HUMANITIES: What is it? •The term Humanities comes from the Latin word‚ “humanitas” •It generally refers to art‚ literature‚ music‚ architecture‚ dance and the theatre—in which human subjectivity is emphasized and individual expressiveness is dramatized. HOW IMPORTANT IS HUMANITIES •The fields of knowledge and study falling under humanities are dedicated to the pursuit of discovering and understanding the nature of man. •The humanities deal with man as a being of purpose‚ of values‚ loves
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aspirations It is used to dramatize individual expressions www.psu.ph Why do we need to study humanities? The humanities serve to provide the student with certain skills and values through the arts. Students learn to appreciate the importance of value that no other subject can describe those values which are directly an exact. www.psu.ph Aim of Humanities During Medieval Age The humanities dealt with the metaphysics of the religious philosopher. During Renaissance Period To
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Religion Brings More Conflict to the World than Peace In this age‚ every conflict is traced to a religion‚ and religions are judged based upon it. This causes further conflict and religions are held responsible for this continuing cycle of hatred and revenge attacks. Even though all major religions in the world promote peace and tolerance‚ they end up being blamed for conflicts. The actions of an individual tend to become a representation of the religion they follow‚ which is a huge generalization
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From my own views humanities is the study of humans from different time frames and the cultures and how it changed up until today’s time frame. The development of humanities was established from the modern times when things were done by hand for example farming‚ when you want fresh food farmers would plant the seed and attend to the farm as needed as far as today’s world artificial food is made and many of it is not health nor does it taste the same. In today’s modern world machines do all the work
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Humanities 1100 9/6/12 Romantic and passionate love To me Romantic and Passionate love is a huge deal that most people take for granted. People today don’t seem to put as much thought into saying “I love you” to someone as they should and don’t really have to same definition of love as some of these poets do. The poet that best represents my definition of love is Rainer Maria Rilke. Her poem simply says this “For one human being to love another is perhaps the most difficult task of all‚ the
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"Am I Free or Determined?" Since I learn to understand the world I always believe in two saying that‚ “everything happens for a reason’ and “never compunction the past because it made you who you are today”. I have felt that these statements have always been supportive and positive in my life. After studying determinism‚ these statements seem to epitomize the theory of cause and effects. Determinism is the doctrine that all events‚ including human choice and decisions‚ are necessarily determined
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that‚ “man is by nature good; society is the cause of corruption and vice” (Rousseau 1). Jean Valjean ends up in jail after stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family. Valjean finds himself wandering the streets‚ looking for shelter after getting out of prison‚ and the Bishop takes him in. After receiving a full meal and a place for rest‚ Valjean steals his silver‚ only to be caught by the police and taken back to the Bishop’s house. To save Valjean‚ the Bishop lies to the police saying he gave
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College of Communications and Humanities FINAL REQUIREMENT IN HUMANITIES SUMMARY: INDIAN LITERATURE * Gitanjali * Karma MIDDLE EAST LITERATURE 1. Arabian Lit Excerpts of Koran The Fisherman and the Genie 2. Hebrew Story of Ruth AFRICAN LITERATURE * The Gentleman of the Jungle FRENCH LITERATURE * A Piece of String ENGLISH LITERATURE * My Heart Lifts Up AMERICAN LITERATURE * Road Not Taken INDIAN LITERATURE Gitanjali Vocabulary: Use the words in a sentence
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Notes for Humanities III Absolutism * Thomas Hogs- “Leviathan” * State of Nature: Man before any government/community… Describes life as nasty & short‚ man is barbaric‚ and you are only alive as long as you can survive. * This starts the consent theory * Sovereign- Total power‚ no limits * Power comes from consent (community) NOT from god. * Examples: * Louis XIV (14th)- Ruled during the early 18th century -Considered himself the “Son King”
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The best way to deal with conflict is head-on‚ not by avoiding it There are times in conflict where one must tackle it head on to resolve it but there are other instances where approaching conflict upfront may be detrimental to the individual. When an individual actively engages in conflict there is an opportunity to resolve it as one’s views and values may change the opposition’s perspective on an issue. However‚ individuals or groups who engage in conflict may sometimes worsen the situation as
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