“The Lord has looked upon the humiliation of his servant” (Lk 1:48). In short‚ being poor simply means being open to God. It is to those who rely‚ depend on God that the Good News is proclaimed. And it is to us that the Good News is proclaimed. If we consider the Good News as a message‚ then‚ it is liberty to captives – the experience of freedom from all that binds us including sin; it is healing to the sick. It is the promise of the favorable year (kairos)‚ the time of Grace. So Good News is not
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legislation has sparked many issues with the American people that abide by the laws in the way they use and buy their guns. Americans and representatives that are pro-gun are against the legislation to ban semi-automatic weapons. Within the past month senate Democrats have removed the plan to ban assault weapons from the pending gun- control legislation. This is to focus more on the politically acceptable use of universal background checks. These universal background checks would be enforced to
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The Night Circus displays textual features that reinforce realities socially constructed hierarchy in regards to the masculine and feminine. The male/female binaries and societal denotations for the terms ‘male‚’ ‘female’ and terms particular to the magical world such as ‘magician‚’ strengthen the authoritative and dominant position of men. Within the first pages of the novel the reader is immediately made aware of the severe power imbalance between the male and female gender‚ evident through the
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Pit Bulls have been looked down on in the media for many years. This has caused some towns to ban this type of breed from their town and even city limits‚ but is this a very reasonable ban? Are these dogs more dangerous than other dogs‚ or is it just the owner’s fault? What is the big deal? In my persuasive essay I will be talking about if people should be allowed to keep pitbull breeds or not. My three main points are: 1) it is not the breed‚ it the owner‚ 2) pit bulls make wonderful pets if trained
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Should animals be used for scientific research and experimentation? From ancient times‚ humans have relied on animals for their survival either as food (sheep‚ cow) or for competition (horses) and companionship (dogs). As humans became more familiar to their environment‚ they then also started utilizing animals for attainment of knowledge dating back to the days of the great physician Galen (129-200 AD)‚ who used animals to exhibit that arteries contain blood and not the air (qtd. in Giridharan)
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Henry Beston‚ a naturalist‚ once wrote that animals “are not underlings; they are other nations‚ caught with ourselves in the net of life and time‚ fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.” Animal activists from around the world have been trying to end animal cruelty in the circus‚ SeaWorld‚ and dog shows for years. While others argue that this is what animals were bred to do‚ entertain. Animals should not be used and mistreated for human entertainment. Dog shows‚ circuses and SeaWorld
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Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) A November 2012 Congressional Research Service report found that‚ as of 2009‚ there were approximately 310 million firearms in the United States‚ 110 million being rifles. (Peters) So what exactly makes a rifle an assault rifle or assault gun magazine? An Assault Weapon is most commonly defined as a semi automatic firearm possessing certain cosmetic features. Most assault rifles such as an AR-15 fires a 5.56mm round. The bullet tends not to penetrate walls in close quarters
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they should pay for what they have done. However‚ child soldiers do not chose to do bad things‚ therefore‚ they should be given amnesty. Amnesty is an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. For instance‚ amnesty is forgiving acts child soldiers have attempted. These children are not responsible for the war crimes they are committing. “Children are often forced into fighting and have little choice over whether or not they enlist”(debatewise). Amnesty should be given
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The issue of whether keeping animals in zoos is amoral‚ and has been widely debated in our communities recently. The treatments of animals at Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary published in The Age have raised a conflict amongst Australians again. Some believe that the presence of zoos is inevitable so as to rescue animals from extinction‚ whilst others are not in favor of zoos due to the captivity of wildlife. If one was to take into the reason why the conservation is not fully effective‚
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would have thought that I will be doing a blog like this? Who would have thought that YOU are going to read a blog like this? Indeed it is a surprise that we are all enjoying more privileges that the earlier generations haven’t experienced. A person will experience different kinds of surprises as long as He/ She lives. Even after death‚ we can still experience surprise! But what if the surprise you are experiencing is a miserable‚ gloomy event such as an unexpected problem beyond your wildest
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