A note must be made before we press on; as one might notice Natural Theology is akin to philosophy of religion in the sense that both use human reasoning in their attempts to explain the divine. ... Lastly this final note must be made, the Ontological may prove God's existence but the question of his nature is never dealt with. ... This precision, in Paley's eyes, show that there must be a watchmaker who created the watch for the purpose of telling time. ... He concludes the watch analogy with the assumption, that no intelligent person would assume that the pieces of the watch were...

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There were a few differences that are worth noting however. ... Camera angles are used to give a certain perspective or a point of view about a character or a scene.For example when they show the eyes of T.J Eckleburg in the film they show it at a angle where the billboard is watching over everything that is going on.The colors which were used in the film where good for the time period that the film was made,but if you compare it to films that have come out recently the colors wouldnt be so great because of the fact that technology had evolutionized.The sound effects that were used in the film...

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The second stanza differs from the first in that, as she lies in her bed, observers, who express their own emotions while witnessing her final moments, surround her. "The Eyes around "had wrung them dry---/ And Breaths were gathering firm- (5 &6) is representative of this scene, and these two lines also introduce the power of "Eyes-, a word which becomes more and more significant as the poem continues. ... This stanza is particularly important because with the possible presence of God there, is this fly that takes on a meaning even greater than God, and begins to play a bigger role as t...

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They receive no pain from their punishment. ... This random condemnation rubs me the wrong way because it condems people for events out of their control, their birth. ... Entering the Fourth Circle, Dante notes that "more shades were here than anywhere else." ... Dante continues to make himself comperable to Jesus and also gives the reader the impresion that he is watched over by God. ... The third and final class are those who are violent against God, either by cursing God's name or by despising Nature and God's bounty. ...

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The men avoided her hard stare, unable to raise their eyes to meet hers. ... In a staff meeting, all of the doctors looked to the Big Nurse for approval when they were voicing their opinions. They were afraid of what she would do to them if their ideas did not please her. ... They felt as though their futures were in her hands. ... The Big Nurse waited patiently for the men to apologize for shirking their duties in favor of watching the World Series. ...

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He gives strong examples of what others have lead him to believe such as " this strange being, a sort of God, they call Daddy". ... He notes that he never called them 'Dad' just 'Uncle'. ... Does this mean he was rebellious or perhaps angry for the years they were not able to spend to together? ... Why does the author get satisfaction watching his friends when he tell them he has his father address and phone number? ... Perhaps, he thinks it makes him appear strong in their eyes because he does not need is father. ...

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The works were mostly made by smaller Iowa artists and were extraordinary. ... As a kid, I loved watching World Wrestling Entertainment, also known as WWE. ... Through many long years of watching Rey fly around the ring, I never grew tired of watching him jump off high ladders or of watching him perform moon-saults out of the ring to take out his foes. On an additional note, his signature move, the 619, was a phenomenal acrobatic feat in itself. ... The somber and seriousness of the man can be shown in his piercing eyes. ...

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Isaiah consistently uses the metaphor of vines and a vineyard to explain how God tends to the needs of the people of Israel as long as they remain faithful to their covenant with Him. ... The parable ends with a promise that God's wrath will be turned away if the people of Israel return to following God's law. ... This passage notes that "The Lord planted a garden in the east, toward Eden" (Gen. 2:8) and "Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowl...

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The conflict between her colonialist ideologies and those of the Aboriginal girls inflicted anguish upon the girls, and eventually this pain suffered by the girls who were removed from their families and were coerced to take up Christian beliefs alien to them was severe enough for one of the girls to poison herself in the library. ... Lester, stunned watched him hold his pink palms out as soon as he was back over the threshold he turned and ran". ... In the Pickles, this can be seen in how the Pickles family feels the "Hairy hand of God" acting in their life. ... Besides this, the fact that th...

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Macbeth, the Devil of his self-erected Hell is tortured by visions of hands after his eyes and insomnia since there is no rest in Hell. ... The Porter notes that the man has "committed treason enough for God's sake." ... The French hoses were baggier than those of the English. ... He has also committed treason supposedly in the name of God. ... By doing this, Macbeth carries out his own ambitions under the name of "God's work." ...

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He is systematically brainwashed, made to watch his comrades and converts die for his sake. ... The Japanese officials were cunning in using the peasants, almost as blackmail, in order to force the missionaries to recant their faith. It is one thing to endure suffering, it is quite another to watch a loved one go through it. ... His father was indolent; a debtor and a "weak- individual in Okonkwo's eyes. ... Yet, as the book notes, Okonkwo quickly discovers that "Umuofia would not go to war- (Achebe 205). ...

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Based on the historical context these men are all willing to relinquish some of their power because of their faith in God of Israel. ... Once again a servant, someone who was inferior in the eyes of society took it upon himself to advice Naaman to follow through with the prophets orders. ... Elisha wanted Naaman and all those watching to know he was a servant of God and was not there for personal gain. ... The note that the King of Aram wrote to the King of Israel did nothing to heal him. The most important men in the kingdom were incapable of performing such a miracle, Naaman's only h...

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" The commentaries in the Talmud were written over the course of several hundred years between 200 B.C.E. and 500 C.E. ... Those oral instructions were verbally handed down from generation to generation until there came a time of crisis where it was finally written down. ... When reading this chapter, or anywhere in the Talmud for that matter, it is interesting to note that no matter what century the scribes were writing, they always wrote as if the second temple worship is still in existence to this day. ... The sage answers, "From the time that the priests enter [their houses] i...

