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    Understanding the Lord’s Prayer “Our Father in heaven‚ hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come‚ your will be done‚ on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts‚ as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:9-13). Most people‚ religious or not‚ are familiar with this prayer. Some call it a prayer‚ some call it a chant‚ and some call it a meaningless set of words. No matter what the opinion

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    literary devices

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    Literary Devices Alliteration: The repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series o words. It adds rhythm/emphasizes emotion. Example: The menacing moonlight created mystery Allusion: References to events or characters from history‚ myth‚ religion‚ literature‚ pop culture etc. Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words to add a musical effect. Example: We moaned and groaned as the horse bumped homeward. Flashback: A jump back into the past to provide an explanation

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    There is great controversy over whether or not religion is the cause of the war and terror that exists in the world today. While some agree and some disagree‚ one thing that can usually be agreed on is that fanatics are a big influential factor of the religious issues that the current world faces. From the Westboro Baptist Church to ISIS‚ religion has influenced the negative actions of many people‚ people who believed that they need to allocate their beliefs for the good of the world. One of the

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    Prayer Before Birth

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    Prayer Before Birth By: Louis MacNeice Context Written during the Second World War‚ more specifically in 1944.  During 1944 London was being bombed to a large extent and as such it was a time of fear for the future. Content An unborn child expresses its fear of what the world can do to the innocent.  It does this through the form of a prayer (possibly to God) in which it pleas to be preserved from the dangers that future on earth might hold‚ including its own corruption

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    iodide has been converted to iodine (1) (with correct use and spelling of iodide and iodine) The 1st experiment shows that bromine is more reactive than iodine (1) The 2nd experiment shows that chlorine is more reactive than bromine (1) Accept 1 mark for 2nd and 3rd marking points if the correct reactivity order of chlorine > bromine > iodine has been stated. 3 (ii) Br2 + 2I–  2Br– + I2 (1) 1 [4] 3. add AgNO3/Ag+

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    Prayer for a Happy Death

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    Prayer for A Happy Death Almighty God‚ Our Father in Heaven You that gave the life to me. You also have the right to take it back away from me. Thank you for the life that I borrowed to you‚ Because I understand what my mission in this world. O God‚ when the day arrives that you will take my life. I will not asking you “why me?” Instead I will delightly Accept it. Almighty God‚ as I leave in this world‚ Please guide my Family and Friends to accept my death. Help them to cherish

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    because of how delicate was the subject‚ but also because he had the challenge to inform two very different audiences about the occurred. His first audience was Congress which was important because in the end they would determine whether or not to go to war. Also the nation would listen to this speech‚ while Congress got to see and hear him during the speech Americans would only hear the speech through radio‚ which made this an even harder task to accomplish. However‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt did a truly

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    The Struggle…Is Real I’ve been reading about the hatred in South Africa with apartheid and being treated unfairly. According to Mark Mathabane‚ ways hatred can be treated in South Africa is to follow under the lead of Nelson Mandela. Mark Mathabane stated in the article that “Hatred can be vanquished by humanity”. Which is true because taking out all your hate with violence doesn’t do anything but cause more problems. Mathabane also states in the article “Under the leadership of Nelson

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    Introduction What is prayer? The dictionary describes Prayer as a spiritual communication with God or an object of worship‚ as in supplication‚ thanksgiving‚ adoration or confession. I love prayer as for me it keeps me in constant connection with God. Summarise your original understanding of the discipline before the course started Before I started this course my understanding of prayer was that prayer is talking with God where you I can praise and thank him‚ ask for guidance‚ and pray for others

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    Explain why unanswered prayers may lead some people to become atheists Definition of prayer – and attempt to contact God‚ usually through words. Some people claim that when they pray‚ they can feel God’s presence‚ and that he is listening. These people are usually Christians. However‚ other people say that when they pray in church and at home‚ they cannot feel God’s presence. This can sometimes make them feel like they are doing something wrong‚ such as they are not praying correctly‚ or

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