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Classics Oral Tradition
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1688.... own brother from the same seed; to his
share fell honor when in the beginning a triple division was made, and
he dwells among those over whom his lot made him lord" (To Demeter 16-
18, 83-87). I think that these two sets of lines show that Hades viewed
Persephone as a prize. Honor was one of the things Hades won when he,
Zeus, and Poseidon divided up the world. Thus Hades felt justified in
journeying up from the underworld to earth to claim Persephone as his
bride. I feel that he felt he deserved to have her, according to his
logic, because honor was something he wa .....
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Jews
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 699.... against the Nazis in 1943. But in fact
it was the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple in the year 70
The destruction of the Second temple and the attack on the Warsaw Ghetto,
although separated by nearly two thousand years have and eerie sameness. The
Germans sealed off the Warsaw's Jewish population with and eight-foot brick
concrete wall. The Romans built a high earthen barricade around Jerusalem to
make certain the Jews could not escape. Germans shot, on the spot Jews
discovered outside the Warsaw Ghetto. The Romans crucified the Jews they found,
plac .....
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The Role Of Women In The Church
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1913.... However, if the Bible is of
divine inspiration, then a cautious consideration of passages relevant to
a particular issue must be undertaken. Traditions and customs that have
arisen after the Bible was written may thus be carefully scrutinized. Such
practices may or may not prove sound after comparison with scripture.
Before we discuss specific issues concerning women in worship, we
should consider principles derived from the relationship of Adam and Eve
as described in Genesis chapter one. The Apostle Paul frequently uses this
passage as a guideline when discussing .....
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"Woe Be To Thee, O Constantinople, Seated On Seven Hills, Thou Shall Not Continue A Thousand Years"
Number of pages: 13 | Number of words: 3535.... center. Its riches and charms were not only a source of
admiration but its attractiveness had necessitated a rigorous fortification
and protection from attacks and raids. In spite of being for more than 1000
years the unconquerable and surely the wealthiest city, it stood on the
crossroads of the East and the West which proved to be an incessant source
of troubles, always being entangled in the interests of foreign peoples. It
was the conveyor of eastern and roman culture, the most significant
commercial and religious center and it can undoubtedly regarded as the
heart of a .....
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The Church Is Foundation In Christ
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1415.... inherent within it. Her assent is made possible:
…by the Incarnation and the Cross (in her "anticipated redemption")
and which is, at the same time, one of the conditions required for the
Incarnation, accomplishing the unity of the conditions required for the
Incarnation, accomplishing the unity of 'one flesh' and yet laying the
foundation, precisely therein, for the radical opposition between head
and body, Lord and handmaid, bridegroom and bride.
(Figures of the Church, p. 199).
In view of Christ's "pre-redeemed" Mother, Mary is the personal center of the Chur .....
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Aztec Religion
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 562.... the great civilizations which preceded them and from which they had derived their culture ( Leon-Portilla, 1970 ).
Although the Aztec priests tried to unite in a single concept the different gods of the different tribes the people as a whole would not admit that their local god was subject to any other or that he was only an attribute of a superior being. An exception to this generalized thought was Huitzilopochtli, the Aztecs' own tribal god, and other deities associated with him in the national myths kept alive by Aztec pride. In later legends this god is associated with .....
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The Islamic Faith
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1504.... length and girth. Thus, being able to fill the female body completely. The actual length, any less would be inadequate, is the width of twelve fingers, or a hand and a half. Furthermore, the man must know how to hinder his release, and be able to grow stiff again. Consequently, if a man can satisfy all of these rules he will be truly desired by the opposite sex.
When it comes to concerning women and their laws, there is a lot more to consider. The woman's appearance is greatly detailed. Her hair is to be black, forehead wide, and eyebrows black. She must have large .....
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The Life Of Jesus
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 514.... and Judas. They all came from different
backgrounds. Judas was the apostle who betrayed Jesus. It was time for the last
supper. Jesus sat down with his disciples at the table to share the bread and
wine. Jesus went to pray in Gethsemane with his disciples when Judas arrived
with an armed crowd sent by the chief priests. They arrested him. Jesus was
brought to Pilate and he sentenced him to death. Then he was crucified. When he
died, a man named Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and he
replied yes. Joseph took the body down wrapped him in linen and placed .....
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