...other forms of scrolls, books, papers, or pictures. They are generally used for the worship of a deity or deities, to recount or retell the events of a specific religion or religious foundation, or they tell of deity or deities pertaining to that religion. Scriptural writings can also be used for understanding the articles of faith, moralities, and ethics of that religion, or rules that one must abide by and follow. Scriptural writings can also be written in a way where the reader learns lessons through the sacred text, through stories or prophecies or anything of the like. 3. Explain why interpretation of religious text can be the most dangerous and volatile aspect of religion? I believe that the interpretation of a religious text can be the most dangerous and volatile aspect of religion depending on how one interprets the text exactly and exactly who it is doing the interpretation. If someone interprets a religious text literally or fundamentally, it...
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...tool in which it educates movie audiences over and over again by perpetuating certain stereotypes and clichés (p. 172). In particular, Shaheen (2003) not only underscores that Hollywood deliberately projects slandered images of the Arab people so as to get moviegoers to believe that they are unusual and constitute a threat to the West, but more importantly, that Hollywood strives to demonstrate that because of their religious fanaticism,...
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...the poem “The Idea of Order at Key West” by Wallace Stevens in one word it would be erratic. In the midst of the sporadic rhymes, I must say this poem was quite the reflective medium between reality and imagination, as the poem progresses we can observe how these two dimensions mesh throughout Steven’s eyes. It starts with an unknown woman singing near the seaside in Key West, initially she would appear human but in my interpretation of "She sang beyond the genius of the sea”. When he says beyond in this line it suggests that this farther than human merit itself, with that her voice does not change the reality it portrays: “The water never formed to mind or voice”. The clear distinction between woman and water, perception...
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...else. There are two components of the Islamic worldview that help keep the faith true: Tajdid and Islah. Tajdid is the concept of renewal, and is based on the belief that the Prophet will send someone to review and correct the Islamic community and bring it back to the straight path at the beginning of each century. This "mujaddid's" job was to interpret the sources of Islam, remove foreign and un-Islamic innovations that have corrupted the community, and critique the established institutions' interpretation of Islam. The object of many mujaddids at the time was not necessarily to return the umma back to the early iterations of the Islamic community, but apply the Quran and Sunna to modern conditions. They tended to be militaristic and revolutionary. Their goal was to purify the Islamic community as opposed to improve or strengthen their respective nations as a whole. Islah is the concept of reform, but for turning the community and the individual back to God's path and live within the norms of sharia. As the Middle East further interacted with the west, many innovations and customs bled into Islamic society. This concerned the proponents of Islah and warned their people to realign their lives to the original sources of Islam: The Quran and the Sunnah. They focused mainly on stripping un-Muslim practices from society and government and returning the community back to a pure interpretation of Islam. During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the height of western imperialism...
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...Laura Allen Brownworth, Lars. Lost to the West The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization. New York: Crown, 2009. Print. Lars Brownworth wrote Lost to the West The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization because he believed that many heroic Romans were not credited for their work throughout many historical books. Brownworth thinks that the people of the past should have writing about their accomplishments towards the Roman empire. Brownsworth also believes that no other history book has credited many historical figures up to this point. Lars Brownworth not only wrote the book Lost to the West The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization , but he also has several other accomplishments....
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...Jacksonians preferred a laissez faire approach to the economy and a strict interpretation of the constitution. They also displayed a lack of trust for national banking with Jackson accusing them of being instituted to cheat the common people. He spoke out against nullification and successfully stopped the...
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...strategy (“Terrorism in the,”). Rebel groups have been establishing roots and sprouting up all over the world since the beginning of human history (*CITE #3). The formation of such groups has occurred across centuries, but the term “terrorism” wasn’t coined until the 18th century, during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Revolutionary officials—referred to as terrorists—and their subordinates, enforced the policies of “The Terror,” but the first recognized terrorist organization was established well before the French Revolution. This rebel group was known as the Zealots and they were founded approximately around the first century. They sought and killed Roman forces and any Jews that collaborated with Rome, in defense of the true dictates of Judaism that they believed were not being fulfilled by Roman subjects. The...
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...course of action for our country to continue to prosper. Then there is the common citizen, who just has no idea what is going on until it’s too late to do anything about it. As was expressed in the video’s “The Truth about Big Government 1 & 2”. We will cover them both and the effect of big government on our liberties. We will begin with the founder’s concept of limited government which has withstood the test of time. Rauchut indicates in the companion reader that, individual liberty is proportional to the size and scope of government in our lives (2008 p. 82). He reiterates this by saying, “The larger government becomes, and the greater degree of control that it exerts over our lives the less free we become. I tend to believe that this is true; everyday our rights and freedoms to some level are being omitted for the good of the nation, or so it is said, a perfect example is the Transportation Security Administrations, full body x-ray at the airports. This in my opinion is a violation of a person’s privacy in the name of national security, how many lawsuits have been initiated because of this. He goes on to say, “government is best that governs least” and “that limited government is most likely to maximize human freedom”. He posed these as questions (2008 p. 83). Makes me wonder why? Throughout the readings in various places, I read, that government exists only to secure our...
