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    Maple St. there were many themes. The two themes I picked that I think are the most valid are “Suspicion can destroy” and “a thoughtless‚ frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout of its own.” Both of these themes are very good explanations of the story. The first theme “suspicion can destroy” has many examples that support it. When the spaceship flies over the sky and there is a loud noise with a flash of light everybody becomes suspicious of what is going on. Soon people on Maple St. realize

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    Saint Leo University‚ a catholic based institution was created to promote an environment for everyone to be incorporated in a spirit of “belonging‚ unity‚ and interdependence which is based on mutual trust and respect.” Within the explanation of St. Leo’s core value of community it goes on to state that by “mutual trust and respect to create a socially responsible environment that challenge all of us to listen‚ to change‚ and to serve.” When observing how that is similar to the universal declaration

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    In St. Augustine’s book entitled Political Writings‚ one could see that Christianity plays a very important role in his view of politics. His opinion on the morality or lack of morality in politics‚ to me makes it more evident that Christianity persuades his views. Although it seems his writings have become quite well known and admired‚ not everyone fully shared his beliefs. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ for instance‚ seemed to believe in a government that was not driven by morality‚ but more by practicality

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    between St. Augustine and Plato Great philosophers over time have shared ideas about their lifetime. There were no more captivating philosophers than Plato and Augustine who fed off one another. Even though they were born at different times‚ their ideas impacted the life they lived in and future lives. St. Augustine was a student of the wise Plato‚ who fed off his ideas and created his own form of philosophy. Plato on the other hand orbited the idea of the theory of forms which‚ later St. Augustine

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    Popular historical attractions St. John’s Fort in Malacca Christ Church‚ Malacca Example of a gravestone from St. Francis Xavier Church. Fort A Famosa: Constructed by the Portuguese in 1511‚ it suffered severe structural damage during the Dutch invasion. The plan by the British to destroy it was aborted as a result of the intervention of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1808. St. John’s Fort: Reconstructed by the Dutch in the third quarter of the 18th century‚ the cannons in this fort point

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    In the Christian Tradition there is a lot of debate of how to achieve salvation. St. Augustine and Luther have different but similar views on how to achieve salvation. The way of salvation is evil and what evil is and how it affects salvation. Evil is present in everyday life according to both Luther and Augustine. Evil blocks the path to salvation in both Luther’s and Augustine’s views. Evil appears in everyday life as greed and hungry for power. Luther does not have a large problem himself getting

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    many of them think they have succeeded. Just a few of the philosophers that are still taught today‚ consist of: St. Anselm‚ Gaunilo and Descartes. These three philosophers all have their own arguments for Gods existence‚ and they all differ in many ways. Philosophers even like to make arguments that refute other philosophers’ arguments. St. Anselm was born in 1033 and died in 1109. St. Anselm was a well-known philosopher in his time and had a much known argument for Gods existence. He started his

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    not the works of the Law”*. Since the conversion at Damascus‚ St Paul has been a key figure within the Christian belief. Through his teachings of the life and works of Jesus‚ he was able to express the philosophy of the covenant‚ which we‚ as a Christian community‚ acknowledge significantly. The representation of this‚ is through Jesus’ death and resurrection. The several long journeys within the middle-east and south-west Asia St Paul had shared his teachings and knowledge‚ this was a key example

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    The United States contains in its history the most significant volcanic eruption to occur in the lower forty-eight states. When Mount St. Helen’s erupted‚ the effects were seen by many‚ and scientists were fascinated with learning about the volcano. Much research was conducted looking into the economic‚ ecological‚ and personal aspects of the eruption. Mount St. Helens proves to be a memorable landmark to all Americans and still a source of fascination today for a variety of persons. Mount

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    Theology in The St. John Passion Eric T. Chafe writes that “music scholarship has recognized that the structure of the (St. John) Passion...was carefully designed with a great deal of musico-theological intent.” That is to say‚ Bach was very purposeful in his efforts to portray John’s theological message through his music. This differs from his approach in the St. Matthew Passion‚ where a more Lutheran theology is presented. This is intriguing to note because “in the seventeenth and early eighteenth

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