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In The Name of Identity by Amin Maalouf Religion and Theology Essay
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The paper presents an interesting philosophy towards ethnic forms of identity. The roots of passion and hate are commonly based on such identities and inclinations, and this is mostly unsafe behavior. Such behaviors can be easily forgotten if they are examined closely. However, Maalouf does not believe that all is lost.
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Development of Christianity Religion and Theology Essay
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MacCulloch takes into account the Jewish history from where the Christianity originates. The first part presents the three thousand years history of the church. The second part deals with the church in Mediterranean and Europe while the third part extends to churches beyond Roman Empire and Islam in Asia.
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Origins of Shintoism and it's impact on pre-modern Japan Religion and Theology Research Paper
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Shintoism as a religion, worships spirits called "Kami" which may be anything out of the ordinary, may possess superior power or just anything that may be awe-inspiring. This definition of "kami" or spirits to be worshiped played a vast influence in the set of loyalties that the nation had at the time.
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Evaluating My Ministry Religion and Theology Essay
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This creates more anxiety and does not solve the conflict. As a pastor I try to engage the two parties to directly discuss their conflicts and not involve a third party that will mess with their emotions. The pastor calls the parties in argument and let them discuss the problem in his or her presence if they cannot do it alone maturely.
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Intercultural Studies: Qatar Religion and Theology Essay
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Most of the inhabitants of Qatar are of Arabic origin, and the main ideology, or system of beliefs is the Sunni Muslim faith. (Chaddock, 2006, p. 68) This is expressed in what people eat, for example all meat has to be prepared in accordance with Islamic laws, in their clothing, and in the religious practices of prayer, fasting and study of the Koran. (Qatar.living website)
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Aquinas - the cosmological argument for the existance of God Religion and Theology Essay
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Before Thomas Aquinas, both Plato and Aristotle too argued that something could not come from nothing. There has to be something, which exists to cause a movement. The three major arguments put forth by Aquinas known as the Cosmological Argument will be discussed here.
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Cultural Relativism Religion and Theology Essay
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It is in the idea that each culture should be understood and interpreted and judge within the social behavior and norms itself. This method is what they call as cultural relativism, wherein a relativist believes and holds to the idealogy that practices and beliefs are relative and dependent to every culture.
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Compare/Contrast Christianity and Muslim Religion and Theology Essay
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One of the predominant religious systems in the United States is Christianity. Even among those who are not strong worshippers, the beliefs and rituals that accompany this religion remains deeply ingrained in the societal structure .
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The concept of religion Religion and Theology Essay
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One should believe that indeed this is the right way of going about doing things in this world since every man and woman has to go in his or her own grave at the end of the day. As far as the positive functions of religion for the sake of society is concerned,one can fathom that it builds harmony between people of the same religious beliefs and brings them together on a single platform
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Religion and the Protection of Natural Resources Religion and Theology Essay
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Specifically, the main focus is to be able to determine the effectiveness of the influence of religion with regards to the human’s initiative to care and save the nature. Hinduism is one of the oldest and most influential religions through history.
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Theology Arguments that the Bible is the Word of God Religion and Theology Admission/Application Essay
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Among the ten arguments put down by Towns, I have chosen the third argument because I found it to be most convincing. The third argument was ‘Empirical evidence of prophecy.’ Though human beings are capable of making mistakes, God does not do so because he is God.
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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians Religion and Theology Term Paper
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The author states that Paul defended his own authority and religion and in his being an apostle. He clarified the correct understanding of faith through this letter. He pointed out the importance of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross as a means of redemption for all those who believed in him; the freedom of the Christians from the burdens of the law.
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Works compared to Faith Religion and Theology Assignment
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The discussion between works of the law as compared to faith using Galatians 3 clearly disclosed and differentiates receiving God’s Spirit through these vehicles. By works of the law, the verses stipulated that “the law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise”.
