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    Roman Gods

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    A vast number of ancient Roman deities are known by name. The most familiar today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts (see interpretatio graeca)‚ integrating Greek myths‚ iconography‚ and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture‚ including Latin literature‚ Roman art‚ and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire. Many of the Romans’ own gods remain obscure‚ known only by name and function‚ through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary—particularly

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    Religious Tolerance

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    Religious tolerance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was very rare. However‚ there were many people and movements that led to an increase in tolerance and protection for all different religions. Among the many influential people of this time‚ John Winthrop‚ Roger Williams‚ and the Puritans stand out. Another major reason for the increase of toleration is the Maryland Toleration Act. People came to the colonies in search of religious freedom and the right to express themselves freely. Eventually

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    Religious Observation

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    The time date and time I went to observe the religious service or observance is November 6th 2016 at 9:00am to 11am. The name of the site is St. Mary Gate of Heaven located on 103-12 101st Ave Ozone Park New York 11416. The outside of the building is very detailed and what looks like to me a cathedral style building very tall and big with five doors for entry. Outside had some sort of information board that told what was happening at certain times and dates. It also said information about the masses

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    Representation and expression in art. Various theories have been proposed in answer to these questions‚ the most popular being that the forms of art are similar to language and are to be understood as language is understood‚ in terms of conventions and semantic rules. A few examples of contemporary theories that have described art in this way include Ernst Cassirer’s philosophy of symbolic forms‚ Susanne K. Langer’s theory of presentational symbols‚ and the works on semiology and semiotics‚ largely

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    Micro-expression of anger: Characteristics‚ Significance and benefits of knowledge Last but certainly not the least: anger. Anger is characterized by brows that are lowered together‚ eyes that give a hard stare‚ lips that are pressed firmly together and vertical lines between the brows but no horizontal lines on the forehead (Lewis 736; Turchet web ). This emotion is almost certainly the most dangerous because it is the one that is most likely to involve violence. As for all micro-expressions‚ the

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    Freedom of speech and expression The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ 1 adopted in 1948‚ provides‚ in Article 19‚ that: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek‚ receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.[1] Technically‚ as a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly rather than a treaty‚ it is not legally binding in its entirety

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    Main Types of Emotions and Facial Expression Presenter: ■ 1. Happiness ■ 2. Sadness ■ 3. Anger ■ 4. Disgust ■ 5. Surprise ■ 6. Fear 1. happiness ( Features - forehead relax - lightly raised eyebrows - wrinkled outer corner eyes ( eyes smile - lifted cheekbones - lips corners pull up in a smile ( Comparison - The happiness facial expression associated with feelings of contentment

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    Greek Arts

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    Searllin N. Gonzaga September 17‚2012 III-Atanasoff Different Greek’s Art: Pottery The Ancient Greeks made pottery for everyday use‚ not for display; the trophies won at games‚ such as the Panathenaic Amphorae (wine decanters)‚ are the exception. Most surviving pottery consists of drinking vessels such as amphorae‚ kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water)‚ hydria (water jars)‚ libation bowls‚ jugs and cups. Painted

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    Religious Relativity

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    truths‚ values‚ and norms are different for different people‚ depending on their cultural‚ economic‚ political and religious backgrounds. The theory of religious relativism requires students to tolerate other people’s religious beliefs and practices‚ at the same time recognizing their own beliefs and practices as just one system in a world of diverse‚ yet equally legitimate‚ religious systems. In todays society we see an array of people practicing‚ preaching‚ and learning religion. We find people

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    Language – An Expression of Culture It is apparent from the sociolinguistic study and research of past couple of centuries that there is a fascinating and complex relationship between the language spoken by members of a social group and its culture. One commonly held belief is that the culture of a speaker is reflected in his or her speech. The accent‚ vocabulary‚ style of speaking and structure of arguments identify a speaker as a member to a certain cultural group or society. This particular notion

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