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    Paloma Martinez Documentary Perspectives FilmStud 410 March 12‚ 2017 Historical Associations in Deborah Stratman’s The Illinois Parables For a film about history‚ Deborah Stratman’s The Illinois Parables is curiously timeless. Shot in 16mm‚ the artfully soft images of landscapes‚ woven together with archival footage create the illusion of having been shot at any time after the invention of color film. The timeless suspension of the images creates a meditative canvas for us to make our own associations

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    Learning Lessons A Critique of the Characters from the Story ‘The Parable of the Prodigal Son’ If someone attempted to evaluate your life‚ how do you think they would critique you? In the text “From the Parable of the Prodigal Son‚ from the King James Bible Luke 15: 11-32” many characters could be critiqued. Many different critiques could come from this story due to people having different opinions. In the story‚ the father gives the son an equal portion of his money. Even though the son is irresponsible

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    1984 is a political parable. George Orwell wrote the novel to show society what it could become if things kept getting worse. The first paragraph of the book tells the reader of the "swirl of gritty dust....The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats." Just from these few lines Orwell makes it clear that there was absolutely nothing victorious abuot Victory Mansions. Every image the reader receives from Winston Smith is pessimistic. Hate week‚ for example‚ is a big event in Oceania. The

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    Lotus Versus Zen Buddhism

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    Grohe Zen (or Chan) and Lotus Buddhism A Comparison Essay Buddhism‚ like many other major religions has expanded past a simple definition. There are a large number of regions that practice this astronomically large religion‚ and throughout the years since its introduction to the world it has developed a large number of ways to practice the belief system. The sect with the largest number of temples in Japan is Zen Buddhism‚ the second largest number belong to the Lotus‚ or Nichiren Sect. Zen‚ being

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    REL 133 Zen Buddhism

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    Zen Buddhism Calvin Young REL 133 April 14‚ 2015 Dr. William Sunday Zen Buddhism Buddhism has grown from the flowing of a single man in his path to nirvana to a religion that spans the globe and has shaped many cultures. This paper will first present the history of Buddhism and the life of the man known as Buddha. Then‚ the fundamental teachings of Buddhism will be discussed. Finally‚ the unique aspects of Zen Buddhism will be examined. History of Buddhism and Life of Buddha Although the truths are

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    The Parable of the Sadhu is a good example of how ones individual ethics is not always aligned with good corporate values. Corporate ethics are principles and standards accepted by an organization to guide decision making. It involves the consideration of the interest of the stakeholders and uses core values to make decisions. Individual ethics is more of one’s inner voice of how people should to act‚ based on standards of behavior. Ethical people strive to make right decisions in all situations

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    The Parable of the Green Lawn A new housing development has lots of packed earth and weeds‚ but no grass. Two neighbors make a wager on who will be the first to have a lush lawn. Mr. Fast N. Furious knows that a lawn will not grow without grass seed‚ so he immediately buys the most expensive seed he can find because everyone knows that quality improve with price. Besides‚ he’ll recover the cost of the seed through his wager. Next‚ he stands knee-deep in his weeds and tosses the seed around his yard

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    In the novel Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick‚ San Lee moves to a small town in Pennsylvania‚ and tries to give himself an identity to fit in at school. To San‚ school is not a passion. Jordan Sonnenblick illustrates a vivid image of San‚ and one may think that his childhood life was that of San’s. The author’s perspective is that school is a filthy‚ boring‚ and judgemental place to be. It can be shown by his different quotes and how evocative he created San’s point of view. Firstly

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    recall hearing about David and Goliath‚ Joseph the dreamer‚ and the parable of the Prodigal Son. Over the past few weeks‚ the reexamine/study the parable of the Prodigal Son has allowed an understanding that it is more than just the story which focuses on a lost son who found his way back home. In fact‚ it displays the overwhelming display of a father’s love more than the sins of a son or it can be stated his sons. The parable is located in the New Testament of the Bible in the gospel recorded

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    UNDERSTANDING PARABLES AS ONE OF JESUS’ TEACHING METHODS By Gcinekile Sharon Mogokgwane A Project Submitted to Reverend Lebetwa Assembly Bible College In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For BIB1032/3 The Life of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels‚ Third Edition Assembly Bible College July 2013 Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................................

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