Mia McFarland History 112 June 1st‚ 2015 The Virtues of Monastic Life: An Examination of The Rule of St. Benedict The Rule of St. Benedict makes it very clear as to what virtues make a good monk and even the qualities that would make a good abbot‚ which differ from that of a monk. Virtues of a good monk would be obedience‚ humility‚ servitude‚ meaningfulness‚ patience‚ persistence‚ and someone who is without pride. A good Abbot has virtues such as leadership skills‚ being just‚ merciful‚ accommodating
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Why is Benedict Arnold Considered A Traitor In American History? When one thinks of Benedict Arnold‚ you can’t but help to think of him as a man who let ambition and greed distract him from what was generally important; independence. A once treasured American hero‚ but a man who is now put in the same category as Edward Snowden. How does this happen? How does a man go from a national hero to a national traitor? Benedict Arnold fought for the Americans in the beginning of the American Revolutionary
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CARITAS IN VERITATE (CHARITY IN TRUTH) BENEDICT XVI‚ 2009 This social encyclical tackles the interrelationship and complementarity between justice‚ love‚ and truth. Love must be the foundation of all our efforts to create a more just world: ‘charity demands justice’ but at the same time ‘charity transcends justice and completes it in the logic of giving and forgiving.’ However‚ Benedict XVI points out that sentimentality and emotionalism arise when charity/love is practiced without truth. He
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contrast with Joseph Brant and Benedict Arnold.
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The Greatest Traitor In American History Benedict Arnold was a brave and cunning American general who became known as the greatest traitor in American history. Born on January 14‚ 1741 in Norwich CT‚ Arnold quickly developed an unsavory and violent personality‚ which lasted until the day he died on June 14‚ 1801. He started out his life in debt‚ but became a successful sea merchant and smuggler who served in the French and Indian War. By age 25‚ he was the leader of a rebel group‚ the Sons of Liberty
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position. St. Benedict and St. Francis of Assisi were two saints that lived these lives and also made some major building blocks in both of these orders. Mendicant orders are similar to monastic orders with their requirements except the mendicant orders are much stricter. They do not own property together or individually and every single bit of their time has to go to religious work no matter what. It is pretty much a full and complete commitment to Jesus and Christianity St Benedict was the father
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Benedictine Analysis A new community is formed through the guidelines set in The Holy Rule of St. Benedict‚ one made for monks to fit into and to follow its rules strictly. The monks are held to high standards of prayer‚ work‚ and selfless service to God and their brothers in the monastery. These standards are encouraged through degrees of humility‚ strict prayer and song schedule‚ enforced selflessness and harsh yet fair punishments for those who defy the rules. These values play a role in every
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“The Mysterious Benedict Society” by Trenton Lee Stewart is another book about those endearing orphans with great abilities that seem to have become a genre of it’s own. This time it is a book about 4 children who pass a “gifted test.” It is not just any gifted test though‚ it is a test to find the smartest and best children to help Mr Benedict on a secret mission. Mr. Benedict becomes a father figure to these children during this book. The four children are Kate Wetherall‚ Reynie Muldoon‚ George
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The special historic and social-economic background of Hong Kong forms its own identity‚ which is different from other regions like mainland China‚ and makes it a specific imagined community‚ which is accord with Benedict Anderson’s theory of imagined community. Whereas‚ it is under discussion whether since the reunification in 1997‚ Hong Kong has been gradually transformed into a part of China in terms of culture and identity and‚ thus‚ will no longer be a separated imagined community in the future
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The New Technological Hand Benedict Carey‚ Wrote “Quadriplegic Gets Use of Hands from Chip Placed in His Brain‚” published in 2016 in the New York Time‚ on his article Carey elaborates on the use of technology to transmit new sense of control. Carey begins building his credibility with a story and successfully employing emotional appeals; however his attempts to appeal to reader’s emotions strengthen his credibility and ultimately‚ his argument. In the article Carey first sets the stage by describing
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