Abstract
This paper discusses the ministry gifts listed in Ephesians 4:11-16, analyzing the text closely in the context of the entire epistle. The writer describes the historical background and context of the letter to the Ephesians, and the evidence proving Paul to be its author. Definitions are provided for the five gifts, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, and different interpretations of the passage are discussed as well. The writer discusses how the passage applies to the church today, and concludes that Paul's teaching would make an excellent church growth seminar with the three points, position, train, and act, in mind.

Outline:
Introduction
Historical Analysis
Contextual Analysis
Interpretation and Theological Analysis
Contemporary Application

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"A very convincing discovery leads one to believe Ephesians is of Pauline authorship: the discovery of "Papyrus 46" or P46. It is one of the oldest New Testament manuscripts known to exist. P46 probably originally was discovered in the ruins of an early Christian Church or Monastery. It contains the last eight chapters of Romans, all of Hebrews, most of 1 and 2 Corinthians, all of Ephesians, all of Galatians, all of Philippians, all of Colossians, and two chapters of 1Thessalonians. It is thought to be of one author. In an article written for Biblica, Y.K. Kim, dates this papyrus at C 80."

Tags:Rome, Ephesus, Wycliffe, ministry, redemption, Christ, unity, cessationist, tabernacle

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The paper first illustrates the differences in the way Africa is depicted by the two authors, Conrad and Achebe. Particularly, it compares the depiction of the African landscape, the native peoples, and the culture of Africa in the two texts. Additionally, the paper discusses the contextual frameworks of the novels for a better understanding of why such contrasting images of Africa exist among them.

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"Chinua Achebe, in "Things Fall Apart", and Joseph Conrad, in "Heart of Darkness", present sharply contrasting images of Africa. This is most evident in comparing their depiction of the African landscape, the native people, and the African culture. However, any comparative analysis of the two works should be approached bearing in mind differences in their contextual frameworks. Viewed from such a perspective, it can be argued that the differences in the portrayal of Africa merely represent the reality of the two novels written with different purposes, from different cultural viewpoints and at varying points of human development."

Tags:achebe, africa, apart, comparative, conrad, contextual, darkness, fall, framework, heart, literature, postcolonial, things

Abstract
This paper reviews and analyzes Stanley Kramer's 1961 film "Judgment at Nuremberg", a film which deals most immediately with the issues of guilt and innocence in the cases of officials of the Third Reich in the Nuremberg trials. According to the paper, this film has broader implications not only in the context of its original release at the height of the Cold War but also in that of our 21st century War on Terror. This paper also examines how Kramer's film represents complex issues of justice, responsibility, and accountability within both the Hollywood context of the star system and the conventions of courtroom dramas, as well as within the broader Cold War contextual framework.

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"...but this trial has shown that under a national crisis ordinary, even able and extraordinary men can delude themselves into the commission of crimes so vast and heinous that they beggar the imagination. No one who has sat through the trial can ever forget them. (Judge Haywood Judgment at Nuremberg) While Stanley Kramer's 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg deals most immediately with the issues of guilt and innocence in the cases of..."

Tags:film, history, germany

Abstract
The paper provides a summary of the diversity issue, an analysis of the legal concerns, as well as the writer's thoughts and beliefs regarding the issue. In presenting his thoughts and beliefs, the writer's opinion is contextualized in terms of the challenges of managing racial discrimination in the workplace.

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"The following discussion presents a legal issue analysis of a newspaper article concerning diversity and racial discrimination. Discussion provides a summary of the diversity issue, an analysis of the legal concerns, as well as my thoughts and beliefs regarding the issue. In presenting my thoughts and beliefs, my opinion is contextualized in terms of the challenges of managing racial discrimination in the workplace.
"In the New York Times article, "Race and the Uses of Law", author Ronald..."

Tags:cultural diversity, affirmative action, racial issue

Abstract
This paper explores Bertrand Russell's fifteenth chapter of "The Problems of Philosophy" entitled "The Value of Philosophy." This essay considers philosophy as a means of assessing the rationale of the study of philosophy and its value within the lives of human beings. References to Russell's life and his personal perceptions of wealth, power, and human conflict are made to contextualize these views.

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"In Bertrand Russell's classic treatise, 'The Problems of Philosophy', the author describes his concepts of philosophy as a mental endeavor and as a worthwhile subject of study. Russell came from a scholarly background where he functioned as both teacher and political activist, yet in the latter respect he was strongly against government policies in which the welfare of the population was put at risk for the benefit of the wealthy or the powerful. He also challenged the government's right to engage in conflict, finding that such practices contributed little to the good of the people themselves and therefore were morally unjust. This paper shall..."

