When I was first asked to give a talk on mothers‚ since it would be mother’s day. I started wondering how Mother’s Day came to be. I was surprised to discover that Mother’s Day has a history longer than Christianity! Ancients celebrated Isis (Mother of the Pharaohs)‚ Rhea (Greek Mother of the Gods)‚ and Cybele (The Great Mother). The worship of these ancient goddesses is similar to the reverence we show to Mary‚ Jesus’ mother as these Mother Goddesses are often depicted with a baby in arms.
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A successful economy is perhaps the most key ingredient leading to a successful nation. An economy is a delicate balance of many different conflicting and coexisting elements. Naturally‚ an economy’s success can often be measured by the amount of wealth is contains‚ not to mention the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of its distribution of the wealth. Effective distribution of wealth is no easy feat. Wealthy and poor people will always need to coexist- this is an inescapable truth. The government’s
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Our age worships youth. We yearn for beauty of youth. We encourage toddlers and teens to be individualistic and award them with full manhood. We hype 18 years old as our pop icon. We vote 40 years old into Presidency. But in retrospect‚ we think of the past just as much we think of the future. We respect culture and even dig into history for wisdom and guide for future actions. To maximize our own future benefits we have no choice but to pay attention and learn from the older and more experienced
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The Conceptual Age Society has gone through stages‚ each one spurred by the want or need of improving life. At the beginning of time‚ society was based on hunting and gathering and then it advanced to the agricultural age. Then we moved into the industrial age‚ and recently‚ the information age. But now we are heading into a new stage‚ the Conceptual age. To adjust to and prosper in this age‚ people will need to develop skills in creating artistic and emotional beauty‚ in detecting patterns
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Children and Diabetes Management Sandra D. Lahrman American Sentinel University Children and Diabetes Management Type II diabetes is an evolving prevalence globally implicating not only predominately-obese middle age adults but also now adolescents and children ranging from 6-15 years of age relatively among the ethnic descent population presenting with other comorbid implications. Diabetes main relationship corresponds with the rising incidence of obesity from repeated exposure
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Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Series Editor: Professor David Singleton‚ Trinity College‚ Dublin‚ Ireland This new series will bring together titles dealing with a variety of aspects of language acquisition and processing in situations where a language or languages other than the native language is involved. Second language will thus be interpreted in its broadest possible sense. The volumes included in the series will all in their different
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A SHADY PLOT Question 5-(a): What genre of stories does Jenkins want the narrator to write? Why? Answer 5-(a): Jenkins had always called upon Hallock whenever he wanted a ghost story to be published in his magazine. John’s ghosts were live propositions as Jenkins called them. This time again Jenkins wanted Hallock to come up with another supernatural thriller‚ which would give the readers horrors and that is what the public wanted too. Question 5-(b): Does the narrator like writing ghost stories
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Are Non-monetary Rewards in the Workplace Beneficial? Many high performance companies understand the importance of offering awards and incentives that recognize‚ validate‚ and value outstanding work. They help keep the employees motivated and productive‚ and are effective methods of reinforcing company expectations and goals. When the management of a department gets together to put an incentive program into place‚ they have to decide which awards are worth the effort. They also have to consider
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The Beneficial Effects of Pets on Children’s Emotional Development xxx California State University‚ Fullerton Abstract Pets are known to provide benefits to those who interact with them. It has been found that pet ownership can generate positive changes within the lives of their owners‚ and the development of the owner’s children. The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits that pets have on these children and to use scholarly peer-reviewed journals to support these benefits‚ which
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Working mothers risk damaging their child’s prospects by STEVE DOUGHTY‚ Daily Mail Mothers who return to work after their baby is born risk causing serious damage to the child’s prospects in later life‚ researchers revealed yesterday. Such children are more likely to do worse at school‚ become unemployed and to suffer mental stress than youngsters whose mothers stay at home to bring them up. The findings from the Institute for Social and Economic Research are a severe blow to the Government‚
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