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Religion and Theology: How Did Paul Universalize Christ Religion and Theology Essay
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Paul, who was converted after he witnessed an apparition of the risen Messiah, admonished the first Christians to maintain peace with the ruling Roman government. The wide sovereignty of Rome gave the apostles of Christ access to different nations. These had become civilized under Roman influence.
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The holiday of Eid-al-Fitr Religion and Theology Essay
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"Eid-al-Fitr" is a very important religious holiday for Muslims around the world. It is an affirmation and renewal of faith for me and for every Muslim around the world. Allah commanded every good Muslim to fast during the holy month of Ramadan and this is not easy if one is without faith because we have to restraint from any indulgence during that month.
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Televangelism and Its Religious Impact in the World Religion and Theology Essay
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The author states that the contemporary day religion relies more on television to connect to worldwide viewers. The media has enabled religion to have an impact in the world as far as preaching and transmission of other religious messages is concerned. Widespread televangelism has also led to the rise of televangelists.
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Buddhism: the Religion of the Individual Religion and Theology Essay
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The roots of modern Buddhism start about 2,500 years ago with a man named Siddhartha Gautama, who became known as the Enlightened One or Buddha. After a long period of meditation, Siddhartha Gautama realized that suffering was a basic part of human life and that suffering could be ended through mediation and right ways of living.
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Paul Tillich and His Theology Religion and Theology Essay
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The author claims that despite the sometimes overwhelmingly abstract nature of Tillich’s methodology, it had much stronger relation to the reality that many could imagine. Even brief analysis of the political and cultural contexts that surrounded Tillich during his life and career reveals how strongly those contexts affected his theological views.
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Reason and Faith Are Sources of Authority Religion and Theology Essay
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Faith that emanates from religion is of two types, namely evidence-insensitive faith, and evidence-sensitive faith. Evidence-sensitive faith is built upon demonstrable truths, which include testimonies brought forth by believers or people who ascribe to the same Faith. Mueller (27) denotes that this type of faith is also built on the teachings and lives of people who believed in God.
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Illiad and Odyseey Greek Mythology about the Soul Religion and Theology Essay
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The Gods were purported to have believed in a religion called Orphism, which promulgated the idea that the soul had to undergo several births till it received ultimate purification. The Greeks also entertained a notion that after death, psyche, or vital essence of a person, lived in the underworld.
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Annunciation of Mary A Significant Image in the Christian Theology Religion and Theology Essay
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Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ has many representations in the various religious scripts, art, and sculpture, that form a part of the Christian theology. The interpretation of Mary has also changed many times, over the years from being a mere member of the family of Jesus to becoming a cult figure as the ‘Virgin Mother’.
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Abortion and Religious Aspects Religion and Theology Essay
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Various Christian fundamentalists together with the Catholic Church have been cited among those who publicly oppose abortion in the United States.  Religious authorities teach members of the public that those who commit the act of abortion are murderers. Moreover, religious groups acknowledge the public that abortion is against the will of God.
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Religion in What Dreams May Come True Religion and Theology Essay
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As traditional religions became more unreliable in solving societal problems, human being began to look into ways to satisfy their spiritual needs and as a result, new modern religions emerged. These emerging religions sought to fill the important gaps and as a result, they have continued to attract a significant following in the modern world.
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Understanding Religion Religion and Theology Essay
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This paper aims to discuss the definition of religion and scripture according to some scholars and ascertains whether their prognosis help sheds any more light on this elusive subject. Religion largely concerns an individual’s faith. Faith is the key pillar of all religions, and it is evident in all religions of the world.
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Luke and Jesus in Biblical Text Religion and Theology Essay
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Jesus Christ is undeniably one of the greatest figures in history. He lived in the first century in the Middle East. According to biblical records, he was born in Bethlehem, spent a bit of his early life in Egypt and then grew up in Nazareth. He was born to Joseph and Mary who were Jews and as a result, Jesus was taught the ways of the Jews.
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Strict and Limited Inerrancy Religion and Theology Essay
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It is often said that the Bible holds a specific feature such as inerrancy. However, it is particularly important to make a difference between strict and limited inerrancy. Thus, the former notion “affirms that every sentence in the Bible is viewed as a true proposition, including those relating to science and history” (Lovejoy 185).
