"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Joyce Carol Oates's Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ... Pan is also known to look like a goat from the waist down with goat horns and ears. ... (p.65) His eyes seem to emit light, like a fire inside a Jack-O-Lantern. ... (p.72) The supernatural elements and themes presented in Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? ...

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Religious Faith: You Are The Superior Being Religious Faith is the trust in a superior being of someone's personal beliefs. ... As for his statement that I provided for you, he felt that for one Americans outside of school tried to stop there believes in their God, which lead to negative consequences in the world. ... The thing I liked the most about Mr. ... Just as the government of our school system feel that our religious faith tends to interfere in our classroom settings, as like Mr. ... I have also learned that at times you might be criticized for your personal religious faith on ...

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Most of us know the cliche quote, "if god is for you, then who can be against you," so if god is giving you a gift, and you can turn to him in desperate times to hadle that gift (the child) then the things in life that make parenting "too hard," will start to look like nothing. ... Christ came so that we may have life, and if you take away a life that Jesus Christ died for, it's like slapping god himself in the face. ... To live like Jesus is a goal that most strive for. You will never fully live like Jesus because you sin every day. ... Remember that you molded me li...

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God is upset because he knows what this world looks like. This place is like hell on earth to God. ... File sharing is just like stealing from businesses. ... To stop this, the government are put laws against the use of drugs like prescription drugs without a prescription and illegal drugs like marijuana. ... It may seem like heaven is unreachable to some, but there is a way in which you could get into heaven without a problem. ...

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God allows His children to suffer because disappointments strengthen one's character and make them more like Jesus Christ. ... "It was either because you deserved to fail since you didn't choose to obey Him in this area, or it was because He wanted to teach you something, to cleanse you, to make you more like Him" (Arthur, 1997, p. 56). ... "God will use the disappointments of life to teach and train you and to make you more like Jesus Christ. ... This plan, though "perfect," does include hardships and adversities, but it is not the easy times that make you more like Jesus but the...

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Christian Doctrine seems like a quite contradictory way of explaining why a soul goes to Hell. ... These days though, it's more like Christianity is just still around out of respect for its history. ... These days in countries like the United States, England, Canada and any other democratic countries law has taken over as a sort of Hell where you are punished in certain manners according to the severity of your crime. ... Like I said before if makes no sense to be sentenced to Hell if it does not exist in you own belief system. ... This seems quite idiotic, being affected by something you...

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I Page number 2 believe that this poem has a lot to do with life itself because like I have said before, you may take a particular road in life and find out that that road you just had taken might not be the one for you. We all have choices in life and the choice you make, you are going to have to live with it. Whether we like it or not because the choice you make could make or break a carreer. ... And in the end all I would like to say is that the guy was lucky however it still haunts him to this day because you see he cannot get a job as a criminal investigator. ...

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You don"t look like you got a bit of common blood. I know you must come from nice people!" ... Before the Misfit shoots the grandmother, he says "If he did what He said, then it's nothing for you to do but throw everything away and follow Him, and if he didn"t, then it's nothing got you to do but to enjoy the few minutes you got left-(132). ... The grandmother is also symbolized as a God like character when she states, "Why you"re one of my own babies. You"re one of my own children!" ...

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Do you think he loves you? ... She named God ". thou are the God who seeth " do you think god will look upon us when we are in trouble like Hagar? ... Do you think someone is strong enough to protect you? ... Spiritual Examples The best example for a situation like this is Job. ... In situation like these Theology cannot give answers, but spirituality can. ...

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If you are going to look to emulate Abraham, you shouldn't emulate him to where you are going to be "sacrificing" someone's life to prove your faith. ... However, if in the times of the Bible, a god spoke to you and asked you to make a sacrifice, you would be frowned upon if you didn't follow through and do as you were told to do. ... Imagine if you were told you were going to have to kill someone you loved more than anything with your bare hands. ... I could not bare to think about what it would be like to know that I was going to have to kill someone I cared so deeply about...

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They liked to think of things as they should be rather than how they really were. ... It seems that in most cases and stories you hear about, you always hear the lovers, and the people in their lives make references to God as being the reason things happen in their lives. ... You hear of them being afraid of him punishing them or not punishing them because of the choices they make for the love of each other. An example of this would be when Brangien says: "Iseult, God has worked a miracle for you, for he is compassionate and will not hurt the innocent in heart"(Romance 66). ... The other p...

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Simply stated as, holiness is being like Christ. ... To be holy is to be like God because He is the Holy One (27). ... I believe to be holy means to be like Christ. ... Is it because we are taught the Christian definition of holiness is being like Christ? ... And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." ...

