When I was asked to give a talk‚ I was very excited. I was very excited‚ until I remembered that I had five minutes to talk about two subjects that were very important to the standards of the church. That is: how I am preparing myself for a mission and getting married in the temple. Then while writing the talk‚ I realized that in preparing for a mission‚ I am in essence‚ also preparing to marry in the temple. In this recent general conference talk‚ Elder Quentin L. Cook took the time to share a
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This week I had the good fortune of viewing one of the greatest films of the late 1970s‚ the 1979 film Manhattan‚ directed by Woody Allen. A film I would consider to be one of his greatest works. The film takes place in‚ obviously‚ New York‚ especially on the island of Manhattan. While most people would say this is merely the setting of the film‚ a more astute film viewer would realize that the story of film is a reflection of the city itself‚ a romantic city of light and darkness. If you are
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Woody‚ Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college‚ his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So‚ it’s all for one and one for all as they join Barbie’s counterpart Ken‚ a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink‚ strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear to plan their great escape. - Written by Walt Disney Studios With their beloved Andy preparing to leave for
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by their opinions. There are no correct and incorrect opinions because they reflect people’s different perspectives. Therefore all opinions are equally valuable for the fact that everyone has his or her own view on different subjects. There is a broad range of categories for opinions‚ whether it is religious‚ personal‚ scholarly‚ or even of nonsense. Opinions are opinions. An opinion is the way of thinking freely without having to be bothered by other’s thoughts. Though a foolish opinion is heard
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Strategic bombing was not an uncommon action from those on either side of World War II. Many cities in Europe were virtually destroyed by war efforts. Each bombing was accompanied by its own set of reasons. For the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima‚ Japan the reason was‚ according to President Truman to “completely destroy Japan’s power to make war” (“Primary Resources”). The bombing of Hamburg was motivated‚ at least in part‚ by desire to destroy the city’s important shipyard (“Hamburg”). However‚ the
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existed in China and it is one of the Shamans‚ known as Kong FuZi.It was the first to construct a system by which the underlying structure of the universe could be expressed. Early religious rooted in the ideas of the Taoist thinkers‚ to which were added local religious rituals and beliefs‚ both to provide examples of Taoist philosophy‚ and integrate Taoism into the existing world views of all levels of the Chinese people. Lao Zi was a philosopher of ancient China‚ whom wrote a book called Dao de-jing
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that time did not allow for precision bombing. The bombing of Dresden was not justified. The allies reasoning behind the Bombing of Dresden revolved around the Russians. Churchill and Roosevelt had already decided that their current ally‚ Joseph Stalin was going to be an issue after the war. In the hopes of alarming the Russians‚ they bombed Dresden. Internal RAF documents suggest that one reason for the bombing of Dresden was to “…show the Russians what bomber technology can do.” With the “…Russian
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The Presidential Election of 2000: George Bush vs. Al Gore THESIS In the year 2000‚ prominent presidential candidates raced hectically against each other. The main two political parties chose Al Gore for the Democrats and George W. Bush for the Republicans. The phrase‚ "too close to call"‚ squandered endlessly as the electoral college could not predict the future leader even on Election Night due to the fact that the margins were almost indistinguishable. Florida‚ the fourth largest electoral vote
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century the nature of warfare would dramatically change on both upon the battlefield but more importantly how it affected society. Continental Europe was engulfed in war from 1792 following the establishment of the French Republic and continued with the rise of Napoleon until his eventual defeat in 1815. Between 1792 and 1809 the French army seemed to grow from strength to strength turning from a “métier of the aristocrat” small‚ professional army to the first mass
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Give life‚ give blood! Imagine your mom‚ dad‚ son‚ and or‚ daughter in a tragic car accident‚ or diagnosed with cancer. The only chance of survival is a blood transfusion‚ because your blood type is not a match. We all expect that blood will be there for us or a loved one; however‚ hardly a fraction of people that can give blood actually do. At some point of our lives we may face a time of susceptibility where we will need blood. The day-to-day need for blood never ends. Statistics
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