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    Greek word study dialégomai‚ dialogizomai‚ dialogismos : Conscience Summary I. dialégomai In classical and Hellenistic Greek culture The Greek words dialégomai was usually used for “converse” or “discussion.” In the time of the great philosophers like Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle‚ the art of persuasion and demonstration was developed as well as the establishment of the idea and the investigation of demonstration. In fact‚ dialégomai is the only way to reach the idea in Greek philosophy‚ so it

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    Should Gay Athletes Participate in Professional Sports? Critical Annotated Bibliography English 112 Moebs April 4th‚ 2014 Borden‚ Sam. (2013 Nov 14) Robbie Rogers Reflects on the Season in the Spotlight as a Gay Athlete. Nytimes.com. 2014 Apr 4. Borden is writing about Robbie Rogers‚ a MLS soccer player who came out in early February and played for the Los Angeles Galaxy this past season. Rogers appeared in games prior to Jason Collins and was coined the first openly gay

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    noted that some English bibles have the Greek word Paraclete instead of Comforter; but in Greek the word actually spells as PERIQLYTOS. Rev. David Benjamin Kaldani‚ B.D. Bishop of Urumiah Persia‚ the Greek classical scholar and Bible authority who converted to Islam‚ in his book "Muhammed in the Bible" has discussed the original Greek word‚ the actual word which Jesus (pbuh) might have used in his native tongue‚ Aramic (Dialect of Hebrew) regarding the word "Comforter". Dr. Kaldani writes: It

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    Greek and Latin Root Words Grade Level: Written by: Length of Unit: 8th Grade Language Arts Donna Seekamp‚ Aurora Academy Charter School‚ Aurora‚ CO Seven lessons (approximately 10 days); one day = 55 minutes) I. ABSTRACT The English language is a potluck of historical and worldly word recipes‚ with many surprising ingredients added along the way. The success of many literary pièces de resistance lies in writers’ abilities to articulate scenes‚ senses‚ and situations with just the right

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    numerous opposing opinions: Should kids participate in competitive sports? Countless people have commonly argued this topic in view of the injuries and potential stress the sports might bring. However‚ this essay will explain why‚ kids should play competitive sports. The main reasons are as follows: they teach kids life lessons‚ they promote a positive self image‚ and competitive sports keep kids active. The main reason for kids to participate in competitive sports that they bring a plethora

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    of a Word A single word can be used to belittle‚ hurt‚ and humiliate. One word can cause so much hurt to a person that they burst into tears or spiral down into a damaging hole that they can ’t get out of for an extended amount of time. Throughout history‚ names have been used to keep a population in its place. Insults have been hurled to make a single person understand what another thinks of them. Words are used all the time to cause damage to a person or an entire peoples soul. One word

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    The Greek word for “crown” in this passage is στέφανος. To know its historical meaning will help us to know its meaning in Revelation. From the ancient Greek and Roman cultures‚ exist crowns made of twigs (usually two twigs tied together)‚ and of garlands. Among its meaning‚ were: Life and fertility‚ a blessing of a deity‚ a sign of honor‚ and expression of sorrow‚ or simply were used to honor a deity. Greek gods were painted with crowns of garlands meaning their deity. Among them were‚ Zeus‚ Neptuno

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    Beauty contests have been in the American society since the 1920’s (Kareen Nussbaum). Just like football and dancing‚ beauty contests are also a hobby. Beauty contests are not harmful in anyway‚ and are just a unique interest to women all over the world. The unique thing about beauty contests is the fact that it is strictly for women. Through hobbies such as football‚ there are women teams; in beauty contests though‚ there are no men. So‚ beauty contests a very unique piece of American culture

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    During the 1960’s‚ America was dealing with a lot of different issues. The U.S.A. was in the midst of a world war and the civil rights movement was gaining momentum within the nation. A majority of the movement was being led by civil rights activists like Martin Luther King‚ later to be joined by influential figures in the world of sports. Americans had varying opinions on the role of athletes during the 1960’s‚ but most agreed on the fact that they should be patriotic and represent the unity of

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    Sport Psychology To fully understand sport psychology‚ we must ask ourselves two very important questions‚ first‚ what is sport psychology and second‚ who is it for? Put in the most sim-ple way‚ sport psychology can be an example of psychological knowledge‚ principles‚ or methods applied to the world of sport. "Two psychologists‚ Bunker and Maguire‚ say sport psychology is not for psychologists‚ but is for sport and its participants." (Murphy & White‚ 1978:2) However‚ it can be argued that sport

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