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    him. Also‚ in high school I was really interested in my psychology class and learning about sleep disorders. One of my friends in my psychology class actually has narcolepsy. When she’d fall asleep during class and get caught‚ she’d pretend she was praying and would say "amen". Although I don’t think i’m qualified as an expert‚ I did a lot of reading on sleep disorders and found a lot of cool facts and information. V. In the next few minutes‚ I will be talking to you about three main points: A. First

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    American famous female author Sherley Jackson. In the story‚ she depicts a small village in the mountain and the annual antiquated ritual there; every year‚ people are gathered at the square‚ and pick the lottery. It is a ritual for praying; it is not a ritual for praying. From the different word choices and settings Jackson used in the story‚ I can discover its astonish but approachable plots and ending‚ and reveal the façade of prolonging ritual. At the beginning of her novel‚ she depicts the morning

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    As discussed in our School of the Supernatural [1]January class‚ the Hebrew term‚ “Bat Kol” means the “daughter of the voice.”  The Bat Kol cannot be seen or felt but only heard[2].  God communicates with us by allowing us to hear the offspring or proceeding sound of His voice.  When God speaks directly from heaven without the Bat Kol‚ most humans are terrified and fear for their lives.  When we read Exodus 20:18[3]‚ we see why the Israelites were scared of experiencing God’s voice and presence. 

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    Case Study #1 Bull’s Eye Approach – This school of thought states that God has but one plan for a person’s life‚ one street that must be taken‚ not multiple avenues (Horton‚ 2009‚ p. 8). This approach is concerned with uncovering the perfect‚ precise plan that God has for a person’s life (Horton‚ 2009‚ p. 8). Just as a bull eye is used in the game of darts as the perfect target‚ one’s life is the dart that must navigate to hit the target. While anywhere else on the board one may score and the

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    arrows of outrageous fortunes‚ or to take arms against a sea of troubles‚ and by opposing end them." Hamlet decides to act on the knowledge‚ but he can never follow through with his plans. At one point he is ready to kill Claudius‚ but he finds him praying.

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    individuals or groups‚ crude or refined‚ such as a fight‚ a funeral‚ wedding‚ meditation‚ or worship(Bailey‚ Fisher‚ pg 10)" Ritual are forms and orders of ceremonies private and /or public. What adherent of a religion do as part of the religion praying‚ dancing‚ marching‚ sitting‚ singing‚ fasting‚ flag-waiving‚ ect. The second Ninian dimension is mythic or narrative dimension. This dimension is defined as‚ " stories that reveal the nature of the universe‚ humanity‚ the development of a religion

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    Japanese Communication In the Japanese culture‚ most every kind of communication and action depends on hierarchy. Hierarchy and seniority are extremely important in Japan. When bowing to each other‚ the person of lower status bows more deeply. When in negotiations‚ the Japanese expect each side to send people of the same age and position‚ and they literally sit directly across the table from each other during discussions. In the order of speaking‚ the person with the highest status speaks

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    This is the other similarity that can be observed in both the religions beside the commonality observed in their prayer timings. While praying‚ the believers praise their god‚ devote themselves‚ and thank him for all the things they receive through his will. This is validated by reading the Holy Bible‚ Colossians 4:2‚ which states that‚ "Devote yourselves to prayer‚ keeping alert in it with

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    carry out his revenge by murdering him. Hamlets first opportunity to kill Claudius that he actually considers is when Claudius is confessing to god. Hamlet decides not to kill him at this point because he does not want to kill him while he is praying because he will go to heaven. This is the

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    to by the "good" and "bad" place respectively)‚ he quickly decides that he wants to go to the "bad" place because he finds no interest in singing and praying to god‚ while the bad place appeals to him as he hears that his friend Tom Sawyer is going to the bad place. His views of praying also reflect his lack of serious concerns. Instead of praying for help in finding faith‚ he prays for a fishing line. This upsets him when he finds that there are no fishing hooks (Pg. 13) and takes prayer lightheartedly

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