Historically and ethically this theory has multiple weaknesses in it. By all accounts‚ the disciples were emotionally distraught after the crucifixion of Christ. There is almost no evidence that they were expecting a resurrection because they were so distraught and discouraged‚ so it is unlikely that they were going to plot a fake one (Strauss). This theory would also require us to assume that the disciples who created the greatest ethical system would fabricate such an elaborate hoax‚ which is extremely
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Twenties The Roaring Twenties can be described as a period of American history during which people crossed the line‚ smashed tradition‚ and broke boundaries. A brand new culture was created during this period‚ with jazz‚ money‚ the flapper‚ gangster wars‚ loose morals‚ speakeasies‚ and last but not least‚ an abundance of liquor. The decade was also called the New Era‚ the New Freedom‚ the Jazz Age‚ the Golden Era‚ the Lawless Decade‚ or the Dry Decade. The last title was a joke- the twenties
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being curious. Jesus experienced these things to communicate to us how we can in the middle of chaos turn to Jesus our savior for help. Through the death on the cross He conquered sin and death and now as disciples of Jesus we are here to claim the victory in Christ Jesus. Jesus involved the disciple James and John‚ “Sons of Thunder” who were close to Jesus and His lessons. This was before the resurrection when they were uncertain of what Jesus had in store for them. People were slow to catching onto
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Renaissance”. And different with the other “The Last Supper” he uses a brand new overall management which let the Jesus and his disciples sit together both in the face of the audience. The Jesus sit in the center of the table and his disciples separate on both side of him‚ the window behind the Jesus reflect the light on the Jesus which stand out him with other people. All his disciples were the symmetric distribution on the table and both of them looks very vivid just like it’s a dynamic condition fresco
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Prohibitionists were so convinced that banning alcohol would automatically change the behavior of Americans and little thought actually was put in the enforcement of the newly endorsed Eighteenth Amendment. The Volstead Act was formed to back up the newly established Eighteenth Amendment when the Prohibition Bureau was founded. Congress only set aside two million dollars for the new Prohibition Bureau. The Prohibition Bureau was the federal law enforcement agency that enforced the new Prohibition
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published in 1969. Not only the book was a phenomenon‚ its movie under the direction of director Francis Ford Coppola had also become a landmark in American movie since it was released in 1972. The Godfather detailed impressively the activities of the gangster world‚ especially the Corleone family which was under the control of the patriarch Vito Corleone starring by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as his youngest son Michael Corleone who soon inherited his father’s position. The film lived up to the term
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ointment was not sold for three hundred pence and the proceeds given to the poor. He pointed out that the oil was worth a year’s wages. He did not ask this because he was concerned for the poor. The reason he asked was because he was a thief. He was the disciple that kept the money bag and he would often steal money out of it for his own use. Jesus told Judas to leave Martha alone and then explained that this oil had been kept just for this occasion. Jesus then said something that completely trumped Judas’
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Spencer Monroe Al Copone Al Copone was born on January 17 1899. He was an American gangster who made tons of money selling illegal alcohol during prohibition act. The prohibition act started in 1920. It met that nobody could buy or sell alcohol. He was born in Brooklyn New York‚ but moved to Chicago Illinois when he was 17. He was in gangs at a very young age. He got expelled when he was only 14 years old for gang related fight. Al Copone was a really smart guy. He would pay off the
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“lie” about such an astounding fact with nothing at stake to scare them into lying? If anything‚ they should have been scared of the government which would have caused them to say they didn’t catch a glimpse of Jesus. My second point is that the disciples willing to die for the fact that they saw Jesus. People wouldn’t just die for a lie. Life is quite precious‚ but they wanted to prove to people that they were serious about what they saw. Some people may have thought they had gone
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follows him wherever he goes through a series of pans‚ making sure to keep in him frame as he continues to keep his attention at the camera. Finally‚ the camera becomes stationary as Hill becomes front and center. He explains the thrill of the gangster life before stating “and now it’s all over” as the scene cuts from the closeup shot. This is the only scene in the film where one of the characters talks directly to the audience. However‚ Hill seems to be talking to the audience throughout the
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