...DAY OF JUDGMENT By Amr Khaled Start thinking about Judgment Day! But I don't want to be just telling stories, I want you to start imagining, with all your senses that you are there now. I'll try as hard as I can to draw a picture just as if you were really standing there. But please, forget that I am giving a lecture now, I'm not. We are just sitting together, imagining together what will happen on Resurrection Day (Judgment Day). My aim today is not to scare you. My aim is to tell you the facts about that day. How will it begin? "The Trumpet will just be sounded, when all that are in the heavens and on earth will swoon, except such as it will please Allah (to exempt). Then a second one will be sounded, when, behold, you will be standing and looking on!" "The trumpet shall be sounded, when behold! From the sepulchers (men) will rush forth to their Lord!" Today we will only speak about one topic– the standing on resurrection day waiting for judgment. After the trumpet is blown, your body parts start to join together, and your bones start to merge once more. Your brain starts thinking, your eyes open and you start to have life back again. Imagine what this great blow will do? It will bring back all the sand of earth that you were made from thousands of years ago. Imagine the greatness and power of this blow? The trumpet width is like the width of earth and skies together. Your grave cracks and opens from the mightiness of the blow. Are you visualizing this great...
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... While one person may look as an individual's character being built of what they wear, or where they live, who their parents are, or even what school they go to, all these are wrong. In the story “A Conversation with My Father” by Grace Paley, the narrator is telling an instance of when she visits her eightysixyearold father and tells him a story about a drug addicted mother and her son and how no matter what, an individual can turn their life around and make the best out of any situation or tragedy. While using the time to connect with her father in her final days, Paley uses the characters to tell a story on a morality of a person’s character that is reflected by their experiences in life. After reading this story, I completely agree with the daughters statement that, “... it’s not necessarily the end…” (Paley 417) The author adds at the end of the story that “Of course her son never came home again, she did change.” (Paley 417) This is the type of quote that I, as a person of believing “everything happens for a reason”, try to live by. The son in this story may have never came back home to his mother, she made the decision to pick herself up off the couch and make something of herself and her life. While people may think that just because a rough spot in someone’s life comes up, it is time to give up. That is totally wrong in every retrospect of life. On a person’s journey through life, one will experience many different scenarios and hardships Bailey 2 that will take a toll on their ways of thinking and views...
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...from the future, he had known what would happen thirty years later, and he must kill Sid to save his wife. Old Joe raise his arm, “I am sorry, but your son will became a devil, he must die now.” I shook my head, “Please, I will take him away from here; I will make him to become a normal person. Please.” “I am sorry,” Old Joe was ready to pull the trigger. It was impossible for Joe to save us; he was on the edge of the field, out of his blunderbuss’ firing range. But this time, just as Old Joe was pulling the trigger, a distant shot was heard. And Old Joe disappeared. Joe turned his blunderbuss back on himself and FIRED. I knew it was not the only choice of Joe, but the best. ----From Looper: Destined by Sara White 11th July 2044 The house stands on a slight rise just on the edge of a Kansas corn field near the highway. Not a remarkable house by any means-it is about thirty-year old, squatty, and squarish, made of brick, and had no furniture. The only thing in the house is an Indian ausan. It is about four o’clock in the afternoon. The sky is pregnant with rain. Now, there is a young man stand in the middle of the house, waiting before the dirty ausan. It is Joe, an executioner, a so called looper. A moment later, Joe takes out his old pocket watch which is swinging from a chain and opens the cover, whispers, “I am very glad that you are still ticking.” He checks the watch again, removes his earbud headphones, stands. Without much ceremony...
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...They were up on a picnic table at that park by the lake, by the edge of the lake, with part of a downed tree in the shallows half hidden by the bank. Lane A. Dean, Jr., and his girlfriend, both in bluejeans and button-up shirts. They sat up on the table’s top portion and had their shoes on the bench part that people sat on to picnic or fellowship together in carefree times. They’d gone to different high schools but the same junior college, where they had met in campus ministries. It was springtime, and the park’s grass was very green and the air suffused with honeysuckle and lilacs both, which was almost too much. There were bees, and the angle of the sun made the water of the shallows look dark. There had been more storms that week, with some downed trees and the sound of chainsaws all up and down his parents’ street. Their postures on the picnic table were both the same forward kind with their shoulders rounded and elbows on their knees. In this position the girl rocked slightly and once put her face in her hands, but she was not crying. Lane was very still and immobile and looking past the bank at the downed tree in the shallows and its ball of exposed roots going all directions and the tree’s cloud of branches all half in the water. The only other individual nearby was a dozen spaced tables away, by himself, standing upright. Looking at the torn-up hole in the ground there where the tree had gone over. It was still early yet and all the shadows wheeling right and shortening...
