...Christopher Von Allmen The FINAL Question In this final task, I would like to touch up on two different things. First I would like to talk about the presence of the cultural contributions that we associate with Ancient Israel and New Testament Christianity that are present and “at work” in my experience and how these aspects of cultural tradition seem to have waned, dissipated, or even been intentionally forgotten. As this course played out, it made my mind go in an array of different directions in thinking. One thing that I noticed is just how much my culture is embedded in Christian culture. It goes from how Christian holidays dominate the American calendar. Our national motto, "In God We Trust," is inscribed on all our currency. Our president takes his oath of office with this hand on a Bible. And our Pledge of Allegiance declares that we are "one nation under God." And how our laws are based where you can’t steal, and can’t murder. These facts, and many more, contribute mightily to American culture. Around 78% of Americans are Christian however the remaining 22% of non Christians are still influenced by a Christian culture. Lets talk about the Justice System that America has. The criminal and justice system of America employs a Judeo-Christian requirement of having witnesses testify and in British and American jurisprudence; witnesses are part of “due process of law. The Bible stays, “One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may...
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...My Spirituality and The Christian Tradition Though I cannot say I am a Christian, I can say that some Christian traditions and values have stuck with me throughout the years out of respect and habit. I still attend church and do prayer before eating when I am invited by some of the more religious members of my family. Holidays such as Christmas or Easter are still celebrated and still contain some religious flavoring depending on who I am celebrating with. Outside of holidays and dinners with devout friends and family, everything I do generally is secular. I now realize that I pretty much only partake in religious occasions when I feel it is necessitated to appease the more devout in my family and sphere of contacts. I cannot directly correlate my own spirituality with the Christian Tradition as I am not exactly a believer. I think of myself as more of a skeptic on the whole thing even though I was brought up as a Baptist. As stated before, I do celebrate Christian holidays but in a more secular family-orientated light. Some Christian values I do try to keep as they generally are in line with what I believe in such as "turning the other cheek" and unconditional love even when such relations are strained. I see them as more guidelines than a set rules as it is impossible to stay on the straight and narrow throughout life as things change so one most bend with the times but not so much as to forget the shape one once was. Outside of those few things I just try to be a good...
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...Paete is a fourth class municipality in the province of laguna. Holy week in paete Paete's most spectacular celebration takes place during Holy Week. It begins on Palm Sunday with the re-enactment of Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalam. The short procession starts at the Ermita Chapel where the priest blesses the palaspas (palm branch) of the faithful. The participants then slowly move to the church as manangs (religious women) put their balabal (shawl) on the street for the priest to walk through. This custom is called payapak. A mass is held and afterwards the 16th-century statue of the Dead Body of Christ, or Señor Sepulkro to Paeteños, is brought home to its recamadero (owner and keeper of said image). The images are owned by individual families and are passed down to succeeding generations. For five days leading to Good Friday, the faithful kiss the exposed hands and feet of the Señor Sepulkro. On Holy Wednesday, a procession is held with Paete's 53 images of Christ's Passion and Ministry on display. The procession goes through the town's narrow streets en route to the church. It stops three times to give way to the Salubong (meeting) which depicts three scenes of Jesus' passion and in which Paete's "moving saints" take part. These are: the meeting of Christ and Mary, held at the church patio; the wiping of Jesus' face by Veronica, which takes place at Plaza Edesan; and finally, the encounter between Mary and Veronica where the latter shows the miraculous imprints...
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...the night sounded harsh , but in movie, they didn’t look that bad. The book had more details on what kids did in the camps, but the movie didn’t show them at all. The book gave more description on how mean the guards were. In the movie the guards seemed mean, but nothing compared to the great description of the book. In the book, I liked that Hannah was younger. I didn’t like the scene of the character getting Tattoos with her friends. It made her look a lot worse than the book. I liked how she was our age because it related to us more. If we were in her situation, this is similar to what we would do. In the book before the sedar meal she was at her Catholic friends house and they were celebrating Easter. They were eating Jelly Beans and Hannah was Jealous and wanted to become Catholic. I liked that scene in the book over her getting Tattoos in the movie. The book had more characters and more description on characters. Gitl was one of my favorite characters in the book and he wasn’t in the movie. The book gave more detail on their personality and their characteristics. On their characteristics you could use your imagination more. The movie was more straight forward adding characters with no description. The movie was more acting because they Holocaust is to cruel to try to act out. The book you could believe it more. Those are the reasons why I...