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...interpret the passage below, backing up your reading of these lines with apt cultural examples, relating, too, to other literary texts: OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! There is quite possibly no greater reason for artists' trepidation and anxiety than being misunderstood and misinterpreted. Yet, it is still a common occurrence, even in modern times. First published in 1889, Rudyard Kipling's famous and extremely complex poem “The Ballad of East and West”, and more specifically its four opening lines, is one of the works that have been freely quoted and, probably to Kipling's great disappointment, very often misquoted, therefore misinterpreted in the opposite sense of Kipling's intentions, creating a spurious and misguided reputation of its author. The four lines opening Rudyard Kipling's poem, “The Ballad of East and West,” are a reflection on the topic of equality and possibility of mutual understanding and respect of polar opposites. Let us break down the quatrain into two parts. The first two lines imply that the author believes in absolute contrariety of East and West. They suggest that there is no possible way of reconciliation of the two, that seemingly they are like day and night, black and white or oil and water - without...
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...A West and East Coast Interpretation of Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Dinner The first cartoon of the Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Dinner was created by Thomas Nast in 1869. His cartoon shows a positive attitude towards and exemplifies a more unified American identity. His cartoon however, was lampooned eight years later in 1877 by G.F Keller, whom clearly did not have the same vision on immigration as Nast did. Through the stereotypes, variety of people, quotes, and symbolism shown in both cartoons, the illustrators reveal “a direct contrast on two different interpretations coming from the American East and the West coast on the issue of immigration.” In Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Dinner 1869, Thomas Nast shows ethnic diversity and proposes a vision of what could be a future possibility on political equality in the United States of America. The people seated at the dinner table come from all over the world, they are: Native American, German, French, Arab, British, African, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, and Irish. In this image Nast subtly includes a portrait of the “Castle Garden.” The Castle Garden was a place where most immigrants were processed, this was similar to a home for the immigrant. Another strong tie to this image is the Fifteenth Amendment which is, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by ant state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” During this time period Mexicans were being...
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...1. What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate (give a number with units)? The cooling and warming of unsaturated air of 10C every 1000 meters or about 5.5F for every 1000 feet. The rate of change of any meteorological factor with altitude, esp atmospheric temperature, which usually decreases at a rate of 0.6°C per 100 metres (environmental lapse rate). Unsaturated air loses about 1°C per 100 m (dry adiabatic lapse rate), whereas saturated air loses an average 0.5°C per 100 m (saturated adiabatic lapse rate) 2. Is the moist adiabatic rate greater than or less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate? Less .During saturated ascent, the release of latent heat via condensation partly offsets the conversion of thermal energy into work as parcels expand, reducing the cooling rate of the parcel to less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate (that observed for unsaturated parcels.) The saturated adiabatic lapse rate is 6 degrees per 1,000 meters. The dry adiabatic rate is 10 degrees per 1,000 meters. When a mass of saturated air rises in the atmosphere adiabatically,its temperature falls with height at a rate which is considerably less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate on account of continuous addition of the latent heat of condensation that accompanies the adiabatic cooling of saturated air and the consequent separating out of excess water vapour in the form of drops of liquid water. 3. A parcel of air becomes cooler than its environment if lifted. Is this a stable or unstable condition?...
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...enlighten those who have lost their way in greed and materialism. They gained their listeners attention by drastically changing their otherwise hard rock tone to a softer power ballad, using a storybook method to make their argument, and using appeals such as ethos, pathos and logos throughout the song to make a long lasting connection to their audience. When “Stairway to Heaven” aired in 1971, avid Led Zeppelin listeners were taken aback by the song’s sound. Led Zeppelin is known for its hard rock tone and musicality. “Stairway to Heaven” and its musicality begins as a very slow, depressing guitar arpeggio and a story begins to take place. Slowly and deliberately, more and more instruments are introduced to the whole of the song as the true purpose of the song comes to light, ending in a more typical, upbeat Led Zeppelin sound. The composers wanted to grab their listeners’ attention by being so drastically different. What they had to say was worth the initial sacrifice of being the opposite of their norm. The lyrics of “Stairway to Heaven” are very poetic and are riddled with metaphors, imagery, and symbolism that can be read as many different things; differentiating the most important portions is difficult simply because to understand their meaning, one must understand the whole song. The piece starts with “There’s a lady who’s sure that all that glitters is gold, and she’s...
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...The connection between the medieval religious worldview and artistic conventions that were commonly accepted in that era forms an indispensable premise of the art history studies into the period under consideration1. As the world outlook of the medieval West European society was largely determined by an acute fear of sin and eternal damnation2, a significant portion of the West European art works created between ca 1000 and ca 1500 featured scenes and symbols dealing with the nature of sin and the ways of expunging it from the human life. With the advent of the Renaissance and the subsequent re-focus on the Antiquity-inspired rehabilitation of the human corporeity, the so-called late Gothic art would nevertheless demonstrate its tenacity, especially...
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...conducting research for about 30 years. His studies of West African immigrant in New York started in 1992, which has resulted in involving topics like the cultural dynamics of informal market economies and politics of immigration. His work has resulted in 11 publications which are widely read and recognized. ("Anthropology & Sociology) In this article Paul Stoller investigates the effects that evolution has on African Art. He starts with a scene set at The Ney York International Tribal Antiques Show at the Seventh Regent Armory on Park Avenue. As he highlights that African Art has been altered in the way the Western World perceived the art to be, he continues to provide evidence that indeed economic and social forces of globalization has changed the world of art. “There is a vast and varied literature on the social and economic impact of the globalization. Several analysts argue that globalization has fundamentally altered the nature of cultural processes, political dynamics and social interaction.” (Stoller 209) After reflecting on this statement, I believe that the Western World interpretation of the art may have predicted the way in which people interacted with African Art. Because African Artists, in most cases, did not have the chance share their story, the true sense of the arts was lost. The purpose of African art was not to satisfy the people themselves but it was meant to be spiritually engaging. “In West Africa religious crossroads are place stepped in religious...
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