Thinking about this reminded me of our mission trip to the DR where I wrote a life statement‚ “To live a life showing a genuine love for others as Christ loved me. To live an authentic day to day life demonstrating an authentic representation of who I am in Christ‚ because He has given me everything I need and have. To be a light to others to show something is different because I strive to live an authentic‚ genuine life for Christ.” We’re called to live different‚ love others‚ be countercultural
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What does it mean to be human? There are many characteristics that set humans apart from the rest of the species in the world and many qualities which others do not have. A human is one who belongs to the group of primates‚ has great mental development with emotions‚ and interacts with their society. Some of the main things that distinguish humans from other species is their body form‚ spiritualism and their use of tools. To be human‚ one must have similar bodies and physical form to those of
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accidents. Why does God allow this to take place? Blake uses the creation of the Tyger as a metaphor for the creation of suffering “What immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?” The ‘immortal hand’ clearly refers to the almighty who fashions the ‘fearful symmetry’ of the beast. Blake wonders where in heaven or hell did God find the inspiration to make such a fearsome creature: “In what distant deeps or skies burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare
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which means agile and abrupt. The word gahi gave rise to the Middle French word gai‚ signifying merry and happily excited. That brings the finally product of the term to which means delighted and animated. For English writers back in the day they used it as a good adjective in describing a person and how they were acting or feeling. As for society‚ throughout the centuries and time the word has started to evaporate the meaning of cheerful to something completely opposite of what it used to mean. As
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herself through Harvard Law School while raising a baby alone. She’s had her share of heartache and decided to avoid any more pain by spurning relationships entirely. All would be well but for a fluke. At a slumber party‚ Valerie’s young son suffers life-altering burns‚ and Nick is the attending physician who treats him at the hospital. This emotionally charged encounter leads to
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What does it mean to be a WestJetter? The airline industry rides a train that is propelled by many different factors‚ such as the state of the economy‚ jet fuel prices‚ people’s view of the industry itself and the image of the individual airline entity. Founded by Clive Beddoe‚ Don Bell‚ Mark Hill and Tim Morgan‚ WestJet has been riding a different train from the get-go since its inauguration in 1996‚. Nobody would have thought that a bottom-up management structure in an airline business would
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brave is free.’’ That mean that if you don’t try the thing that you are afraid of you will never be free. When I was young I always afraid of a lot of thing. When I got older I figured maybe I should get over my fear. The first fear was dogs. The reason why is because they just looked mean in scary. I figured just going to them in try to touching them. In my mind it was like I was really scared but‚ then I open my eyes in it was all other the dog was sitting on my lap. My second fear is speaking
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express yourself. As an American‚ freedom plays a big part of your life. Without freedom‚ you would not be able to do the things you can and do now. Freedom for an American is all summed up in the Bill of Rights. You have the freedom of speech‚ which is where you have the ability to speak your mind and give your opinion. You have the freedom to practice religion how you want to. You also have the freedom to bare arms‚ which means you are allowed to own a gun for your own protection. According to
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perfect means to “bring to completion” (dictionary.com). Perfect is a simple word‚ yet everyone strives for it and many fail. Individuals may be in denial‚ thinking they do not want to be perfect‚ but looking at the media and society can pressure many to be perfect. The concept of being perfect is that it’s just a concept‚ we are human and we will make mistakes. Being perfect doesn’t allow you to make mistakes‚ we have to be on our toes making sure everything is precise. Being perfect means to be
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meaning of the word and all the subtle‚ nasty nuances associated with committing the act itself. What I cannot do‚ and to a lesser extent refuse to do‚ is accept how someone can graciously open their world to you like they’re opening a chest full of rare‚ precious treasures one day and the next‚ slam the lid down‚ smashing your fingers in the process‚ carelessly plucking you from it the next. That’s exactly what happened to me‚ and let me state for the record‚ I did nothing to deserve such harsh treatment
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