pagers. The result of this ‘millennial fever’ is a yearning to turn back the clock‚ to return to simpler times. This yearning has in turn produced a massive nostalgia wave to which marketers of all kinds have responded by re-creating products and images that help take consumers back to ‘the good old days’. Examples of such flirtations with nostalgia include retro roadsters such as the Porsche Boxter‚ DaimlerChrysler’s PT (personal transportation) Cruiser and the new Mini. The singer Aretha Franklin re-recorded
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connotations and viewpoints the “fundamentalists” believed in. “And so to protect women from all the potential rapists‚ they decreed that wearing the veil was obligatory (pg. 74).” In one scene‚ Marji’s mother had been threatened by two fundamentalists‚ telling her that women like her (who aren’t wearing a veil) should be pushed against the wall and violated. And then afterwards‚ should be thrown in the garbage. To prevent such a horrid crime from occurring to women‚ the fundamentalists repetitively recited
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Assignment # 2 Crossing a cultural Divide: The twenties The reasons there was a great debate in the 1920s about the future were discussed in Radio Broadcast;” Modern Church Is No Bridge to Heaven‚”1923‚ Cartoon ; Religious “Modernism” Offers Cold Comfort‚1924‚ and Young women discuss Petting‚ 1930 which say that we are reelecting our Christianity and turning to a scientific discovery. The Radio Broadcast‚ “Evangelist Makes Plea for Lord of Scriptures‚” Los Angeles Times‚ August 6‚ 1923‚ talks about
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Visit to muree It’s snowing in Murree and the heart is melting Weather is a great metaphor for life -- sometimes it’s good‚ sometimes it’s bad‚ and there’s little you can do but carry an umbrella. Or you can opt for Murree and its all-weather beauty and balm for the troubled Pakistani soul By Adnan Rehmat Murree is probably Pakistan’s favourite all-weather hill station. In the summers it gets crowded by people seeking to beat the heat of the plains. The cool scent of pines and the wheezing breeze
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question as to whether or not creationism should be taught in public schools is a very emotional and complex question. It can be looked at from several different angles‚ its validity being one of them. Despite the lack of evidence to support the fundamentalist idea of creationism‚ that in itself is not enough to warrant its exclusion from the curriculum of public schools in the United States. The question is far more involved and complex. One way to address the question is whether or not creationism
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opinions on many subjects. The Scopes trial controversy was more complicated than a simple debate between evolutionists and creationists because of the fear and bias generated in a time of advancement from traditionalism to modernism. Religious Fundamentalists were outspoken in expressing their approval of the Butler Act. In 1925 many citizens wrote letters to Tennessee’s newspapers in response to the Butler Act‚ including Mrs. Jesse Sparks‚ a Tennesseean parent in
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In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marjane experiences revolution at a young age and learns to express nationalism as she explores her religion and what it actually means to her. From a young age Marjane sought to be a prophet and conversated with God most every night‚ always staying close to her religion. This shows a clear representation of Islamic Religion in Persepolis. At least Marjane’s view on it. All throughout the book she bases thoughts and action off her religion always keeping it close
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To what extent is it true that religious fundamentalism arose as a reaction to the influences of the West? It is true to the large extent that religious fundamentalism arose as a reaction to the influences of the West due to US backing for Shah‚ Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the support for the Mujahedeen. However‚ Western influence may not be the only factor as globalisation and the failure of modernization and secularization also play a part in the rise of religious fundamentalism.
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and desires a call back to a stricter and more religious way of life. In terms of the Middle East John Voll describes fundamentalism as the call back to the path of Islam (Voll 347). Saba Mahmood makes several strong arguments on why the term fundamentalist is often inaccurate in its usage. Her first argument is that the term fundamentalism categorizes many contrasting ideas as one. Another argument she presents is the hypocritical view that the West has on fundamentalism. A major issue with the
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Islamic Fundamentalism Contest Introduction I. Islam as a Religion II. Islamic Fundamentalism 3.1. Defining Fundamentalism and the Backgrounds of Islamic Fundamentalism 3.2. Islamic fundamentalist movements Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is second only to Christianity in number of adherents. Muslims live in all parts of the world‚ but the majority of Muslims are concentrated in the Middle East and
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