put their actions as their priority. The end goal is to continue their life cycle, giving them a better chance at life the next time around. Spiritualism is a religion, but is described differently than most. Spiritualism is the belief that the spirits of the dead, which survive after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living. Communication is done usually through a medium, ones who are particularly susceptible to their influence. Spiritualism is not very common within the world…
5. Anioma Festivals <<<IMAGE>>> One of Several Anioma Traditional Attires <<<IMAGE>>> Unique to Aniomaland, Akwa Ocha is an important apparel in the socio-cultural life of the people The people of Anioma have a very rich cultural heritage. All through the nine Local Government Areas of Delta State that constitute Aniomaland, there are several cultural festivals and other traditional carnivals, which provide deep insight into the history, lives and indeed…
Srebrenica Ethnic groups and religions Bosnia and Herzegovina are situated in the western Balkan Peninsula of Europe. The larger region of Bosnia occupies the northern and central parts of the country, and Herzegovina occupies the south and southwest. The capital of the country is Sarajevo. The region is divided into three ethnic groups that generally correspond to three major religions; Bosniaks and Islam; Serbs and Orthodox Christianity; Croats and Roman Catholicism. They all share the same…
Soviet–Afghan War stated in a similar fashion to the US was in Vietnam and is sometimes mentioned as the Soviet Vietnam. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) along with many other world powers, to include the United States and The United Kingdom, had been making attempts to secure a foothold in the middle-east. The USSR had long been involved with the…
The theme of violence to rule over a society has been explored in literature throughout history. Violence can take various forms including physical and psychological violence. Two such examples depicting the use of violence to control others are examined in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 1984 by George Orwell. Responsibility for violence depends on the context, and the influences on the inflictor. The form of despotism is a factor in this responsibility: an autocracy or oligarchy.…
threats form successor regimes was very concerning giving that President Hosni Mubarak has been an ally of the United States for many years. The United States aimed to maintain their special relationship in which they commonly opposed the Muslim Brotherhood and supported the undemocratic regime as long as it kept the Muslim Brothers at bay. Every year, more than a billion of dollar was given to Egypt for aid mostly military. However, as soon as the government’s public support for the Egyptian…
Introduction In Luke 5:27-32 Luke is communicating that God cares for and seeks out sinners, however His grace can only be received when the malefactor admits that they are sick. Through the historical context, literary structure, and theology of this passage it notable that Luke is redefining what it means to be righteous. The righteous does not exist, it is the righteous savior Jesus Christ that makes Christians worthy of God’s grace. This passage takes place in Galilee, most likely at a port…
Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral. Its coloring is metallic brassy to a brown-orange, and on the Mohs scale, it has a hardness of 3.5 to 4. The chemical formula of chalcopyrite is CuFeS2. It is the most commonly occurring copper containing mineral in New Zealand, but it is only created near volcanic areas. On the metaphysical level, chalcopyrite is used for meditation, specifically for opening the third eye chakra (crown chakra), and physical healing. The stone clears any energy…
first seal, a white horse and rider go forth on earth. The breaking of the first seal is imperative, and that the world identifies the first rider as the Antichrist, so they can understand the three False Prophets that follow. The Antichrist and his kingdom are obviously what Jesus is revealing by the rider on the white horse. A leader, such as Adolf Hitler as a worldwide conqueror is one who rides on a horse symbolizing his personal goals, ambitions, desires, liberation, and personal powers.…
Before long, stories of Arthur, his Round Table, and his famed brotherhood of knights took off. Many years later, the legends and tales told by the bards, together with the romantic and courtly tales of King Arthur, were eventually written down and made into a book form, becoming the first written compilation or embodiment…