Tags:russell, philosophy, problem

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This paper employs a contextual analysis to develop policy recommendations for reducing youth gun violence. The analytic framework used in the paper addresses the dimensions of history, law, economics, sociocultural influences and political processes. The paper offers several policy recommendations, including intervention and prevention, particularly in regard to at-risk children and youth.

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"This research project employed a contextual analysis method to examine the question of how public policy on youth gun violence can be shaped. The analytic framework addressed the dimensions of history, law, economics, sociocultural influences and political..."

Tags:Contextual analysis, youth, gun violence, juvenile delinquency, gun control

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This paper examines the British adventure series from the mid to late sixties through to the mid to late eighties. For this purpose it selects two series, "The Persuaders!" (1971-1972) and "Dempsey and Makepeace" (1985-1986). The paper looks at how both series contain numerous elements which identify them with the relevant time periods and through these examples it attempts to show how various social and political conditions, changes and events shaped the textual and contextual features of the British adventure series over this time period. The intention of the paper is to reach an understanding of the effects and purpose of the genre on its audience.

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"Dempsey and Makepeace (1985-1986), summarises the popular crime busters such as The Sweeney (1975-1978), The New Avengers (1976-1977) and The Professionals (1977-1983). James Dempsey (Michael Brandon) is a brash and tough New York police officer who has been seconded to an elite police unit in London after uncovering police corruption in New York which results in Dempsey having to kill his partner thus making him a target. In London, under the supervision of an equally tough and aggressive Chief Superintendent, Spikings (Ray Smith), Dempsey, is partnered with a female officer. Aristocratic, Detective Harriet Makepeace (Glynis Barber), daughter of Lord Winfield is an extremely capable and intelligent police officer who has made her way up through the ranks.
T"heir partnership is fraught and is accentuated by personal differences. It seems that only a strong physical attraction holds the pair together. However, the combination of intelligence and brawn makes them a formidable team."

Tags:Persuaders, Dempsey, and, Makepeace

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This paper discusses the concepts enumerated in the book "When Religion Becomes Evil," written by Charles Kimball and analyzes the contextual information in the book. The paper also discusses the five warning signs that Kimball outlines regarding when a religion has become corrupt: absolute truth claims, blind obedience, establishing the "ideal" time, the end justifies the means and the declaration of holy war. The paper concludes with the writer's brief review of the book.

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"This leads us to the last warning sign, of when all the previous are in place, and the religion believes its purpose is war that is sanctioned by God. Religions throughout the past have thought their acts of war were justified and even demanded by God. But we have come a long way since then, and reports of booming voices form a bush or the sky are not enough to convince people to go to war. Radical sects of many religions, however, do proclaim a holy war on the "other", especially when the other challenges the group identity (Kimball, p 189). One good example is the transformation of the notion of jihad as a holy war against the temptations that would lead away from God, to jihad as a holy war against other social groups."

Tags:God, sanction, cult, responsibility

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"Human behavior is determined by a combination and interaction of heredity and environment. Such an interactionist approach to the nature versus nurture controversy is a theoretical compromise, but one which has logic and empirical validity to recommend it. Such a position avoids the pitfall of "either-or" thinking, as such thinking does not recognize that human behavior is determined by a continuum of interacting variables, some genetic and some environmental.
More specifically, human intelligence is determined by an array of genetic and environmental variables. Because there are many different kinds of intelligence, and because intelligence is not scalable, it is both impossible to qualify or quantify. This fact has not stopped cognitive researchers from trying to objectively measure intelligence by some means called the "IQ,""

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The paper shows that while Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson" is somewhat jaded by personal benevolence, Boswell was more in tune with Johnson's flaws than, for example, his own. It shows that between his self-praise and esteem for Johnson, James Boswell manages to provide the reader with instances that truly reveal a complete portrait of the great writer and give a glimpse into the wit, intellect and wisdom of Samuel Johnson.

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"The selection from "The Life of Samuel Johnson" by James Boswell must be interpreted contextually as it is relayed from the perspective of Boswell who clearly throughout the piece voices obvious bias in favor of his subject. Boswell's own arrogance is another glass through which the biography is conveyed and a significant portion of the text is devoted to that. However, there are certain instances, particularly in the quotes he records, where Boswell seems to truly capture the essence of Johnson's personality. Samuel Johnson is described as a somewhat liberal Christian who, although he holds high regard for the knowledge of the Ancients, lives his life in a style more befitting the Moderns of the day."

Tags:17th, augustan, british, classical, enlightenment, literature