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    start overcoming Drug- addiction in your life. And‚ this goes true for every sinful addiction in life like smoking and alcohol addiction. The Bible says "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich." (Proverbs 21:17). Turn your concentration onto other profitable things to do under the sun. Read articles on AntiDrug-Addiction. Read the Bible. Develop a good hobby. Be optimistic that you can overcome the addiction. It is definitely possible for the weakest

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    to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.  ~Chinese Proverb Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher‚ and some lower‚ but all pay something.  ~Lord Chesterfield The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life.  Don’t take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.  ~Quentin Regestein Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.  ~Dutch Proverb‚ sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt Diseases

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    dholloway3@liberty.edu Douglas Holloway Due by Monday at Midnight of the end of Module / Week #8 Name: Best Email Address: BIBL 350 – Inductive Bible Study Assignments for Submission #4 Assignment 19-4: Deuteronomy 22:8 “When you build a new house‚ make a parapet around your roof so that you may not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your house if someone falls from the roof.” (1) Study the text and make as many observations as you can. List the observations in the space

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    Foreshadowing is a hint or clue an author gives about something that may happen later in a story. How does the author foreshadow what is going to happen to Ikemefuna? 3. Chinua Achebe uses proverbs to help tell his story in Things Fall Apart. Select one (1) proverb from the novel that you particularly like and explain its meaning. Please make note of the

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    metaphor‚ and Idioms. Some movies can come off as offensive to other countries by how they are portrayed. As Americans we may think one saying or gesture may be fine but other cultures can find it offensive. Ethnocentric orientation is when people use their own culture as the standard for judging other cultures. Many times people can think their culture‚ race‚ or religion is superior to others. Idioms are expressions whose symbolic meaning is different from its literal meaning. Idioms can affect how

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    point across. However‚ an improper delivery can potentially lead to confusion. An idiom is a catchphrase (expression) that deviates from the usual meaning of the words used. Idioms would be nonsensical if taken in a literal context. For example‚ “don’t bring sand to the beach” is a clever way of telling someone not to take something that will already be supplied – such as taking alcohol to a bar. Using this idiom on someone not proficient in English would cause a delay in communication since the

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    do‚ then we will not make it to heaven as it is sin to be gluttonous. I should continue to eat the way I do as I honor God through eating healthy. References : Romans 12:1–2; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 John 2:16–17a; Revelation 18; Proverbs 22:1–12; Proverbs 23:19–21; Ecclesiastes 5:18–20 1. Romans 12:1-2. Holy Bible‚ Holman Christian Standard Bible‚ Nashville‚ Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers; 2009. 2. 1 Corinthians 10:31. Holy Bible‚ Holman Christian Standard Bible‚ Nashville‚ Tennessee

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    ‘excellent’: fully operational command 18–20 • • • • • Very few slips / errors. Highly fluent. Very effective use of expressions and idioms. Excellent use of vocabulary; (near) faultless grammar. Excellent sentence structure and organisation of paragraphs. • Excellent spelling / punctuation. • • • • • • Few slips / errors. Fluent. Effective use of expressions / idioms. Good use of vocabulary; sound grammar. Good sentence structure / well-organised paragraphs. Good spelling / punctuation. Band 2

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    the telephone‚ so he could talk to Miss Louise. A thankless child is sharper than a serpent’s tooth.’"  (Mary Roberts Rinehart‚ The Circular Staircase‚ 1908) * "English has frequent verb idioms which consist of a verb and a prepositional adverb‚ for example tune in‚ turn on and throw up. . . . As idioms‚ the meaning of verb + prepositional adverb compounds is not the sum of the two parts: throw up‚ for example‚ doesn’t involve either throwing or a direction up." (Grover Hudson‚ Essential Introductory

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    She was blinded by the bad treatment she was receiving‚ but now she sees clearly. Her determination to be clearly heard is told through different examples throughout the song. The theme of the song is shown through her use of strong similes and idioms. Firstly‚ she sings‚ “Now I’m floating like a butterfly/Stinging like a bee.” This is a powerful simile as well as a quote from Muhammad Ali.

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