define their faith. These large meetings of Bishops were called Ecumenical Councils. More importantly‚ the first Ecumenical Councils produced some of the earliest and most concise statements of belief that enabled the church to understand Jesus (Mueller‚ 17). The first Ecumenical Council known as Nicea‚ dates 325 AD. It was summoned by Emperor Constantine the great. This meeting was called to resolve the Arian controversy. Arius‚ a priest from Alexandria‚ held that Jesus Christ was created by
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Over-population occurs when there are not enough resources on the earth to support its population. Over 2 centuries ago‚ world population was lower than a billion people. Nowadays‚ there almost 6.7 billion people currently occupying this world‚ whilst each year the world population expands by around 80 million (World Population Guide 2011‚ [Online]). All connoisseurs are warning about this issue. Critics declare that we are getting dangerously close to the sustainable capacity of earth. The optimal
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contributed to the epidemic of so many diseases. Different diseases are transmitted by different vectors but some ailments share common vectors. For instance female anopheles mosquitoes are responsible in transmitting malaria and yellow fever in humans (Mueller et al‚ 2007)‚ while ‘plague’ is transmitted by fleas. As for plant diseases‚ many of them are transmitted by aphids. These vectors have different modes of spreading diseases as mosquitoes shall been taken as a case study on how they aid the spread
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Bacteroides fragilis Gram stain * Bordetella pertussis colonies on charcoal agar * Borrelia burgdorferi SEM * Campylobacter jejuni colonies and microscopy * Campylobacter jejuni SEM * Capnocytophaga sp. * Chryseobacterium indologenes on Mueller-Hinton * Chryseobacterium indologenes colonies * Citrobacter freundii colonies on MacConkey * Escherichia coli on blood agar | * Escherichia coli on MacConkey *
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The Greek-Trojan War in The Iliad The gods and goddesses that the Greek people believe in make up the Greek mythology studied today. These divine characters represent a family living on Mount Olympus who intervene frequently in the lives of the human characters in Greek plays. They are omnipresent‚ for they are always observing mans actions and working through human nature. The gods are a higher power‚ and provide explanations for otherwise unexplainable events. The gods help humans in trouble
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Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa‚ a type of eating disorder common among young ladies as stated in The New York Times Health Guide. According to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre‚ more than 90 percent people in the United State diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa were female. It can be categorized as refusal to maintain a minimal body weight‚ fear in weight gain‚ body image distortion and loss of menses as mentioned in the Journal
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To understand the American dream it’s easiest to look back in history at how great historical movements created and shaped the American dream idea. For starters a long time ago around the 30’s‚ James Truslow Adams‚ a popular historian‚ was putting the final touches on the preface to his latest book. It was an interesting time in the life of our nation. Though the crash of 1929 had signaled the beginning of the Great Depression that was to be endured for years to come‚ there was also a spirit of progress
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Throughout our lifetime we face ethical dilemmas‚ and in this fictional ethical dilemma the main character must decide if he’s willing obey his superior or go against his superior because he views his superior has the wrong viewpoint. The main character is Robert Jackson‚ and he works in his local police department. The ethical dilemma is that Officer Jackson must decide if it’s morally right to target areas‚ which wealthy retirees tend to live in‚ with tickets. His boss tries to justify it by showing
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crisis and put on the agenda three substantial and overlapping issues. First‚ comprehensive sanctions inflict wide humanitarian damage on mass public. Sanctions imposed on Iraq “… have contributed to more deaths than all WMD throughout history” (Mueller and Mueller 1999‚ 50). Second‚ non-targeted sanctions are used as a tool of political blame of senders. In Iraqi case‚ “Baghdad was quite successful in blaming the UN for the humanitarian crisis…‚ both within the country
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Humanity’s Infinitesimal Impact on Nature In the poem‚ “There Will Come Soft Rains”‚ by Sara Teasdale‚ an initial interpretation may be based on the knowledge that it fits into the post-apocalyptic/dystopian genre. To truly appreciate and understand a literary work‚ one must attempt to interpret it in many different ways. As a secondary interpretation‚ one may understand the poem to be portraying the message that humanity plays an extensive unnecessary role in the survival and vitality which nature
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