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    The name of our mathematician is Aristotle‚ he was born in 384 BCE at Stagirus‚ a Greek colony that is now extinct near the seaport on the coast of Thrace. He was the son of Phaestis and Nichomachus‚ who was a court physician to the King Amyntas of Macedonia. Many people claim this is where Aristotle got influenced to become part of the Macedamian Court system‚ although is has not yet been proving plenty of experts agree this is where it all began. While he was around the age of 7 his father and

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    one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one but to have been born” (New Oxford Annotated Bible‚ Mt. 26. 24). Jesus condemns Judas for the betrayal‚ and after the crucifixion‚ Judas commits suicide to chastise his impiety. On the contrary‚ the Gospel of Judas renders Judas as a helper to Jesus’s death. In this gospel‚ Judas betrayal is what he was destined to do to free Jesus from his physical prison. Even Jesus tells Judas‚ “ ‘you will exceed all of them. For you

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    will discuss how these events have changed the Chinese and Japanese accounting systems of today and how Confucianism is the underlying factor in these reforms. The definition of Confucianism Confucianism elaborates on the values of loyalty‚ filial piety‚ honesty‚ benevolence‚ righteousness‚ rituals‚ and truthfulness. This doctrine was developed over 2000 years ago by Confucius‚ who provided a to guide people for dealing with all types of crisis’s using right moral conduct and the right behaviour in

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    was governed by wealthy merchants and bankers who were responsible for commissioning much of the art for the churches and chapels of Florence during the fifteenth century. This group of powerful families wanted to show the world that their learning‚ piety and taste made them worthy of their high standing in society. Among the greatest patrons were members of the powerful Medici family‚ who spent money on constructing churches and encouraging art. The works date from the time of Lorenzo de Medici whom

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    Yuan‚ and Ming dynasties‚ a government following Confucius ideals are more likely to thrive then a government ruling by strict legalism. Confucius ideals stated that the relationship between a subject and his/her ruler should be similar to “Filial Piety”. Which in a sense meant the relationship between a son/daughter and her. The subjects should show loyalty to their government‚ and the government should help guide their subjects when in need of help‚ or in a need of crisis Qin Shi Huangdi plunged

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    and practices such as those emphasized by Confucianism and the negative effects it has on Chinese lives. He describes such age-old traditions as degrading in their tendencies to cause men to suppress or abuse others (notably women) in the name of piety and describes

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    Formalist sneaks over the wall‚ instead of following the straight and narrow as Christian did. Hypocrisy- Formalist’s travel companion Discretion- One of the four mistresses of the Palace Beautiful. Discretion takes Christian and feeds him. Piety- one of the four mistresses

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    Introduction to Sociology and Political Sciences Mid-term paper Name: TO MAN FEI Student ID: 81200158 Word count: 4337 words Topic Discuss the relationship between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of

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    I ISLAMIC STUDIES ASSGIGNMENT Submitted BY:- Hassan Munir 110468 M.Suleman Hamza Anwar M.Hamza Mughal TOPIC:- Marriage in the light of QURAN and SUNAH Table of Content:- * Spouses * Whom to Marry * Mahr * Nikkah * Walima SPOUSES:- In Islam it is clear that marriage is the optimum lifestyle. “And among His signs is this‚ that He created for you wives from among yourselves‚ that you may find repose in them‚ and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily

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    the Analects is to guide a person to achieve a high moral sufficiency and strive for self-improvement. The main principles of Confucianism are highlighted in the Analects. These are Ren (benevolence)‚ Yi (righteousness)‚ Li (rituals)‚ Hsiao (filial piety) and Jun-Zi (gentleman). Every line in the book has a hidden concept that we as readers‚ should find for ourselves. One of my favorite concepts of Confucianism is Hsiao‚ a reverence towards your parents and friend: “Yu Tzu said‚ ‘It is rare

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