Early Christian art spans from the first to fifth centuries followed by the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God‚ and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire
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on which to be united. 3. Among the Bible based Christians there is the matter of INTERPRETATION of the Bible in forming their doctrine. This taking us in the same direction as the misleading Koran quote that supposedly said for those that became martyrs in Jihad‚ awaiting them in heaven would be 72 virgins. Within each section there are disagreements over the true meaning of various parts of the Bible as with any book. This is caused either by politics‚ bias or by an inner difference in spiritual
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the baptism of desire‚ which is when water is not possible‚ but one has a desire for baptism and has done all thing required by god. The third type of baptism is the baptism of blood. This is when one sheds blood for their faith in god‚ such as a martyr. The second sacrament is confirmation. Historically‚ this was done immediately after baptism. Usually this is done with a mixture of olive oil and balm‚ by making the sign of the cross on top of someone’s forehead. After confirmation‚ one is openly
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Ferdinand Marcos-3rd republic pres. This nation can be great again? Cultural superiority-refers to an attitude that ones’s culture is superior… The reason why pres.FranklinRoosevelt declared war against Japan b’coz the American fleet in pearl harbor was attacked by the Japenese forces Emilio Aguinaldo-the President of the 1st Phil.Republic Puppet-is defined as a representational figure or object which is manipul America-is the one who created the Phil. Civil Affairs Unit Hukbo ng Bayan sa Hapon-is
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social and economic differences and divergent political veiwpoints. Extremists and terrorists who have let loose the reign of terror in some parts of our country and have killed hundreds of innocent and peace-loving citizens‚ are being lionised as martyrs. It is our bounden duty‚ as patriotic citizens of our country‚ to fight tooth and nail against these anti-social elements who are bent upon destroying the unity and integration of the country. So our goal is clear‚ to put a stop to the process of
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feeling bit nervous as I was surrounded by darkness. It was dark‚ humid‚ smelly and yet‚ so beautiful! There were religious carvings on the inside that almost looked like chalk drawings. The clearest memory I have is visiting the section where the martyrs were buried and putting myself in their position. Would I have been so brave? In Islam‚ calligraphy is a major Islamic art form. Writing‚ books‚ geometry and patterns are most important. In Islam art‚ geography reflects the language of the world
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she loved. There we so much negativity around her‚ and they selfish people didn’t care. The author of the story as a lot of connections with the story Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “Matryona’s Home” is the name “Matryona.” The similarity to the word “martyr” is obvious. Matryrdom is the ultimate end of the road of self-sacrifice. This is a Christian notion that fits into Solzhenitsyn’s Russian Orthodox faith. A similar notion is found in Dostoevsky‚ who focuses on the suffering of Russia as a means to
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In “ A Time to Organize” an address by Anne Braden she states “ I find people just don’t know about the Sixties‚ the mass media has totally distorted the Sixties.” I find this very interesting because I find it to yield truth about many other aspects of history in American society. This quote is referring to the lack of public knowledge about the conditions African Americans faced during this period. The mass media is responsible for glossing over society’s flaws and missteps. In present day America
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1984 Analysis (#2) In 1984‚ George Orwell writes about a hypothetical society ruled by a totalitarian government that seeks out to ensure a uniformly mind-setted population. Winton Smith‚ the protagonist of the story‚ happens to be a member of the outer-party‚ the party in which is victimized by the government’s control. Restricted and monitored with every distinct action throughout an ordinary day‚ Winston is mentally as well as physically conditioned to meet the standardized conditions set by
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Nicaraguan priests supported Archbishop Miguel Obando Bravo‚ but opposed the handful of Nicaraguan priests that held government positions. The Pope didn’t have any sympathetic words or message either publicly or privately to the Mothers of Heroes and Martyrs who gave him their petition for peace. He could have said a few words of sympathy and won over that crowd easily and satisfied the Sandinista leaders. Some reform-minded Catholics in Nicaragua hoped that the pope would speak out against the country’s
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