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    Beginning with his conversion in the early 30’s of the first century CE‚ Paul‚ also known by his Jewish name‚ Saul‚ displayed multiple virtuous traits that solidified him as one of the most heroic and influential figures in ancient history. Born in Tarsus‚ one of the most important educational centers in the ancient world‚ he was taught the words of the Old Testament‚ or Hebrew Bible‚ by a rabbi by the name of Gamaliel. At the time of his birth (c. 3 CE)‚ many Christians were being persecuted by

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    Miguel P. Paul McCartney: The Man Who Changed the World Paul McCartney is one of the most recognizable icons since the 60’s. Through his work with “The Beatles‚” His solo career‚ or his works for animal right‚ he is one man who has changed society as we knew it. “I was born in Walton hospital on 18th June 1942‚” (McCartney 2000) in Liverpool‚ England. In 1953‚ at the age of 11‚ Paul started attending the Liverpool Institute. Later on he met George Harrison on a bus ride home. They both attended

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    Around the world right now‚ one billion people are trapped in poor or failing countries. How can we help them? Economist Paul Collier lays out a bold‚ compassionate plan for closing the gap between rich and poor. Paul Collier’s book The Bottom Billion shows what is happening to the poorest people in the world‚ and offers ideas for opening up opportunities to all. Author Howard French writes an article “Banishing Congo’s Ghosts” that is describing the poverty and violence in the bottom billion‚ specifically

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    “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker is a series a letters by and to the main character‚ Celie. The book begins with fourteen year old Celie writing to God about her father raping her and taking away her children. After Celie’s mother dies‚ Celie focuses on protecting her sister‚ Nettie‚ from her father’s sexual advances and encourages her to run away. A widower called “Mr. __” wants to marry Nettie‚ but their father rejects him. Eventually Celie marries Mr. __‚ who later is called Albert‚ and her

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    Kaitlyn Williams Honors 11 Mrs. Mosier 1 February 2012 Part 1: Exploring the Meaning of a Poem In the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar‚ he describes himself‚ trapped like a bird in a cage‚ symbolizing himself being trapped somewhere he has no desire to be. In the first stanza‚ the author describes a delightful scene with “the sun bright on the upland slopes” (Dunbar 2). This might have been the author describing his life when he graduated high school‚ thinking he had so many options

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    By Dilara Eynullayeva Words: 874 No Exit by Jean Paul Sartre Analyze the play’s title. Be sure to consider the original French: Huis Clos. Since its first publication in 1944 in French‚ the play Huis Clos by Jean-Paul Sartre has been translated into numerous languages around the world. The English translations have seen many different titles‚ including In Camera‚ No Way Out‚ and Dead End. The most common and accepted of all the title translation‚ however‚ is No Exit. The translation is derived

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    Lauren Richards Unknown Australian Soldier Speech Analysis: The purpose of Prime Minister Paul Keating’s speech ‘Funeral Service of an Unknown Australian Soldier’ was to affirm Australia’s culture and values through reflection on the symbolic power of the sacrifice of the Unknown Australian soldier in World War One. In this patriotic speech he explores the paradox that an ordinary person can achieve the same kind of greatness as the unknown Australian Soldier. He says “It was a lesson about ordinary

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    After leaving Iconium‚ Paul and Barnabas crossed the frontier and came to Lystra in Lycaonia. Never intimidated‚ Paul and Barnabas continued to teach the gospel in the neighboring cities of Lystra and Derbe‚ two cities also located in the region of Lycaonia. In Lystra‚ Paul preached mainly to a pagan audience and healed a lame man. The people of Lystra who witnessed this act assumed Paul and Barnabas were Greek gods. Paul was horrified by their idolatrous response‚ and he instructed the

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    No Exit‚ a play penned by existentialist Frenchman Jean-Paul Sarte details a story of three individuals locked within a room‚ symbolizing purgatory. The first character‚ Garcin‚ wants nothing more than to be assured that he truly is a man. Garcin‚ a wartime deserter who maltreated his wife and took a mistress‚ is well aware that he had not behaved the way society dictates men should‚ yet craves nothing more than to be told he is not a coward. However‚ these words must come from Estelle‚ a conventionally

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    Effects On Graphic Design Left by Paul Rand Paul Rand‚ born Peretz Rosenbaum on august 15‚ 1914‚ was raised in a strict Orthodox Jewish home in Brooklyn‚ New York. Orthodox Jewish law forbids the creation of images that can be worshiped as idols‚ but already at a young age‚ Rand copied pictures of the models shown on advertising displays in his father’s grocery store‚ and violated the rules. His father frequently warned him that art was no way to make a living‚ nevertheless he agreed to let his son

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