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The Role of Orientalism in Western Conceptions of the Islamic Tradition Religion and Theology Essay
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Islam is one of the world’s most widely spread religions, has originated Islamic culture in a wide range of countries where it is dominant. These countries, as a consequence of this, have very many common features, which in its turn results into a false conception of the rest of the world that all the Muslims are similar.
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Magic, Superstition, and Fetishism in the Movie The Natural Religion and Theology Essay
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The study leads to the conclusion that the movie “The Natural” exhibits scenes where magic, superstition as well as fetishism are used. As such, these elements are important as they improve the plotting enticing fascination upon the audience as well as leaving them to contend with the quality of the movie.
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Old Testament Book of Jeremiah Religion and Theology Research Paper
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The author states that in the case of Jeremiah, God was critical. Jeremiah’s divinity conceived the Lord God as Creator of all that exists as almighty, as ever-present. Jeremiah attributed a large number of superior qualities to the God he served. Thus, describing God as the Lord not only of Judah but also of the world.
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Summary of the Chapter Marxist Worldviews Religion and Theology Assignment
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Karl Marx lived in the period 1818- 1883. Marx was an expert in Philosophy, economy, law, and journalism. As a scholar, Karl Marx was dissatisfied with the predominant economic system of his time, i.e. capitalism, because he felt that capitalism as an economic system denied justice to the poor (the proletariat) members of the society.
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Hinduism And Its Features Religion and Theology Essay
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Bryant and Ekstrand state that Shaivism venerates Shiva who is regarded as the Supreme Being who is vested with enveloping powers (55). Vaishnavism focuses on Vishnu who is also the Supreme Being and the substance of everything.  Moreover, Shaivites and Vaishnavites have differences regarding the human predicament and religious goals.
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Oppression And Exile Of The Israelites Religion and Theology Essay
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Moses was very angry and destroyed the idol. He went back to the mountain to repent on behalf of the children of Israelites and after forty days, God allowed him to engrave the commandments on rock tablets. When he went down and found that the children of the Israelites had put their faith in God and the foundation was made.
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Religion in a New Age: Locke and Hobbes in Contrast Religion and Theology Essay
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Hobbes was, in today’s parlance, an apologist for totalitarianism. He saw the central issue facing human welfare as the threat individual persons pose to the safety and well-being of their fellows. This sprang from his view of human nature, which he perceived as innately selfish, brutish, and deaf to all appeals except the one to force. 
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Christian Expression Vocation Religion and Theology Essay
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The author indicates an individual is self-conscious of his or her own gifts and capacities and to exhibit a fairly focused sagacity of the manner in which God wants these qualities to be employed to the advantage and betterment of the general world. Abraham is one of God’s servants who exercised utmost faith in the Creator.
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Attitudes towards Christianity Religion and Theology Essay
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Henry Bibb narrates his story of slavery showcasing his obvious mindset towards life and his attitude towards slavery. He escaped from slavery several times in his life but kept on returning with a motive to free his family which he failed. He has several incisive interpretations with regard to slaveholders’ religion.
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Confessions: the Autobiography of Saint Augustine Religion and Theology Essay
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This reveals that God blesses us with the light of knowledge and mystery of truth according to our deserving. This concept of salvation finds another outlet in the City of Gods where the human world has been differentiated into the city of god and city of devil. He says that a human being is natural first and later becomes spiritual.
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The Meaning of the Idolatry Religion and Theology Essay
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The actual employment of that term, though, differs greatly depending upon whether one is approaching it from the perspective of the Hebrew tradition, in which the form of God is unknowable and the Christian tradition, in which the term is applied to any object that is not associated with the true God.
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The Religion of Christianity Religion and Theology Essay
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One of the basic components of Christian teachings was the supreme power of the gods and faith in the theory of providence. Faith in the supreme rule of gods was also a component of the early Greco-Roman tradition though disbelievers were there. However history showed that the people who had deep trust in gods’ grace ultimately emerged victorious in the battlefield of life. 
