defining what the phrase “Blessed Be” means‚ it’s important to understand the root of the phrase. The word bless‚ as defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary in the third example‚ means to “invoke divine care for”‚ such as “bless their hearts” or saying “bless you” after someone sneezes. The word bless comes originally from Old English blētsian which came from blōd meaning blood. This is in reference to the use of blood in the dedication of a person/thing to a sacred purpose‚ or what is referred
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30 September 2013 What does freedom mean to you? Freedom means a lot to me. Personally freedom should be earned not given. As in if you’re an illegal immigrant and you sneak over here‚ or you get a “green card” you shouldn’t get the American title. One reason is‚ you and your family didn’t have to go through what most of us Americans have. Such as 9-11. Mostly all Americans have worked for what we have today. Such as stopping the wars‚ making laws
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makes. Deeper in to the poem one of the lines say “Little lamb who made thee dost thou know who made thee”. When William Blake was writing this I feel that he was trying to say use the lamb to symbolize baby Jesus. The boy in the poem was trying to figure out why the lamb was so perfect‚ but if the lamb is supposed to be a symbol of Jesus the lamb would have to be perfect because Jesus is perfect. In this poem there was only one poetic device used in this poem. The Poetic devices used were couplets
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woman was a woman. Its a shame today‚ women are becoming girls - who don’t know where they belong anymore. Before‚ nakedness was a taboo. Now its fashion. When I see such immodestly dressed women‚ what crosses my mind is the word "prostitute". It does not matter the position they are in life‚ what they do‚ where they are or who they are. The Law many times approves things that go against common sense. Primitive man used his common sense before the Law came. Laws have changed over-time but human
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So there it is‚ another horrific shooting massacre. Later‚ people who heard about this news define Adam as a psychotic murderer who is a retard for killing innocent people. Now this problem was not the first school shooting massacre. This have a similarity to the shooting at Virginia Tech when a korean man killed 32 people‚ and the massacre at Columbine High School when two kids killed 17 people‚ but this one became the 2nd-most deadliest school shootings in US history and I was wondering why
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What does it mean to be a Catholic in contemporary society? To be Catholic means to be whole‚ one with society‚ and having absolute faith in God. Today in the 21st century there are about 1.2 billion Catholics and with the growing population‚ we will build up in capacity. Catholicism itself is based on obeying and believing in God’s grace. It is based on the teachings and beliefs of the Church. We believe that God is one God in three divine persons. Catholics today find the explanation and desire
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10/20/2013 Reflection #1 Topic : What Does It to Learn ? This is driving me to think! Gratitude…Pass It On. I think that sometimes when life gets busy the first thing I do is well on what isn’t working. There isn’t enough time to accomplish everything I need to do. I feel like I am spinning out of control trying to find the ever elusive balance and continue to drop every single ball I am juggling in the process. I somehow think that in the hope of being everything I am letting down from the
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There are many different interpretations of what enlightenment is‚ and what the path to enlightenment is like. How does one examine the many different perceptions of enlightenment? Plato - a Greek philosopher‚ Walt Whitman - an American poet‚ and Fr. Adolfo Nicolás - the Superior General of the Jesuits have all discussed what it means to be enlightened. Their interpretations of the path and state of being enlightened vary in places‚ but have many
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What it means for me to be a teamleader. What it means for me to be a teamleader is this‚ as a teamleader you are the first person in that Soldiers chain of command to findout about and try to fix thatSoldiers problems. Weither those problems are family problems‚ work related problems‚ financal‚ or other personal problems that Soldier is going to come to you. That Soldier is going to come to you for help and it is your responsibility to ensure that Soldier and his family are taken care of.
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What does it mean to be an American? Many people dream about being an American. They dream because they envision America as the land of peace and prosperity. But is it? At times it has been‚ and at times its not. It is hard for the United States to be correct all the time because they have been unwilling designated as the "World Police". Throughout history there have been examples politically‚ economically‚ and socially‚ where being an American is rewarding and times where it is embarrassing
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