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...Bedazzled: A Devilish Journey to Self Confidence Lovesick, desperate, eager to please, doormat, these are the first words that introduce the audience to the character of Elliot Richards in the movie Bedazzled. These descriptions are stuck to him as he arrives at his desk job in San Francisco. With a smile Elliot is gentlemanly enough to hold the door open for a lady, and when many other people then take advantage of his generosity, you can watch the smile melt from his face. Elliot Richards is a character that is lonely and unsatisfied with his life, and through a crazy journey of self-discovery, he becomes who he has always wanted to be. At the beginning of this journey, Elliot, a white male, seemingly in his late twenties to early thirties, is a nerdy adult. In the first scenes, he is wearing a fully buttoned up shirt with a tie underneath his sweater vest, all of which highlight the large glasses on his face. Elliot seems to hide behind his clothes and his glasses because he is not comfortable with himself. This is evident in the way he relates to his co-workers, he speaks like a middle school child in a work environment. His co-workers avoid him and make sly comments to demean our protagonist as if he would not understand, but because he works at the same level as them, Elliot is obviously a smart guy. Unfortunately, Elliot does not stand up for himself and just smiles and shrugs off their insulting behavior, eager to be accepted by them. One night after being blown off...
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...experienced during the higher degrees of initiation. It deals about human consciousness, with its fall from on high, its captivity in realms of material illusion, its ages-long wanderings, and its metamorphosis as it awakens and recollects with increasing clarity its divine origin and nature. Hence love endeavours to rise, as a butterfly freed from its chrysalis, into higher dimensions where it lives among the immortals. Cupid and Psyche is indeed a story of love, a love with transcendent power to raise the soul to divine awareness. As such, this is a love story to be cherished during those dark and silent moments that sanctify our lives. : My friends……the beautiful story of Cupid and Psyche…. Music : harp and lyre instrumental ( 30 seconds) SCENE I. (open curtain – stage 1) Narration : (background music : prayer to the goddess)Olympus was the residence of the divine family, the twelve most important ruling gods and goddesses of ancient Greece, who therefore were called the Olympians. There they all lived together in an enormous palace, high above the clouds. Mount Olympus is known as some mysterious region far above the earth. It is within were the gods lived and slept and held court. Here they conversed of the affairs of heaven and earth; In its great...
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...[Chorus:] Constantly, you're on my mind Thinking 'bout you all the time I can't sleep no matter what I do I just keep on thinking 'bout you Why do I feel this way When I know you have someone That you're seeing each and every day Should I play this game Of just being your friend When I know that's not where I want it to end How could this be wrong When the feeling's so strong Tearing me apart I feel it in my heart [Chorus:] [2x] Constantly, you're on my mind Thinking 'bout you all the time I can't sleep no matter what I do I just keep on thinking 'bout you No I don't want to start no trouble Between you and I and your lover But I must tell you what I'm going through Every time you walk by I see love in your eye You're on my mind Keep thinkin' about your love I just keep on thinking 'bout you [Repeat Chorus:] TIME AFTER TIME – CYNDI LAUPER Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, And think of you Caught up in circles confusion - Is nothing new Flashback - warm nights - Almost left behind Suitcases of memories, Time after - Sometimes you picture me - I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me, I can't hear What you've said - Then you say - go slow - I fall behind - The second hand unwinds [Chorus:] If you're lost you can look - and you will find me Time after time If you fall I will catch you - I'll be waiting Time after time After my picture fades and darkness has Turned to gray Watching through windows - you're wondering ...
