In a world where there is no promise for the future of mankind, citizens question the existence of God and purpose of life as human race is on the verge of extinction. With no childbirths for almost 25 years, the world has fallen into a slump. Even the modern advancement of science and technology gives no reassurance that the fertility crisis can be cured. People have either turned away or to religion in dark times like this. But humanity still...
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The concept of soul is a discourse that is fascinating to people from all walks of life. The essence, characteristics, nature of the human has always been a captivating to people of all religions, backgrounds and ages. Since the nature of this topic tends to be very exciting- one who investigates this subject is faced with a huge amount of conflicting data. Philosophers and thinkers have always differed greatly regarding the nature of this entity that dwells and is the...
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“Worldview” refers to the way a culture experiences the world through the expression of its own beliefs and philosophy. Martin and Nakayama (2002) describe it as a culture-specific set of “values or beliefs about the way the world and human behavior should be,” (p. 21) although worldview is defined as the external relationship between humans and the divine, the nature of life, and with ourselves. In Indian culture and Hinduism, we value a particular belief system and set of morals...
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After a perilous journey through a savage forest, Dante reaches the foot of a hill and desperately desires to climb it: 'After I had a little rested my weary body, I took my way along that deserted slope, so that my halted foot was always the lower' (28-30). In the act of walking, Dante describes his left foot as dragging behind his right foot to reveal the relationship between the two components of the human soul: the intellect and the...
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About 7 billion people live in the world right now, all with different personalities living their own distinct lives, yet there is one thing that all these people have in common regardless of how they choose to live their lives: death. And because it is common to be afraid of something as unknow as death, people have tried to describe what happens after we die to try and make the whole idea less frightening. Religions have tried to achieve this...
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INTRODUCTION The French sociologist, Emile Durkheim, was primarily concerned with the order, consensus, social solidarity, social morality and systems of religion (Young, 1962). Social solidarity is an inherently broad concept, and may be identified in varying structures which exist across different societies (Czarnota & Brown, 1994). He came up with a theory that suggests that social structures have a strong influence on action. There are two types of Durkheim believes there two types of solidarity in societies, namely mechanical solidarity...
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In 17th Century Japan, Christians were beaten, mocked, scorned, and murdered for their faith. For us as Americans, we do not have to worry about being killed or beaten for our faith due to the First Amendment. In the novel Silence by Shūsaku Endō, he addresses the struggles and journeys of Christians in Asia. The characters in the story will try to find their mentor who was taken to a prison camp where these torturing would occur. The main characters,...
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The division of labour can be understood as the division of different roles in the society where each individual is equipped with a particular set of skills that complements other’s sets of skills to create interdependence. While mostly understood in an economic context, in his book, The Division of Labour in Society, Durkheim asserts that rather than just being limited to the economic realm, division of labour helps build social solidarity, by establishing social and moral order in the society....
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Roman Jurist, Domitius Ulpian, once said, “Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due” (Ulpian). As Ulpian explains, humans seek justice by placing blame on those who have sinned, and forcing them to face their necessary punishment. “Serial”, an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, “Inferno”, a mystery thriller novel by Dante Alighieri, and “Shawshank Redemption”, a drama based film on Stephen King’s story, all explore the meaning of justice and how people...
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Indian customs and ordinary life influence Hinduism through meditation practices while Hinduism influences the society with Hindu based festivals, a specific nourishment, art and beliefs. Religion is theology, faith,and worship but religion is also a way of life. It is powerful, persuasive, and more importantly has an image. When you think of a religion an image comes to your mind that sometimes helps you differentiate and remember multiple religions. Each religion is associated with distinct characteristics that tends to shape...
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I love my dog, she is very soft and pretty. She is loyal and sweet but she has a skin condition so when I give her a bath she starts to lose her fur and smell but I still love her. If I was infatuated with her I would ask my parents to get rid of her and move on to the next dog. The love I have for my dog was from time, care, and attention. However, with Shakespeare’s...
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The extraordinary economic growth and development of East Asian over the last four decades has been remarkable to world. Such as the East Asian Miracle suggested that (World Bank, 1993), it is a “Miracle”. The miracle means rapid social development and economy growth, reduced inequality, rapid output in agriculture, the transformation from high to low mortality and expansion on primary and secondary education. Exactly, East Asian economies have the highest growth rates in the world for the past half century....
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When one lives by their faith it takes something incredibly drastic to lose what they believe in. In a world without faith or hope, life becomes a disaster. In the camp of Auschwitz, as Jews begin to lose faith, they become miserable or completely alone. In most cases, the loss of faith leads to the Jews feeling helpless and finding no reason to live. As the nights go by, Elie notices the massive amount of people who begin to lose...
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The research question for my topic of beliefs in the Judaism religion was do beliefs define us as people? When looking at the beliefs in Judaism we see how Jews express the belief of having only one god this is called monotheism. Jews believe strongly that god created the world and have an independent and unique relationship with god. ”This relationship is known as a covenant relationship which the Jews thank him for all the deeds he has done”. The...
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Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine crisis of faith of people whom have lost a loved one. Do people more likely turn to faith in a time of loss? Why did they seek faith in the time of their distress? What was the process of their faith during this time in their life? What were the results of their hold of faith in their time of need? Did they feel comforted and safe? I will answer these...
