The Legend of Ulik Mayang 01jul07 Excerpt from Traverama magazine‚ June 2007 By Amie Xu The fishermen of this region have a number of superstitions. One of them is not wearing anything green when going out to sea because green is the royal colour of the Spirits of the Sea. Another is to touch the water when arriving at a fishing spot‚ and asking permission from the Spirits before throwing in the net. Other superstitions include ritual bath ceremonies‚ sacred offerings‚ and even worship to the
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The story of Gideon is a great example that God can use anyone for his glory. Gideon lived around the year 1160 B.C. and was also the fifth judge of Israel‚ right after Deborah. The name Gideon means "destroyer" or "he that breaks". He was also called Jerubbaal by others‚ which means "he that defends Baal". The story of Gideon in Judges six truly demonstrates God’s power‚ strength‚ and righteousness. Around this time the Israelites had fallen back into sin and idolatry after the previous judge
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Personal Exploration on the Origins of Government I remember the day when I first qualified my belief that government was inherently bad. The defining moment that led me to see the true nature of government was the day a police officer pointed a gun at me when I was twelve. Yes‚ you read that correctly‚ a police officer pointed a gun at a twelve year old. I’ve tried hard to forget that day‚ I’ve tried so very hard. I don’t like to tell the story because people either believe me because they
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Origins of a Memoir/ Autobiography I’ve read a lot of memoirs‚ autobiographies‚ personal essays‚ collected letters‚ and autobiographical novels in my life‚ but this is the first time I’ve studied the memoir/ autobiographical form as a genre. An interesting fact I learned right away was that the word “memoir” comes down to us from the Latin “memoria‚” meaning memory or reminiscence‚ through the Anglo-French memorie in the mid-1500s‚ meaning “a note‚ memorandum‚ something written to be kept in
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Origin Of Calypso Calypso is one of the most significant traditions in Caribbean music. Calypso began on the twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. The rhythms of calypso can be traced quite back to the seventeenth century. This was when the first enslaved Africans were brought to Trinidad to work on the sugar plantations. While the Africans worked in the sugar field plantations‚ they were forbidden to speak to one another. So‚ by means
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Article III: The Origin of Personality The authors use the scientific method The first step in the scientific method is to formulate a testable hypothesis. The authors are trying to pinpoint what factors can be attributed into the development of a child’s personality. They believe that personalities are mainly prevalent from birth and that temperament and environment are the influences to look at. The next step is to design a study and collect data. They decide to test their hypothesis by doing
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Fiona Mormonism Paper ! This article described in detail the origin and facts about the Mormon religion. It described Joseph Smithʼs background and all about him growing up in Vermont in a family that was presbyterian. However‚ Joseph Smith prayed to God because he didnʼt feel that any other Christian religions suited him‚ and said that God told him to start the “true” church. He then claimed that an angel Moroni came to him and revealed to him that there were revelations of Christ buried on top
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Portable Edmund Burke”‚ or can be seen as a diversion from our innately good self due to the modernization of society and lack of strong social contract as Jean Rousseau asserts jointly in his work “The Origins of Inequality” and in “The Social Contract”. After an in-depth analysis
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1) Through the Revealing World Religions text I was able to learn the origin of the junzi. In Confucianism‚ the true personality followers should aspire to imitate is the sheng‚ which translates to sage. Because this is hard to obtain‚ Confucius created junzi. Junzi‚ translated as gentleman‚ is more easily obtainable by individuals. Junzi is second only to the sheng (or sage) as defined by Zhu Xi in in the BBC documentary Genius of the Ancient World. The qualities of such a person are plentiful
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The Origin of the Earth‚ One of God’s Hidden Secrets “Much of geology is pure speculation and is as such on the same basis as philosophy‚ or must be accepted on faith‚ as the truths of theology” (Rehwinkel 177). For geologists this means that any theory of how the Earth‚ atmosphere and life originated‚ takes faith to believe‚ whether it is the evolutionist’s view or the creationist’s view. Creationists believe that the Earth was created 6000-7000 years ago. This number is based on what the Bible
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