Growing up‚ I loved the story of Noah’s Ark. I loved the underdog theme in which it was presented in Sunday school lessons and sermons: Noah and his family against the world‚ laughed at by the pagan masses—the terrible‚ bloodthirsty people who would soon get their comeuppance. I pictured poor Noah‚ laboring day after day with his sons to build an ark to save his family‚ the chosen of God’s creation‚ from a cataclysmic flood that would wipe out all of civilization. I imagined the threats and the taunts
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religions and cultures to take the same basic story‚ claiming it for their own. Whether in Christianity in the form of Noah’s Ark‚ or through Mesopotamian history in the form of an immortal‚ the idea of a great flood has proven to be a common story throughout the world. Though Noah’s Ark may be the most popular form of the story‚ it is not the oldest. Many people believe Noah’s Ark was based on Utnapishnem’s flood story. The two stories are obviously based on the same thing‚ but one must wonder which
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Epic of Gilgamesh vs. Noah’s Ark The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Flood and Genesis 6:9‚ Noah’s Ark‚ are two well-known flood stories. Both stories are very similar to each other‚ but with important differences. There is a controversy between the two stories‚ that it is the same story but told differently. Some similarities between the two are that they both include a boat‚ a righteous hero and passengers. The differences are the cause of the flood‚ the duration and the means of announcement. The obvious
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of Noah’s Ark‚ both the Bibical religon and The Samerion religon delt with a great flood. In both stories that the “sins” of man have angered their gods and so the gods will punish the human race. They both had warning this was going to happen‚ alon with specific instructions on how to spare themselves along with carrying out the certain wishes of the gods. Noah had instrucions‚ as Gilgamish did. Noahs instructions were “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark‚ and shalt
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Edward Hicks‚ Noah’s Ark Edward Hicks‚is known as an early “folk art” painter. He was born April 4‚ 1780 and died August 23‚ 1849. He is originally from Attleborough Pennsylvania which is now known as Langorne Pennsylvania. The American Revolutionary War impacted his life and was about to tear his family apart. His mother died when he was 18 months old His grandfather‚ Gilbert Hicks‚ had already fled northward (eventually to Nova Scotia) at the outbreak of the war. and his father‚ a British
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Animals Kinkajou: honey bear Genus:potos Spiecies:flavus habitat Fifty degrees North to fifteen degrees South‚ and thirty-five degrees to sixty-five degrees in the Amazon Rainforest lives a mammal called the kinkajou. The kinkajou mostly sleeps in the upper canopy‚ hiding in the holes of the trees during the day napping. It’s a cute little animal with the body grows from 16 to 30 inches; its tail grows from 15 to 33 inches. Its shoulder height is up to 10 inches and it weights 3 to 10 pounds
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Currently‚ three kinds of primates reside at Manila Zoo‚ namely‚ Philippine monkey‚ Celebes black ape‚ and Japanese red-faced macaque (J. Pedron‚ personal communication‚ March 16‚ 2016). On the other hand‚ Ark Avilon Zoo houses two kinds of primates: Orangutan and Java gibbon (N. Rafael‚ personal communication‚ March 19‚ 2016). According to Pedron‚ the zoo obtained the primates through donation and trade. Most of the Philippine monkeys found in Manila Zoo were given by the owners who obtained the
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Have you ever watched a dog with single focus and purpose? He has determined where he is going and makes sure he gets there. If he should encounter a wall or fence‚ he digs‚ burrowing under the wall. The goal is solitary‚ and he won’t lose focus. Dogs display inspiration and drive which few individuals do. Regardless of opposition‚ reaching his purpose is priority. A dog isn’t afraid of what he may find on his path or blocking his way. Dogs go through experiences and get over them. He will find
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Olive Garden Italian Restaurant‚ Ruby Tuesday‚ and Hard Times Café represent three franchise-operated‚ chain restaurants in the DC metropolitan area. This paper examines the organizational goals‚ authority structure‚ field research‚ customer seating patterns‚ technology‚ organizational structure‚ operational logistics‚ research limitations and team recommendations. The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant located is located Bowie‚ MD and is a franchised restaurant which was established in 1992 by Bill
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PepsiCo should expand its restaurant business by pursuing the purchase of CARTS OF COLORADO‚ a $7 million manufacturer and merchandiser of mobile food carts and kiosks‚ and CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN‚ a $34 million restaurant chain in the casual dining segment. II. Analysis of the main problemPepsiCo has 3 main segments: soft drinks (35% of PepsiCo ’s sales and 39% of its operating profits in 1991)‚ snack foods (29% of PepsiCo ’s sales and 35% of its operating profits) and restaurants (36% of PepsiCo ’s
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