“Smokers Get A Raw Deal” Vice President of Philip Morris Companies Inc. Stanley S. Scott‚ in his essay “Smokers Get A Raw Deal”‚ addresses the growing discrimination against smokers. Scott states that recently people who smoke are forced to‚ “… put up with virtually unenforceable laws regulating when and where they can smoke…” instead of‚ “… using common courtesy and common sense.” which is unjust and unfair (Scott 3). He supports his claim by giving several examples of times when smokers
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“The Kingdom of God is basically the rule of God. It is God’s reign‚ the divine sovereignty in action. God’s reign‚ however‚ is manifested in several realms and the Gospels speak of entering into the Kingdom of God both today and tomorrow. God’s reign manifests itself both in the future and in the present and thereby creates both a future realm and a present realm in which man may experience the blessings of His reign” (24). The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd explains what the Kingdom
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The Case for Christ Lee Strobel Israel Dominguez Calvary Chapel Bible College TH365 Apologetic Evangelism Joe Holden June 26‚ 2013 The Case for Christ is an apologetics written from the perspective of a former critic. Lee Strobel was a hard skeptic until when he set out to disprove Christianity and the Bible‚ he ended up becoming a believer! This book is his retracing of the logical thoughts on his journey of two years in
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Each gospel of the Bible tells their own story of Jesus’ arrest. Matthew and Luke derive their narratives based upon Mark’s while John’s version of events is drastically different. Mark’s tale showcases Jesus’ agony while John’s tale depicts Jesus making peace with God’s ultimate plan. Audience criticism helps explain the variances between Jesus’ arrest within Mark and John. In the gospel of Mark 14:32-52‚ Jesus and his disciples came to Gethsemane where he told them to sit and wait for him
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1)Prayer has always been part of the culture of the United States of America‚ its people‚ and its foundation. George Washington himself was a devout Christian‚ as were most of the founding fathers. The hand of God directed the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. Christianity found its way into the very heart of our nation and remained the pulse of this country until 1962. That year was one of tragedy‚ opposition‚ and downfall for young people in America. That year the Supreme Court prohibited
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threatened one’s own and family’s spiritual prosperity. Many incipient organizations besought many to sign pledges and employed the use of pictures‚ lectures‚ and testimonies in the hopes to teach about the evil ways of alcoholism. However‚ other zealots were determined that the only way to stop substance abuse was through legislation. The Maine Law of 1851 was passed‚ followed by other Northern states which banned the manufacture and sale of the debasing liquor. Nevertheless‚ these laws were seldom
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The current opinion in our community is that smuggling drugs is now a serious problem in American. It is a known fact that most police officers who should be upholding the law are as corrupt as the drug dealers. Fairly low paid officers are able to accumulate enormous profit from illegal drug sale. In contrast to the traditional police corruption in which police takes bribes from gangster to look the other way rather than enforce the law‚ many police officer have become drugs baron themselves. Drugs
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destruction. That seems to be the acme of silliness.’2” McCarthyism stemmed from a fear of Communism with the intention of eliminating Communism. Joseph McCarthy – the leader of McCarthyism – compiled lists of authors‚ suspected communists‚ and zealots burned these authors’ books. A comparable event occurs in Fahrenheit 451: “The brass nozzle in his fist‚ with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world‚ the blood pounded in his head‚ and his hands were the hands of some amazing
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Starting in the nineteenth century and ending through the years of British Imperialism‚ “White Man’s Burden” was a common term used by Europeans to state that the white race is superior to all races and were obligated to civilize all non-white people. When one is reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ they may ask themselves what makes the missionaries want to “help” others? Or what makes them think their way is better than the norm? Throughout the novel‚ readers follow the life of Okonkwo and
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Portrayals of jesus in the gospels Short Writing Assignment #2 Each of the four gospels contained in the New Testament portrays a different and unique portrait of Jesus. Mark ’s gospel represents Jesus as the suffering servant‚ while Matthew shows Jesus as the new Moses. Luke stresses Jesus ’ inclusion of the outcasts and then John ’s non-synoptic gospel shows Jesus as God ’s presence and as an otherworldly figure. Mark portrays Jesus as a powerful yet unrecognized and suffering Messiah. Stories
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