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    Russian Revolution in a very comedic yet sad way. George Orwell characterized the anger and frustration of the Russians into a group of animals that people could understand and relate to. The communist ideologue was characterized into the animalistic zealot Old Major and the highly despised Czar Nicholas II into Farmer Jones. There are many more allegorical figures and plenty of events to mirror those of the Russian Revolution. The series of events in the Russian Revolution strongly resembled

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    should be careful not to isolate the tithe from broader demands of generosity and social justice. The only passage in the New Testament that explicitly authorizes the tithe does so in a rather backhanded way: "Woe to you‚ teachers of the law and Pharisees‚ you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices. … But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice‚ mercy‚ and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter‚ without neglecting the former" (Matt. 23:23‚ NIV). Jesus’ primary

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    Define what a parable is: A parable is a simple story which is designed to illustrate or teach some truth‚ a moral lesson‚ or a spiritual lesson to the reader. A parable is told by Jesus in the Gospels. The word "parable" comes from the Greek word "parabolē" which means comparison‚ illustration‚ or analogy. The Greek used the word "parabolē" at first to describe any fictive illustration which was in the form of a brief narrative. Later the Greeks changed the definition of the word "parabolē" to

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    Studying the Models of Public Administration MODELS OF COMPARITIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONINTRODUCTION Before going to the models‚ it is important to understand the different terminologies used in the subject: 1. APPROACH: An Approach is based primarily on one central concept. That is thought to be especially useful in studying basic features of public administration. Approaches are general in nature. 2. MODELS: Models can be considered as a refined and more specific version of approaches

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    fortunes. 2. In general‚ the relationship between Christians and Rome was characterized by phases of toleration with sporadic outbursts of persecution. 3. Paul of Tarsus believed that Christ ’s teachings should be proclaimed to all. 4. The Zealots wanted to expel the Romans from Judea. 5. During the age of the five good emperors‚ the Roman army was a source of economic stability and Romanization. 6. The bureaucracy created by the Emperor Claudius was made up of professional administrators

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    his soothing voice and outstanding charisma‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the strongest and most influential civil rights activists. But he was not alone in his drive for equality. There were others fighting for the same cause. One of those zealots was a man named Malcolm Little (later ditched his “slave name” and picked up X to signify his lost tribal name). Both men were similar in many ways‚ but yet at the same time were very‚ very different. in his speeches Malcolm refers to himself and

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    of many Jewish religious groups in Palestine was broken; the Pharisees began to take more leadership in religious matters‚ and their influence eventually became felt throughout Mediterranean in Jewish life. They engaged in conflicts with their main competition‚ the Jewish Christians‚ and even added a line to a standard prayer that cursed sectarians‚ among whom they included the Jewish Christians. John ’s opposition toward the Pharisees in his Gospel suggests that their opposition could somehow be

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    Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………… Miracles of Jesus Christ 1. Cures a. The Miracle of the Centurion’s Servant Healed………………. b. Jesus Cleanses a Leper…………………………………………... c. The Healing of Ten Lepers………………………………………. d. Healing a man with dropsy………………………………………. e. Healing a woman With Internal Bleeding……………………….. f. Healing two Blind Men……………………………………………. g. Blind bartmaeus Receives his sight………………………………

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    In the new testament‚ Jesus uses stories and events in his life to explain his message to his disciples. These stories are expressed through the first four books of the Bible‚ the gospels. One particular verse‚ Mark 11:17‚ is part of a story about Jesus using a fig tree to teach his disciples about the present happenings pertaining to the nation of Israel. To understand the story it’s first important to understand the background of the book it is found in before thinking about the interpretation

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    BIBLICAL QUIZ [Here below are given 110 Questions and answers – in Quiz Form – from the Bible. These questions are collected by II Year Brothers of philosophy‚ 2002-2003. This set of Questions and Answers is only a sample. The reader can formulate his own.] From the Book of Genesis 1. Which is the first book of Bible? ← Genesis What was the name of the third child of Adam and Eve? Seth 2. Name the sons of Noah? ← Shem‚ Han and Japheth 3. How many sons did

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