A shepherd ( /ˈʃɛpərd/), or sheepherder, is a person who tends, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. The word stems from an amalgam of sheep herder. Also given to a fisherman who catches copious amounts of sheepshead.
Shepherding is one of the oldest occupations, beginning some 6,000 years ago in Asia Minor. Sheep were kept for their milk, meat and especially their wool. Over the next millennia, sheep and shepherding spread throughout Eurasia.
Some sheep were integrated in the family farm along with other animals such as chickens and pigs. To maintain a large flock, however, the sheep must be able to move from pasture to pasture; this required the development of an occupation separate from that of the farmer. The duty of shepherds was to keep their flock intact and protect it from wolves and other predators. The shepherd was also to supervise the migration of the flock and ensured they made it to market areas in time for shearing. In ancient times shepherds also commonly milked their sheep, and made cheese from this milk; only some shepherds still do this today.
Angelina Jolie ( /dʒoʊˈliː/ joh-LEE, born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress and director. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with refugees as a Special Envoy and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). She has been cited as the world's "most beautiful" woman, a title for which she has received substantial media attention.
Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father Jon Voight in Lookin' to Get Out (1982), but her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993). Her first leading role in a major film was in the cyber-thriller Hackers (1995). She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical television films George Wallace (1997) and Gia (1998), and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl, Interrupted (1999).
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"Jesus - The Desire of Ages" is a soft glove in a hard hand as far as Christian movies go. It packs a punch of theological and emotional power gloved in all the soft, warm fuzzies that make family viewing so enjoyable. The movie opens with a glimpse of the nativity scene portrayed in a very touching and human way and then quickly jumps into the drama of the closing hours of the life of Christ. Within the framework of the walk to Calvary and the crucifixion are interwoven numerous flashback sequences portraying the transformation of some ten individuals whose lives were transformed by the power and love of Christ. Jesus - The Desire of Ages tells this "Old, Old Story" is in an amazingly fresh and living way through the eyes of the people who knew and loved the man of Calvary. The inspiring and triumphant music score combines with a visual artistry that truly grips the viewers heart as no other "Jesus" movie ever has. Personal and powerful, moving and heart-wrenchingly beautiful - this film will leave you feeling like you've had an intimate encounter with someone you thought you always knew, but really didn't. Jesus - The Desire of Ages is a must see for every family member, every church and every human being no matter what their religion or creed.
Keywords: bible, bible-story, biblical, biblical-stories, christian, crucifixion, disciple, jesus-christ, judea, last-days-of-jesus
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Zephyr, a strong-willed adolescent girl, spends her summer vacation with her grandparents in the mountains, waiting for her mother to come and take her back home. Her mother finally shows up, but only to say farewell before going far away places for a voluntary position. But Zephyr is determined that she will not let her mother ever leave her again.
Keywords: childhood, fear-of-abandonment, matricide, mother-child, nature
Zephyr does not want to be left behind, but her mother has her reasons to leave... Can Zephyr's unyielding will stop her?
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An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water shortage, go on a sex strike that threatens the young couple's first night of love.
Keywords: abstinence, absurd-humor, absurdism, astrology, azerbaijan, bus, caucasus, cave, childhood-sweetheart, coming-of-age
Half God. Half Man. All Power.
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Set in the Middle East in 1919, a group of European Jews planning on settling in the Sinai Desert are attacked by Bedouin tribesmen. As they fight for their lives they realize that they are beginning a struggle for a new Jewish nation. This film chronicles the beginning of the modern Jewish struggle for a homeland.
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A group of peasant farmers in turn-of-the-century Ukraine leaves home in search of better luck in Siberia. The story follows those who stay behind and their dispute with the landowner, as well as a love triangle involving a local beauty and two young men.
Keywords: 1900s, arthouse, attempted-murder, based-on-novel, bell-ringing, bread, childbirth, cutting-down-tree, dispute, execution
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In 1860 Ediburgh, sheep herder Jock Gray finds a Collie puppy on the loose. When she is unclaimed, he takes her as his own and calls her Lassie. They are soon inseparable but when Jock dies and is buried in an unmarked grave, Lassie takes to sleeping in the churchyard to be near him. Jock's good friend John Traill is prepared to find a good home for Lassie but no matter how hard he tries, she always manages to get away and despite any obstacles put in her way, manages to get back to Jock's grave. It all comes to a head when a local magistrate orders her destroyed for not having a license leading Traill to take his case to a higher court.
Keywords: animal, animal-name-in-title, based-on-novel, character-name-in-title, dog, dog-actor, lassie
A Rip-Roaring Double-Barreled Drama of the Plains
Shepherd, Your sheep are weary
Cold and tired, battered and bruised and torn
And Shepherd, Your sheep are hungry
We got what we wanted but we still need something more
We need to hear Your voice
Whatever You might say
We just need to hear Your voice
Show us the way
Shepherd, Your sheep are lost
We chased our wants that we thought were needs
And now we can't get home
Shepherd, Your sheep are longing
We ate and we ran and then we played and we danced, but we're empty
We need to hear Your voice
Whatever You might say
We just need to hear Your voice
Show us the way, won't You show us the way
And we need to hear Your voice
Whatever You might say
We just need to hear Your voice
Show us the way, please show us
Shepherd, these sheep are Yours
I left my family in their graves
My mother, My father
All of them
I walked off into the setting sun
Eyes set on tomorrow
A future
I had already stayed too long
Waiting for a sign
A savior
In my hands, I took my fate
My fears, my memories
Everything
Left behind in a dead place
Living alone without a trace
I had no idea
I was lost with the dead
How did I come out alive
How did I come out alive
Left behind in a dead place
Living alone without a trace
I had no idea
I was lost with the dead
How did I come out alive
How did I come out alive
A virgin to the world
But I held no innocence
I held the air of apathy
I was the advent of apathy
I was the advent of apathy
I am a shepherd with no sheep
I am a man with no past
I am a shepherd with no sheep
I am a man with no past
I am a shepherd with no sheep
I am a man with no past
I am a shepherd with no sheep
I am a man with no past
I chose no past
With no stories to tell
No one wants to hear
Of death and dying
I chose no past
With no stories to tell
No one wants to hear
Yes, You are my Lord
And I, I'm Your temple
I want to live for You all my life
Yes, You are my Lord
I love You more and more
For everyday I live
Of my life
You are my shepherd
I want to follow You
Where ever You go
You are my Healer
I know You've healed my heart
I thank You for the start
His marks are old
Too old
He will never return o lord
He's gone so far
Too far
The sheep are long dead now
Let him die o lord
Let him speak o lord
Let him die o lord
Let him die
His marks are old
Lord, when I hear Your call Deep within my spirit cries Yes I will follow Lord, when I start to walk Through that narrow gate I cry Yes I will follow And in the valley of shadows No evil will I fear
You are the Shepherd of my heart I will trust You And I go wherever You lead me Safe in Your arms I'll be alright How I love You And I go wherever You lead me, lead me