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    An ethical dilemma as defined by Wikipedia is a complex situation that involves a mental conflict between moral obligations where if you obey one it results in the lapse of the other. In the “Parable of the Sadhu” there is an ethical dilemma because the group is presented with two hard choices and they can only pick one. They had to decide how much they wanted to sacrifice of themselves to help the Sadhu‚ who was a stranger. If they took the Sadhu to the village they would be separated from the

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    Pencils are better than Pens Ladies and gentlemen‚ When you go to war you want to be prepared with the right weapons. Having the wrong ones can limit you success and impair your skills. Isn’t this the same case for writing a paper? When you sit down to write a paper you want to make your ideas flow‚ to be able to erase false ones‚ and stay focused; pencils enable you to do all of those things more effectively than pens. Pencils have erasers to fix all your mistakes‚ they’re 100% organic‚ and contrary

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    be the Samaritans‚ a group of people that lived during the time of the Old Testament. They were both Jewish and not Jewish and had a very unique religion‚ which caused them to be hated by the Jews. The Samaritans were also used in one of Jesus’ parables along with the Jews to teach a lesson on who is your neighbor and how you should love and be kind to them. When thinking of the Samaritans it is hard to not also think of the Jews; the two groups were often talked about together‚ mostly about

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    The lesson from the Parable of the Prodigal Son is that God will take back anybody‚ regardless of their sins. Just as the youngest son took his inheritance and spent it all‚ humans also sin in many ways. Whenever somebody strays away from God by committing a sin‚ mortal or venial‚ God is always willing to welcome that person back into the Kingdom of God. People may not feel worthy to be considered one of God’s children‚ but God forgives the sin immediately and wants them back. The role of the father

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    Looking at the poem‚ "The Parable of the Old Man and the Young" by Wilfred Owen for the first time‚ I was reminded of the story in the bible where Abram is told to sacrifice his son. In the story‚ as he was about to sacrifice his son as an offering to God‚ an angel comes down and tells him to stop and to sacrifice a lamb instead. He does as he’s told and makes a covenant with God saying that Abram will be the Father of a new nation. But the twist in this poem is that when Abram is told by the angel

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    Sibling Rivalry “In Discussion: Proposing a Solution to the Prodigal Son” “It was meet that we should make merry‚ and be glad: for this thy brother was dead‚ and is alive again; and was lost‚ and is found.” (Page 304). The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a passage from the bible. Luke wrote it and in the literature book it is chapter 15 verses 11-32. The prodigal Son is about a father and two sons. The older son is responsible‚ while the younger one just wants the money that he inherits now. The

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    The Role of Religion in the Parable of the Sower The novel is a fiction story depicting the future of the Americans in relation to the trends of the life that the citizens lived. Crime‚ drug addiction‚ illiteracy‚ corruption‚ and gated communities are the main issues in the book. Not to mention the huge gap between the poor and the rich. The novel depicts the significant role of the religion while people trying to survive from an apocalyptic scenario in the gated communities and draws its inspiration

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    Limitations make everyone feel like they have to be something they are not‚ thus killing self expression and learning experiences. But luckily‚ the world of technology has opened up a new beginning for expression and learning. Both Dennis Baron’s‚ A Better Pencil and John Palfrey and Urs Gasser’s‚ Born Digital support that technology has opened up expression and learning in a society and Paul

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    14/3/11 Mon - GK Hindi Maths Comp Eng Sp/Dict EVS 16/3/11 Wed - Cursive Drawing Rhymes Cursive Drawing Rhymes EVS Maths Hindi Sp/Dict Eng Sp/Dict 17/3/11 Thurs - - - - - EVS Maths NB: - Please send pencil‚ erasers‚ colour pencils‚ clip board and scale. Result declaration – 11th‚ 12th‚ 13th April 2011. If results are not collected within these three days‚ you can collect it after the school re-opens. EXAM ROUTINE FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2010-11 FROM CLASS

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    patches of hard earth and the stumps of trees cut down earlier this spring‚ I hear the phrase “break up the fallow ground.” So as I research the passages in the scriptures I come across Hosea 10:12 and Jeremiah 4:3‚ which leads me to investigate the Parable of the sower‚ found in the synoptic Gospels. About this time‚ the yard crew arrives and brings out the heavy equipment. First‚ they removed the stumps

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