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These aspects are woven together to form a pretzel shape, if life was a pretzel it wouldn't matter where you began to eat it, either on the part composed of mind, body or spirit it would all still taste like pretzel. ... Mind, body and spirit are so intertwined that you cannot isolate one from the other. ... I believe that in order for this to really work you just have to believe it will, if you believe its going to heal you, and stay positive, more than likely it will. ... I believe that this healing works with the mind, almost like being hypnotized, and really has nothing to do with flo...

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-Hos 9:17 "Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests. ... How do you know that it is true? ... Then the LORD God Almighty will be with you, just as you say He is." - Amos 5:14 LORD make my motives always be pure, that you will be with me in my endeavors. ... Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow." - Isa 1:17 Isaiah gave this word of God long before the birth of Jesus, but the message is like that of Jesus. ... 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like woo...

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"Be happy, young man, while you are young and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. ... He says in His word that He"ll provide you wisdom if you ask; so have faith in Him. ... Distorted priorities like the clothes we wear, how we look, money, creating many idols. ... Start practicing your listening skill with others and as you develop into a better listener, you"ll also improve in how you respond to others. ... Like a team in basketball or volleyball, if there isn't cooperation in a team, the team wouldn't be able to operate the plays that bring success in the game a...

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If He did what He said, then it's nothing for you to do but throw away everything and follow Him, and if he didn't, then it's nothing for you to do but enjoy the few minutes you got left the best way you can by killing somebody or burning down his house or doing some other meanness to him. ... You don't look a bit like you have common blood. ... ("You wouldn't shoot a lady, would you? ... As she pleads with the Misfit, she tells him everything that he would want to hear such as you're a good man from a good family, you could be honest if you wanted to be, and that...

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When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. ... You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. ... Did he give it to you? ... You brought him a mongrel pup you picked up in the woodlot. You laughed like a fool and said it would make a good bird dog. ...

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Come and sit, you look tired"( 110). ... Do you know what I'm going to do with you now? I'm going to pick you up, put you under my arm, take you home and place you under lock and key!... Razumikhin demonstrates his father-like characteristics by showing love through offering safety and guidance. ... " "I will follow you, I will follow you everywhere" (391). ...

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I was not very surprised at my grandfather's response because he always tells me about going to parties and how he doesn't really like me doing it. ... I thought she would say something like keeping the child under control and dealing with their attitude. ... It seemed like they wanted me to know that this is what they wanted of me. ... The next question was, "The question I would most like to ask my child/parent is..?" ... and "Do you feel blessed and safe?" ...

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You have your entire life to choose what you believe in; it will come to you in time. ... You may not understand this now but I can only guide you down the path I feel would be best for you and the obstacles you will start to run into throughout your life. ... In no way am I saying you are obligated to believe but I would just like to encourage you and inform you there is a God and he is always there for you. ... I believe this is true because once you build this relationship with God, your life will become so much easier and you will feel like you always have someone to talk to. ... You can...

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The hoopoe is explaining to a bird who burns with aspiration that if you just aspire you can attain anything that you yearn for beyond your furthest reach, however if you lack zeal you are left without anything. ... Your arrogance deceives you, and you stray further and further from the spirit's Way." ... "If any taste of selfhood stays with you then you are damned whatever you may do," (Davis, p.149). ... The Love for God is like no other it is heavenly and pure. ... Like Shah Muhmoud, a true lover would be willing to give up anything for a moment with the beloved. ...

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A Journey Through My Life Take a journey with me if you will, back to a time in your life when you dreamed of being something great. ... I remember having the same kind of dreams as a child and would like to share some of those with you. However, I would like to begin by reading a quote that embodies the essences of my being. ... A Journey Through My Life Take a journey with me if you will, back to a time in your life when you dreamed of being something great. ... I remember having the same kind of dreams as a child and would like to share some of those with you. ...

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He recounts the memory like this: "Gal liked me from that hour. ... A purty gal in love with a han'some man like Devil-Bug! ... You could see that the struggle at work within his heart was like the agony of the strong man wrestling death. ... Death is cold and icy "I can save you! ... I can save you, but will not! ...

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But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.... When you feel like God wants you to pray for someone in a wheelchair, you probably get quite nervous. If you feel like God wants you to ask someone random if they want prayer for any certain reason, fear more than likely fills your mind. ... "For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won't be able to understand you. ... All of these gifts are to benefit you and those around you...

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What if you were assigned to the place where they do not speak the same language as you do? ... Do you think that they'll understand you? ... Third is to live the truth and trust the Lord that when you have done all you can, He will come to rescue you. ... " Just like how Gronberg did as a missionary. ... But somehow, I did liked the s...

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