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    Speech” –September 5‚ 1997 The purpose of this speech is to evoke sympathy from the audience. Queen Elizabeth recognizes that her audience are millions of British families. The queen uses a persona of a grieving family member‚ so her audience can easily sympathize with her. The queen’s purpose is effective because she knew how to establish a persona that the audience would react positively to. “Wikipedia entry for Princess Diana” September 15‚ 2006 The purpose of this text is to inform about the

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    he purpose of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is what can be referred to as a safe house for humanity. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault‚ located 700 miles from the North Pole on Svalbard Island‚ contains 1.5 billion backup copies of seeds from around the world from almost every country. Built on Svalbard Island‚ known as the "Cold Coast‚" the vault has been built to last 10‚000 years and is referred to as a "Frozen Fort Knox." In the event of a world disaster‚ the vault has been created to remain frozen

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    The Purpose of lab 1.4 Measuring Volume by Displacement of Water was to determine the fraction of air in different granulated solids. The lab cocised of one test done on four different granular solid; with up to 3 trials on each solid. When all tests are done and put in tables‚ and the calculations are made‚ the conclusion is that grain size does not affect that fraction of air. To be able to find the fraction of air‚ 3 measurement had to be taken‚ the volume of the solid with air‚ the volume of

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    ABO Blood Typing Lab Purpose The purpose of this lab is to determine the blood types of four blood samples using Anti-A and Anti-B serums. Hypothesis If the anti-B serum is added to the simulated blood‚ the individuals with blood that is type A or type O will have no effect but it will agglutinate the individuals’ blood that is type B or AB. If the anti-A serum is added to the simulated blood‚ those that have blood type O and B will be unaffected but those with type AB or A will agglutinate.

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    On August 28 of 1963‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivered a speech titled “I Have a Dream” at the Lincoln Memorial‚ Washington D.C. The speech’s purpose was to address racism and to motivate the civil rights activists to fight for the Negroes’ freedom. Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech was rhetorically effective due to: the eloquent delivery of his speech through repetitive phrases‚ his reputation and reference to Lincoln‚ and referring to historically significant documents to back up

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    1. What are the bases of our high level of certainly regarding the text of the New Testament? E&Y‚ p.35 #6 - There is extensive evidence supporting it‚ the authors of the books wrote them within living memory of Jesus’ life. - All of documents were in manuscripts form‚ consulted by scholars to make the modern translations and produce English versions. - There was Wealth of evidence. “The New Testament is by far the best-attested writing of antiquity. Over five thousand manuscripts

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    Today I will be talking about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons‚ particularly focusing on the first movement of “La Primavera” (Spring). For the purpose of this presentation‚ I will be focusing on each area of the piece‚ in particular focusing on how Spring is depicted throughout them. The Four Seasons is a four part concerto composed in 1723 and published in 1725 and the whole concerto‚ especially Spring‚ is considered to be one of the greatest works of the Baroque period. This work is also considered to

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    Baptism and the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Water Baptism vs Baptized with the Spirit and Power The book of Acts begins with Jesus ’ parting words to His apostles before His ascension to the right hand of God the Father. In His opening statement Jesus promises the Holy Spirit‚ and He does this by distinguishing the coming of the Spirit from the baptism of John. “For John truly baptized with water‚ but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:5) John had testified

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    prerequisite of all the others‚ is baptism. The word baptism is rooted in the Greek language‚ meaning a dipping in or under water or‚ more commonly‚ washing. This is more than fitting considering the effects of the sacrament. Before the official institution of baptism as a sacrament by Christ‚ converts to Judaism were baptized by Saint John the Baptist as an external sign of reconciliation and repentance‚ adding their own words of atonement. The first baptism had no sacramental qualities‚ but Our

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    What was the blood eagle used for? The ‘blood eagle’ was a ritual the Vikings performed as a sacrifice to their god Odin; sometimes it was used as a form of torture. The victim would have their chest cut open and the ribs would be ripped open leaving the chest cavity exposed. The blood eagle was a cruel method of torture‚ slowly killing the victim and leaving their body to rot. There have been many accounts of the blood eagle being performed some people doubt or question the validity of these accounts

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