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    is they are on the social level.Another similarity is that they both practiced Zen . My last similarity is that they both were fighters. The nobles and samurai had the same social level . They got to tell other social levels what to do. But they both had to listen to the emperor. The last thing they got to do because of their social level was write poems. In the 1100 a new form of buddhism came . It was called Zen. Because

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    Stewardship Luke 13: 6-9 The direct meaning of this parable is clear. Jesus gives his people an ultimate warning: if Israel rejects the last opportunity given to it on the occasion of the coming and of the ministry of Jesus‚ if it refuses to repent and finally produce spiritual fruits‚ then it will be destroyed as a barren fig-tree is cut-down. This warning is the last one‚ for God can do nothing more beyond sending his own Son! If the elect people refuses to listen to his Son‚ to whom

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    eternally with God. At the same time‚ this Gospel stated the fulfillment of our Christianity‚ kingdoms‚ and the repentance for our faith. In the Gospel‚ Mark‚ has some parables. A parable is a story told by Jesus to show a spiritual or moral teaching. An example of a parable is in Mark 4:21-25‚ Parable of the Lamp. In this parable‚ God questioned the people that if a lamp was given to them and were told to put it under the bed instead of on a stand. He asked

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    Yes he used parables the three stories in all which have different meaning to the believers. But they all relate to the Second coming of Christ! In Matthew 24:43-45 we see the Lord describing the Coming of the Lord. He describes the day as a “thief coming in the night.” We get a warning from the Lord that we do not know the day when the Lord is Coming. He tells us to prepare and live expecting him to come in any hour. The second or end of Matthew 24:46-51 We see another parable and again

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    ” Music has always been thought of as a sound that unites to create a composition of melody. According to Plato‚ this is just one form of music and not the perfect idea of music. John Cage came up with another form of music through the teachings of Zen Buddhism and the Chinese classical oracle book‚ the I

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    greed. At the end of the novella‚ Kino’s tranquil relationship with nature has been perverted and reversed‚ a change signified by the fact that Kino finds the sounds of the animals at night threatening rather than reassuring. Because The Pearl is a parable‚ Kino’s character can be interpreted in many ways. It can be seen as a critique of colonial politics‚ an exploration of how good motives can bring a person to a bad end‚ or even an attack on the idea of the American dream. But on the most basic level

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    When it comes to reading and dissecting the Bible‚ one may come across a plethora of genres. Each chapter or story of the Bible plays an important role in the overall construction of the Bible. The genre may be poetic‚ a letter‚ a narrative‚ a source of instruction or even a proverb‚ no matter what the genre may be‚ each genre is distinct in its own way. By looking at multiple pericopes‚ one can learn to identify the genre and determine if the designation fits the purpose of the passage. Exodus

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    Immersed and Enlightened Mitch Graf Comp. Religion 2370 Amy Picknell September 24‚ 2012 Prelude: Originally I had my TA‚ Amy Picknell sign me up for the KTC visit on Sunday September 16th. However‚ I unfortunately had to go to an unexpected funeral on that Saturday and Sunday so I wasn’t able to go to the KTC meditation. I ended up leaving Columbus Friday night and on my way down I kept looking and looking for places to visit and couldn’t find anything. Then‚ out of nowhere I noticed some

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    throughout this gospel. This is done through the use of parables‚ which illustrate a moral lesson as told by Jesus. These stories were a popular way for ancient rabbis to communicate a message as they used familiar settings and activities for the intended audience of Non-Jewish Christians during the first century to understand. It also held the audience’s attention as they were able to relate to the topics that the parables had

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    Bushido‚ an unwritten ethical and moral code that was adhered to by the samurai warrior class in Japan. Bushido encompasses many aspects of religion and philosophy. Although bushido was only passed through word of mouth it held great influence in Japan and it may yet hold this influence. It is the code of laws that decided the behavior and lives of Japan’s noble warrior class. To attain a grasp of what bushido really is one must first understand its sources and origins. Bushido or The Way of the

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