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    that has become a significant part of music and society is spirituals. Spirituals are religious folksongs created by Africans who were brought forcefully to South America as slaves to work on plantations‚ between the 1600s to the 1870s. Slaves were restricted from their freedom of expression and they faced hardships. To survive these times‚ slaves inclined towards music and the African culture gave birth to a new musical genre‚ spirituals. Since slaves were allowed

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    A majority of us have families with children various ages‚ and the title of this article caught my eye for the simple fact I have teenage kids in school that have previously been assigned in-school suspension for minor disciplinary acts such as being tardy or turning in incomplete assignments. Working adults and parents are the primary targets of this particular article which sparks my personal interest towards this issue. I felt the author of this article gave a somewhat neutral observation of

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    University HLT-302 February 17‚ 2013 Spiritual Needs Assessment What do I say? Healthcare providers must first understand that deepest feelings‚ so they can accurately explore and identify a patients spiritual pains. Not only should providers focus on giving physical treatments to their patients‚ they should also provide a spiritual assessment as well (Chapman‚ 2003). This could lead to a new way of healing which is a more holistic approach. Spiritual assessment programs are recommended by the

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    Guru Poornima By PalAvinash | July 2013 Zoom In Zoom Out Page 1 of 3 Hindus attach paramount importance to spiritual gurus. The Sanskrit root "Gu" means darkness or ignorance. "Ru" denotes the remover of that darkness. Therefore one who removes darkness of our ignorance is a Guru. Guru meaning enlightener or the guide from darkness into light. Gurus are often equated with God and always regarded as a link between the individual and the Immortal. Just as the moon shines by reflecting the light

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    Spiritual Baptists Movement The ‘Spiritual Baptist Movement’ still common in the West Indies in places such as: St Vincent & The Grenadines‚ Barbados‚ Guyana and primarily Trinidad. Its origin though not Caribbean based was very influential towards the religion itself. Its development and its practices were also important in its recognition. The effect of the religion was also attached to social and political backgrounds. The Spiritual Baptists or Shouter Baptists originate from the combined

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    In the passage from Siddhartha‚ he and his friend listen to the waves and sounds of a river hoping to find peace and wisdom. To bring meaning to this spiritual scene‚ Hesse uses symbolism‚ allegory‚ a spiritual writing style. By using these literary devices‚ the author describes the spiritual elements and its importance to Siddhartha attaining them. Hesse attaches importance to the elements and emotions of spirituality by symbolizing them. He states‚ “Vasudeva’s smile was radiant…….now the same smile

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    Empathy is the second area of the emotional intelligence which is characterized by respectful listening‚ feeling the impact on others and service orientation. It is the capacity to recognize and‚ to some extent‚ to share feelings‚ that are being experienced by another person being. Respectful listening is listening with our eyes‚ our heart as well as with our ears. Feeling the impact on others can help us to avoid making wrong decisions for us and also helping others by moving them in another direction

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    A spiritual is a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the enslavement of African people in the American South.On the other hand‚ psalms means “praise.” Although many of the psalms are cries for help‚ laments over Israel‚ or questions about God’s plan‚ the major theme in all of them is worship. Even when the psalmist was crying out his questions or frustrations to the Lord‚ he usually ended with a call to praise God in spite of everything. Hymns have yet another meaning

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    Abstract Behavior‚ misbehavior‚ discipline‚ and management are compared and contrasted below along with strategies to use in the classroom. Introduction As educators one thing we are most concerned about is behavior in our classrooms. Behavior can make or break our lessons and the students’ classroom experience. But what is behavior? How is it different from misbehavior? Finally‚ how can we manage behavior in our classrooms and discipline those who do not follow good classroom behavior

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    What can I do as a National Discipline Awardee to make this country a better place to live in? “A person is not measured by his accomplishments or possessions‚ but how he deals with people and how deep his relationship with God is.” Young as I am‚ I have been taught by my God fearing parents to value everything – big or small – that we have. I am not from a prestigious clan or a well-off family but I feel privileged because I was able to see life more meaningful and worth living. It’s all

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