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...Toastmaster’s Speech Project No 5. "Money” THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SPEECH (“YOUR BODY SPEAKS”): * Use stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact to express your message and achieve your speech’s purpose. * Make your body language smooth and natural. WHAT MY AUDIENCE WOULD SAY AT THE END OF MY SPEECH: * The speaker enlightened me by providing his personal point of view about how people should treat money. * The speaker demonstrated proper use of gestures and movement by narrating his experience on the day he lost his ATM. * The speaker enlightened us that money isn’t the reason why we are born in this world. Catching Opening: Good evening! I am happy to join with you in tonight’s joint meeting between Diamond and Silver & White Toastmasters Club. I doubt if there is anyone that would argue the fact that in our modern society money is the most important commodity in any persons’ life. [Pause, look at the audience faces] Some people consider it as more important than water, air and gravity which are the necessities for human survival and comfort. According to others, money is the root cause of all evil. Tonight, I am going to tell you the story on how I realized the importance of money. Supporting Body: (Purpose is to PERSUADE) Body Gestures: Scratching of head/hair – portray confusion/don’t know what to do (when atm was not in pocket) Tightening of fist – “sinisisi” whoever got hold of my ATM Rythmic Beating of Fingers – where...
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...BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY At the heart of Quezon City, at the place where leisure and business converge, stands a hotel unlike any other. Like a drop of water in the urban desert it refreshes with its sleek, modern design — paying homage to contemporary art as it welcomes guests into its delightful interiors. Here, much work gets done. Here, families enjoy a vacation within the city sprawl. Aptly named, one can indulge in unique ways at the Luxent Hotel. Classic and elegant. These are the first words that come to mind as you take in the beautiful facade of the Luxent. At 14-storeys tall, the hotel presents itself as the perfect venue for business mixed with a fair share of leisure. The Luxent satisfies guests on all fronts, right from the massive glass entrance to the high-ceiling lobby. Modern art hangs from the walls and also within the lobby, and the Lush Bar & Lobby Lounge warmly welcomes you to a cup of coffee or tea along with a snack or full meal. Further, an inner vestibule — a circular array of pillars and light — greets guests just before they enter the elevators to their rooms. Another dining option, the Garden Café, lies right beside it offering numerous buffet meals for businesspeople on the go or casual guests. Two VIP rooms can be used for private dining or meetings. All of this is but a sign of what you can expect with your stay at the Luxent. Melanie Siy-Pagkalinawan, general manager, says without any doubt, “Luxent is the best hotel in Quezon City — and...
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...service to celebrate the savior’s resurrection and the renewal of life. Everyone looks forward to a succulent ham with all the trimmings. It will be a thrilling day. After all, it is one of the most important religious holidays of the year. Easter, right? No! This is a description of an ancient Babylonian family—2,000 years before Christ—honoring the resurrection of their god, Tammuz, who was brought back from the underworld by his mother/wife, Ishtar (after whom the festival was named). As Ishtar was actually pronounced “Easter” in most Semitic dialects, it could be said that the event portrayed here is, in a sense, Easter. Of course, the occasion could easily have been a Phrygian family honoring Attis and Cybele, or perhaps a Phoenician family worshipping Adonis and Astarte. Also fitting the description well would be a heretic Israelite family honoring the Canaanite Baal and Ashtoreth. Or this depiction could just as easily represent any number of other immoral, pagan fertility celebrations of death and resurrection—including the modern Easter celebration as it has come to us through the Anglo-Saxon fertility rites of the goddess Eostre or Ostara. These are all the same festivals, separated only by time and culture. If Easter is not found in the Bible, then where did it come from? The vast majority of ecclesiastical and secular...
