I drew a parody of The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo to represent religious pluralism. Shown alongside the Christian God is Buddha‚ Ganesha‚ and Guru Granth Sahib‚ as an ode to the many other religions in the world that should be recognized. Many famous artwork is inspired from Christianity because that was the dominant faith in history. However‚ that does not diminish the validity of others. By putting religious figures from different culture in a Renaissance painting‚ it means that they too
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The Creation “Then the green grass sprouted‚ And the little red flowers blossomed‚ The pine-tree pointed his finger to the sky‚ And the oak spread out his arms; The lakes cuddled down in the hollows of the ground And the rivers ran down to the sea‚ And God smiled again‚ And the rainbow appeared‚ And curled itself around His shoulder Then God raised His arm and He waved his hand.” The author used plenty of poetic devices in the passage such as alliteration‚ tone and repetition to
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mankind‚ birds were the favorite species of the gods. All birds lived in a vast plain with lush trees as tall as sky scrapers. Grass‚ green and fresh‚ spread as far as the eye could see. The great gods adored these winged creatures more than any other creation. One group of birds they especially admired: The Penguins. Their intelligence‚ distinct colors‚ and general gracefulness of their nature intrigued the gods. However‚ the penguins were also known for their cunning acts of foolery. For instance‚ whenever
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helped create such a rich and powerful nation known as The United States of America. Although the success of America is clearly evident today‚ many don’t recognize the failures and tactics used to climb this nation to the top. In the book American Creation by Joseph J. Ellis‚ the triumphs of America are equally reflected onto the failures‚ which tend to be hidden away or simply not acknowledged. Ellis targets the 28 year period between the start of the War for Independence‚ all the way up to the Louisiana
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Creation Myth: There was a place. Not just any place. It was a very strange place. Taking the shape of a sphere‚ it’s space is filled with water and land‚ but very empty. Even more emptier than the little boy’s heart. He kept walking in the vast emptiness. Hoping to find something. Nothing really specific. But something that would lead him to the answer. The boy was the only living creature in this so called world. He grew up alone‚ feeling alone‚ and being alone. He wanted to know why he was
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Creative Creation Story The universe that existed was unattainable by reasoning‚ unperceived‚ unjudged‚ peaceful and quiet. In this empty place the goddess Inu’s baby brother‚ Hugo‚ cried‚ piercing the silence. Inu sighed and with that breath‚ the light and dark separated. Hugo stopped crying. Noticing she had his attention she formed a watery ball‚ calling it earth and above it she made the sky. She filled the night sky with the guardian moon and his gleaming stars and the day sky with a radiant
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Identity Creation One should look at themselves through another’s eyes. Imagine what is thought of them‚ if the other finds good characteristics inside. Everybody wants to be defined as having a good identity‚ but it is up to the person to make that happen. Identity is as important as religion because in order to share their testimony to save another‚ it starts with their identity‚ which should be in the Lord. Part of one’s identity is their desires. In The Necklace‚ Matilda pursues praise from
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prefixes and suffixes to create new words. Also included are printable downloads of English affixes and English back-formations. Word Formation Word formation is the process of creating new words. The following word formation processes result in the creation of new words in English: Derivation Back-formation Conversion Compounding Clipping Blending Abbreviations Acronyms Eponyms Coinages Nonce words Borrowing Calquing The following sections define and exemplify the related word formation
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To understand the reasoning behind the creation of residential schools you need to first understand the ideals of colonialism and imperialism and how they impacted decision-making by the government of Canada. Colonialism‚ as defined by Webster’s dictionary‚ is “control by one power over a dependent area or people” and imperialism is defined as “the extension or imposition of power‚ authority‚ or influence .” Therefore‚ as these two concepts go hand-in-hand‚ it is natural that combined they form
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Personal Response Creation Lenses by Leah Silverman The main theme is humans can find it emotionally difficult to conform to society‚ but usually end up doing so. The meaning of this theme is that we all want to do things that are practical to society even if it feels wrong in our hearts.The main driving component which draws people too conformity are the desire to be accepted in certain status groups. People fear that if they do not conform to society‚ they will be
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