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    Adam in his article Australian Anzac Day as religion: a bloody defeat can ever really be sacred ?‚ in which he makes harsh criticism of the of ANZAC rite; saying that politicians talk about the defeat in religious terms; referring to the sacrifice of our soldiers as sacred and that day was like a baptism of fire for federated nation. According to Brereton‚ the only religious analogy that could be done is the dreadful suffering experienced

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    Adam and Eve‚ which was a sacred event (time) in a sacred space (Garden of Eden). In the third paragraph‚ Dante continues to portray Beatrice as an angel‚ especially by the language he uses. For example‚ he says that Beatrice greeted him "in her ineffable courtesy" (VN 3:1) - the word "ineffable" is often used in reference to God. Additional encounters between the Dante persona and Beatrice continue to take place in sacred contexts. The third encounter occurs in a sacred place‚ obvious by the mention

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    traditional medicine or modern medicine? At the start‚ they might seem to be the answer‚ but if you look closely you will find that neither of them is the answer. The right answer for this question is the urge to treat diseases that led to the evolution of traditional medicine‚ modern medicine‚ and health care. Traditional medicine it is the knowledge‚ note and practices that had been handed down from generation to another generation by using natural components. Traditional medicine dates back

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    Holistic and traditional medicine both are intended to provide optimal health care while keeping your body functioning at its highest level. However‚ both have different approaches to treat the disease. Traditional medicine utilizes modern health sciences‚ latest scientific researches and different surgical options to treat various health concerns. While‚ holistic medicine prevents‚ improves and treats a variety of health conditions with various effective alternative treatment options. In this article

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    Taking Care of the Earth When I compare the two essays “Limits to Growth…” and “The Sacred Balance”‚ I realized they are very similar within some of their main points. For example‚ both essays share the same idea about the importance of taking care of the earth and they also refer to the human’s impacts on the world. The two essays share many similarities‚ but they are also very different. The difference is that in “Limits to Growth…” the authors talk about the importance of doing something to stop

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    the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper analyses whether indigenous medicine fits itself into the existing definition given by WHO on traditional medicine and proceeds

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    Absolutism in Europe

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    Absolutism affected the power + status of the European nobility depending on the country in which they lived. In England the power of the nobility increases due to a victory in the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution of 1658. However‚ in France‚ Louis XIV¡¯s absolutist regime decreased the powers of the noble but heightened their material status. In Russia and in Prussia‚ the absolutist leaders of those countries modernized their nations + the nobility underwent a change‚ but it retained

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    Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to see how given amounts of sodium bicarbonate reacts with acetic acid and see how it creates different amounts of new compounds. Procedure: In this lab‚ we were going to be reacting 12.5g sodium bicarbonate with 7.4mL acetic acid. Before we began‚ we turned on the hot plate to a medium level‚ allowing it time to heat up. While the plate was heating‚ we gathered 1 1/4g sodium bicarbonate onto the balance. Next‚ we measured 7.4mL acetic acid by pouring it into

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    Bubonic Plague in Europe: Causes and Effects In the 14th century Europe was a country torn by war‚ famine‚ and scandal in the church. Furthermore‚ malnutrition‚ poverty‚ disease‚ growing inflation and other economic crises made Europe ripe for a tragedy in the likes of the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1350 before it continued on to Russia‚ leaving 30-95 percent of the entire population dead. The

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    Fascism in Europe

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    Fascism Geographic distribution of Fascism Italy Benito Mussolini began as a socialist. He started moving to a more nationalist ideology and in 1922 formed the first fascist regime. 1939‚ teamed up with Hitler. He was killed in 1945. This marked the end of fascism in Italy. Germany The local variety of fascism in Germany is known as National Socialism (nazi). Adolf Hitler won the largest share of the voted in election in 1932 (33% of the vote)‚ so the president of Germany asked him to form

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