The number one hundred and eight plays a vital role not only in Buddhism as a religion‚ but also in its artwork. It is considered sacred to the religion as a whole and has different implications in different countries. There are also deities that have different forms that incorporate the number. The number can be seen in various spiritual practices and theories‚ as well as in many monuments and objects. While the origin of this sacred number may be hard to pin point‚ it’s significance is still obvious
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He once said in a speech as the president “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country‚" Kennedy helped make peace throughout many countries. John F Kennedy was a role model for many people in the world during his time. John had a great education and was very interested in politics. Many people were saved because of his actions. John F. Kennedy was a very important figure in United States history. John F. Kennedy had a very interesting life. Kennedy was born on
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George Ramone College Composition I Prof. Loscano September 14‚ 2011 In Henry Louis Gates Jr.‘s‚ “Whats in a Name?“‚ Gates deals with a sort of life changing reality as a young boy. He recalls the incident from a time when prejudice and discrimination against African Americans was perfectly normal. Gates and his father went to the drugstore in town‚ where his father was the only colored person that could eat there out of the whole town. As Gates was eating his ice cream‚ his father greets Mr
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would help give them some tools that they can relate directly to the Qur’an. Here are some stories created around the surah names of the Qur’an. It helps in creating familiarity and some Arabic words and their meanings. It is not meant to be all inclusive of what the surahs talk of. Sometimes it links with the message of the surah‚ but the main aim is to get familiar with the names and the order the surahs are in. This is a way to help recall. Ali (RA) said a good way to memorise is by association of
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Abstract An individual is typically referred by numerous name aliases on the web. Accurate identification of aliases of a given person name is useful in various web related tasks such as information retrieval‚ sentiment analysis‚ personal name disambiguation‚ and relation extraction. We propose a method to extract aliases of a given personal name from the web. Given a personal name‚ the proposed method first extracts a set of candidate aliases. Second‚ we rank the extracted candidates
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Throughout history there are many examples of warriors who have‚ through their deeds‚ beliefs and actions‚ been considered chivalrous and honourable. The greatest testament to such a warrior is when one ’s enemies honour the warrior as such. The subject of this essay is such a warrior and a role model that I believe any aspiring warrior should study. Ṣalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb or Saladin‚ as he has come to be called in western civilization‚ was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria‚ and founded
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Have you read The Pearl‚ The Bicycle‚ and The Nest? If not‚ I will tell you the similarities between these three novels and why the three main characters of these short stories are bad role models for young people. Kino committed a crime‚ Hanna didn’t follow her aunt’s commands and Jimmy disobeys his parents. Firstly‚ Kino was about to hurt the attacker that came to Kino’s house. The attacker threatened and challenged him. “His right hand went it his shirt and felt his knife”. (P55 Chapter 4 Steinbeck)
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Sure she was beautiful‚ intelligent‚ successful‚ and rich as well. But‚ everyone always seems to forget about the past. The scars. It didn’t show on her surface‚ but my mom had at least one hidden scar that she now covered up. And‚ because she covered it up‚ nobody knew about it‚ and she became the "role model" person in my life. She had always told me she left him out of love. He always told me he had left her out of guilt. Being young and naive‚ I didn’t understand that. I had thought love was
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My name‚ Sydney ‚ has little story behind it but does have meaning to my family and I. my first name was chosen on October 8th‚ 1995‚ my birthday. With names flying in the hospital room‚ I can’t imagine how someone could have thought of such a perfect name! And out of all the chaos‚ came a BEAUTIFUL NAME‚ Sydney. My grandpa had chosen it because of the energy of the name‚ and the beauty. Immediately‚ the family agreed. My name would be Sydney. My middle name‚ ******‚ was brought down and taken
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This is a better version of My role model my mom Role models are like a torch of light that inspires and guides in the darkness. That torch of light for me is my mother. My mother is very kind‚ strong‚ and hardworking. But what makes her truly worthy of looking up to is that she teaches her children these qualities through her actions. For as long as I can remember‚my mother has always been kind and gracious to everyone she meets. She taught my siblings and I to treat everyone
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