The Saphea or in other terms an elaborate inclinometer (astrolabe) was an historical instrument which had the function of determining the altitude of celestial bodies‚ navigation as well as the calculation and estimation of latitude. Why did you choose this particular item? The artefact was particularly chosen as it had the ability to be implemented in diverse areas and categories during that period of time. These categories include astronomy‚ astrology as well as navigating. Furthermore‚ Medieval
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A speech about Muslim Beliefs Good morning‚ I’m here to talk to you today about Muslim beliefs. I will explain to you what Muslims believe in and describe how different and similar it is to Christianity. Firstly‚ our beliefs. We Muslims believe that there is one God (Allah). Islam teaches that there is only one God. He has no family or partners. He is the only one who people should worship. Several times a day I say “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger) this is known as the
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Imagine one day that things go so wrong that you have to flee from where you live and start a new life. You would not be the only one. You are also following your family as well to go to a new country. This story should sound familiar‚ because this story had happened to millions of people. That is what illegal and legal immigrants have to face every day before they come to America. Even though we never look into this‚ people are suffering every day. They have to leave everything behind for a new
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Are you planning on going on a snowboarding holiday? Maybe this is with your family‚ friends or through your school or college? Well if you have been before‚ then you will know the score. However if it’s your first time‚ you’re probably thinking‚ what equipment do I need to go snowboarding? If you are just starting out with snowboarding‚ then you will probably need to know what equipment to take. Whether it’s your first time‚ or if you haven’t been for ages and need to get new equipment‚ here is
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The social compact is being threatened by an increasing divisiveness. This polarizes us‚ but more importantly‚ depersonalizes us from our neighbor. Kindled by a materialistic fallacy‚ society seems to have surrendered to the notion of isolation. Yet‚ through my experiences in various cultures‚ I realize the value of diversity‚ tolerance‚ understanding‚ and social-environmental connection. If we can apply these principles to larger society‚ we may heal some of this division. My life has been a tale
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we actually know of the latter? The general consensus of society is that hell is a place full of demons and is controlled by Satan. The belief and understanding of hell has changed drastically since its first understanding. What do the Bible and theologians say about hell? One of the first theologians to document his understanding of hell was Ignatius of Antioch back around 90 AD. Ignatius believed in the existence of hell as an unquenchable fire. There was very little mentioned of eschatology from
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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The Bible is the Christian scriptures‚ consisting of 66 books of the old and new testaments. It is also the Jewish scriptures‚ consisting of the Torah or law‚ the prophets‚ and the Hagiographa or writings. Inthis essay I will answer commonly asked question about the bible‚ when the first version of the King James Bible written. For a very long time Jews and Christians widely believed that Moses wrote the first five books of the bible. There was lots of speculation about this fact‚ because it
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pictures and in words what I was trying to express in my paper. I did my remix project on my second paper‚ which was the cultural artifact. My cultural artifact was the evil eye. I was looking through a magazine‚ while I was thinking about this project and I saw an evil eye in the magazine. It clicked I was like I have to write about the evil eye. So I thought about it as to how I should remix it and while I was going through the magazine. I thought why not do magazine pages. Then put them on a
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uncommon for Christians to have questions about forgiveness. Forgiveness does not come easy for most of us. Our natural instinct is to recoil in self-protection when we’ve been injured. We don’t naturally overflow with mercy‚ grace and forgiveness when we’ve been wronged Is forgiveness a conscious choice‚ a physical act involving the will‚ or is it a feeling‚ an emotional state of being? The Bible offers insight and answers to these and many more questions about forgiveness. We’ll take a look at the
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