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...Analysis of Philip Larkin's "Church Going" | Philip Larkin http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1074/1417827433_85ef38935a.jpg | The theme of Philip Larkin’s poem “Church Going” is the erosion of religious abutments. Larkin is largely considered to be an atheist; however, he did live in a society that was predominantly Christian, so this poem is perhaps his way of trying to understand the attraction of religion. The narrator, who appears to be an atheist also, goes to a church, wanders around, and leaves unsatisfied. He doesn’t understand the allure of churches or religion, and wonders to himself when they will go out of fashion. He then goes on to imagine what they will be turned into once they do fall out of use. In the end, the narrator comes to the realization that religion and churches will never go out of style, because mankind has an innate need to believe in something greater than themselves. This poem was written in 1954, and published in 1955. The rhythm of the poem is iambic tetrameter, and it has a strict rhyme of ababcadcd. The language of the poem is conversational, and the narrator poses many interrogatives (asks questions). Larkin uses a lot of religious imagery and words, some are used as they are intended, but others are used in a blasphemous way. Blasphemy is the act of expressing lack of reverence for God, but if one doesn’t believe in God can what they say really be considered blasphemy? That is just something to consider while reading the poem. The title...
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...Thalia was trying to stop her. “You can not expect us to let you go out there and fight Scylla on your own!” There was an anxious tone to her voice. She was scared. “And I’m not going to let you help me when you could die. We barely know each other!” Melaina responded. As the argument became heated, Darrius used his freedom to gather swords and armor from the lower decks. The gear looked ancient, as if it should be covered in rust. But instead it shone in the moonlight, as bright as the stars above their heads. Seeing the gear tore the girls away from their argument, both understanding the siblings would be accompanying Melaina to the island. The plan was this: Darrius would steer the boat away from Kyra, luring the sea monster after him with taunts. Then the girls would float to shore on one of the smaller boats kept on board the ship. Arriving on the beach, Melaina would untie Kyra while Thalia prepared the boat so they could set out to sea once again, meeting up with Darrius on a piece of land nearby after he killed Scylla. Things did not go according to...
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...heavily at this time. While Episode II wasn’t a full “digital backlot” film, there were tons and tons of shots that had actors doing their thing with nothing around them but green cloth. The upside here is that digital backlots can save a lot of money in film production since you don’t have to build sets that are either very complicated (aka “expensive”) or utterly impossible. The downside is that if your director isn’t, you know… an actor’s director, the actors all end up like they’re acting in front of a bunch of green cloth because they have nothing to act against. The backgrounds can look pretty, but if you don’t have someone who can draw the best performance out of a person, then you end up with something that looks like it was staged like an elementary school play. This has the effect of drawing the viewer out of the viewing experience and making them question as to whether what they’re seeing is real or not, which kills the suspension...
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...2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 CHRISTIAN LEADER AUDIT 3 SERVANT LEADER AUDIT 4 CREDIBILITY AUDIT 5 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AUDIT 6 NATURAL GIFTS AUDIT 7 PASSION AUDIT 8 CHARACTER AUDIT 9 CONCLUSION 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 11 INTRODUCTION When Jesus was on earth, He established by His own example that one of the characteristic that should be present in a good leader was this man or woman was a servant. As a servant, the leader is called to have a teachable spirit in order to become a good representative of his/her Master. In the case of Jesus, He is perfect. He didn’t have to improve any area of His life, but although He was perfect, chose to walk and live as a servant to set the parameters that anyone who holds a leadership position should look at. We, as Christian leaders, must improve different areas in our lives in order to become what God has called us to do in His work. A Christian leader also has a duty. “Christian leaders are servants with the credibility and capabilities to influence people in a particular context to pursue their God-given direction.” Credibility and capabilities do not grow on trees or can be purchased at the supermarket. They have to be developed. If we really want to influence others, and specifically lead people to do God’s will, we ought to purposely and diligently allow the Holy Spirit to work in our lives and mold it. One of the ways to accomplish this task is to be evaluated. The following assignment presents seven leadership audits (Christian leader...
