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    What Does Islam Mean

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    What Does "Islam" Mean? The word "Islam" itself means "Submission to Allah." The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of "Christianity" which was named after Jesus Christ‚ "Buddhism" after Gutama Buddha ‚ "Marxism" after Karl Marx‚ and "Confucianism" after Confucius. Similarly‚ Islam is not named after a tribe like "Judaism" after the tribe of Judah and "Hinduism" after the Hindus. The Arabic word "Islam" means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the will of

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    What does it mean to be ethical? According to google the definition of ethical is “relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these”(Google). Being ethical has a lot to do with being moral. It has to do with knowing the difference of wrong and right. In business being ethical is a huge part. Being ethical in a business is a major key to success. Being ethical in a business can be the difference to make or break. When it comes to making decisions in a business you can either

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    nowadays. Gone are the days when a woman was a woman. Its a shame today‚ women are becoming girls - who don’t know where they belong anymore. Before‚ nakedness was a taboo. Now its fashion. When I see such immodestly dressed women‚ what crosses my mind is the word "prostitute". It does not matter the position they are in life‚ what they do‚ where they are or who they are. The Law many times approves things that go against common sense. Primitive man used his common sense before the Law came. Laws have

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    Yen Trinh Writing I Saturday‚ 23‚ 2014 What does it means to be human? There is something deeply and mysterious in this question that we cannot explain. Being a human of course is to have fingers‚ head‚ heart‚ mouth‚ legs‚ hands‚ etc. But what is really meant by saying “to be human”? Does it mean that humans need to be able to speak? Need to have legs‚ hands? “What does it mean to be human?” The answer really depends on who will answer it. The meaning of being human is always being questioned

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    What does this magical word “happiness” mean? “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of” – Albert Camus. What is happiness? How is it affecting other’s lives? Many do not really understand the meaning of happiness. Happiness is a fuzzy concept can mean many different things to many people. When a person has something‚ or someone he or she wants‚ does that mean she or he is happy? Maybe being satisfied can lead to happiness‚ but that is not the only needed

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    The virtue of acceptance means we accept ourselves and others just the way we are. It means to love and welcome everyone just like Jesus Christ. There is nothing wrong in being different because we’re all perfect. God created all of us and He makes no mistakes. An accepting person is happy with who he/she is‚ treats everybody equally‚ and is non-judgmental. This is especially important in today’s society because we face so much discrimination. Discrimination causes people to feel ashamed in themselves

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    Brave is a way of saying you have courage. When you are brave you have to go through something tough. For example‚ if you are scared of heights you going to have try something that will get you other your fear. There a quote that say ‘’She who is 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

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    When you hear the word "hero"‚ does your mind conjure up an image of an intrepid being with extraordinary powers? Do you visualize a superhuman whose main objective in life is to prevent evil and protect the innocent civilians? If you did‚ you must be envisioning the stereotypical hero (and yes‚ that means your answer is still valid‚ but it’s not the answer that I was looking for). When I was a child‚ I too‚ used to believe that heroes were the ones who wore capes and would constantly fight villains

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    What I feel the definition of being an adult means to be mature and responsible with your things that you have to do in life to life basics. Age doesn’t have anything to do with being mature or being in the adult section. It’s about self realization of you becoming mature. Some people when there maturing there starting college‚ or a new job‚ or even just going through with your life. When you are an adult you can make life judgments without any ones help from family or friends. You start identifying

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    When I first read Jabberwocky‚ probably the most famous poem from Lewis Carroll‚ I was in fifth grade. I recalled thinking‚ I must be doing something right. I had created some words my own and found myself vindicated. In the sequel Through the Looking Glass as an Alice’s second Adventure‚ and what Alice encounter there. Carroll used his playful nature one more time when in the first chapter Alicia reads a poem called the Jabberwocky. In the first chapter‚ Alicia‚ crossing the mirror of her house

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