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    Why Do We Ban Usury

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    some policymakers or religions. Usury was the ancient term for the modern interest of loan and it has been banned during the time of ancient Israel, the Islamic world and the medieval Europe. The ban on usury majorly influenced by the fundamental nemesis of usury, the bible. What the bible has been discussed about usury was that whether usury fits into morality. Of course, you can see “usury” as a legal interest when a person borrows a loan in modern time, but the process to amend the bible and…

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    In 1571, Queen Elizabeth I of England wrote a short poem in The Doubt of Future Foes, as a response of her concerns about rumors and lies began by her enemies who their primary goal is to make people turn against her so they can get Protestant queen off the throne and place the Catholic queen, Mary, Queen of Scots on throne. Since, the poem occurred to show it is one of her way to express her feeling about the situation, which I am able to make connection with my life as I blog to express my…

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    also tried to get other support in order to fight the demon. King Hrothgar also helped Beowulf by telling him what to do, and telling when Grendel will comeback. Typical heroes occasionally have other people helping them in order to defeat their nemesis and this was the case in the Beowulf poem. Beowulf managed to cross the thresholds and pass his…

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    I was playing lacrosse on a warm spring day in Glen Ellyn. I could feel my adrenaline spike, accompanied by my heart beating out of my chest. We finally had the ball on our side. The first place team that happened to be our school’s arch nemesis, had selfishly kept the ball to themselves so far. Every second we had possession was precious as we knew the opportunities to score would be few. A whole season of hard work and commitment had brought us to this chance to move into a first place tie in…

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    Eleutheria Freedom

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    Eleutheria: Freedom “Hanson daringly brings the facts to life and unearths the often surprising ways in which the past informs the present.” Western Civilization’s basic social norms and values traced back to Ancient Greece, were ultimately threatened by the overwhelming numbers and wrath of the Persian army. The Persians were distinctly divergent from the Ancient Greeks in the sense that their culture did not agree with the concepts of Western Civilization. An interesting fact talked about by…

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    Sandra Oh Killing Eve

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    Anatomy) depiction of MI5 operative Eve may garner the Canadian actress more Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. At times, you wonder if Eve is trying to catch Villanelle to put her in jail, or if she only wants to have a conversation with her nemesis over dinner? It seems Killing Eve will join the likes of Orphan Black and Doctor Who as break out hits for the cable channel. Some other reasons to love Killing Eve. Not your typical casting…

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    Freddrick Fish Fingers It was 2:36 in the morning and Freddrick smelled burning fishsticks.He had never smelled this awful smelly smell before, for he had never burnt fishsticks in his 35 years making them at the fish fry shop.Freddrick sprang up out of bed grabbed his utility belt armed with ketchup, tarder sauce, forks and knifes. He then grabbed his cape and fish mask he made with real fish scales. He sprinted up the stares he kicked open the door stood at the top of the stares and…

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    having His people triumph over their enemies. Before the day Esther had a request for King Ahasuerus, Haman lived without any sense of trouble. His plan for the annihilation of the Jewish population was accepted, and he would soon get rid of his arch-nemesis, Mordecai. When Queen Esther revealed her Jewish identity and plead for the king to save her people, Haman’s life immediately turned upside down. In just “twenty-four hours… Haman [changed from being] at the top of his political career… [to…

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    theme begins to change as they spiral into madness. The video presented is the ending of the game, where Walker fights his final battle. There are many things happening with this scene with Captain Martin Walker when he finally confronts his arch nemesis, John Konrad. The main thing being is that Walker is Konrad, mentally. The game is conclusive on what happened, revealing that Walker is traumatized by his actions as a soldier, most notably when he caused the death of 47 innocent civilians. We…

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    Recurrence of Death Romeo and Juliet, a book of tragedy. Read by so many people and can bring tears to your eyes. This story contains a common recurrence of loved ones dying. If you have read this book you know that many characters have died, but of those characters Romeo, Juliet and Mercutio are the saddest. Imagine a friend or loved one dying a tragic way. First, we will start with Mercutio. Mercutio was pierced by Tybalt's blade,Tybalt is related to Juliet, as they were in dispute. Romeo…

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