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INTRODUCTION Deuteronomy contains at its core a cross between an ancient Near Eastern treaty. Within this structure, the laws and treaty stipulations – general (5:1-11:32) and specific (12:1-26:19) – are given pride of place. After the setting and introduction to the covenant (4:44-49), Moses begins his second sermon (5:1-28:69) with an interpretive restatement of the Decalogue (5:621), couched within an extended reflection on the initial law-giving at Horeb and Moses’s role as mediator (5:1-33). In the passage at hand (6:1-15),...
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Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson also referred to as the “Lubavitcher Rebbe” and sometimes just “the Rebbe,” was the seventh leader in the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty and is considered to be one of the most important rabbis in modern history. During his lifetime, he had a significant impact on Jewish religious life as well as religious life in America in general. Using his unique approach of outreach and emphasis on education, the Rebbe helped with many religious challenges faced during his lifetime....
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In a recent work, ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ (2018), Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt talk about two versions of ‘Identity Politics’ : Common Humanity Identity Politics and Common-Enemy Identity Politics. They regard the former as a positive and loving approach since it aims at bringing the people of a community together to do away with the differences within it. Whereas the latter approach is based on the idea that a community is divided on several identities, and thus,...
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Fire has always been a symbol of purity and brightness. There is no certain information about how humankind first got acquainted with fire. Probably when he first met fire, he was afraid and tried to protect himself against it. He was hurt by embers of the fire, however, when he discovered its benefits, he sought the ways of using it. The first people should have been inspired by the burning heat of the sun, lightning, volcanoes and forest fires. Many...
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Hinduism is one of the widespread religions in the world. It is considered the third largest religion after Christianity and Islam, and some scholars even call it the oldest religion with the roots dating back more than 4000 years. It is mostly practiced in the countries of Southeast Asia especially in India so almost 90 % out of 900 million followers of this religion live in India. What makes Hinduism special is that it does not have any founder, thus,...
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We also use it as a strength. Faith is an important factor of our life. Faith helps me believe in my religion. When I have faith I start to form tradition. I start doing traditions to honor my faith. All of these traditions have been carried out by our ancestors. We use tradition in our everyday life. One tradition I celebrate with my family each year is Christmas. The reason why Christmas is important to Catholics is because we have...
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A place where sinners, who voluntarily chose their sin and fail to repent who fail to repent, linger it what is know to be Hell. In The Inferno of Dante, the speaker Dante, unless otherwise stated, finds himself in the midst of the underworld, despite being alive. Dante knows this journey through hell is one that he must complete in order to better himself. Dante and his guide, Virgil, walk amongst the souls who embody the evils of the world....
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The Quran is the only Book in this world which is free of errors as well as the only Book that can guide us towards Allah since guidance is the most precious blessings of Allah. Allah has mentioned five characteristics of successful people in the first five verses of this Surah. It is told that the people who will attain all five characteristics in them, they will be the most guided and the most successful people as mentioned in Quran:...
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The Scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn at its core, is a story of two supernatural forces battling each other to gain control. Every culture has a name for these forces: Ying and Yang, Good and Evil, but in the novel, they are known as sin and grace. The two forces are at work throughout the plot of the story, though it may go unnoticed. How each of the main characters: Hester, Pearl, Dimsdale, and Chillingsworth, let these forces influence their...
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INTRODUCTION Hinduism refers as a religious designation to the sacred philosophy of peoples living in contemporary India and Southeast Asia. It is a combination of many spiritual customs in the region and does not have a set of clearly defined beliefs. It is accepted by the scholars that Hinduism is one of the oldest religions of the world, but no known historical figure is due to its origin. Hindu roots are diverse and are likely to be a combination of...
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In the religion of Judaism, the concept of Israel is known as someone who struggles in relation to god. This is said in the Torah to be very common, and that all people go through this. In the Jewish Bible, there are different examples of this struggle that shows how god shows up during times of despair. There are also different times in the history of Judaism where we can find the God comes in during a time of pain...
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Without question, Socrates and Plato were among the greatest minds and philosophers of all time, and their ideas and ways of thinking have had a massive impact on western philosophy and the world of the west in general. Their conceptions of the soul are still talked about and reviewed even to this day. Socrates and Plato were close and had a teacher-student bond, so it should come as no surprise that they would have similar thinking on the conception of...
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Theological anti-semitism is a dislike or intolerence of Jewish people based on their religious thought and beliefs. That is today's definition of anti-Sematism. If you look at the Ancient Origins power point it gives a list of semetic speaking languages. Anti-Sematism actually means a dislike of the semetic speaking languages, including: Arabic, Maltese, and Hebrew (Morisson-Santana, 14). When the word was first created it meant disliking people that speak semetic languages but the connotations it gives today is a dislike...
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The matter of the soul has been a controversial topic for years and Aristotle and Immanuel Kant have different theories on the subject. What is the soul? What is the relation between the body and the soul? Does it survive after the death of the body, if so what becomes of it? Aristotle and Kant have their theories about what the soul is and what happens to it after death. What is a soul? The philosophical argument rests on the...
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“Big mouth” is an adult animation sitcom which is about the Jewish teenager daily life story in Westchester county, New York. The drawing style was very similar with “The Simpsons.” It was not my personal taste but number of my friends told me that the “Big Mouth” has similar laughing code and it was quite fun to watch. It looked like the author is trying to make fun some of the factors to reduce antisemitism. Anyway, the show does include...
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