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In Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is enslaved by this emphasis on materialism and Nanny's unattainable aspirations. ... The idea of Janie's "silent rebellions" is troubling as well because, while blacks were officially freed of the slave system in 1863, their metaphorical slavery is that they live in a world where they cannot speak and must internalize their pain. ... The narrator notes that, "They bowed down to him rather, because he was all of these things, and then again he was all these things because the town bowed down" (80). ... The narrator c...

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This turned into a riot, showing violence to her innocent eyes for the first time. ... " in which she is instantly punished for simply noting the obvious hypocrisy. While Satrapi does not directly address the impact of her father and teacher declaring that God was not involved in her ancestor's fall from power and their hardships that followed, this is the first time that Marjane has to confront her faith in God's intentions and involvement. ... Years later, when Marjane was attending art school in Iran, she meets 2 girls who teach her about how to wear the head scarves, and ...

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He declares that his son is the word of God or God never spoke. The book of Genesis depicts God as creating through speech (Genesis 1:1-31); a God that does not speak is a God that does not create. ... Ely wonders about being the last person left alive: "Suppose you were the last one left? ... He will turn the hearts of parents to their children and the hearts of children to their parents, so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse. ... Job asks God: "Do you have eyes of flesh? ...

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My friend Jacob decided to pop in a movie to watch on the way to the march for life to occupy the time. ... On a personal note, I was horrified to hear that sometimes women abort their child because it has a disability. ... Thousands of people carried signs with slogans calling for the defense of life, being the voice of the voiceless, and thanking God that there mothers were pro-life. ... As I marched in the cold snow of D.C., amid the prayers and cheers from other pro-lifers, I felt tears come to my eyes. ... If I pray daily, offer up my sufferings to God, and do all God wants me to do for h...

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In addition, students have the solace of knowing that they are watching a life being saved, and not taking part in an animal's destruction. ... Furthermore, their owners should properly care for domesticated animals. ... It was not until God caused the flood, and after that, were people allowed to use animals for food. ... We were vegetarian by design. ... We don't test the safety of consumer products by forcing them into a person's eyes to note the outcome. ...

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Cummings and His Works Two women walk past him, conversing with their noses pointed to the sky, in glistening attire, with fur scarves slung around their necks and ornate designs engraved into their dresses. His eyes shift from the gossiping women to a cluster of businessmen laughing while they smoked cigars inside a restaurant. ... People in the town were black and white, and they hadn't aspired for their lives to be anything unique. ... Although these protests against war seem typical in our modern society, Cummings" ideas were radical during the early 20th century. ... The po...

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While its important to note that my mother was very much American, it was my father who actually raised me and therefore my greatest influence has come from him. ... I have watched my dad pray on multiple occasions, but this wasn't what I had been expecting. Instead of a rug there were pews, instead of kneeling everyone was standing with hands clasped and instead of a memorized chant there was an open, dialog like speech with someone known as "God."" ... School itself was another dilemma as academics were the priority, not sociality. ... Parent's care for their children all of their ...

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However, it is only for the eyes to see the 'epicness', to sense and feel an epic storyline, it is the narrative structure that decides. ... Note that in order to describe the three stages, a few turning points of the movie have to be listed. ... Because of that, all the over-arching points were revealed with no surprise and as exactly like how they were expected, not as the consequence of the factors built up previously, making these milestones less stunning and lessen their effects. ... Nonetheless, in Wrath of the Titans, another ominous prophecy is told where mankind moves away ...

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The man's ice cold eyes stared into the distance, probably locked on his last view of life. ... Laura had the most beautiful brown curly hair and her eyes were so dark yet full of so much life. ... I was too late, the rescue crews were gone and I received no answers that day. ... I remember watching helplessly as a nun got chased down the street by a group of people just because she had light skin. ... I thanked god that my cell door was locked otherwise I was going to be next. ...

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Two elaborately painted pairs of eyes set on either side of the cup is the focus of the exterior decoration. These eyes are called "apotropaic" and are supposedly magical. ... In the center of the vase the god Dionysus relaxes on an elaborate ship with a tall mast and a broad sail. ... The terrified sailors, realising they had abducted a god, jumped into the water where they were promptly turned into dolphins. ... Pointed amphorae were often used as undecorated vases for holding oil and wine but their awkward shape and the fact that they need a stand to remain upright means that they were ...

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There is also the use of alliteration: flights', flowing flakes that flock' and we watch wandering the wind', so that all of the sounds culminate to produce a flurry of activity. It is interesting to note though, that Owen at the end of this description of sudden movement, ends this stanza (as he does most of the stanzas in the poem) with the words but nothing happens. ... For God's invincible spring our love is made afraid; Therefore, not loath, we lie out here, therefore were born, For love of God seems dying. ... However, t...

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Related Objectives • consider audience and conduct audience analysis • use effective annotation of essays and note-taking strategies • engage in brainstorming, outlining, and drafting strategies • write multiple drafts • revise, edit, and proofread drafts • evaluate their writing processes Outcome 2: Collaboration Students will engage in the collaborative, social aspects of writing. Related Objectives • effectively engage in group writing and projects • respond constructively to peers' papers • critique their o...

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