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    Have you ever made a big decision that could change your life forever? Well Sherlock Holmes had to make a big decision that people could get mad at him for it, then they could decide if they want to out homes in jail or send him away, or make him never come back no matter what happens. But what made him decide to let they people go cause it was the season of forgiveness and they probably had to go to their family’s at home. Homes had to put two crimes together to find out who did it and why did…

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    The beliefs of Taoism assist its adherence in the search for human meaning and purpose in life. Taoism is a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao- Tzu, supporting humbleness and religious loyalty. Taoism was formed around the 3rd or 4th century BCE. A principle belief is a way of life that believers of a religion take as morals and go by them. Taoists generally avoid moments that are unclear to reality and try to take things in only as they are at that moment in time. This principle…

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    they had it all planned out so they would not get caught but they did. The victims’ names were James Ryder and Catharine Cusack. In my opinion, Sherlock Holmes made a terrible decision by letting the two victims’ go when they have stolen a beautiful jewel that was not even…

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    adherents and the community itself called the Sangha. Buddhist teachings and worship along with the Buddha himself and the Sangha combine to produce the three jewels which is centered around an Buddhist. It is important to note that to become a buddhist, one must take refuge in these three jewels - usually in front of a monk. In living these three jewels, a Buddhist is able to remove one’s self from dukkha through the eightfold path and be one step closer to reaching, not producing, nirvana.…

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    a "Holy Sacrament". They were established in very different times; Christianity emerged approximately 33 A.D. and Buddhism approximately twenty-five hundred years ago. The three jewels of these religions also differ greatly. Christianity states that their three jewels are Christ, Grace, and Virture. Buddhists three jewels are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. One of the most important differences is that Buddhists do not believe in a creator God while Christians believe in one God: the…

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    On the surface the journey that the Bundrens take throughout the story to get their mom to the burial grounds where she wanted to be laid to rest turns out to have more negative outcomes than positive. Towards the end of the story the only character who actually gets something out of the journey is Anse. All of the other bundrens either get hurt or have to sacrifice something along the way. For instance one of the characters that ends up hurt is Cash. On their way to the burial sight where they…

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    who lives in West Floflux. Since the jewels are quite valuable, Madam Levare stores them in the vault at the jeweler’s store, West FloFlux GemStone in downtown West FloFlux. Only certain lockboxes in the vault were touched – it seems that the thief knew exactly what he was looking for. Task #1 – Patty’s first task is to determine the value of the jewels. She talks to the jeweler who created them and he estimates the value of the jewels in 1985 (when they were purchased) at…

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    tragic elements when Jessica runs away from her father with her lover Lorenzo and steals money and precious jewels from him. A dark element in the play is when Shylock wishes that his daughter were dead for stealing from him and running away with a Christian man. “SHYLOCK. Two thousand ducats in that, and other precious, precious jewels. I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear; would she were hears’d at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin!” (310). Since Shylock is…

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    sealed bags of ducats, of double ducats, stolen from me by my daughter! And jewels, two stones, two rich and precious stones.” Shylock not only loses his daughter and ducats, but he loses jewels. Overall, he says things about ducats and jewels more than he says things about his daughter. The most extreme show of his greed comes in a conversation with a fellow Jew, Tubal. “ I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear! Would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in…

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    Buddhist Ethical Teachings

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    laws of Karma and Nirvana influence and guide adherents through important ethical decisions. Puja influences adherents as it sets out to seek clarification on Buddhist teachings, especially in regards to The Three Marks of Existence and the Three Jewels, in combination with ethical teachings, acting but act as guide for how Buddhists can live morally and worship correctly everyday in order to reach the ultimate goal of Nirvana. The XVII…

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