This included little girls. ... In the 1960s, women were fighting for bigger roles in the churches such as education, more participation, and decision-making power. ... For example, in Geneses 1:27 the bible declares "God created man in the image of himself . male and female he created them." ... In the twenty-first century, women should see a bigger and bigger rise of the roles they play in the church. ... In the more traditional religions, women are having to fight a little harder for equality because these religions have been around so long. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I believe the town has become one big mass due to the strict following of religion, which is also kind of ironic since this mass shows the first diversities, in probably long time, at a Christmas mass. ... She is the pride of the town, and when she has fallen to sin it is almost as though the little town has paid donations to a heathen for many years. ... Normally they don't have to either, and there is no doubt that he is a man who cares much for his congregation which is also illustrated by the fact that he didn't tell anyone that the author ones became pregnant. ...

• Word Count: 656
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• Grade Level: High School

This man was thought to be Jesus who was born around 5 B.C. ... The next big part that religion played in European history was the beginning of the Crusades. ... Next, a strong Catholic man named Martin Luther began to call for reform of the church. ... The Catholic Church also did a little reforming for itself. ...

• Word Count: 705
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Fire is one of the four main elements on Earth and the only one that can be made by man. ... Because of this, when fires actually do occur, they become way bigger. ... Fire was the first form of light that man was able to harness. ... You would be surprised how much more difficult life would be without our hot little element....

• Word Count: 1123
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

When confronted with fleas in the mattress of the bed, the father is instructed to by a man on the street to "confuse the little buggers- by turning the mattress upside down. ... The big deal she makes about having "God in my back yard- is humorous to the reader, who knows that the communion wafer is not really God. ... There is a poem that Mam recites to a neighbor about Ireland that states: "And Limerick town has no happier hearth than mine has been with my man from the North."" ...

• Word Count: 1104
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School