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    author depicts the struggle of two tributes from District 12 and their personal development as well as how they survive in the harsh wilderness of the arena. In the beginning of the Hunger Games the story takes place in District 12, which is a part of the nation of Panem. Panem was originally home of 13 Districts but the government took control and destroyed the 13th because the people tried to rebel. As a punishment for what they did each district would have to send 2 tributes each, a girl and…

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    City-states of the ancient world were one of the first political entities with democratic governance. Part of the democratic process is authorizing individuals to make decisions, holding these individuals accountable, and for these individual to be responsive to the needs of the community (Pitkin, 1957). Today, cities have low levels of democratic participation that hold elected officials accountable and authorize them to have the power to make a decision. At the same time, a majority of the…

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    given to us before the service event and listened to the instructor as he described the conditions in other countries. He showed us photos of the people we would be helping during the mission, communities that were in desperate need of donations, supplies, and most importantly, food. The Lifeline food packing mission was my first service experience, which was the case for most of the students who participated, and it as also one of the first glimpses we had of just how bad the situations are in…

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    There is nothing more interesting than a Missionary. The Definition of a Missionary is a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. And no better way to find out about the life of a missionary is to find one and ask what is it like to be a missionary. When I asked if I could give him an interview of what his life and his in his life in ministry, and he said yes. As we started the interview we started off with simplest question ever,…

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    Rodrigo Mendoza, one of the main characters in the film, The Mission, was at first, a mercenary and slave trader. After finding his significant other in bed with his own brother, Rodrigo is challenged to a duel by his brother. The tragic outcome of this duel sends Rodrigo down a challenging path of despair, depression, and ultimately redemption. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit priest, is the other main character. Unlike Rodrigo, Father Gabriel is a "Christ-like," peaceful, loving and compassionate…

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    The work Jim Withers does is he takes medicine with him were he goes and walks around Pittsburgh giving homeless people medicine which will save their lives and make them healthy again. He has seen many different types of people with many different types of stories on were there from. Jim never gets tired of doing what he does. Jim withers started doing this because. Jim withers brings students along with him when he is giving medicine to the homeless which he says helps the students learn how…

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    into existence” (Overview of Missiology). I feel that this is an important part of missions. We should bring people to the existences of Christ. This can be a problem at times because not everyone is able to contact with a different culture. To help us with this problem can be caused by so simple steps that we take. “Must take into account the local context – the time, place, language, culture – where the mission will be done” (Overview of Missiology). If you do not know this information…

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    the fire chief and county commissioner doesnt change the audience and doesnt change the membership. The next guy can come in next and say I dont want to work with the FOA and who he wants to work with. Has to define how the collaberation with the district chiefs. The senior staff meetings being manditory how low did we want to go on the officer list. There has to be away of collaberating. The staff meeting does not have to be a collaberation. Why to take the verbage out and what happens is at…

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    who needs a God do not know how to solve their problems. In the "Religion and Cults" (2011), Hayward focuses his attention on the consequences of beliefs. Hayward analysis the term cult, some christian anthropological questions, and the christian mission and cultures. In "Religion and Cults," Hayward (2011) states that in religion and cults, anthropologists do not look at whether it is true of false; instead, they look at the consequences of their beliefs. According to Hayward, religion serves…

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    A short-term mission trip is a good start for Christians to make friends with interreligious or intercultural friends. It also prepare the participants to know missionary work better. However, there is a “marked divide between scholars and practitioners, between missiology and short-term mission.” Problems may happen like our mission trip to Maine. Fortunately, though some of the team members were not happy on that day, they…

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