The Flood Epic Analyzed The fact that numerous human civilizations possess stories of a great flood provide evidence that some type of flood played a key role in the development of our modern existence. ... I chose to compare the creation flood epic stories of the Hebrew, Assyrian, and Greco-Roman cultures. ... The Roman story is the only one which states a reason why water was the method chosen. ... The use of the words, Jupiter remembered, in the story raises many questions about the Roman gods. ... The Roman story did not indicate that Deucalion was warned of the flood. ...

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Before I was allowed to play at Erin's house, her mother called me aside. ... In order to play here you need to be saved and accept Jesus into your heart,"" she said sternly, though unsure of how I would respond. ... "Well it's about time those Catholics teach something that comes from the Bible,"" she said disgustedly under her breath, "Go ahead and play, tomorrow come over and I will save you, okay?... There have been countless numbers of atrocities, acts of brutal violence, and oppressions of peoples performed around the world for thousands of years, other than the struggle bet...

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This one fear factor played a huge role in how people did almost anything, then and now. ... The Roman Catholic Church was one of the most powerful religions from 590 to 1517. ... If there is an afterlife where judgment plays a role in your eternal fate, why are right and wrong such flawed concepts? ...

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With a strong influence from the Romans, and a need for social order, the kings of the Burgundians adopted a written code of law "the Burgundian Code. ... Nonetheless it is important to recognize the importance that religion plays in the lives of the Burgundians, for it is intertwined in its very law. ...

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In the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans, there was a growing unsettlement with traditional religion. ... They felt as though they were playing an important role in the world through their worship. ...

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Most of the part play in the poem was similar to the word of Christian religious believes. ... In all the story of Beowulf, One find the element of Christian and Religious ideologies such as God love, kindness and hope in rewards, God as the creator of the earth, the story about Cain's generations, similarity in Beowulf ideas to that of Jesus Christ, the dragon that represent the Cerberus in Greek and Roman methodology that is guiding the hell and the major acknowledgement given to God. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout ancient civilization, it is evident that religion does play a significant role in impacting the lives of people. ... This factor could be considered in why the Greeks had a council and the Romans had a democracy. ... Even though Greek society would be considered by historians to be a patriarchy, it is evident that women do play a more significant role because of the existence of a female God. ...

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Among those practicing Christianity in North America, Protestants are more prevalent followed by roman Catholics. ... However, I now think that perhaps some people are unsure as to where they fit in because they have had no religious foundation and are unsure of the role that religion can play in one's life. ...

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Razumikhin will play an important role as the Father because he is the one who will eventually lead Raskolnikov to his rebirth. ... In the story of Jesus's self-sacrifice, Jesus goes is tortured and humiliated by the Roman soldiers. ... The Greatest Gift of God The Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, plays a very important part in the Holy Trinity. ...

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The concept fundamental theology just proposed will gain in clarity if contrasted with another, more familiar to most Roman Catholics. ... It can scarcely be doubted that testimony, and indeed verbal testimony, plays an essential role in the transmission for the Christian faith. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate