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    Gan Eng Seng

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    Gan Eng Seng Gan was of Hokkien Chinese descent‚ born and educated in Melaka‚ and the eldest son of five in his family. His forefathers emigrated from Fujian Province‚ China to Malaya. Owing to poor circumstances‚ he probably had an elementary school education in which he learnt to read and write in simple English and keep accounts. After his father’s death‚ sixteen year old Gan was involved in the nutmeg business on a very small scale. Later‚ he was taken on as an apprentice by Messrs. Guthrie

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    The Holocaust is modernly viewed as one of the greatest examples of human suppression and discrimination. However‚ many heroes and defenders against the Holocaust remain largely uncredited by the general public. One of the unacknowledged heroes‚ Corrie Ten Boom‚ is “[an] indomitable spirit..‚ not just a ‘sweet little grandmother’‚ but a two-fisted old Dutch soldier for Christ” (“Corrie Ten Boom” U*X*L). Through her unshakable faith in God‚ Corrie Ten Boom was able to valiantly aid the Holocaust

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    The Life of Jonathan Edwards

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    Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary The Life of Jonathan Edwards A Paper Submitted to Dr. Gregory Tomlin In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course American Christianity CHHI 692 Table of Contents Abstract 3 Biographical Outline 4-5 Survey of Edwards Life 5-18 Work Written By Jonathan Edwards 19-20 Bibliography 21-22 Abstract Through out Jonathan Edwards’ life he focused on preaching and expressing his

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    Connor McSwiggan Pastor Thiessen Pastoral Theology The Pastor’s Relationship With His People God has given and ordained men who are to oversee the Church. Ephesians 4:11 states‚ “And he gave some‚ apostles; and some‚ prophets; and some‚ evangelists; and some‚ pastors and teachers;” We will be specifically looking at the pastor and his relationship with the people of his church. The pastor is a word that means “shepherd”. Literally a pastor is a shepherd. His job is too guard his sheep‚ love

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    The Protestant Reformation (1450-1565) (1) England  Notion of the Renaissance Prince  Recent War of the Roses created a sense of political instability for the Tudor dynasty --Henry VIII  The significance of a male heir to the Tudors B. England  Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon  Henry seeks an annulment  Henry creates the Church of England and establishes his own supremacy over it  A “political reformation” only at first John Calvin (1509-1564)  More of a scholar than

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    of philanthropic endeavors‚ donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation‚ established in 2000. Mother Teresa Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity‚ a Roman Catholic religious congregation‚ which in 2012 consisted of over 4‚500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with

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    Quote 1: “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” -Mother Teresa Quote 2: “Affluence separates people. Poverty knits ’em together. You got some sugar and I don’t; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well‚ I’ll give you some of mine. -Ray Charles How does the quote connect to the thesis of Poverty‚ Inc.? Mother Teresa’s quote connects to the thesis of the documentary because it offers a different perspective to the complicated issue

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    WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE CLASS IN THE 19TH CENTURY The nineteenth century for Europe and America has been called the "century of the middle class." Growth in both power and prestige of the middle class was perhaps the most important single development in social and economic history. Prior to the nineteenth century‚ there was a recognizable middle class‚ but it was not large. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution‚ new wealth was created‚ and concomitantly the middle class became the harbingers

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    The Roman Catholic Church

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    Roman Catholic and Protestant tradition The traditions of the Roman Catholic Church have been around for an extremely long time. The Roman Catholic Church and Protestantism both agree on many important things of the historic Christian faith. However the rituals and practices are quite different. The rituals and practices of a Roman Catholic Church consist of Mass‚ Baptism‚ Confession‚ receiving Communion‚ praying the Rosary‚ Last Rites‚ and much more. Whereas Protestantism was formed in the 16th

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    Black Family Study Guide

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    SECTION THREE - WEEK THREE I. GENERATIONS A. Where are 1.5 million Black men… In prison. B. Consequences of enslavement… Destruction of black family life. C. Population of African Americans…12% D. Population of incarcerated African Americans… 42% E. Fatherhood… Prison removes the father from his functional role as a father leading to the destruction of family life. Motherhood… With the father in prison‚ the mother is left to be the bread winner. F. Rap music consumers… are majority white

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