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    Labor Laws in the Work Place” opinion piece by Atty. Josephus Jimenez, Atty. Jimenez thinks pro-women advocates should stop pushing pro-women labor laws through legislation. In the article, although he committed mistakes by using unfair statements, and by committing the red herring fallacy, he is successful in supporting the arguments of his article with factual evidence. The Bias Solutions of Gender Inequality: An Article Critique of Atty. Josephus Jimenez’s “Gender Issues and Pro Women Labor…

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    Hines made his first movie debut on History of the World Part I. Hines played the role of Josephus, an Roman slave bond to be feed to the loins, saved by Comicus for buying his freedom, and with the help of Miriam (Mary-Margaret Humes) helped Josephus to get a job at Caesar’s Palace. Hines acting was pretty good for his first performance on film, with his quick on his feet lines to save his life as Josephus, and cowardice of dying by Comicus hands in a sword fight was freaking hilarious. Finally…

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    Herod Agrippa Analysis

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    He imprisoned Peter and ordered the death of James the brother of John. The Jewish historian Josephus records an account of Agrippa’s hosting of games in honor of Emperor Claudius that supports the Bible story of what happened to Agrippa. At these games in Caesarea, Agrippa wore a robe evidently made with silver thread or some form of silver adornment…

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    Marriage In Jewish Life

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    What does marriage mean for Jewish life that requires such restrictions? Flavius Josephus wrote on Jewish society during the first century CE and provides substantial insight into what marriage means historically for Jewish people. “The law,” he writes, “enjoins us to bring up all our offspring. [Marriage shall] be used only for the procreation of children.” Josephus reveals that marriage’s sacredness, as far as Judaism is concerned, sprouts from the production of children…

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    Josephus, a historian, and scholar who lived from 37-100 AD, speaks of the death and resurrection of Jesus in Antiquities 18:63: “Pilate condemned him [Jesus] to be crucified and to die. But those who had become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion and that he was alive” (qtd. in An Arabic Version of the Testimonium Flavianum and its Implications). What Josephus said directly supports the…

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    historical proof other than the bible that He existed. One of the most reputable sources that say Jesus existed is a historian named Josephus. He never claimed to be a follower of Christ, but many of his writing a line with facts found in the bible. He lived around 40 A.D which would be around four decades after Christ’s death. He wrote in a manuscript called the testimony of Josephus. Saying: “…Around this time there lived Jesus, a wise man if indeed one ought to call him a man.” (Mykytiuk) So…

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    Functionalism In Abortion

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    The topic of abortion is one that is and will continue to produce heated debates. Ever since the ruling of Roe V. Wade many children have lost their opportunity for life. As of 2011, there are approximately 1.06 abortions per year in the United States alone. That’s about two abortions per minute. Since abortion was legalized in 1973, there have been 53 million abortions performed in the United States (Lipka, 2014). The issue of abortion in America remains sharply divided. Not only is there a…

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    Muslims throughout the world choose loyalty to Islam opposed to loyalty to the country of residence. The allegiance to Islam disconcerting to the US Constitution and Western Civilization has its own Shriah Law. And since the Koran instructs Sharia as absolute citizens cannot petition nor protest or voice an opinion. The notion of peaceful Muslims can only exist if every Muslim pledge allegiance to the United States of America. Studies shown in England, Germany, France, and Spain concluded that…

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    There is no question in the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth who was a real historical person., even with the limited amount of sources both secular and Christian. Proof that Jesus existed is obtained most directly through eyewitness testimony of the existence of the apostles of Jesus. Other available documents that we do have support the conclusion that Jesus was known as a historical figure by Christian writers 20-30 years after His death -the Pauline Epistles were written within that…

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    the ideas used to develop the product, however the actual product itself is not necessarily similar. Both The Ancient Roman culture and Medieval Europe was formed through the idea and concept of violence and victory. For instance, within Rome, Josephus (Jewish Historian) developed literature called “Description of the Roman Army” that passionately described…

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