Abstract
In this paper the author hypothesizes on the extent and context of God's mission, asking God's mission is and what He is doing in His world? The author then goes on to discuss the Christian's mission mandate and if it comes out of an understanding of what God is doing in His world,and where it leads to. The author goes into depth about the idea of Christians being God's ambassadors.
Introduction
God's Redemption Plan
Globalization
Majority World Church
Insights and Evaluation of this Course
Toward a Concise Definition of Covenant Theology

From the Paper
"Over the dispensation of time, mankind has developed and matured, nation has risen and fallen and knowledge has significantly increased but the Abrahamic Covenant through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit remains as the ultimate intention of God. What does this mean to us where globalization dominants this new world order? Are our methods today the same today as they were doing biblical days? Well, the message does not change but the methodology might change based on the circumstance."

Tags:redepmtion, creation, Jesus, resurrection, cross

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This paper describes the origins and features of the many versions of the Christian bible, including the King James Version, the Living Bible, the New American Standard Bible, and the New International Version. The paper also touches on less popular versions, but errs on the side of defending the well-known variations. The author opines strongly that Christians are the ones who know the teachings of Christ; the unsaved world knows not the truth, and cannot be expected to understand what it means to seek the truth since they are ignorant to the truth. In conclusion, the paper suggests that the questionable biblical translations are the ones that look worldly or are not word-literal enough to understand the truths of God's word, but reminds Christians of their responsibility to educate the flock, and not condemn. This paper contains an illustrative figure.

Outline:
Introduction
King James Version vs. Other Translations
Translations Explained
Conclusion

From the Paper
"When God moves in ones heart the desire and yearning for His word changes. We grow a desire to want to know Him more. With this in mind, all we need to understand God more is to seek and get various translations that guide in understanding in order to get the whole picture. It is a common oversight to read scripture out of context. In the absence of guidance, it is possible to read without comprehension and not catch the meaning behind the words. Parallel bibles are helpful for deeper study given that you may look at several translations at one time to grasp the entire concept of what the verse means."

Tags:King, James, fundamentalist

Abstract
This paper examines how schemas refer to the certain interpretation-pattern in our minds, which help us decipher and decode information and how when new information is received, our mind automatically interprets it according to certain schemas which make it easier to understand. It looks at how without these schemas, it would become difficult to synthesize new information. It shows how previously embedded schemas are helpful in synthesis of information or knowledge and how this process helps in almost every field from learning mathematical concepts to solving problems at work.

From the Paper
"Accretation refers to that category of schemas where we have precise model to decipher the new information. In other words, sometimes the new information we receive or problem we encounter has been interpreted properly on some previous occasion. This helps us in recalling the most relevant schemas and then solving the problem accordingly. For example, if employees have been on strike more than once, and their reasons are almost the same each time, then managers can easily solve the problem by correctly interpreting it. This helps in accurate study of the problem and its causes. Thus solution is easier to develop and implement."

Tags:decipher, decode, information, accretation

Abstract
This paper examines the intranet, an internal information system based on Internet technology that is typically unavailable outside of the local network. It looks at how the intranet can link together all of the information in a company, district, or other organization, allowing intranet users to look at predetermined information or use interactive forms to gather and decipher information to help them make decisions. It shows how, in today's technical arena with sophisticated web searching tools, people no longer need to sift through long pages of information to get the information they need. They simply key in a few keywords, and the information is served to them.

From the Paper
"Intranets enable users at all levels to publish information. Thus, information is more reliable because it comes directly from the source. For example, an employee can serve the information that can be read in any browser, and make itself linkable to any other server. This linkage creates process flow within an organization. Users can secure information and share information as they please. Intranets allow all members of an organization to access information, knowledge and company intelligence and organize it in any way that improves decision-making capabilities."

Tags:information, linkage, users

Abstract
By analyzing the quote: "Philosophy is really homesickness, an urge to be at home everywhere" by Novalis, we can learn how "sensitive mindfulness" and "anticipatory knowing" are related to this statement. By learning how these ideas relate in philosophy, we can decipher what Novalis was expressing in this famous quote.

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Writers are often influenced by their predecessors, and Toni Morrison is no different. The type of work first immortalized by William Faulkner is clearly evident in her novels, and she not only uses some of the same techniques, but takes them to new levels. This paper shows that both Faulkner and Morrison write in a complex dialect and stylized manner that can be difficult to decipher on a superficial level. Both writers cover similar subject matter in their novels: complex familial relationships, including incest. The paper also shows that Faulkner and Morrison both frequently address issues of race and identity in post-slavery America.