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...Easter is major holiday in Poland, and Easter celebrations are not limited to Easter Sunday. Easter-related traditions take place for more than a week in Poland. From Palm Sunday to Wet Monday, this period is marked with religious rites and practices with their origins in pagan times. It is important to note that Easter in Poland is celebrated Western Roman Catholic calendar. Holy Week lasts from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. Palm Sunday, the week before Easter Sunday, is marked by church attendance with palm-leaf substitutes in the form of willow branches or handmade bouquets of dried flowers. On Easter Saturday, baskets of Easter food are taken to church to be blessed; the food that is blessed is eaten as a part of the Easter Sunday meal. The Easter breakfast consists of hard-boiled eggs, cold meats, babka and other dishes, including a cake in the form of a lamb to symbolize Christ. Pisanki are Easter eggs from Poland, handcrafted in traditional designs that recall pagan symbols of fertility and spring. While there is plenty to do in Poland before and after the Easter holidays, it is important for visitors to keep in mind that Easter and Easter Monday are holidays in Poland, which means that shops, banks, and some restaurants will be closed. Easter in Krakow is celebrated with a market and related events. The Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw and other cities is an annual program of classical music concerts that always takes place during Holy Week. Easter foods, Easter...
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...------------------------------------------------- Easter Sunday in United States ------------------------------------------------- Easter Sunday is an important day in the Christian church calendar because it celebrates Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to Christian belief. Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday. The Easter date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox. ------------------------------------------------- What do people do? Many churches hold special services on Easter Sunday, which celebrate the Jesus Christ's resurrection after his crucifixion. Many people also decorate eggs. These can be hard boiled eggs that can be eaten later, but may also be model eggs made of plastic, chocolate, candy or other materials. It is also common to organize Easter egg hunts. Eggs of some form are hidden, supposedly by a rabbit or hare. People, especially children, then search for them. In some areas, Easter egg hunts are a popular way for local businesses to promote themselves or may even be organized by churches. Easter Sunday is not a federal holiday but a number of stores are closed in many parts of the US and if they are open, they may have limited trading hours. In some cities, public transit systems usually run their regular Sunday schedule, but it is best to check with the local transport authorities if any changes will be implemented during Easter Sunday. Background In Pagan times, many groups of people...
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...The are four seasons in the year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The winter months in Great Britain are November, December, January and February. The winter months are cold. In Great Britain in winter it snows and rains. November, There 30 days in November. It is the first winter month in Britain. In November there is a great holiday in America - Thanksgiving Day. Families come together for the day. They decorate the houses with autumn's fruts and flowers and eat traditional American food: roast turkey and pumpkin pie. December. There are 31 days in December. On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England - Christmas or X-mas. People give each other presents and send Christmas cards. Pupils have their Christmas holidays. Most of the banks, offices and industrial enterprises close for holidays too. The traditional English dinner on Christmas Day is roast turkey and Christmas pudding. The Queen's speech is on television at 3.00 p.m. During Christmas in Trafalgar Square there is a Christmas tree. January. There 31 days in January. There is a lot of dancing, eating, and drinking during New Year Holidays.There is an interesting New Year tradition in Scotland: you can go "first footing". It means you visit you friends, so you are "the first foot" of the New Year in their houses. The Scots believe that the First Foot brings luck to the family for the New Year. The First Foot must be a man ( or a boy ), not a woman! And he must have dark hair. February...
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...Running head: THE CHRISTIAN CALENDAR AND LIFE CYCLE The Christian Calendar and Lifecycle Robin Schroeder Tusculum College “For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 New Living Translation) “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.’” (John 14:6) These two verses found in the Christian Scripture of the bible basically sum up the fundamental beliefs of Christians all over the world. With over two billion believers, Christianity is the largest of the world’s three major religions, and it is also the most widely spread religion geographically (“Christianity,” n.d.). Jesus Christ is at the center of Christianity and it focuses on His life events and His teachings. As a religion, Christianity is more than just a set of devout spiritual beliefs (“Christianity,” n.d.). It is also a complete way of life in which faith plays a huge role. In the Christian faith, there is only one God, and Jesus is the son of God—both human and God at once—born to a young virgin girl, Mary, and conceived of the Holy Spirit. Christians believe him to be the prophesied Messiah from Hebrew Scripture, and through His intervention and sacrifice on behalf of His children they are promised both salvation from their sins and also eternal life through His sacrifice on the cross. (R. Hughes, personal communication, January 12, 2013). ...
