Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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Many people have heard the story of the apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton’s head letting him solve the mystery of gravity… but how much more do they know? Discovering the concept of gravity though what he is known for today is nowhere near the extent of his contributions to science. Sir Isaac Newton‚ founder of calculus‚ the man who single-handedly unlocked the secrets of gravity‚ and the man who would leave a huge footprint on the scientific community with his discoveries. Isaac Newton‚ scientist
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Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey is a multicultural modern dancer known for his great accomplishments in dance and choreography. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and throughout his lifetime created some 79 ballets‚ many of which have appeared in the repertoire of major dance companies. It was on a junior high school class trip to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo‚ he fell in love with concert dance. He became inspired by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and classes
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Benjamin Franklin‚ printer‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ and statesman. Has played one of the most influential roles in American history‚ fighting for American independence in the revolutionary war era and also helping shape the constitution for the new nation. He became a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1748‚ justice of the peace in 1749‚ and in 1751 a city alderman and a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly. In 1753 Franklin became a royal officeholder‚ deputy postmaster general‚ in charge of
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generation. Eboo is talking about the lack of soul and spirit of the generation‚ and how that is a struggle for him. I think throughout the book Eboo is successful in convincing his generation to come together (pluralism) and find their inner self. As the youth‚ Eboo stresses the importance of interfaith collaboration especially with young people‚ and that is something that will carry on with me. Also‚ it opened up my eyes
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bound to repeat itself with the course of their actions. In his book on the Peloponnesian War he writes‚ “I have written not for immediate applause but for posterity‚ and I shall be content if the future student of these events‚ or of other similar events which are likely in human nature to occur in after ages‚ finds my narrative of them useful.” (Thucydides‚ History of the Peloponnesian War‚ Book I) All of these beliefs are deeply rooted within Thucydides’
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Imagine how would it be if all of the sudden economy crashed and there is no back up plan. It would be my worst night mare. It has happened before in history during 1929 with the crash of The Wall Street‚ which marked the beginning of the depression. The great depression was on of the hardest time in American history. After the roaring twenties was the dirty thirties which started with the stock market crashed and marked the beginning of the Great Depression and consisted of Dust Bowl in South
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Jones contributed to Texas by advocating a withdrawal of the Texas proposal for annexation to the united states. Also formulated legislation to regulate medical practice and advocated a uniform system of education and an endowment for a university. He The fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas ‚ was born January 20‚ 1798 . The youngest of thirteen children. His mother Sarah Jones died when he was just 18 years old . However‚ his father was a saddler so he had to help his father
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commanded a change in both concert and sacred music. Adrian Willaert was a Flemish composer‚ born in 1490‚ whose ideas and composing had changed music‚ however‚ he had not always thought about music. He originally was going to school for law at the University of Paris‚ until he had changed his area of study to music (Encyclopædia Britannica‚ 2016). He then‚ from 1509 to 1512‚ studied with Jean Mounton‚ a composer for the French royal chapel. Willaert worked in Italy at the basilica of
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In the 1st century BC Italy was under the control of a single power‚ the Roman Empire‚ which remained in control until the 5th century AD. After the Empire fell‚ a Germanic tribe – the Lombards – invaded Italy and a network of smaller political entities arose throughout the country (Marino‚ 2016). For the next thousand years‚ Italy became a combination of many city-states‚ in which Rome – home to the Catholic Church – was the most powerful. This period is known as the Dark Ages. During the Fourteenth
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