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    Proverbs

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    history‚ slang‚ life‚ customs and traditions of the people whose language he translating into.Proverbs as a phraseological unitProverb is a brief saying that presents a truth or some bit of useful wisdom. It is usually based on common sense or practical experience. The effect of a proverb is to make the wisdom it tells seem to be self-evident. The

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    Wisdom: Virtue and People

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    Reflecting on Wisdom Reflecting on Wisdom Arlene Acevedo PSY/220 December 11‚ 2013 Nekeyla Oliver My friend Lili is probably the only person who I could really turn to for advice and her wisdom and knowledge has always helped me through the rough times and the good times. I remember meeting Lili one day at school and asked if I could borrow a pencil from her during math class. When I returned it back she said I could have it but to try not to lose it since it is

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    My Words of Wisdom We are all human beings who need to live together on the same earth‚ but different environments have different characteristics that can help us achieve goals. Some of us like to stay in the safe zone and enjoy the tranquil moments; some of us like to conquer the Neverland of our imagination and enjoy exciting moments; some of us with creative spirits enjoy taking extraordinary journeys. No matter which type of life we choose or which type characteristics we have‚ challenge always

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    ------------------------------------------------- ID No. 08-1221 ------------------------------------------------- Wisdom Literature ------------------------------------------------- Fr. Randolf Flores‚ SVD “Listen!” An Exegesis of Sirach 3:1-16 I. Introduction The Book of Sirach (also called the Book of Ben Sira or Ecclesiasticus) is recognized and valued for its instructive and enlightening teachings. One particular value of reading and studying Sirach comes from the light

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    Critique: Tribal Wisdom

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    Tribal Wisdom David Maybury-Lewis David Maybury Lewis (1992) wonders if we‚ as Americans‚ by having systematically chosen to dismiss as ’odd ’‚ ’weird ’‚ and not the ’right ’ way to live; in our views of foreign tribal cultures‚ have been hoisted by our own petard. By using his definition of a tribal society (for which there really is no one single way of life): "small-scale‚ pre-industrial societies that live in comparative isolation and manage their affairs without central authority

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    work Author James Surowiecki delineates the answer. As an editor‚ a columnist for The New Yorkers‚ and a renowned publicist‚ James Surowiecki outlines strategies that should be utilized in order to make small groups function properly in his book The Wisdom of Crowds. In his book excerpt‚ Committees‚ Juries‚ and Teams The Columbia Disaster and How Small Groups Can Be Made to Work Surowiecki depicts the tendency of group centralization by providing the case of the Columbia Disaster. With that said‚ Rebekah

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    In his essay “On Wisdom‚” Godlovitch discusses the notion of wisdom in a philosophical and cultural context. He begins his essay by defining philosophy as “the love of wisdom” as he was taught early in his studies‚ and by introducing the traditional Socratic definition of wisdom: “a humble admission of ignorance.” Godlovitch‚ unsatisfied with this definition‚ explores it further with his essay‚ going so far as to suggest that wisdom has little to do with philosophy to explain why philosophers seem

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    Nine Characteristics of Wisdom from Above (James 3:17‚18) "But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); peace-loving‚ courteous (considerate‚ gentle); it is willing to yield to reason‚ full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straight forward; impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts‚ wavering and insincerity). And the harvest of righteousness (Of conformity to God’s will in thought and deeds) is the fruit of the seed sown in peace by those who work for and make

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    Siddhartha: Wisdom and Knowledge Knowledge is information from teachings that can be changed and improved over time while wisdom is a timeless quality from personal experiences that is used to measure the capacity to see truth. Finding the relationship between these two topics is the central objective Hermann Hesse’s protagonist in Siddhartha strives for as he tries to reach Enlightenment. Siddhartha starts as a dissatisfied Brahmin who seeks for a new life style through the Samanas‚ who teach him

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    Wisdom Sits in Places

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    November 29‚ 2011 Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache Keith H. Basso’s Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache delivers a strong message regarding human connections between place‚ identity‚ and origins in relation to the idea of place-names. Every place evokes an association to a story and/or a person/ancestor bearing a moral message that allows the Western Apache to shape their beliefs‚ behaviors‚ identities‚ etc. It is through

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