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Discussion in 'Books & Publications Forum' started by Rubato 1, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. exscentric

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    Have a journal type project that has been going for years mostly for my kids. That way I don't have to proof it :laugh:

    Write for my website all the time which keeps me out of trouble. Nothing in print and probably will not. I've always taken the tack that God called me, God trained me, Got financed me why should I profit :laugh:

    One publisher was "interested" in one of the books but would require removing it from the internet so that was the end of that.

    One appeared on a couple of CDROM's but not sure why it made it.

    I would encourage all of you to share your work on the net. It is not that hard and you can know others are profiting from your effort. :thumbs:

    Currently working on Mark 6 - getting way bogged down, there is so much in that book!
     
  2. John of Japan

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    Oftentimes a thesis is publlished loater as a book. :thumbs:
     
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    Later even ;)
     
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    After some proofreading, hopefully! Hee hee hee!

    love,

    Sopranette
     
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    I can only dream.

    My brother's thesis was published and is now a textbook. He has three books out. I would love to see the project I am working on published someday. We will see, you never know what God will do.
     
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    One of the most thrilling things in life, isn't it!
     
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    So how does one make a website? With a CD, it seems to be very easy to do. And with DH's home business, that would really get him exposure, too. Please share, thanks!

    Sopranette
     
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  8. John of Japan

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    Now Sopranette and mcdirector, don't you know that word? "Loater" actually means "sophisticated" in Japanese (NOT). [​IMG]
     
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    It's usually my mistake donchano ;)
     
  10. John of Japan

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    Actually, should proof-reading even be allowed on an Internet forum? Is it etical...ethicla...etiqal...is it the right thing to do? :cool:
     
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    Our mistakes could be part of what makes each of us interesting.

    AND I love that we can have a good time over a small one rather than the opposite happening :D
     
  12. John of Japan

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    A thesis is a tremendous amount of work. We would say in Japanese, Ganbatte! (Loosely translated, "Do your best.")
     
  13. John of Japan

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    We have a great Japanese saying, "Even a monkey sometimes falls from a tree," meaning that no matter how good we are at something, we are still only human and make mistakes. :smilewinkgrin:
     
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    "So how does one make a website?"

    1. find a place to store it. Godaddy.com is cheap and there are others - there are some that are free but you get advertizing with your page.

    2. Microsoft Word can convert documents into .html files if you have Word. It depends on what format the files or in on the cd as to what you would need.

    Are. they .doc .pdf or something else?

    3. You need a method to upload the files to your storage site. Some browsers do this or you can find some free FTP programs on the net.

    There are some on the board that know about this stuff, post what you have and you should have all the help you need.
     
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    I need to write an article for our church's newsletter today. Any ideas? Anybody want to write it for me?
     
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    I can't. I'm currently out of my tree. :smilewinkgrin:
     
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    What subject?
     
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    Exactly (10)
     
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    I'm very excited about the ancient and biblical history project I've started. Here is a skeleton outline of the book:
    • Introduction
      • Reason for the work
    i.Supplementing the class
    ii.Exhibiting the truth
      • Philosophy
    i.Secular traditions, then Biblical fact
    ii.Not a difficult read for any Bible believer.
      • How to use it
    i.Correct the history you hear and are taught
    • Ancient history
      • Traditional overview
    i.Egyptian basis
    1.James Henry Breasted
      • Problems
    i.Basis and development
    ii.Hieroglyphics and other ancient languages
    1.Champollion
    iii.Disagreement with scripture
    1.James Ussher
    2.John Lightfoot
    3.Bede
    4.Sir Isaac Newton
      • Adjustments
    i.‘Small focus’ v. ‘big picture’
    ii.‘Intruders’ v. ‘Pioneers’
    1.Velikovsky and other pioneers
    2.Carter, Carnarvon, and other intruders
    • History through the Bible
    a.Creation
    b.The Garden
    c.Flood/Noah
    d.The Epic of Gilgamesh
    e.Ham, Shem, Japheth
    f.First Civilizations/Shinar
    g.Ashur
    h.Babel
    i.Peleg
    j.Abram & Ur
    k.Chaldeans, the first scientists
    l.Surrounding kingdoms/Sovereigns
    i.Mittani
    ii.Hammurabi
    iii.Khufu and the Great Pyramid
    m.War and Melchizedek
    n.Sodom and Gomorrah, Moab and Ammon
    o.Isaac
    p.Jacob
    q.Ishmael and Arabia
    r.Joseph and Egypt
    i.Who? What? Where? Why?
    ii.When? Secular and Biblical history meet
    s.Moses and the Oppression
    t.The plagues
    u.The Exodus
    v.The Wanderings
    w.The ‘Hyksos’
    x.Entering Canaan
    i.The Seven nations
    1.The ‘Hittites’
    ii.Military strategy in the conquest
    iii.The Philistines
    y.The Judges
    z.Saul
    aa.David
    bb.Solomon
    cc.The Queen of Sheba
    dd.Egyptian intrigue and devastation.
    ee.Wars of Israel
    ff.Assyria
    gg.Babylon
    hh.Persia
    i.The ‘Sea Peoples’
    ii.Anti-Semitism
    ii.Greece
    jj.Historians of Greece
    i.The Library of Alexandria
    kk.The Ptolemaic dynasty
    ll.Rome
    mm.The stage is set for Christ
    nn.The Apostles and their fields
    i.Peter, Palestine, Babylon, and Rome
    ii.Paul, Cyprus, Crete, Asia, Greece, Rome
    iii.Barnabas, Cyprus
    iv.John Mark, Titus, and Lesser Christians
    oo.The 7 churches of Asia
    pp.The World’s decline into darkness
     
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