Prior to the 19th century‚ women lived in a time defined by gender unbalance. Women had no legal‚ social‚ or political rights that people take for granted today. Women were denied key rights like married women could not own property‚ had very little control over personal property‚ they were rarely granted legal custody of their children in case of divorce‚ had no legal claim to any money they might ear‚ could not sue or be sued‚ could not testify in court‚ were banned from institutions and higher
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“Heaven’s Gate” and “Unification Church” The Heaven’s Gate cult followed a syncretistic religion‚ combining elements of Christianity with rare beliefs about the nature of UFOs. They believed that everything on Earth was about to be destroyed‚ after which the planet would be refurbished or recycled. The only chance for survival was to leave. Heaven ’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and
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Without even noticing‚ consumers can be. Majority of the people are already apart of consumer culture. Producers entwine consumers in their webs of persuasion; they are already cult-like members. Kalle Lasn is a founder and journalist who wrote “The Cult you’re in” a chapter from Culture Jam: How to Reverse America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge- and Why We Must. In Lasn’s essay‚ he explains that people have lost their identity due to consumer culture and he urges readers to resist the influence before
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quotable book which follows a young man with multiple personalities disorder through the chaos and destruction of his alter ego. However‚ because of the circumstances and the era in which it was written‚ it has become a cult classic in every sense of the word
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Cultism * Secret cult * Secret societies * Indecent dressing Cultism: The Oxford Advanced Learner ’s Dictionary defined cult as a small group of people who have extreme religious beliefs and who are not part of any established religion. Secret Cult: Ogunade (2002) defined a secret cult as an enclosed organized association or group devoted to the same cause. It is an enclosed group having an exclusive sacred ideology and a series of rites centred on their sacred symbols. Secret cult is a terminology
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Louise Wells argues‚ “His healing cult flourished in the Mediterranean world from the fifth century BC to the Fourth Century Ad‚ and was so widespread.” Asclepius opened the hospital with his family in Epidaurus‚ and then his family and he gained great fame to heal the sick here. A substantial
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Renaissance What was one of the chief aims of Italian Renaissance art? Realistic portrayal of individual persons‚ especially the human nude What was considered to be most important in education of "Christian Ladies"? domesticity or asceticism What is a fresco? Method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster‚ usually on wall surfaces. What was the purpose of liberal education? Liberal studies were viewed as the key to freedom‚ which allowed humans to achieve their goals
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Intrigue with the death of a clown‚ living with a baboon. People hiding behind truth and suspicion. Ancient cults lurking in the shadows as some hide in plain sight. There are many odd scenarios to the story “The God of Dark Laughter”. When reading the story one has to think like a detective and try and explain the underlying mysteries to the murder of the man dressed in the mad suit of orange and purple velour. As the story proceeds you come to the understanding that the murder victim was
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brainwashing is being used in many cults and extremist groups around the world. During the Korean War‚ Korean agents brainwashed American Prisoners of War and they admitted to waging germ warfare even though they had not. As a result of brainwashing‚ 21 U.S soldiers converted to communism and refused to return the the United States after the war ended. After months of isolation under complete control‚ a new personality was instilled in them.. Today many totalist cults‚ which are the more extreme and
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positions abandoned by the Igbo. The twin evils of campus cultism and examination malpractices entrenched themselves in the campuses during the years of military despotism. They are product of the years of decay while the nature of inter-campus linkages of cult groups as well as the sophistication with which malpractices are now being perpetuated in various examinations has made the matter more difficult to rout (Omabu‚ 2003). Aims and Objectives of Education in Nigeria Education has been described as
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