Romeo and Juliet‚ written by the great William Shakespeare‚ two “star crossed lovers” in the roman city of Verona take their lives for the sake of love. So they say‚ but many question if Romeo and Juliet were truly in “love”. Did they fall for each other for their looks or for their hearts? Each character had to make huge decisions through the story‚ that later caused more problems to

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    guess I’m not what you would call a “star” athlete. I’m the guy that is forced to rely solely on academics to succeed in life. In our culture‚ professional athletes have been placed above society. They are viewed almost like gods among us‚ and this idolatry even occurs in high school. In high school‚ star athletes are “above society” and its rules. It is impossible for them to be in trouble because they are viewed as too important to winning. This gives them the mindset that they can do whatever they

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    Bible Dictionary Project Template Name: Sondra T Course: BIBL 104 Date: 7/28/2015 Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: Isaiah: The book of Isaiah was written between 740-680 B.C. It was written by Isaiah. It has been argued that Chapters 40-66 were written after Isaiah. He is the main character in the book. The Lord commissioned Isaiah as a prophet in the year of King Uzziah’s death which was a long period of prosperity and stability. (Hindson & Towns‚ 2013) The writing style combines

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    The civil war started from 1642 and ended in 1648‚ claiming the lives of 1 in 10 men from England. The war broke out forty years after the death of Elizabeth I‚ who had managed to rule England well. But the real problems came with the coming of Charles I of England‚ (second son of James VI of Scotland). During the reign of different monarchies the power of parliament had increased and in those times it was ordinary from the king to rule with parliament. However‚ Charles believed in the rite of

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