Excerpts from SGI President Ikeda’s Speech at the Greater Tokyo #2 Executive Leaders Conference (April 5‚ 2008) ****This is unofficial & tentative translation****** I would like to confirm the four points that are most fundamental and most vital for constructing the Soka Gakkai for the new age. First is prayer. Second is action. Third is unity of “many in body‚ one in mind.” Fourth is unity with the mentor‚ oneness of mentor and disciple. These are the forces for victoriously
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Out of the nine Catholic points made in this article‚ number 1 “Positive understanding of the person” stood out to me the loudest. The paragraphs written about this topic made me stop and think about not only positivity within people‚ but how God helps bring out joy and love through us. Also I was glad to read the Catholic church does not define us by our sins and unjust acts. We are defined by “natural law” which is the concept of God working through our hearts and minds to help us choose the right
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McLellan’s assault on General Lee’s army is known as the turning point in the war. With strong strategy the Confederates were taking the upper hand but the large numbers of the Union helped to shift this momentum. The Battle of Antietam was very crucial for the Union army during the war‚ not only did it stop the encroachment of Southern forces on the North but the Union were now on the attack. The approach towards the war by the North was changed after this day as the goal was now no longer to preserve
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A study on working of Ball pen By Sunil kumar . S Std .X. A Nithin kumar. P.V Std. X. A Musamil . F.K Std IX. A Govt: Boys H.S.S .KARAMANA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Guide: Smt. Abida Beevi History of the Ballpoint Hungarian journalist Laszlo Biro was well aware of the problems with normal pens. Biro believed that the idea of a pen using a quick-drying ink instead of India ink came to him while visiting a newspaper. The newspaper’s
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Abortion is never an easy decision‚ in fact its one of America’s most controversial issues in today’s reality‚ but women have none the less been making that choice for thousands of years. Studies show that about 43% of American women will have one or more abortions during their lifetime‚ and women’s centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions on an annual basis. Women have many reasons for not wanting to be pregnant including age‚ marital status‚ economic status‚ and the circumstances
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---------‚ A town without a name… the police force is less than brilliant to say the least with their leader being Commander Ephort. The only crime taking place is someone forgetting to retrieve their pooch’s dung. In -------- there are three main points of interest: the city square where you’ll find anything you’ll ever need‚ an apartment complex housing a minimal amount of residents ( they either moved away or “moved away”)‚ and the most popular place among residents the eaterys. The most popular
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The Plus Point of Malaysia 1. Culture Malaysia has a multi-ethnic‚ multicultural‚ and multilingual society. The original culture of the area stemmed from indigenous tribes that inhabited it‚ along with the Malays who later moved there. Substantial influence exists from Chinese and Indian culture‚ dating back to when foreign trade began. Other cultural influences include the Persian‚ Arabic‚ and British cultures. Due to the structure of the government‚ coupled with the social contract theory‚
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United States of America UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ____________________________________ United States of America Case No. CR-00897 Plaintiffs‚ v. Melyssa Baylor Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Complaint for Charge of Accessory after the fact in the crime of Credit Card Fraud Defendant‚ ____________________________________ Table of Contents Table of Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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One Point Speech The good is good‚ and the bad is also good. I. Contrast If you had a white sheet of paper and wrote on it with white ink you would never see what was written. This could apply to the postive things in our life. If everything we experienced was great and beautiful we would eventually become desensitized to all the beautiful and wonderful things that happen to us. This is why we need negative or bad events in life‚ to give contrast so you can compare the two extremes and actually
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VIACOM LEARNING POINTS Viacom is an international media corporation that focuses its business on cable networking. Its two key networks: MTV and Nickelodeon have been aggressively expended internationally. The Viacom case tells us: * The Cultural Proximity Theory: Audiences prefer watching programs that make them feel cultural-relevant even when broadcaster is a foreign network. * For products‚ think global‚ act local! Viacom has been successful at localizing content. For example
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