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Examine what is meant by the concept of a miracle.
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Emily Dean 6K Examine what is meant by the concept of a miracle. There are many potential definitions of a miracle.To begin with a miracle is often considered a change for the better and happens to person in the most unlikely circumstances. For example Alyosha, a young monk who is studying under the elder monk, Zossima. In the town near the monastery is a lady of somewhat lax morals called Grushenka who has had her eyes on Alyosha but has made no progress with him at all. Then Zossima dies, and the monastic community and people from the village gather round his bed. The expectation in Russia at this time is that if a very holy person dies, his or her body will not decompose. So for three days those around the bed of the dead Zossima wait patiently. Eventually it becomes ovious that there is a smell - Zossima's body is...
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