OPTIMIST CREED -what the creeds message is? It is natural for us to wish that we could be free from problems and trials that life brings. But since we do not live in a trouble-free life‚ we need to know how to respond when trials and challenges come our way. Trials will either make you stronger or drive you to despair. In order to withstand difficulties‚ one needs to face them with courage and a positive attitude. This lesson will lead us to understand how fortitude and optimism will help us
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depends upon me. I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task. The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany‚ and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd
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The East-West Schism The Filioque‚ or addition of the clause “and from the son” to the Nicene Creed‚ in the west brought the two halves of Christendom into conflict. Two issues were at stake- theology and authority. Was it theologically sound to state that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son as the west came to believe? If so‚ by whose authority could the Nicene Creed be altered? http://joshhatala.wordpress.com/history/the-great-schism-of-1054-an-historiographic-view-by-josh-hatala/
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The Nicene Creed is the most common statement of faith among Christian churches. It is used by Roman Catholics‚ Eastern Orthodox‚ Anglican‚ Lutheran and most Protestant churches. The Nicene Creed was established to identify conformity of beliefs among Christians. The original Nicene Creed was created at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The council was called together by the Roman Emperor Constantine I and came to be known as the first ecumenical conference of bishops for the Christian Church
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Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ also known as Constantine the Great‚ is believed to have been born sometime between the years 274 and 288. He was born in Naissus‚ which is now known as Nisch Serbia‚ to the Roman officer Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later
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Chapter 1: The Savage Listen good‚ my children; this is a story of my past‚ and it takes place when I was a little whelp‚ like you‚ in a village in Africa. We might be in chains now‚ but free your ears of the shackles of slavery and listen closely. This is a tale of a man called Credo‚ a brave man‚ a strong man. Once‚ not so long ago‚ there were these two men‚ strong as lions fighting over territory in the savannahs of the African continent‚ a man called Credo‚ and a man called Kha’Jin. But this
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The Creed has been around in different versions for a number of years. Long into their careers‚ sergeants commit to memory the reciting the NCO Creed during their. Virtually every NCO’s office or home has a copy hanging on a wall. Some have intricate etchings in metal on a wooden plaque‚ or printed in fine writing. But a quick glance at any copy of the NCO Creed and you will see no author’s name at the bottom. Why is this? The origin of the NCO Creed is a story of its own. In 1973‚ the Army (and
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Rocky Balboa Rocky Balboa believes that what is right should always be given to who deserves it. In this speech with the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission (audience) he is turned down the right to get his boxer licenses back (purpose) even though every test they put him through he passed with flying colors. He expresses his disgust of being turned down due to his age by using pathos (emotions)‚ ethos (credibility)‚ and logos (logic). The Commission chair informed Rocky that “The medical advisory
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the bishops who attended the council were not aware of the conflict raging between the Arians and the partisans of Alexander of Alexandria. Debate consumed several weeks. Once the Creed in its final form
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John Landis English 1010 Greg Souza 10/22/2012 Many films often carry only one stylistic element‚ either focusing on a character’s growth‚ which is commonly portrayed in classical Hollywood cinema‚ focusing on the complexity of a character and the effects of setting‚ which is commonly portrayed in Art cinema‚ or focusing on the realistic daily struggles of a person‚ which is commonly portrayed in Neorealist cinema. Rocky I however combines these three traditions in order to make an engaging‚
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