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    dignity – Hemingway wants us to see that even when life gets you down‚ you should accept it and try to keep it real. The Older Waiter- Like the old man‚ the older waiter likes to stay late at cafés‚ and he understands on a deep level why they are both reluctant to go home at night. He tries to explain it to the younger waiter by saying‚ “He stays up because he likes it‚” but the younger waiter dismisses this and says that the old man is lonely. Indeed‚ both the old man and the older waiter are lonely. The

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    * Putting faith into action * Actions reflect inner-self Religious fundamentalism and the coming-of-age novel * Coming of age * The achievement of maturity * Transition from childhood to adulthood * Fundamentalist religions have strict code for adult behavior

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    where obesity begins; consuming more food portions than your body needs People need to set limits and health plans early in their life to overcome this new threat. In this research‚ journalist Erica Goode tries to evaluate the local and global influence of the fast food industry of the United States. Erica Goode is an award winning journalist and currently on the staff of the New York Times. In 1979‚ she got her master degree in social psychology. Goode relies on research studies in nutrition and

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    Priscilla Artin English Miss. Scott Song Analysis-“Runaway Love” by Ludacris Coming from unstable homes‚ violent environments‚ and regularly abused‚ kids along with teenagers think the best solution to solving their problems is running away. They would do almost anything to out‚ often harming themselves in the process. “Runaway Love” written in 2007 by Ludacris featuring Mary J Blige represents the theme of struggle and displays the effects of apathy on kids (girls). It is about little girls

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    She cannot associate herself with their act of resistance against the fundamentalist by ‘making themselves up and wanting to follow the western ways’. Marjane’s trend of mind is no longer aligned with her friends. However‚ after her recovery Marjane starts questioning the fundamentalists’ rules and restrictions that are loosely based on human moral ethics. Her grandmother plays a pivotal role in Marjane’s life in formation

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    marriage to Adah and Zillah in Genesis (4:23)‚ to Joseph’s four wives (Gen 29-30). In Judaism‚ most of the prophets - God’s messengers - were polygamous. Solomon is said to have had 700 wives. In America‚ substantial controversy surrounds Mormon fundamentalist forms of polygamy. In the 1840’s‚ Joseph Smith‚ the founder of the Mormon Church‚ approved the practice of polygamy. In 1896‚ Utah’s leaders were forced to abandon polygamy in order to achieve statehood. Polygamy is a felony in the state – albeit

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    Religion and Conflict   By Eric Brahm  November 2005     At the dawn of the twenty-first century‚ a casual glance at world affairs would suggest that religion is at the core of much of the strife around the globe. Often‚ religion is a contentious issue. Where eternal salvation is at stake‚ compromise can be difficult at or even sinful. Religion is also important because‚ as a central part of many individuals’ identity‚ any threat to one’s beliefs is a threat to one’s very being. This

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    Inglehart 64-65). However‚ the Muslim religion is not a monolithic one and there is a divergence of opinions on the issue of homosexuality. This divergence seems to split in two general directions on the issue of homosexuality. More traditional‚ fundamentalist Muslims vehemently disagree with homosexuality. While citing the hadith‚ Koran‚ and Sharia law‚ they completely agree that homosexuality should be outlawed. There is no question that homosexuality is wrong; the only disagreement exists in the

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    because of the possible resurgence of a war between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas‚ whose beliefs have made it impossible for the two groups to peacefully co-exist. Another pertinent example is the ongoing war on terrorism aimed at eradicating fundamentalist subgroups of Muslims. When fighting a war on an ideology‚ brute force alone cannot do the job; it requires changing the minds and hearts of those who have perverse views of the world‚ and this requires knowledge of how these irrational perceptions

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    Fisher King

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    Eastern Orthodox recognizes Church Tradition and Scripture‚ while Protestant denominations recognize only the authority of Scripture. 4. Fundamentalists interpret the Bible as the literal word of God. They rejected some new scientific and geology findings‚ but dismissed or reinterpret other findings to fit the bible. For example‚ most fundamentalists believe that the world was made in seven 24hr day as told in Genesis. However‚ social gospel groups take the biblical teachings and try to apply

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