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    turned away from their families and everything they were to become a member of this new religion. Before this‚ they natives had been very superstious‚ but as they new religion flooded over the peoples‚ their superstiousocity began to lessen and their belief in the many gods they had previously believed in.  Also‚ as many of the natives ran to the new Christian faith‚ many family bonds were broken. Before colonialism took place‚ family was an important thing in the Igbo society. It was not often that

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    own cultures that include religion‚ but also many people choose to believe or not believe in specific things. While culture might be tradition‚ religion might be choice. Culture and religion are similar and connected in various ways. Many different beliefs and views concerning social affairs‚ politics‚ and morality are affected due to cultures and faith. I would like to use same-sex marriage as an example. Today there are some states in the U.S that are working towards allowing same-sex marriages to

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    How do you know if your beliefs are truth and are justified to be count as knowledge? A question that is two famous philosophers answered by their own ways and theories. Plato did a major impact when it came to answer justification part of this question and Descartes made the other impact and helped answering the knowledge part of this question. Why must a belief be justified to count as knowledge? Believes have to be justified first to count as knowledge because how can you know something that is

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    The story: ”My Son the Fanatic”‚ takes place in Parvez’s house. This is the place that the story mainly takes place in‚ and it is also here that the conflicts erupt. The text also takes place at Parvez’s workplace; this is the place that Parvez uses to figure out what problems his son might have. The last place that the story takes place in is the restaurant that Parvez and his son‚ Ali‚ visits. The restaurant is where you could say that Parvez realizes how religious his son has become‚ and that

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    Therefore‚ Christianity and Judaism are one in the same since they can trace their origins back to a single person. I believe this would be the main point of contention in regards to this class. However‚ while the origins are the same‚ the other beliefs that are part of these two religious traditions separate them. While I do admit I have a lack of knowledge about Judaism‚ I think of this example when showing that the two faiths are different. In Christianity‚ Jesus is the Messiah and came to save

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    is essential. It brings a sense of community‚ trust‚ belief and devotion. Faith based education is​ established ​ on the principle of; the more knowledge and wisdom a person gains the more solid his or her faith becomes. These institutions are not solely academic based‚ but also provides the student with all the tools necessary for a well rounded disciplined life structure. Mission work and giving back to the community are vital parts of my belief. I have always been fortunate with a loving family

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    different beliefs and values from others. If people are not allowed to have different beliefs and values‚ it is just losing our individual identities and cultures. Today‚ people in developing nations are allowed to have different beliefs and values‚ for example people are allowed to believe in different religions. Also their countries are safer than other communist countries where people are allowed to have different beliefs. I think it is great things for people to have different beliefs because it

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    and belief is that with belief comes certain sentiments and feelings as opposed to fiction‚ which lacks certain natural sentiments that relate to reality. Hume understands that a person’s imagination has the ability to think of many fictional situations and characters‚ but counters that with his claim that we understand these situations and characters aren’t real because there are no sentiments or feelings behind them‚ as belief has. With the natural sentiments or feelings that back up belief‚ Hume

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    he longs to be a different person‚ different than he is now. In the second stanza‚ the second emotion expressed is the emotion of hope. The narrator believes in a better tomorrow‚ he believes his soul still grow. All his beliefs‚ be it that‚ we are not alone or his belief in the Beatles will lead to a better world. Unfortunately the constant aspect of fear dogs him‚ dampening his optimism for a greater future. This constant fear clearly manifest itself in the third stanza where the fear of loss

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    his personal belief is what he can and can’t do to within the limitations that the Party place on him and the limitations that he places on himself to ensure protection from the Party. Throughout the story‚ Winston’s perspectives and personal beliefs change many times; always following the same pattern. This is that when his perspective of where he fits into the Party changes and his perspective of the limitations that they place on him change‚ for better or for worse‚ his belief in what he allowed

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