She also wished to express the idea that life was precious and worth preserving. ... She develops a love for books, adores her grandmother and takes trips to the Caspian Sea with her mother. ... She develops deep feelings for him and they begin spending more and more time together. ... After a time, Ali returns from the Iran/Iraq border after receiving a wound to his leg. ... Love can come in time after you've given me a chance....

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• Grade Level: High School

Books can correct the slant that people see on certain things in their life. Books can correct misconceptions and ill conceived notions of other people, religions, and ideas. Books help people to understand something they have never understood before. ... It was the question, some argue, that changed Malcom Little's life forever. ... He was suffering from drug withdraw and tried to spend most of his time in solitaire. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Bible and the Koran hold explanations for the origin of man, the belief of monotheism (belief in one God), and the purpose for living a sinless life. ... Both holy books have common themes, stories and/or parables featuring similar characters. ... People often look to these texts not only in time of need for answers and understanding, but for inspiration as well. ... Although the stories are similar, but different in context, they are also similar in the message they convey about ways of life and leadership. ... That being said, the time in which these stories were written was the time of ...

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The next step He will make clear to me when the time for it comes." ... God is life, truth, and light. ... The indirect influence of Christianity has been to quicken Hinduism into life (Attenborough 69). ... He did feel that the sum total of each of these books is certainly inspired. ... But, he believed that one should denounce the rewards and simply devote one's life to acting on the behalf of others and that life should be lived near the soil, away from the influence of machines (Dalton 55). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They were forced to acculturate to the cultures that they were in. this affected them because they were forced to keep their culture very secret, for example speaking the Kurdish language in Turkey was punishable for a long time so they could only speak it in private. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Wahhabism originated long before the existence of the modern day state "Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia".5 Originating from the Saudi Arabian heartland, Wahhabism is named after an eighteenth century preacher by the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792).6 Wahab initiated a movement in the remote desert region of Najd, advocating the cleansing of the faith specifically new innovations that stray away from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad(pbuh).7 Wahab formed a pact with local tribal leader Muhammad bin Saud who's decedents would later come to be the royal family of m...

• Word Count: 4638
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Cynthia Bourgeault's opus, "The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity," offers a provocative study of the life of Mary Magdalene and her relationship with the prophet Jesus of Nazareth. ... Two major themes emerge from the study of these brilliant books and the lives of the women they feature: controversial events in the lives of each woman created a sharp divide among the members of each faith tradition; and their alleged adulterous backgrounds originated from and were crystallized by fearful male-dominated hierarchical societies. ... Mar...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Of all the aspects of Akbar's life and reign, few have excited more interest than his attitude toward religion. ... Thus, the evolution of the Sulh-i-Kuhl (Universal Peace), which was to become the state religious policy in the final 25 years of Akbar's reign, was not a sudden policy but the culmination of a process that had started many years ago at the time of Akbar's accession to the throne. ... Although, this tradition of muslim rulers marrying the daughters of Hindu chiefs had been in existence for some time, this marriage was the first of its kind as it had not been force...

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• Has Bibliography