Stephen Prothero defines a religion as having “a problem‚ solution‚ technique and exemplar(s).” This definition is definitely useful because it gives a brief introduction of the religion as a whole and what we need to know firsthand about it because religions are so complex and one needs time to sit down and read in detail about it to understand and come to conclusions about it. In other words‚ this approach of Protheros’ can also be viewed as a crash course on the various religions he talks about
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Documents A and C are more reliable because the authors get to experience the setting firsthand. John Birley‚ the author of Doc C‚ was a factory worker himself and gave insight of the a worker is like. Not only did Dr. Ward visit 3 different factories‚ he got to treat the victims of the unsafe atmosphere. Having multiple experiences with the
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son’s job will be to build the‚ soon to be‚ United States of America. This is where the true goal of Abigail reveals itself when she says it is John’s “lot to be an eyewitness of these calamities.” She wants John to return to America to learn firsthand how to be a politician and be at the forefront of the rebuilding process. Abigail calls “war‚ tyranny‚ and desolation... the scourges of” god‚ and wants John to see that they don’t happen again. She spends the last paragraphs complimenting him to
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by the era’s enthusiasm for scientific discovery and observation. As a result of this‚ Okyo often sketched directly from life‚ rather than from imagination. He also eventually established the Maruyama School‚ which emphasizes painting nature from firsthand observations. Through this school‚ Maruyama Okyo was able to influence other famous artists like Matsumura Goshun and Nagasawa
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Lysistrata exemplifies Percy’s ideas because all of the women in the play are experiencing what is happening. The women are not sitting at home waiting for the men to come home to tell them what is happening‚ the women are living it and seeing firsthand what is happening and not only are the women seeing what is happening but also heavily
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Every southerner from a small town can identify with the close relationship of this community. Yet this small black community in A Lesson Before Dying is brought together by more than just geography. This close neighborhood is kept together by the people struggling to make ends meet helping each other fight the racism and oppression of this white privileged society. This fight against oppression is depicted by an uneducated black man’s journey through mortality when being unlawfully accused of
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within Australia respond to the war in Vietnam? Groups of Australians responded to the Vietnam War in diverse ways and these responses changed as the war went forward. This was because during the war the public were heavily exposed to violence and a firsthand sight of the war through television. Most Australians supported our involvement in the early years as it was seen as a black and white war‚ good vs evil and capitalist vs communist. In 1962 Prime Minister Menzies supported the war by committing Australian
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the United States Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ and the Philippines. It also gave the U.S. control over Cuba. Kipling’s approach to imperialism shaped his entire life. Kipling and his parents were both British and he grew up in a colonial country. He saw firsthand what imperial powers did in his colonial country. Kipling saw the purpose of an empire to bring civilization. This poem is written to white people about their "burden" which is the responsibility of imperialism. He feels that white men should be
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They were the most elite‚ totally dark‚ special operations team. On. The. Planet. Officially‚ Wraith team did not exist in any known database. Unofficially‚ the team of badass SEALs were the ghosts who handled the missions that official spec ops teams couldn’t touch‚ and didn’t want to. Until they were betrayed by the covert CIA unit controlling them. When the enemy changed the rules of engagement and went after their women‚ the newly decommissioned SEAL team perceived it as a declaration of war
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prospect of shedding blood for his country. Benjamin knows the harsh realities of war‚ and doesn’t want his son to follow in his footsteps‚ but despite all his pleas‚ Gabriel goes off to war. Eventually‚ the battle comes to their home and affects them firsthand‚ and it’s at that point that Benjamin realizes he must take action. He joins the militia and fights alongside his oldest
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