Is the Bible still relevant today? Sure‚ the Bible was relevant once upon a time‚ in that long-ago era of shepherds and scribes. That story of how the Hebrew people emerged from their centuries of slavery in Egypt is a gripping account‚ but does it have any connection to my world of lightning fast e-mails and jet travel? The problems of a fish swallowing a disobedient prophet named Jonah and how to get Daniel out of a den of lions seem pretty far removed from fixing my transmission or resurrecting
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Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks‚ patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language‚ religious traditions‚ ethics‚ law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a nation-state
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Heroes: Do They still Exist? In modern times we hear the word hero all of the time. The news media throws the term around as if it is an everyday word. So who‚ or what‚ can be classified as heroic? The definition of a hero is a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired for courage or noble qualities. To the average person‚ however‚ a hero is much more. To better understand what a hero is it may be easier to describe what a hero is not. A hero is not a football player who scores the game-winning touchdown
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my boyfriend and college. He learns very differently and tends to have a very negative fixed mindset about his capabilities. This is due to getting constantly pressured to do well in school by his parents‚ who had his older brother when they were still in high school. They now do very well‚ but due to their past and the difficult time they had to get where they are‚ they push their sons a bit too hard. Their history impacts all of their lives on a daily basis‚ even though now they could easily be
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In The Giver – Lois Lowry has tried to portray a utopian society and some people believe it is possible. The reality world is becoming worse day by day‚ so they have fundamental to agree with the idea that utopian society does exist. Maybe in the future and by some ways‚ human will be control by a group of people and that group can be called Committee‚ same way in the book. Although one assume the utopia is possible and that is a perfect world to live‚ but others believe that live the world we live
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stories timeless. I can see where the study of Shakespeare has advanced my writing skills and developed my understanding of the English language. Not only is Shakespeare relevant in the classroom‚ but in life as well. I believe that Shakespeare is still relevant to me. During my high school career‚ a different Shakspearian play was studied each year. The first piece of his work I was introduced to was Romeo and Juliet in grade nine‚ my initial reaction was negative. I was not impressed by the sappy
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Today was about drawing still life in this case objects such as pots and Lego blocks in a composition that was challenging‚ today was about getting proportion correct and knowing how to draw objects in front or behind one another as well as separately‚ I used charcoal because it is a medium that can easily be erased or drawn over so I didn’t have to be precious about the lines I was drawing in. today’s lesson could help me for the future because I am teaching myself to be less of a perfectionist
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In the article “Americans Are Overworked‚ but Still Surprisingly Happy on the Job‚” author Suzanne Lucas presents the idea that many Americans are overworked‚ but majority of them feel more satisfied. It’s better than sitting at your job and doing nothing‚ because you will feel lazy and lose interest in working. She also indicates that we shouldn’t work too much to be happy‚ it will cause burnout. Being overwhelmed with too much information and constantly connected to work through technology will
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Is Our Constitution Still Relevant? The U.S. Constitution is a very important document that people‚ especially immigrants‚ love. There are many reasons for this‚ but one main obvious reason is that the Constitution gives freedom to people who enter America. Many of those freedoms are not offered in a lot of countries around the world and that’s why immigrants and refugees flee to a country like the United States. The first main reason why the Constitution is very important is because it gives
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Is Standard Costing Still Relevant? Motivation The activity-based costing (ABC)‚ Just-in-Time (JIT)‚ the balanced scorecard‚ and target costing methods appeared and used wide‚ it leads to confusion about the sense of relevant of standard cost. Besides‚ standard costing and variance analysis had become disconnected from actual practices at the industry level. Research question In this case‚ author solved four questions: 1. Is standard costing used in Dubai? 2. How important are various functions
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