How did extreme nationalism alter the Enlightenment tradition? To Volkish thinkers‚ the Enlightenment and parliamentary democracy were foreign ideas that corrupted the pure German spirit. With fanatical devotion‚ Volkish thinkers embraced all things German: the medieval past‚ the German landscape‚ the simple peasant‚ and the village. They denounced the liberal-humanist tradition of the West as alien to the German soul. Among the shapers of the Volkish outlook was Wilhelm von Riehl (1823–1897)‚ a
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Throughout centuries religion has been controversial‚ but has also impacted social‚ politics‚ and culture in society. Brushing off medieval traditions a new idea called the Renaissance swept people off their feet‚ because it was an era of rebirth. Other scholars have looked at this period as the beginning of early modern Europe. Since The Early Renaissance‚ a philosopher named Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola in his novel‚ On the Dignity of Man‚ he found the theme of the Renaissance he claimed that
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reaches nirvana. While Buddhism is typically seen as a non-theistic religion‚ one tradition (Mahayana) does parallel Christian theology in that their belief in a previous Buddha’s power allows them access to the “Pure Land” (p. 223).There are three vehicles (traditions) in Buddhism: Theravada‚ Mahayana‚ and Vajrayana (p. 187). While there are subtle changes in emphasis between the three main groups they all hold to the three jewels of the Buddha‚ the Dharma‚ and the Sangha (p. 186). For the first jewel
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Name : Dini Mustaqima Entry 4 NIM : 1402270 Seven Core Traditions in Qualitative Research A. Ethnography The basic position of ethnography is that this study is projected to study the behavior of the subjects under investigation when they are involved in the happening situation where they naturally belong to or do their specific daily life activity. The main research method to be employed in this study is extended fieldwork by making detailed field notes on the studied behaviors either through
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1. Assess Chaucer’s contribution to the development of English literary tradition with reference to ‘The Prologue’ to The Canterbury Tales. Ans: Chaucer is commonly hailed as “the father of English poetry” who in such works as his masterpiece‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ significantly contributed to the development of English as a literary language. The “General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales has often been praised as “the most perfect poem in the English language.” The Canterbury Tales and his other
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The stories Maus and The Woman Warrior that we read this semester seem very different from each other‚ but I think that they both contain similarities and can be contrasted readily. The Woman Warrior by Maxing Hong Kingston like Maus by Art Spiegelman deals with storytelling and tradition derived from racial issues. These books are not merely based on race though. Culture‚ identity‚ language‚ heritage‚ history‚ and discrimination are all components in the compositions of Maus and The Woman Warrior
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The Buddhist Experience Buddhism is a religion that focuses more on the individual and the actions of that individual‚ which was prevalent to me when I made my way into Portland and set foot in a Buddhist temple. The man I met within the walls of this temple was far from my stereotypical thoughts of Buddhist monks. The man I met looked like your plain old‚ average Joe‚ American man. Before I delve into the depths of my visit to this inspiring place‚ I need to sum up the Buddhist religion and why
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Jonkonnu in Jamaica. A dying tradition or a vibrant practice. According to Pamela and Martin Mordecai‚ they opined that culture is referred to “whatever traditions‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ and creative activities characterize a given community.” Every group has its own specific culture‚ its own way of seeing‚ doing and making its own traditions. Jonkunnu is a Jamaican traditional dance of African origin. Cheryl Ryman postulated that Jonkonnu linked music and dance‚ mime and symbols as the
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COMMENTARY: The Crow Road The passage recounts the funeral ceremony of Prentice’s –main character-grandmother .The passage describes the general atmosphere in the crematorium and Prentice’s reaction to the situation.Bank’s writing has a significant amount of description of the characters and the situation‚ thus grabbing the reader’s attention . He puts more care in physically describing the characters‚ noticeably Prentice’s father “His brown greying brown head was massive above his tweed jacket”
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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