The Odyssey in 2015 In class‚ we are studying ‘The Odyssey’ by Homer. We are reading the translation of ‘The Odyssey’ by Robert Fitzgerald as well as a different version translated by Samuel Butler. A lot of what happens to Telemachus is relevant to events that families who have a parent/guardian in the military go through today. In ‘The Odyssey’‚ Odysseus has to leave from his home in Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Odysseus leaves as soon as his son is born‚ so his son Telemachus grew up without
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Throughout the texts discussed in class this semester‚ I noticed the differences in how each one discussed the location of God and the ways in which they discovered God. In particular‚ Etty Hillesum’s spiritual development struck me because it is so similar yet so different from my own. Etty Hillesum is overwhelmed by the presence of God within herself and allows it to envelope her entirely. Her writing about her spirituality during the Holocaust is ethereal: “... Somewhere inside me the jasmine
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Mary Shelly’s novel Frankenstein‚ conveys a tale about Dr. Victor Frankenstein‚ a creator‚ who produces an existence outside of love. If Dr. Frankenstein had believed in God‚ he would have known not to produce a being outside of natural law. The creature’s life would have been significantly different had god been involved. Frankenstein‚ the creature‚ is missing out on a creator who loves him‚ a creator who is forgiving‚ a creator who makes a companion for his creation‚ and a creator who sacrifices
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with the American Revolution. Every war means more women taking charge during the absence and after the deaths of husbands and fathers‚ their active role in the war was very important. After the war‚ talk of rights raised issues of women’s rights education. Religions also play an important role for women in the American Revolution. Women’s roles were limited in the colonial times. Marriage and motherhood were the primary goals for women. They lost property and legal rights upon marriage; therefore
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Salat: Salah is ordained on Muslims five times a day and is essentially the spiritual nourishment of the soul of the believer as well as the divine connection between Allah and the believer. There are 5 prayers throughout the day: Fajr (pre-dawn)‚ Dhuhr (afternoon)‚ Asr (post-afternoon)‚ Maghrib (evening)‚ Isha (night). Salat in Qur’an: 1. Establishing Salah Develops Taqwa (Fear and Awareness of Allah) : “This is the Book in which there is no doubt‚ a guidance for those who have taqwa; who
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Child care workers have a big role in supporting children’s moral and spiritual development as they are professionals they also play a part in being a role model to the children which links into their moral and spiritual development. Spiritual and moral development for a child is about the mental attitude of the child over moral matters. It’s important that the children develops their moral and spiritual as it can teach them to respect others and teach them the difference between what is right to
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Spiritual Discernment and Vocational Counseling Amy Holmes Liberty University Abstract Spiritual Discernment and Vocational Counseling Personal Position After taking the survey at the end of the article I found that I have quit a few very important responses when it comes to my decision making in relationship to education‚ ministry opportunities‚ career choices‚ or other major decisions. Personally I found that I answered that it is very important to me when using common
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As you may know‚ the bees are vanishing. Most people may say‚ “ehh bees aren’t important‚ they just make honey”. Which is not true‚ bees play a huge role in our daily life. Did you know that bees pollinate one third of out diet? Without bees there wouldn’t be apples‚ oranges‚ melons or broccoli. Most people just don’t understand the seriousness of this problem! There has been a lot of misunderstanding and confusion when it comes to the reasoning of this bee problem. Up to this day there still
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that would attend purely out of the possibility to have a little fun. Benny used her work to print out flyers they came up with. As this was the very beginning of their operation‚ they had pretty much no clue what to put on them‚ so they all read: Spiritual Awakening The Truth About God and Religion Congregation Every Tuesday Evening- 10 pm Come Join at 283 27th Ave. Not exactly detailed‚ and it did nothing to dispel later rumors that they were a cult‚ because I mean‚ isn’t that exactly what you’d
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An prize winning essay detailing the many negative physical and emotional effects of abortion on the mother‚ by Alyssa Endres. Abortion is the knowing destruction of the life of an unborn child. But this is only part of the story as abortion also hurts the woman involved. Abortion affects women physically‚ emotionally‚ and spiritually. When an abortion is performed on a woman‚ she becomes subject to many physical complications. Blood loss during the procedure causes diversion of blood flow to various
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