their conquerors. This led to the formation of a new‚ blended culture in a process called syncretism. Through this process the costumes‚ religions and even languages of the most powerful groups were transferred throughout the world. Two of the best examples syncretism occurred in ancient Rome‚ when Christianity transformed the empire‚ and in the new world when the Americas were colonized by Europe. The Roman empire borrowed many of its beliefs and customs from the ancient Greeks. From sports to architecture
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Romanticism Romanticism is a philosophical and artistic movement which helped shape the way Western culture viewed themselves and their world. For some the word Romanticism may bring about thoughts of grand gestures of love‚ when in reality the Romantic Period had very little to do with love‚ and more to do with new ideas which clashed with the political and social norms of the Age of Enlightenment. Although England and Germany were the citadel for the romantic movement‚ Romanticism was an international
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Example of Concert Review Essay [This was a paper written by an actual student in the Popular Music in America class. It is not offered as an award-winning review nor is it compositionally error-free. It did‚ however‚ receive an A for this assignment and is an example of the level of writing and analysis that is required to receive an A. Please do not‚ however‚ begin your paper in exactly the same way or attempt to copy “buzz words” or phrases. Write your own paper!] On February 17‚
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For example‚ when I was about 7 years old‚ my teenage brother at the time would always watch the Simpsons. I would watch it with him‚ but I simply saw silly looking cartoon characters. The simple fact that one had a big belly and burped a lot was sufficient to
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Utilitarianism treats people differently based on their capacity for happiness. Utilitarianism cares only about maximizing happiness or pleasure‚ not the unhappiness side. In addition‚ the rights of individual not as important as the good for the many. For example‚ the hospital ten patient that in need of organ transplantation as soon as possible and nine organs available for organ transplantation. Nine of the ten patient need only one organ to survive their sickness‚ but the remaining patient need all nine
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replace major social institutions. An example would be the U.S. civil rights movement which was in the 1960s (p. 306). Countermovements are designed to prevent or reverse the changes sought or accomplished by an earlier movement. A countermovement is most likely to emerge when the reform movement against which it is reacting becomes large and effective in pursuing its goals and therefore comes to be seen as a threat to personal and social interests (p. 307). An example of this would be the emergence in
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5. Give an example of a "consilience" explanation to one specific religious phenomenon (e.g.‚ why do people worship snakes‚ etc.). Be sure to choose your own example. Consilience is the understanding that each branch of knowledge studies a subset of reality that depends on other branches. Many religious phenomenons cannot be studied in isolation. Math underlies the working of physics‚ which studies chemistry‚ and it continues on with biology‚ psychology‚ sociology‚ and then we are able to understand
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Examples of resilience through flexibility include: During the Western Australian gas crisis‚ some food processors used alternative (diesel) power supplies to keep production over the short-term. It took up to four months for some food supply chain elements
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purpose for this hole is to make the joint or connection by using the screw. As we know‚ the joint between the part is very important for the machine rigidity. A hole is needs to transfer the flow of the liquid that use in this machine. For example‚ the liquid used for the coolant will be transfer by a pipe that need the hole for this piping system. This machine required electricity as the main source energy. So‚ this hole is very important to create a hole for the installation of the wiring
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Progressives used muckraking journalism to shine a light on the problems created by industrialization. What are some examples of muckraking today? How effective are these efforts? When President Roosevelt delivered his speech‚ “The Man with the Muck-rake” in April 1906‚ he spoke of two different types of muckrakers. He acknowledged the muckraker who knows “[t]here is filth on the floor‚ and it must be scraped up with the muck rake”. This muckraker respects the “times and places where this service
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