The Sin Tax Bill (Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago) The Philippines has scandalously low taxes on two commodities that have been proven killers of individuals‚ destroyers of families and threats to national economic security: cigarette and spirits. At present‚ 25 million Filipino youth who are 18 years old are smokers. If they continue to smoke‚ half of them will die. Santiago is the principal author of Senate Bill No. 3249‚ “An Act restructuring the excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
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The life of Jesus Christ is a very emotional yet religious topic to explain about. His birth was miraculous‚ the way he lived was very sin free and religious and his death changed people’s lives forever. The innocence and loyalty that Jesus portrayed was still not enough for the Roman Empire. He was just too over powering for the government and other peoples lives and was considered a risky individual. The birth of Jesus was said to be on December 25 yet in the bible there was no set date on which
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Gospels that tells the life story of Jesus Christ. The first six chapters of the book focus a great deal on Jesus and his life as he is traveling around and teaching. It is important to look at all of the actions taken by Jesus and deeply look into his teachings‚ because by doing these things we can understand more about him as a whole. By examining these first six chapters we can look into who Jesus was‚ and what kind of man he was here on the Earth. Jesus‚ as described in Mark‚ is the authoritative
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us eternal life if we keep his commandments. There are covenants throughout the whole bible. Write 2-3 sentences explaining what the prophecies about the Messiah tell us about Jesus. It was already written in the bible way before Jesus that God the Messiah would send his only son so that he may die and rise again for our sin. "Behold‚ the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son‚ and shall call His Name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14) Write 2-3 sentences
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Sources of Knowledge about Jesus outside of the gospels * Rabbinic Judaism * A book hostile toward Jesus * Called Jesus the son of a hair dresser * Dates back to the mid to late 2nd century * Not as reliable as other sources * Apocryphal Gospels * Tries to satisfy the question of what Jesus was doing before the onset of his ministry * Second goal is to explain theological viewpoints some view as questionable * Includes books such as
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The Seven Sins of Memory Jasey Masoner Oklahoma State University The human brain is a very complex and intricate part of the human body. It is filled with hundreds of functions‚ one of these tasks being memory. Memory is the ability to retrieve and store information over time. There are many ways to use the memory‚ and many ways the memory works. Memory is a great operation of the brain‚ but it also has its disadvantages. A good example of these drawbacks is the famous
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In literature‚ there are often references to the Seven Deadly Sins. There is greed‚ there is gluttony‚ there is lust‚ there is pride‚ there is sloth‚ there is wrath‚ and there is envy. These so called sins are common attributes within a man that can cause a man’s downfall. In the short story‚ “The Diamond Necklace” written by Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant‚ some of these Seven Sins are examined a little more closely. Guy de Maupassant became a writer after the Franco-Prussian War which he was
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In Isaac Asimov’s "The Eureka Phenomenon"‚ he explains that when relaxed‚ a person’s mind can solve a problem‚ conflict‚ or make a discovery much easier than if the person was in a stressed out state of mind. Examples are provided all throughout the story‚ including the humorous story of King Hieron II and Archimedes. This story in a nutshell was about King Hieron II giving a large amount of gold to a goldsmith to fashion a crown. After receiving the crown‚ King Hieron II had suspicions that the
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Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s documentary “Jesus Camp” is an eye-opening display of the intense power which can be directly associated with the belief of a deity‚ or some form of higher power. Following Pentecostal children’s pastor Becky Fischer and her unsettling children’s camp “Kids on Fire”‚ viewers are shown a series of clips demonstrating their deep-seated religious conviction. Among the various dialogue and imagery portrayed throughout Jesus Camp‚ the direct correlation between such a film
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If the president and all of the members of congress have gone on strike and nearly all the existing laws have been lost‚ the robot that has been given the power to construct laws would be in charge of establishing the body of essential guiding principles or established standards in accordance for the United States. Essentially‚ the robot would be constructing a constitution. Generally speaking‚ laws are enacted in order to enforce the rights of citizens and to prevent people from damaging the lives
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