As a human being‚ it is very important to remember the five basic guidelines for ethical public speaking everyday. The first guideline is to make sure your goals sound ethical. I believe the way a speaker presents information to an audience is similar to how someone would have a conversation throughout their day. It’s important to know who you are talking to‚ and how what you’re saying ties into society. The second guideline‚ is to be fully prepared for a speech. Being prepared will not only help
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commune with the spirits for assistance in healing‚ hunting or weather management. Ripinsky-Naxon describes shamans as‚ "People who have a strong interest in their surrounding environment and the society of which they are a part." This belief in natural forces that protect‚ empower‚ and guide a person is characterized by five major characteristics. 1. The
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Naturally when a person gets power over a whole religion just in the through the words they speak‚ they will abuse the privilege. That is exactly what happened before the 16th century‚ priests used their power over Catholics to their advantage. They turned religion into a business; they told believers to pay for salvation‚ and forgiveness. Of course‚ wanting the best in their current and after life‚ the believers blindly did as they were told. Their faith in the priest was used against them as they
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What does heaven mean to me? For one thing‚ heaven is the ultimate goal and realization of the deepest human desires. Heaven is also hard to put into words. It contains that which no eye has seen‚ no ear has heard‚ and no mind has conceived (1 Cor. 2:9). Earth is the only frame of reference we have this side of eternity. If we cannot understand heaven in terms of earth then we cannot understand it at all. It is not surprising‚ then‚ that we would try to imagine heaven in earthly terms. Therefore
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The film “crash” is an ensemble drama film that’s a collision of self-concepts‚ of prejudices. It’s about racial and social tensions. Makes us view ourselves in a different aspect‚ breaks down our self-illusions‚ and lays our deceptions and our tenderness bare. It’s a film of justice‚ and not the usual kind of litigious righteousness that’s usually demanded. Rather‚ it’s the justice of the second chance‚ and of undeserved mercy. Crash is backed with excellent cinematography‚ and original soundtrack
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From the research I did‚ I have come to the conclusion that Nirvana and Heaven are two different places/states of being/concepts; but are also the same in a sense. First off‚ trying to define nirvana was not as easy or straight forward as I thought it would be; many of the formal and accepted resources seem to refer to it as a Buddhist concept‚ and it was difficult to find a Hindu centric definition without the crossover to Buddhism. However‚ nirvana‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster (2018) “…is
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and Emeric Pressburger’s Stairway to Heaven‚ originally titled A Matter of Life and Death‚ captures a distant interpretation of traditional views of Heaven‚ Hell‚ and Judgment. The directors do this by reshaping standard images of Heaven‚ eliminating Hell and restructuring Judgment. All together this created a vastly different afterlife than was constructed by classic artists such as Dante‚ and Michelangelo. Death is uniquely contradictory in Stairway to Heaven. Death seems to be both predetermined
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The Starship Troopers is a science fiction movie that explore different types of themes over the movie. The novel extend from the political magnitude until the exploration of the sociopolitical believes and the moral of philosophy. The movie shows the fear of the main actor Juan Rico that was a civilian student from Argentina and become a soldier. Moreover‚ the Earth at the time was in war with creatures from a different Galaxy and they were trying to control the world. The movie shows different
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The Red Pyramid is yet another phenomenal adventure and fantasy novel by Rick Riordan! This book starts a new epic adventure following the premise of Egyptian mythology‚ titled the Kane Chronicles. Carter and Sadie Kane have not seen each other in several years‚ despite being close in their early childhood. Now‚ Sadie lives with her late mother’s parents while Carter travels the globe with his dad‚ who is an Egyptian archaeologist. Their dad‚ Dr. Kane‚ takes them to a museum to show off one of his
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The mandate of heaven could grant or take away a ruler’s power and ability to rule. The mandate of heaven was a way in which the leaders were controlled since they had a threat of losing their power. In order to keep their power they had to make just and right decisions. During the Zhou dynasty‚ the mandate of heaven was used as a way to justify themselves when they overthrew the previous Shang leader. Although the mandate of heaven started out as a form of justification for
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