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...kfc Research Team KFC Final Research Plan Book Spring 2009 Stacey Ackerman, Tom Bass, Juliette Burguieres, Brian Cash Table of Contents 1. Overview of Research…………………………………………(3) 2. Situational Analysis Summary………………………………..(4) 3. Research I (Survey) a. Survey Plan……………………………………………....(9) b. Survey Sample………………………………………..…(11) c. Summary of Results…………………………………......(15) 4. Research II a. Research Work Order…………………………………..(19) b. Research Plan……………………………………………(21) c. Moderator’s Guide………………………………………(23) d. Concept Test Results………………………………….…(25) 5. Research III a. Research Work Order………………………………...…(30) b. Overview of Plan…………………………………….…...(32) c. Moderator’s Guide…………………………………….....(34) d. Copy Test Results…………………………………….…..(36) 6. Summary of Contribution To The Agency Team ………….....(46) 7. References………………………………………………………..(44) Overview of Research Beginning with the situation analysis, we analyzed the market situation that KFC is facing in terms of Company/Product, Competition, and Consumers. We provided our own insights as to why we saw certain trends or patterns. Then, we conducted a survey targeting college students to understand the market. We focused on the health perceptions for consumers of KFC, their products, their competition and competition’s products. We then conducted our first...
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...Globalization Outline: • Introduction. • Historical background of the concept. • Tools of globalization. • Different levels or aspects of globalization. • Negatives of globalization • Positives of globalization. • Suggestions. • Conclusion. Globalization is an irreversible and irresistible phenomenon. It is very famous all over the world. While dilating on the subject, it is important to note that globalization not only affects us as a citizen but also as “producer-consumer in the global economy”. In the modern contemporary world, intense debate revolves around the term “globalization”, which is even today a continuous issue. Before exploring the concept, we should take a look over the different definitions of the phenomenon. Globalization can be defined as “closely interrelated integration of market in terms of goods, services and capital”. It can also be defined as “gradual erosion of boundaries between states through increased economic interdependence and interlinkages can be termed as globalization. From the above mentioned definitions, we can assume that globalization is the mutual sharing of goods, services and capital between or among states. It is also gradually making states closer and integrated. There are different theories about the beginning of the concept of globalization. Some are of the view that it started from the mid of 20th century with woods conference 1944. While the others are of the view that this concept was properly started with the establishment...
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...the Holy Spirit Foundational Truth Volume 8 By Peter Tan © Copyright 2008 by Peter Tan Evangelism. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher The pdf copy of this book is A$10. It has been provided free for those who can’t afford it in order that they may be blessed and grow spiritually. Please feel free to donate whatever amounts you can afford towards the upkeep of our ministry. Donations can be made via paypal to elshaddai1@bigpond.com. Please contact us for any other form of donations: Peter Tan Evangelism PO Box 27 Belconnen ACT 2616, Australia. Tel: +614 17755613 Email: elshaddai1@bigpond.com We are still in the process of paper publishing of this book. If you are interested in the translation and publishing of this book, please write to Ps Peter Tan at the above PO address. © Copyright 2008 Peter Tan Evangelism. All rights reserved. 2 PREFACE In this book we seek to focus on the practical aspects of operating the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Definitions and explanations are given on each gift but we also explain the ‘how’ of each operation. Christians need to understand what type of gifts they are receiving before they can operate in them. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not manifesting much in some places because of a lack of teaching...
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...railway station, I felt a sudden desire to erase everything that had happened between us till that day. The device in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which erased selected people or things from one’s memory, came to my mind, and I felt that it was what I needed most because whatever pain I felt then seemed possible only because of whatever happened between us in the past - in the last three years. Three short, lovely years!!! Had I not met her for the first time at my friend’s birthday, had I not called a week after that and told her that I wanted to see her, had I not seen her and revealed my love for her and had I not loved her, would I have felt whatever I felt then? Whatever was the answer, I had made up my mind that I would not be seeing her again after that day. I had made a promise to her and to myself to never try to contact her after that evening... after that last trip to the station together. She walked slowly to the taxi and as she bent herself into the backseat, I noticed her smile at me, probably a smile of greeting, or one of love, or one of mockery. I sat beside her but felt extremely sorry for myself for doing that. I felt I had missed an opportunity to make a statement by sitting in the front seat beside the driver. Then one of two things might have happened. She would have asked me to come back, to which I would have refused giving some false excuse which she’d for sure know to be false, or she would have just calmly looked out of the window, hurt. Anyway,...
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