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    What does the struggle of freedom say about the human spirit? First of all struggle and freedom have two different types of meaning. Struggle means to make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. And freedom means the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. For example‚ in Persepolis 2: The story of a Return – “we confronted the regime as best we could.” Persepolis 2: the story of a return stated‚ “It’s only natural! When we’re

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    In v 2 what is the meaning of “the Spirit hovered” over creation? Where in the NT can we find a link between the Holy Spirit and life/creation? [use an electronic concordance to find a NT verse that has both “Spirit” and “life” in it] When Genesis 1 v2 says The spirit hovered over craetion” it simply means he was observing it and preparing to finish His Creation In John 1 there is a reference to the deity of Jesus Christ and how it ties in with the Holy Spirit How do the two accounts of creation

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    Gifts of the Holy Spirit Gifts of the Holy Spirit enable us to live a holy Christian life. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are: 1. Wisdom - desire for the things of God‚ and to direct our whole life and all our actions to His honor and glory 2. Understanding - enable us to know more clearly the mysteries of faith 3. Counsel - warn us of the deceits of the devil‚ and of the dangers to salvation 4. Fortitude - strengthen us to do the will of God in all things 5. Knowledge - enable us to discover

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    two or three in the mist there will be a revival for which the word of God is proclaim. Dr. Gutierrez states: “With an open Bible and a willing spirit‚ you can begin an exciting spiritual journey that will not only instruct you in teachings of the Book of Phillippians but also equip you with wise counsel and guidance”.1 So in our meeting we have the spirit and devotion to be with the Mind of Christ. 2. Would you consider yourself a “Wounded Healer?” Also‚ would you please share an example where

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    FILIPINO SMILES AND SPIRITS Philippines‚ when we hear this word one thing pops out in the mind of most people in the World‚ Typhoon Haiyan‚ that barreled through most of Visayas‚ leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. Being the most powerful storm ever landed‚ how do Filipinos react into this kind of calamity? The fact that many storm have landed there all over the years. Can Filipinos still find a way to smile in those times? Many calamities have landed there in

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    faster than ever seen before. The reason for the simultaneous increase and decrease of slaver lies in the African Americans’ involvement in early American wars‚ the decisions of certain slave owners‚ and the spirit of equality among slaves and freemen alike. The cause of an expansion of slavery is due to the rapid growth of our country‚ as well as the sense of duty among slaves. African American slaves played an important role in the American Revolution‚ fighting on both sides of the battlefield

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    Spring 2011 THE COMIC SPIRIT CWL 320I-01 (#4996) MW 800-915am (MM-100) Course Description The Comic Spirit is intended to serve as an interdisciplinary introduction to the theory of comedy and history of comic forms. Literary works of various types‚ national literary traditions‚ and historical periods will be considered‚ as will other kinds of comic art‚ especially that of modern film. In all cases‚ particular emphasis will be given to the historical circumstance and the intellectual

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    Sawyer Player Period 8 December 9‚ 2014 Slavery in North America Slavery began in the U.S. when the first African slaves were delivered by ship to the colony of Virginia in 1619. Their purpose was to work without pay in agricultural and industrial fields to financially benefit their owners. While the idea of unpaid servitude has been prominent throughout history‚ its development in America took on an entirely new meaning. It was racially based‚ creating a prejudice society that slaves and former

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    NAME: Nooria Hosein STUDENT #: SCHOOL: St. Joseph’s Convent‚ Port-of-Spain SCHOOL CODE: 160067 TOPIC: Comparative study of the political systems of the Maya and Inca empires THESIS STATEMENT: Was the Maya political system of the early-mid 12th Century more restrictive than the Inca political system? TERRITORY: Trinidad and Tobago SUBJECT: Caribbean History UNIT: 1 MODULE: 1 Table of Contents Introduction It is a known fact that the early

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    Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing‚ to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemical tract by the English poet and polemical author John Milton opposing licensing and censorship. Areopagitica is among history’s most influential and impassioned philosophical defences of the principle of a right to freedom of speech and expression. It is regarded as one of the most eloquent defences of press freedom ever written because many of its expressed principles

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