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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Sciuridae Genus: Sciurus The eastern gray squirrel‚ or Sciurus carolinesis‚ is from the eastern and midwestern United States‚ and also to the eastern provinces of Canada (Wildlife Profiles). As the name states the eastern gray squirrel has gray fur but it can also have reddish fur and in some very rare cases black fur. Its belly is white and it has a long bushy tail.The average size of one of these squirrels is about

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    ion1-Western civilization : Contemporary Western civilization is based on deep-rooted intellectual foundations that date back as far as ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Five characteristics of Western thought were brilliantly outlined by Dr. Yussuf Al Qaradawi as follows: (Youssef Al-Qaradawi‚ Islam‚ the Civilization of the Future‚ p. 15‚ Wahba Library‚ Cairo‚ 1995.) 1- The flawed knowledge of the divinity : Western perception underlying Western civilization does not have a neat‚ clear-cut vision

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    Beauvoir’s discussion of woman as an absolute Other leads her to consider the diverse ways women have been represented (or mythologized) by men. How did her chapter on Myths increase your awareness of your own experiences as mythologizer and mythologized. Introduction Beauvoir is famous for her philosophical and existentialist classification of women. In her works‚ womanhood and femininity are seen from different lenses – as being an agent in the society (an absolute Other) and as a subject of

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    Introduction to Philosophy with Logic Lesson Title Lesson Target References Title Author Lesson No. Date 01 21 June 2013 Origin of Philosophy Discuss the development of philosophy Philosophy Index‚ Introduction to Philosophy – General Outline of Indian and Western Philosophy‚ Ancient Greece‚ The Basics of Philosophy – Pre-Socratic C. Temple. Branches of Philosophy. Accessed June 19‚ 2013. Page 5 http://www.philosophy-index.com/philosophy/branches/ Number(s) V. Chaubey & S. Dube. Introduction

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    Great Religions and Philosophies. : Greek Philosophy. In the 6th century B.C‚ there began a dualism in Greek Philosophy. The development of Greek Philosophy became a compromise between Greek monistic and oriental influences‚ in other words‚ a combination of intellectualism and mysticism. Thus began the pre-Socratic philosophy. The interests of pre- Socratic philosophers were centered on the world that surrounds man‚ the Cosmos. This was during the time of great internal and external disturbances

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    Effects of Eastern Religious Traditions on a Society DaVonna Jones‚ Esmeralda Rangel‚ Justin Eoff‚ Cliff Martin‚ Thomas Sawyer REL/133 World Religious Traditions I University of Phoenix February 25‚ 2010 Eastern Religious

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    Aaron Jagdeosingh Man CAN live by bread alone In this article I demonstrate that I do not agree with the position of Islamic cleric Ayatullah Murtaza Mutahhari. He states: as man is able to have a higher awareness of himself and his environment by extrapolation‚ man has the ability to have aspirations and‚ as a result‚ he has faith. Faith is the major difference between the animal man and other animals. He then proceeds to show that faith is necessary for man to live a sane life and be useful

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    Compare and Contrast Eastern and Abrahamic Religions * Abrahamic religions are dualistic: they believe in two kinds of reality- the material and nonmaterial. On the other hand‚ the Eastern religions believe mostly in one kind of reality. * In the Eastern religions‚ sentient beings have value because any of them could be reincarnated souls. But in Abrahamic religions‚ a clear distinction is made between humans and the rest of the world. It is humanity that it at the center of creation.

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    between religion and philosophy‚ and to most people‚ this is still a debatable subject. First let’s define religion and philosophy. “Religion: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ esp. a personal God or gods.” “Philosophy: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ esp. when considered as an academic discipline” (Wikipedia). These are quite different‚ and at first glance‚ it’s quite a no brainer that Buddhism is more of philosophy. Although‚ through

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    Running head: EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY 1 Eastern State Penitentiary Name Institution Eastern State Penitentiary I think that a prisoner in the Eastern State Penitentiary has the dullest daily routine that any human could ever have. Picture a prisoner living behind a cell with a heavy dungeon-door and thick walls. Literally‚ speaking‚ the daily routine revolves around the cell. As…notes‚ a prisoner "is led to the cell from which he never again comes forth‚ until his whole term of imprisonment

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