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    Confession of An Old Bishop I am a bishop who is more than 80 years old. Having ended the anniversary celebration of my episcopal ordination‚ I reflected on it many times. The direct reason that I make this reflection is the expenses of this celebration‚ which includes CNY 28‚000‚ the payment for guests staying in hotel‚ and CNY20‚000 for other spending during the celebration. Among all guests‚ some were from abroad‚ some were from other diocese. I was very busy receiving gifts and blessings every

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    In the article Confessions of a Sociopath by M.E.‚ Thomas shares her daily experience as a sociopath and she very much enjoys it. A person with a personality disorder that demonstrates antisocial behavior and attitudes with a lack of conscience is known as a sociopath. Thomas explained in her article that although there may be numerous downsides of being a sociopath‚ there are also positive factors that shape up the individual living the sociopathic life. She unveils these people who are hiding in

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    Confessions” recounts St. Augustine’s life of materialistic desires‚ newfound philosophy‚ and final conversion to Catholicism. Specifically in Book IV of “Confessions‚” St. Augustine is talking to God about his grieving the death of a close friend of his. Consequently‚ he is saddened when he realizes that everything he loves on this Earth is mortal‚ except God. He states‚ “For that first grief had pierced so easily and so deep only because I had spilt out my soul upon the sand‚ in loving a mortal

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    Sy Princess Irvie Shirmaine C. 4th year Compassion Movie Review Confession of a shopaholic Summary In the mall was the starting of the story. One little girl was buying a shoe in the mall and three children were saw her and laughing and with whispering the shoes will buy was ugly. The movie opens with young Rebecca looking at beautiful shoes and talking about how there were two kinds of prices the real prices‚ which bought wonderful things‚ and her mothers prices‚ which

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    literary trope is the journey in which main characters‚ the “heroes‚” adventure through far away lands while also discovering themselves in the process. Yet‚ is there something different about a religious journey? We see both Saint Augustine in Confessions and Dante in Purgatorio go through religious journeys as they tell the story of their lives. Both have many similarities‚ such as having to undergo self-reflection as they strive towards knowing God. However‚ they are also different; while Dante’s

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    then afterward they can understand life in a deeper meaning. Meaning that faith comes first which leads us to understand the way of life. With the help of philosophy‚ Augustine is able to find his true faith throughout his life journey. The Confessions starts with a prayer in which sets the autobiography as a religious book. By Augustine starting the autobiography as a prayer‚ we are able to see a difference in faith between Augustine and Socrates. In Plato’s Five Dialogue‚ Socrates never spoke

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    I need to write down my confession. Not the story I told the my lawyer‚ the judge‚ the jury or even my own family. It’s nothing like the embellished slander written in the headlines. No‚ I need to confess the truth. The real story of why I’m serving life. How could I tell anyone the truth? They’d put me in the nuthouse. I’ve heard those places are worse than prison. Yet‚ I have to write this down. I need to get this off my chest. Maybe the warden will publish this when I die. Let them piggyback

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    Confessions of an Economic Hitman “Confessions of an economic” hitman is a short documentary based on a series of interviews given by John Perkins‚ a self-described “economic hitman” responsible for cheating countries across the globe out of trillions of dollars. Economic hitmen channel funds from organizations such as the World Bank‚ the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)‚ and international‚ so-called “aid” organizations into the coffers of the ruling class. They do so

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    that they can backslide. Others believe that no matter what they do they cannot lose their salvation; both of these ideas are partially correct. Veriest pieces of old literature talk about the theory of backsliding such as‚ The Bible‚ Westminster Confession of Faith and Pilgrims Progress. Backsliding can be defined in many different ways‚ however the definition most commonly used is “Turning away from God to pursue their desire” (Wikipedia.org). It is important to note that turning away from God is

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    Confessions of an Erstwhile Child is an essay which analyses the concept of the nuclear family. At first the author explains the ideas of Thomas More’s Utopia‚ but afterwards narrows his content by going into explaining his thoughts on children raised in dysfunctional families. He very cleverly shows the reader part family model’s with current ones‚ allowing his audience to make the decision for themselves. His tone is a logical philosophical. The reader is told of his depressing childhood growing

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