Cynthia Bourgeault's opus, "The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity," offers a provocative study of the life of Mary Magdalene and her relationship with the prophet Jesus of Nazareth. ... John's is the only one to name her, and he calls her Mary of Bethany. ... "3 This image of Mary Magdalene is later solidified in 594 by Pope Gregory the Great who preached, "She whom Luke calls the sinful woman, whom John calls Mary, we believe to be Mary from whom seven demons were ejected according to MarkThis woman previously used the ...

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Realising he is relatively powerless under the Western Australian Aboriginal Act Jimmy continues to treat white Australians with contempt, voicing the injustices served; "JIMMY: You reckon blackfellas are bloody mugs. ... Because of Gran's age she is portrayed to contain traditional traits such as her knowledge of bush alternatives, shown in Act 4 Scene 3 upon seeing Mary's welts; "GRAN: No"mine, No"mine put there jeerung nreerar on your back, fix you up quick and make you better." ... For example when matron offers baby powder and soap for Mary&...

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However it took a bloody civil war that engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession. ... While the war raged, Lincoln also suffered great personal anguish over the death of his beloved son and the depressed mental condition of his wife, Mary. ...

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From Tybalt's vest depicting the Virgin Mary to Friar Lawrence's tattoo of the crucifix and Juliet's crucifix necklace. ... When the two gangs meet again in a bloody encounter on the beach, the screen is dominated by bright reds, oranges and yellows. ...

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Patrick Henry was a superb example of a patriotic orator, educated by the College of William and Mary and apprenticed in the law. ... This led to social unrest, and sensationalized by colonial publications, interpreted the matter as a horrendously bloody massacre. ...

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It is mentioned in Irish History that St. Patrick banished all the snakes from Ireland. This seems an impressive feat and we seem to be able to confirm it as fact as Ireland is indeed a country without snakes. However, the more realistic, and more mundane reason why there are no snakes in Ireland is...

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A whole subcontinent was picked up without half trying Images of the British raj in India are everywhere of late. On television reruns, the divided rulers of Paul Scott's Jewel in the Crown sip their tea in scented hill stations and swap idle gossip in the palaces of local princes. At movie houses, we can savor all the hot intensities that blast a decorous English visitor the moment she steps ashore after A Passage to India, to be engulfed in a whirlwind of mendicants, elephants, snake charmers and crowds. In New York, British director Peter Brook's nine-hour production of an ancien...

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