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Religion and Theology Admission/Application Essay
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I do have questions about the Mormon scriptures.  The missionaries gave me a free copy of the Book of Mormon but I have not read it.  I find it hard to accept that there are other scriptures than those in the Bible.  I do plan on reading their book at some point.  I feel that the Mormons were a very welcoming people.  They seemed very open to my visit.  
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Ancient Religion: Adventures in the Human Spirit Religion and Theology Essay
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The ancient myths all taught that there were many gods, a god of the sky, a god of earth, a god of death, and so forth Belief in life after death is based on faith in the myths that are told by ancestors or faith in the legitimacy of religious books like the Bible, the Qur'an, the Talmud, the Vedas, etcetera. 
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Bible And Truth And Reconciliation Religion and Theology Essay
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Juliana Taimoorazy own unique story as a refugee has contributed in making her a strong leader and an unshakable voice for Christians living in Iraq today. Having had to flee Iran in 1989 due to the then religious persecution, she was smuggled into Switzerland where she spent seven days in a monastery in Zurich after which was smuggled again into Germany.
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Christian and Bible Fundamentalism Religion and Theology Essay
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Christian and Bible fundamentalists are extremists, thus they defend the theories and doctrines of Christianity zealously. They interpret the Bible literarily, thus any other doctrine that goes against Bible teachings is not acceptable. According to fundamentalists, all the events that take place in the world are only attributable to Christianity.
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The Gods Anger Against the Nineveh Religion and Theology Thesis
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The Assyrian empire had their capital city in Nineveh and the empire had a policy of conquering and dominating the world (Burkard, 2003). Among those to be conquered was God chosen people that is Israel and Judah, Judah was very faithful to God more than the Israelites. This article talks about the Gods anger against the Nineveh.
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Norse vs. Greek Mythology Religion and Theology Essay
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From the beginning of time, people have struggled to understand how we got here and for what purpose. For most civilizations, these answers were discovered through the development of myths or established theology beginning with explanations of the origins of the planet. Many early civilizations felt the forces of the whims of a number of gods.
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A Broadening Understanding of Islam Religion and Theology Essay
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David Tyson’s article entitled “Shrine Pilgrimage in Turkmenistan” paints a very different picture of Islam than do the images commonly disseminated by American media. The argument that Tyson puts forth is often ignored by both scholars and media alike and thus stands to greatly broaden our perceptions regarding Islam.
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The Iconography of Buddha Religion and Theology Essay
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The author explains that the color of the Buddha is represented by a golden shade. The body complexion has blue shade while the eyelashes resemble a cow’s. The palm and foot are softly paired with long fingers and toes. The face of the Buddha is represented by a youthful stature. Having a youthful face is to symbolize the ordinary process of the Buddha.
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Violence In Christianity And Islam Religion and Theology Thesis
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If one compared the Old and the New Testament, one will be able to see that there is the dramatic difference between the two in one particular aspect: the former often tell about the glory of the Jewish heroes that participated in different battles. That is why to a certain extent violence is perceived as something heroic.
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Jesus the Jew and Christianity Origin Religion and Theology Essay
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According to the essay, Jesus began His mission of converting people after John the Baptist, baptized Him. Jesus recruited the Twelve Apostles who would spread the gospel after crucifixion which is a very important event and pillar of the Christian Faith. Apostles would later spread the gospel from Jerusalem to Africa.
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The Epistle to Philippians Religion and Theology Essay
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The Apostle says that God is near. That is why the believers should not worry about anything and pray to God all the time, presenting Him with their concerns. In this case the peace of God will come to them. In the end, Paul lists what Christians should think about: these are universally accepted positive values.
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How Cura Personalis Relates to the Practice of Pharmacy Religion and Theology Essay
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This research will begin with the statement that life is always about making decisions and choosing the path to follow for the better good of one’s self and others too. To experience freedom in decision-making, one needs to posture and practice reflection for a better understanding of human nature, essence, and purpose on earth.
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