Arlene Garcia Dr. Kevin P. Coogan 12 August‚ 2013 HEOP 2013 The New Highline The way things can evolve with just the snap of a finger is truly amazing. Less than a decade ago‚ the highline was an abandoned wasteland but in 2009‚ it was transformed into a meaningful elevated park. The highline has a very long history being that it also used to be railroad track in the late 1930s. It has gone through many transformations throughout the decades‚ but now it has become
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First Day of Class: Ancient (greek and Roman) Dark Ages (things were a mess) Medieval Modern 1/27/12 Stock market is a signal of economy (optimistic) When pessimistic bad stock market 1982 people became excessively optimistic (excess debt) wages stagnant since the early 1970s made up difference by borrowing debt Start of the FIRE economy Finance Insurance Real Estate Manufacturing peaked in the 1970s With FIRE Wall Street got huge Securitization (sold bundled debt
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Kia Champ February 20‚ 2013 Learn from Outside Choice The lecture I attended for the Learn outside of the classroom assignment was After Learning: Education on a Hot Planet by Dr. Bennett Ramsey. He discussed ways in where our culture should provide students with the knowledge‚ skills and perspective necessary to meet today’s challenges. He stated that the world of education is rooted in economic root of fantasy growth for prosperity‚ but we are not growing because we are hitting limits. Growth
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These sacred sites celebrate either the birth‚ life‚ or martyrdom of Saints or holy people. For example‚ Santiago de Compostela became a pilgrimage place after the apparent discovery of Apostle James remains. There isn’t any real evidence to support this claim‚ but many began to believe it to be true. The success in battles with reports of images of Santiago‚ led to these claims to gain traction. The importance of these sites are linked to Saints and other holy figures. Whether a Saint’s remains
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All Human life is sacred: Is there any place for euthanasia and abortion within Christianity or Buddhism? All human life is sacred‚ and therefore the topics of euthanasia and abortion are both controversial issues that are commonly discussed around the world today. As such they are talked about very carefully and it is safe to assume that different people and different religions will hold different views on these very controversial issues. I hope to discuss the views of the different religions on
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Hinduism is a vast and profound religion. Some of the sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious traditions are the Hindu scriptures‚ the Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ and the main deities. One of the most important beliefs in Hinduism is acceptance. They have scriptures‚ mythologies that deal with many elements of life which are considered unacceptable. For example‚ Gita (considered to be main scripture which tells way of Hindu life‚ its duties) has story about Dropadi who is married to 5 brothers
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Understanding Religions and Indigenous Sacred Ways" Please respond to the following: Name and discuss at least three defining characteristics of indigenous religions. Then describe at least one aspect of indigenous religions that exists in a similar form in a traditional mainstream religion. Define religion‚ and discuss why it is useful in society. Explain why it is important for you personally to understand the beliefs of other religious groups. One major characteristic of an indigenous
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Reflecting on my Sacred Time experience I have realized that most of my stress and disorganization brought on my inefficiencies in my routine. Sacred time is viewed in many different ways in all shapes and sizes. That being said the way that many view sacred time is through the time doing something mindless. Mindless work meaning the absence of a set task. Definitions are fluid when it comes to time and I personally believe if I do not have a set task or I find myself with no time sensitive projects
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Seeing the Sacred Nature of Midwifery Chris J. Hampton (March 2007) Every birth is Holy. I think that a midwife must be religious‚ because the energy she is dealing with is Holy. She needs to know that other people’s energy is sacred.[1] A midwife is simply defined by one author as “nothing more nor less than a skilled specialist in normal birth.”[2] Other names include sage-femme or “wise woman” (French)‚ jordmother or “earth mother” (Danish)‚ whereas midwife comes from Middle
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In 2005‚ Steve Jobs had a commencement speech about connecting the dots‚ he said “you can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” Now while I am looking back in my past‚ I found out myself really clear about how it related to my decision today. My childhood was associated with fold games. Blind man’s buff‚ cat and mouse game‚ dragon snake‚ hide and seek‚ marbles were games I usually played after school with kids in my neighborhood. The world in my mind was
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