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...calculate Easter day for the year 2013: X = 2013 1. Divide X by 19 to obtain a quotient (which will be ignored) and a remainder A. 2013/19 = quotient 105 and remainder 18. A = 18 2. Divide X by 100 to obtain a quotient B and a remainder C. 2013/100 = quotient 20 and remainder 13. B =20; C = 13. 3. Divide B by 4 to obtain a quotient D and a remainder E 20/4 = quotient 5 and remainder 0. D = 5; E = 0. 4. Divide (8*B + 13) by 25 to obtain a quotient G and remainder (which will be ignored). (8*20 + 13)/25 = quotient 6 and remainder 23 G = 6. 5. Divide (19*A+B-D-G+15) by 30 to obtain a quotient which will be ignored and a remainder L. (19*18+20-5–6+15)/30 = quotient 12 and remainder 6 H = 6. 6. Divide (A+11*H) by 310 to obtain a quotient M and a remainder (which will be ignored). (18+11*6)/310 = quotient 0 and remainder 174. M = 0 7. Divide C by 4 to obtain a quotient J and a remainder K. 13/4 => quotient 3; remainder 1 J = 3 and K = 1 8. Divide (2*E + 2*J - K – H + M + 32) by 7 to obtain a quotient (which will be ignored) and a remainder L. (2*0 + 2*3 – 1 – 6 + 0 + 32)/7 = quotient 4 and remainder 3. L = 3. 9. Divide (H - M + L + 90) by 25 to obtain a quotient N and a remainder (which will be ignored). (6 – 0 + 3 + 90)/25 = quotient 3 and remainder 24. N = 3. 10. Divide (H – M + L + N + 19)/32 to obtain a quotient (which will be ignored and a remainder P. (6 – 0 +3+3+19)/32 = remainder 31 and quotient 0. P = 31 Easter Sunday...
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...Heritage Assessment A. Holm, RN Grand Canyon University: 429 V 08/24/2014 Heritage Assessment It is very important to address the heritage of every patient we become the caregiver for. This will ensure that we provide care that is culturally competent and gain the trust and respect of the patient and family. Since respect and trust are not given, but earned, addressing the fear everyone has upon having to depend on medical/nursing care for themselves or their family will put the patient at ease. Discussing and asking questions regarding heritage, religious preference, culture, race, gender, health promotion, health protection and health restoration shows respect for the whole person. This respect of the individual and their family will allow them to be participants in their own care without raising barriers because they will find out that we are trying to do what is best for their health. This will also allow us to complete a Care Plan that is specific and true to the individual and their needs. Introduction to Three Families Interviews were done with three families of differing culture, religion and race utilizing the Heritage Assessment Tool provided in the Week Three Assignment Guide. There were many laughs (such as all three couples stated, “condoms” when asked about health protection) during the interview as well as seriousness when speaking about deeply held beliefs and religious issues. All three families seemed to sincerely want to help with the understanding...
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...Kristy Fleming February 23, 2015 THEO 313 The Resurrection of Christ: Theological Implications Critique of the Resurrection of Christ: Theological Implications In the article “The Resurrection of Christ: Theological Implications” I believe it’s to help distinguish the beliefs of some others in reference to the resurrection and the belief in reincarnation. In this it states that many Christians feel the need to have the cross in their homes or around their necks with my savior hanging on it. My belief and only truth to this is that Jesus died on the cross but to still have him hanging on the cross in the year of 2015 it’s kind of down grading Some Christians might think it offers some kind of hope, but in all actuality having hope in Jesus leaves room for doubt. As being a Christian you shouldn’t hope for anything you should know, and by knowing its to havefaith in our God. Others may think Jesus is dead but the resurrection talks about he must reign until he has put all his enemies’ beneath him. The last enemy that he will take on is death and that too will be destroyed. John (11:25) states” I am the resurrection and the the life; he who believes on me, though he die, yet shall he live”. The resurrection is also about forgiveness because Jesus dies and came back alive meaning no son is too much for him not to forgive you for besides the ultimate sin ‘blasphemy against the holy spirit”. Jesus loved us enough to forgive us for our sins and endure all the pain from...
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...Easter is celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ after being crucified three days beforehand (Hillerbrand). Easter can take place any Sunday between March 22, and April 25, since Easter is 40 days after the holiday Lent (Hillerbrand). Easter is the most important holiday to Christians, because the holiday essentially establishes the Christian religion. One of the primary beliefs of Christianity, which is shared between all Christians is that Jesus was crucified, then was resurrected three days later, basically defining Easter itself (“The basics of Christian beliefs”). The events leading up to Easter caused the crucifiction to take place, and are therefore also very important to Easter. Though Easter is now highly westernized due to...
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