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    deadly sins were defined‚ a 7th century text written by St. John Climacus called The Ladder of Divine Ascent lists 30 chapters‚ or “rungs”‚ on which a soul must overcome to reach God. Among these rungs‚ there are examples of five of the modern seven deadly sins specifically mentioned. The two that do not have specific rungs‚ lust and envy‚ are still mentioned in various chapters. The Ladder of Divine Ascent was later refined by Pope Gregory I (whom it was originally written for) to the modern list of the

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    Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania which is in Eastern Africa (see figure 1) and is situated within 756 square kilometers of the Kilimanjaro National Park. It is the highest mountain in Africa and is the fourth highest mountain in the world‚ standing at 5‚895m above sea level. Kilimanjaro is said to be a stratovolcano and consists of three volcanic cones‚ named Kibo (dormant volcano‚ last major eruption has been said to be 150‚000 and 200‚000 years ago (Wikipedia‚ 2015). Shira and Mawenzi are

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    In this essay I will tell you about the main parts of a volcano and it’s origin. The first main part I will tell you about is the magma chamber. A magma chamber is a large pool of molten rock‚ also called magma‚ sitting underneath the Earth’s crust. The magma chamber can be more than three miles below the Earth’s surface and the magma waits there for the pressure and gases to become too much to stay stable. The magma in the magma chamber is less tense than the mantle surrounding it‚ so it moves toward

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    Fasting is mentioned both in the Quran and in the Sermon on The Mount‚ however‚ the Quran focuses more on why the believers should fulfill it and what they’re required to do if they can’t fulfill it during Ramadan‚ whereas in the Sermon on The Mount‚ the interpretation revolves around being genuine while fasting. According to the passages from the Quran‚ “ O believers‚ prescribed for you is the Fast‚ even as it was prescribed for those that were before you ---- haply you will be god fearing ----

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    the peak of Mount Everest. To reach the summit of the mountain is the goal of every alpine climber. Before every climber goes to Mount Everest‚ they should know what the climate is‚ the history behind the mountain‚ and the people of the mountain‚ the Sherpas. Mount Everst is located within the Himalaya Mountain Range. The range is very vast and extensive‚ containing over one hundred mountains higher than 24‚000 thousand feet‚ and at least twenty mountains over 26‚000 feet (Librios). Mount Everest serves

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    Humboldt‚ along with Bonpland and Carlos Mountufar‚ ascended Mount. Chimborazo‚ Ecuador on June 23‚ 1801. According to Humboldt (1872)‚ he climbed the mountain to a height of 19‚286 feet and measured the vertical height to be 21‚422 feet using a barometer and triangulating the altitude. While climbing up the eastern side‚ he noticed the presence of Diptera‚ an insect resembling flies at elevations of 18‚225 feet (Humboldt‚ 1872). In addition‚ Humboldt notes that Bonpland found yellow butterflies

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    When you think of climbing Mount Everest‚ you never imagine doing it at an old age. When it does cross your mind‚ you may wonder‚ is it hard or easy‚ does it take longer to reach the top when you’re older? Follow along as i tell you about the two oldest people to summit Mount Everest Meet Yuichiro Miura‚ an 80-year-old Japanese man. Before Yuichiro started climbing he broke his hip in an accident. Later he underwent surgery for his hip‚ he also had to have heart surgery. After all of this‚ Yuichiro

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    Climbing Mount Everest

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    Climbing Mount Everest would be the biggest challenging event you’ll ever achieve‚ and it’ll be life changing as well. Mount Everest is the world’s highest mountain‚ which is 29‚035 feet. To this day‚ there has been about 5000 attempts to climb Mt. Everest and only 660 people successfully climbed to the peak. To prepare for climbing‚ you must be aware of the many physical dangers of climbing mount Everest. The top four dangers are frostbite‚ hypothermia‚ snow blindness and acute mountain sickness

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    Mount Ebott Analysis

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    were sent to the underground while the Humans ruled the surface. The only thing that divided the two races was a barrier‚ but it was unreliable. The only point of entrance was from a mountain called Mount Ebott. Many years after the war‚ a child falls into the underground through the breakage on Mount Ebott. The child’s name is Frisk and that’s the character you play throughout the game. The objective to the game is to travel through the Underground to reach and break the seal that divides the Underground

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    The Legend of Mount Kanlaon There once lived on the island of Negros a princess named Anina who lived a very sheltered life.  One day‚ Anina overheard her father talking to the kingdom’s chief priestess. The priestess was frantic about a report that they could not find a single maiden who was unblemished.  Later‚ Anina asked her father what it was all about‚ and the king finally broke down. There had long been a seven-headed dragon threatening the kingdom‚ and the monster could only be appeased

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