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    Many people consider god to be their savior and have been for several centuries now. There seems to be no limit when discussing god‚ some followers were even ready to cause destruction over their faith in god and what they believed was right. There has been so much conflict caused in the fight for which god was superior or purest. Wars‚ mass destruction and genocides are results god in the past; people were ready to die for their beliefs in god. Belief in god can be like a drug‚ able to drive people

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    Nope. This little box‚ about the size of an iPhone‚ is the Leap Motion‚ a completely hands-free virtual reality mouse. It may not be as nice as the nanobots‚ but it’s definitely useful for the common nerd! When plugged into the USB port of your computer and its software installed‚ this device creates a 3D interaction space around it’s sensor bar‚ containing an area of approximately eight cubic feet. Leap Motion Inc.‚ the developer of Leap Motion‚ claims this device is able to sense and track your

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    In 1846‚ existentialist philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote Two Ages: A Literary Review to critique In order to effectively and intelligibly convey these ideas on the modern age‚ the “present age‚” as he calls it‚ he turns to a variety of rhetorical and stylistic devices‚ allusions‚ and careful word choices. A notable feature of Kierkegaard’s writing is his tendency towards long and extremely complex sentences. One way he accomplishes this is by the “overuse” of semicolons‚ which can be seen in

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    The Great Leap Forward was Mao’s new economic plan‚ which took place in China in 1958. The idea of the Great Leap Forward was the rapid growth of agricultural and industrial production. It focused on improving the productivity of all Chinese workers by investing in human development and labour-intensive technology. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials believed it would bring about economic and technical development in great leaps rather than at a gradual pace. By using China’s advantage of manpower

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    facing adversities all over the world‚ but two good ones that come to mind are “The Leap” and “Deep Survival”. These tales of endurance through adversity almost spell out what it means to endure something whither they were directly involved or not. Tragedy is a horrible and beautiful thing‚ but in the case of “The Leap” it is something that can be endured without fail no matter what the odds are. In the short story “The Leap” there is a flashback where the mother of the narrator is taken back to her days

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    Question 1) in fear and trembling‚ Kierkegaard talks about Eternal Consciousness. He does this on page 49. What I believe Kierkegaard means by the eternal consciousness is our ability to think. We have this ability to think and make decisions so we have some sort of control over what we do. This becomes clear when Kierkegaard talks about people going through the world like a “ship through a sea”(Kierkegaard‚ p.49) and a “wind through the desert” (Kierkegaard‚ p.49). It seems by using those two examples

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    A summary‚ analysis and discussion of Søren Kierkegaard‚ Training in Christianity[1] I. Introduction In this essay‚ I will try to summarize‚ analyze and discuss several pages of Søren Kierkegaard’s Training in Christianity. I will try to focus on his approach to sacred history‚ a general Christian history and Christianity‚ which he discusses in this work in relation to faith in God. In other parts of this essay I will attempt also to relate these pages of his work to some key ideas of

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    Louise Erdrich‚ the author of the short story “The Leap” main focus throughout the story is about the past of the narrator’s mother‚ Anna. Anna‚ an ex blind folded trapeze performer who is now sightless due to enriching and stubborn cataracts‚ is an unbreakable bow an arrow; being pulled and released into an unpredictable life. When it comes to Anna’s daughter‚ Anna would do anything for her; even if it were “[leaping] through [the] air … and hanging by the back of her heels from the … gutter” (195)

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    weight and do stuff no regular human can do. In this paper I’m writing you will see how superheroes violate Newton’s 3 laws of motion. First let’s talk about batman and the movie that just came out called the dark night rises. In this movie batman leaps from a building for 4 to 5 seconds before opening his wings neglecting significant air resistance (this affect Newton’s 3rd law). Scientists found out that all that force applied exert about 1600 pounds of force to his arms. Not even the worlds strongest

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    in the bible. Most business or corporations are started from visions. A vision is something that is given to you from the Lord. There is something about a person who is willing to step out in faith to accomplish the dream/vision that they have received. Although once you have taken that leap of faith‚ you still must have some knowledge of the endeavor. Managerial Finance is a course that teachers us how to use the proper tools to accurately and successfully make sound financial decisions and

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