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    In The Sacred Quest sacredness is defined as something being set apart from the rest of the world‚ where humans have no control over what happens‚ has respect of human welfare and constructive for human existence. First off Jedi’s do not set themselves apart from

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    These sacred sites celebrate either the birth‚ life‚ or martyrdom of Saints or holy people. For example‚ Santiago de Compostela became a pilgrimage place after the apparent discovery of Apostle James remains. There isn’t any real evidence to support this claim‚ but many began to believe it to be true. The success in battles with reports of images of Santiago‚ led to these claims to gain traction. The importance of these sites are linked to Saints and other holy figures. Whether a Saint’s remains

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    Emile Durkheim introduced the concept of social facts explaining that “A social fact is any way of acting‚ whether fixed or not‚ capable of exerting over the individual an external constraint; or: which is general over the whole of a given society whilst having an existence of its own‚ independent of its individual manifestations.” (Durkheim‚ 1895/1982:59). In other words the ideals passed down to us that we pass down to our children‚ established patterns of human relations‚ which create a set of

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    Durkheim essay The French sociologist Émile Durkheim has very strong beliefs when it comes to crime ‚ he believes that the part crime plays in society reflects society its self there for he believes tha crime serves as a huge social function. By saying this he is saying that laws are something that ar always changing and always open to necessary change and he believes that society should be the same .although he does not believe crime as a whole is benificial ‚ he believes that there are 2 different

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    To Durkheim‚ men were creatures whose desires were unlimited. Unlike other animals‚ they arenot satiated when their biological needs are fulfilled. "The more one has‚ the more one wants‚ since satisfactions received only stimulateinstead of filling needs." It follows from this natural insatiability of the human animal that his desires can only be held in check by external controls‚ that is‚ by societal control. Society imposes limits on human desires and constitutes "a regulative force [which] must

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    Reflecting on my Sacred Time experience I have realized that most of my stress and disorganization brought on my inefficiencies in my routine. Sacred time is viewed in many different ways in all shapes and sizes. That being said the way that many view sacred time is through the time doing something mindless. Mindless work meaning the absence of a set task. Definitions are fluid when it comes to time and I personally believe if I do not have a set task or I find myself with no time sensitive projects

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    existences. Social organization refers to the way people relate themselves to one another. It also refers to the way in which person and groups making up a society are somehow held together. Social organization and social structure are interchangeable concepts both referring to any interrelated system of role and statuses.” Ogburn and Nimkoff said that: “When the harmonious relationship between the various parts of culture is disturbed‚ social disorganization ensues. Social disorganization implies some

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    was the earliest recorded Viking raid in the west. Lindisfarne‚ located of the coast of Northumberland‚ was a monastery founded by Saint Aiden in 630. In Lindisfarne was the monastery named " Saint Cuthbert "‚ one of the most sacred places in Britain. Is it there that the sacred Lindisfarne gospels were located. For more than 150 years Lindisfarne had collected many riches in the monastery from people donating to the church. These people believed that if they donated‚ their souls would be saved. All

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    “An Hour or Two Sacred to Sorrow”        In the essay‚ “An Hour or Two Sacred to Sorrow‚” the writer‚ Richard Steele‚ explains to the reader that many unexpected and unfortunate events may occur in our lifetime; however‚ those occurrences should be looked back upon rather than forgotten. He writes from his own experiences of loss‚ but continues to include the fact that it is acceptable even satisfying to remember such events.         The writer begins by reliving the day his father died. At a mere

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    In the book Sacred Hoops written by Phil Jackson‚ can typically be described as life relating to basketball spiritually and mentally. At this point Jackson was already ready to retire. He was ready to retire because he realized the game of basketball was slowly changing. The game was changing simply because the players were getting to focused on their ego; players were driven only by money‚ and they weren’t about working with the team only because they want all the glory for themselves. Jackson claims

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