The Mormons were founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, which is stated in both sources. ... A lot of my questions are about Joseph Smith since I found him to be most interesting. Where did the name of Mormon come from, did Smith make it up or does it have a deeper meaning behind it? ... Also, what led Brigham to take charge once Smith was out of the picture? ... It was new to me and led me to want to learn more about Joseph Smith. ...

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Smith Goes to Washington, Stewart plays Jefferson Smith; the leader of an organization called the boys rangers, which is something like the boy scouts. ... Pitted against Jefferson is the Governor, whose strings are pulled by Jim Taylor, a sleazy big businessman in dealings with the State's other sitting Senator, Joseph Paine. ... The movie ends with a very powerful and dramatic filibuster help by Smith. ... The leader of this movement was Joseph P. ... Smith Goes to Washington. ...

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Both of these movies follow Joseph Campbell's Hero flawlessly, which isn't surprising considering that Joseph Campbell helped in writing Star Wars and that The Matrix was heavily influenced by Star Wars. ... Neo then meets with Agent Smith in the subway where he fights his adversary for the first time. ... The last stage in Joseph Campbell's hero is the Apotheasis. Neo kills Agent Smith which nobody has done before and returns to his goddess. ... The amount of material that correlates with Joseph Campbell's hero in this movie is incredible. ...

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The satire in this episode is especially evident while the family is telling Stan and his family about the story of how Joseph Smith founded the church and received revelations from God. ... " They also change the song to "Smart, Smart, Smart," when Lucy Harris challenges Joseph Smith's translations. This episode uses satire to poke holes in Joseph Smith's beliefs. They also use this story to explain and show that even though they believe Joseph Smith's "ridiculous" beliefs, members are still following them. At the end of the episode, Gary's reply...

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Book Response "As a Man Thinketh" "As a man thinketh in his heart so is he." We can't control the things, which enter into our mind, but we can control what we do with them. We are the masters of our own destinies. We can choose the type of person we want to be, by using or removing the thoug...

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Harold Smith. ... The Birth of Crayola In 1864, Joseph W. ... Around 1885, Joseph's son, Edwin Binney, and nephew, C. Harold Smith, formed the partnership of Binney & Smith. ... In 1864, Joseph W. ...

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Joseph Smith was the founder of the Book of Mormons and the religion of Mormonism. ... Here Joseph Smith, the president of the Mormon Church, was killed; and a Mormon named Rigdon was made the president of the Mormon Church. ... He supported this new doctrine by saying that Joseph Smith, the former leader, had a revelation of this doctrine but never put it in practice. ...

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"The meeting of the Prophets Matthias and Joseph Smith was one of hundreds of strange religious events that occurred all across the United States from the 1820s through the 1840s" (6). ... "The white linen nightcaps were "pale mitres"; the green three-cornered hat with gold trim was the rainbow surrounding the head of Him that sits upon the throne; the silk coat linings of pink or white signified Joseph's coat; he wore a crimson sash because Matthias was the one in Isiah who treads the wine press alone; and the rich green of his coat told the world that the Dove (the Holy Spirit) had at ...

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Polygamy is the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. This practice can be traced back thousands of years. This manner of marriage has been conducted by many of the ancient Israelites in Biblical times. It was not uncommon to have hundreds of wives. Monogamy, w...

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Du Bois (Sociologist, Civil Rights activist, writer, and editor), Duke Ellington (Big Band Musician, composer, pianist), Bessie Smith (American blues singer and songwriter), Zora Neale Hurston (American short story writer, autobiographer, novelist, and folklorist), and of course Langston Hughes, along with many many more. ... It was there that he developed an extreme interest in Soviet Communism and Joseph Stalin, which led him to write on politics all through the 1930's. ...

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Mormons, and Jews. Any reasonably intelligent person would never even think to mention them in the same breath during a conversation. Mormons, after all are Christians, and Jews, well, they"re Jews. Everyone knows that they are two different worlds completely unrelated. Or are they really? Du...

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Joseph Smith November 2, 2001 Tree of Red Stars Report In the novel, The Tree of Red Stars, by Tessa Bridal, exists an argument. One side argues about whether Magda is legitimately interested in being a Tupamaros and fighting for political believes. Another side argues t...

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