From the Paper
"Black characters populate the novels of both Faulkner and Morrison, and they speak in the natural rhythms of their dialect. In Go Down, Moses, the use of dialect is apparent when a black man speaks: "Ha," Tomey's Turl said. "And nem you mind that neither. I got protection now. All I needs to do is to keep Old Buck from ketching me unto I gets the word?" (Moses 12). This use of dialect is also seen in Morrison's novels, including The Bluest Eye: "Dillinger wouldn't have come near you lessen he was going hunting in Africa and shoot you for a hippo" (Bluest 54). For both novelists, the use of dialect helps create the reality of being black."

Tags:Beloved, Bluest, Eye, Go, Down, Moses

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This paper discusses the conflict of illusion and reality as presented in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market." The author argues that the two stories, one of horror and the other a children's tale, are so well presented that often what the reader sees as reality, may be an illusion and it is up to the individual reader to decipher fact from fiction. Using different passages from each book, the author discusses this idea and details how we, the reader, have a difficult time discerning what is just an illusion from reality.

From the Paper
"She created an illusion for herself while the reality was something quite different. However, the other sister saw the situation clearly and this caused her to sacrifice herself for the sisters sake. There is a close allegorical and symbolic resemblance to the story of the original sin and to which is added the redemption of the fallen one, by the sister. This should not be surprising, because the original sin also has similar connotations and insinuations. The theme of redemption has close parallel to the redemption by Christ of all his followers through suffering he underwent for the sake of mankind. Here the redeemer was another sister, who suffered for her sake but brought her back to life and the world through her love and sacrifice of her principle and her remaining steadfast and "pure.""

Tags:writers, paradigm, literary, society, conflict, perception, redemption, transgression, nature, human, horror, monsterous, symbolism, conscience

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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the literary work of Sophocles' play, "Oedipus the King" in the light of two scholars, namely Aristotle and Freud ,to decipher the myth of injustice presented in the play and to present a personal analysis of the same. An overview of the play is presented so that we have an good background and understanding of the themes that will be discussed. Aristotle felt that tragedy fueled your emotions, and that this play was an excellent example of this, while Freud used this play to further his theory of sexuality by using characters from the play to show the fixation of a male child on his mother, and of the father on his daughter. This became known as the Oedipus Complex.

From the Paper
"Oedipus not only is the victim of a quirk of fate for no fault of his and the tragedy is such as to totally ruin him for good. Tragedy leads to a total disaster for Oedipus, there is no hope is left for him. Aristotlean hero of a tragedy is a man virtuous enough not to be ruined by vice, his downfall is through an error of judgment or by circumstances beyond his control or by the scheming of other people. And Oedipus was indeed a victim of both an error of judgment and circumstances. The former when he fails to recognize his father or mother and the latter because he was placed by fate in such circumstances. Here one cannot help noting that a belief in prophecies told by the Oracle is the real cause of this tragedy, because in this case at least, this turned out to be a prophesy fulfilled due to Laius acting on their advice to try to kill his son."

Tags:mother, relationship, sexuality, father, son, daughter, tragedy, oedipus, complex, psychoanalysis, play, victim, folklore, kill

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Radioactive dating is the process of determining the age of rocks and other specimens from the decay of their radioactive elements. By applying this information, geologists are able to decipher the 4.6-billion-year history of the earth. The paper introduces the history of this type of dating in chronological order. It discusses other issues related to radioactive dating such as Carbon-14 dating, fission track dating, Potassium Argon Dating, the Rubidium-Strontium method, lead-alpha age and debated ideas of radioactive dating.

From the Paper
"Cosmic rays from the sun strike nitrogen 14 atoms in the earth's atmosphere and cause nitrogen atoms to lose a proton making it a carbon isotope this then turns into radioactive carbon 14, which combines with oxygen to form radioactive carbon dioxide. All living things are in equilibrium with the atmosphere, and the radioactive carbon dioxide is absorbed from the air and used by green plants. Then the radioactive carbon dioxide gets passed on through the plants into the food chain and the carbon cycle. All living things contain a constant ratio of Carbon 14 to Carbon 12 of about 1 in a trillion. The amount of carbon 14 lost in a species is continually replenished as long as it still takes in food and oxygen. At death, the exchange of carbon 14 ceases and any that is left in the tissues of the organism begins to decay to Nitrogen 14, this is not replenished by any new C-14. The change in the Carbon 14 to Carbon 12 ratio is the basis for dating this dating technique. The half-life is so short (5730 years) that this method can only be used on materials less than 70,000 years old. A lot of archaeological dating uses this method. It is also very useful in attempting to date remnants of the ice ages (Pleistocene epoch.)"

Tags:Marie, Pierre, Curie, Clair, Patterson, U, 235, atom

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A paper that will decipher the meaning of Socrates in the Apology by Plato. By understanding the concept of "human wisdom", we can understand how Socrates understands knowledge in human and god-like forms.