Genealogy

Pounamu is several types of nephrite jade found only in southern part of South Island of New Zealand. Pounamu is green hence the name greenstone in common English. The gem Pounamu comes from boulders on river beds (specifically the Arahura river) and when carved out, most are no bigger than the palm of a human hand. Pounamu is regarded as taonga or treasure and is significant in Maori art culture. Pounamu comes in many shapes because different shapes have different meanings from status and…

Why So Many Gospels? Sara Driediger Writing, GEN 101 Oct. 18, 2016 1 Why So Many Gospels? Why are there so many gospels? Why are there four different re-tellings of the same story? One might think they could be simplified, condensed, edited into one concise book, instead of overlapping. The three gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke are the first books of the New Testament, and make up the synoptic gospel. These books give three different accounts of the same story, showing that the story of Jesus’…

are dealing with an epistemic injustice that is grounded in a comparative social injustice” (66). The author is using events presented in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” to show how oppression is perpetuated by social belief systems. In “On the Genealogy of Morality,” Nietzsche notes that “The active, the attacking, encroaching human, is still located a hundred paces nearer to justice than the reactive one” (49). Nietzsche is exploring the origins of morality to show that it has nothing to do…

ancestry (ancient clans and tribes), and for establishing or eliminating possible familial relationships (genealogical). To understand and define the fanning out (migration) patterns of our ancestors, a massive database is required to determine where and when these ancestors lived. “DNA is nature’s biological road map to understand our deep past.” (Darvin L. Martin, as quoted by Dowell, 2011) Without a massive database, these test results would be meaningless, but when matched with results…

Only Approved Indians Laws are sets of regulation that binds everyone or entities within the set geopolitical landscape. Laws are executed to enforce such rules, hence requiring all abiding individuals within the geographical region. Therefore, rules and regulations that are part of laws apply to those who belong to the specific geographical region. Only Approved Indians Can Play Made in The USA elucidate the ideas of individuals’ rights to sovereignty and how such rights are protected by…

main ideas and supporting materials. Such as examples, of comparisons and reasons. In outlining, anyone may use their own words, the words of the writer or a combination of both. Example: The following is an excerpt from my family’s personal genealogy records as obtained from previous family members who acquired and maintained this information. A letter written by John Mills to his mother in 1865. Today I woke at 4 am and found the weather not to my liking, it was pouring rain. I…

forward with only one answer. But to others, there are an endless amount of views as to which justice and morality can be defined. By comparing Thrasymachus ' views on justice and morality from Plato 's Republic, with Nietzsche 's views from The Genealogy of Morals, on the same topic, one can clearly see many similarities and differences. Both, Nietzsche and Thrasymachus believe that justice and morality have been divided by the classes, and that in most situations it is the one in the upper…

Connotions, "are the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.” After reading the three essays comprising The Genealogy of Morals I feel, "Nietzsche makes his approach clear early in the first essay, contrasting himself with certain "English philosophers," who Nietzsche feels are completely misguided in their explanation that from the very beginning,…

The actual date of Jesus' birth is not known, but it appears that Jesus was born sometime between 7 and 5 B.C in Bethlehem. 25 December was fixed as his birth date more than 500 years after the event on purely hypothetical data. There is not one Jesus birth story in the gospels, but two. These gospels include Matthew and Luke, where they state that he was born of the virgin mother, Mary, without a male parent. However, Joseph the carpenter has been considered to be his father. The two gospels…

would purify of sins, so that a “righteous remnant” could return, reconciled with Yahweh. They also believed that God had gone into exile with them (Lecture 5 pt. 3 slide 6). This led to a reform in their religion in which it transitioned into a genealogy based religion, instead of a location based religion. In their exile, the people did not build a new sacrificial temple to Yahweh, instead they worshipped Him through other methods such as studying the history of the people and through prayer.…