Todays lecture was given by Dr. Nichols and it was pretty much about the compartments and difference of the Hindu religion and Buddhism. He starts off by telling the story of Kisa Gotami which is a story about a wife losing both her husband and child and learning about death. He then talks about the three refuges and they’re buddham‚ dhammam‚ and sangham. Then he asked us a interesting question on do we think it was right for Siddhartha to leave his family? To answer that question I think he was
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On April 5th‚ I participated in the Population Connection: Hands-on Activities for People and the Planet. The event was at SUNY Cortland and was 75 minutes long. The workshop was conducted by Pam Wassermen‚ Vice President‚ of Education Population Connection. Population Connection is education program‚ which has developed age- appropriate curriculum and professional development workshops. Their emphasis is on hands- on learning and critical thinking. The Workshop was made up of 8 different units:
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What is the connection between wealth and education? Is it education gives us wealth‚ or wealth gives us an education? Education is our knowledge on things that we have learnt and things that we understand. Whilst wealth isn’t just about how much money we have. It’s about being wealthy through our health and heart‚ also emotionally and physically wealthy. It is all that is desired to be truly happy with one and another. So‚ what is the connection between wealth and education? There is
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Historical and Biographical Approaches Historical criticism seeks to interpret the work of literature through understanding the times and culture in which the work was written. The historical critic is more interested in the meaning that the literary work had for its own time than in the meaning the work might have today. For example‚ while some critics might interpret existential themes in Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ a historical critic would be more interested in analyzing the play within the context
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Historical cost is a traditional method of recording assets and liabilities at their original or nominal value without making adjustments for inflation. It first came in evidence in Jun 1979 in a French project after numerous debates. The historical cost principle states that the asset should include all cost necessary to get the asset in place and ready for use. The principle of historical cost is based upon two fundamental principles: the principle of monetary standardization and principle of
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have struggled for the right interpretation of that what was written in these 27 books and letters. How should one handle a book that is "God’s Word"? Before looking at the pro and contra of historical-critical exegesis it is necessary to define this method. One of the many textbooks teaching the historical-critical method "Methodenlehre zum Neuen Testament" by Wilhelm Egger method gives us this definition‚ "Diese Methoden lesen den Text vor allem unter diachronem Aspekt‚ also unter dem Aspekt der
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Yasser Influence of Religion on Politics A good question that might be asked sometimes to clarify historical incidence; does politics influence politics‚ or religion influences politics? This is a very controversial issue‚ but I believe that religion influences politics. I will illuminate on some cases in history that reflect on this point of view which are the influence of Christianity on Rome‚ Confucianism on the Han Dynasty and finally the effect of religion on politics in this stage
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Religious Tradition Depth Study – Christianity Significant People and Ideas 1. The contribution to Christianity of ONE significant person OR school of thought‚ other than Jesus‚ drawn from: Martin Luther Explain the contribution to the development and expression of Christianity of ONE significant person OR school of thought‚ other than Jesus‚ drawn from: Martin Luther Faith alone‚ grace alone and scripture alone He was born in 1483 in Germany‚ a German monk‚ priest and University Professor
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Historical Philosophies of Education The following‚ summarized from Gutek‚ G. L. (1997). Philosophical and ideological perspectives on education (2nd ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon‚ is an overview of the major philosophical principles underlying education. The purpose of schooling in the colonial era was to promote religious beliefs and ethics. After the American Revolution‚ schools trained political leaders and developed a national culture. Horace Mann believed schools should instill common political
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civilization that was destroyed or lost. I believe Atantis is located in Bolivia based on historical evidence‚ advanaced architecture‚ advanced adimttance to road systems‚ and clues found in the text Critias written by the ancient Greek philospher Plato. The historical evidence in Bolivia and Atalantis match up because both civilizations were wealth‚ and had advanced architectual buildings. "There is historical evidence they usesd advances architectural and agricultural techniques..."(http://boliviabella
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