Religion played a big role in shaping the values‚ attitudes‚ and conduct of the Spanish during the Age of Discovery and Conquest (1492-1579). The colonial church provided control and a standard of conduct and living for the new world. In fact‚ the colonial church had even more power in Spanish America then it did in Spain. Why this is important though‚ is because it limited the possibility of rebellion and opposition. As long as the church was in place‚ there was Spanish order‚ and as long as there
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5/2/09 Inequalities of Gender and Age “You can’t because you’re a girl.” Too many times when I was a kid did I hear those words; I was just as good as some of the other boys if not better. I was never a girl who wanted to play house or dress up‚ I always wanted to play sports and rough house. But whenever I tried to play some of the sports‚ I was considered the weak link because I was a girl‚ not as good as the guys‚ not strong enough‚ not tall enough‚ just not enough of a boy. I knew the
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1. Describe a range of appropriate investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity in a community. There are a number of different ways to investigate and expolore diversity within the local community and on to a larger scale‚ your town‚ city and even nation or country. These can be done by simple observations by one or more observer‚ either direct observations such as standing in a busy place and observing at a specific place over a particular time scale or collating data through
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Monotheistic Religions In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? Jerusalem is a home to holy sites that are sacred to the three religions. The city contains many houses of worship. It is also a place of ongoing tensions between religious and ethnic groups. The three major monotheistic religions are sometimes described as branches of the same family tree. If this is true‚ how would you describe the trunk of the tree? All three major monotheistic religions claim
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There is no denying that gender plays a big role in medicine. The first medical school was opened in 1765 and it was 80 years later that the first woman was admitted to medical school. Even though‚ the ratio of men to women practicing medicine is not close‚ about one third of the doctors are women and it might not be far when women will outnumber men. There has been an increase in women physicians in every specialty‚ the fact remains that women prefer non-surgical specialties like internal medicine
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lives in your neighborhood? Your town? Your state? Your country? Bet the answer is "of course" — and well‚ “maybe not.” Many of us don’t get out much — unless we’re heading to an interview or the bar down the street. On the weekends‚ we more or less stick to our familiar surroundings‚ whatever they may be. So we could quite easily miss a big story going on right under our noses: That is‚ who is living where. The majority of the members of my community do look like me. My community has been
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The New Age Movement Although the New Age movement is not technically a religion ‚ eight to nine percent of people that do not believe in organized religion find the New Age as their replacement. The New Age movement is very difficult to describe although not impossible. It is a complex sociological phenomenon that can be perceived in many ways. Basically‚ what another person sees‚ the other may not. The New Age movement is best understood as a network of networks. A network is an informal
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order to better suit the people and not disrupt the economy‚ society‚ etc. For example‚ we see the Jews now being able to represent themselves in court because of the new technicality which allows the oath to be taken. It is now allowed because the Christian taking the oath is swearing on a ?composite? God and more technically‚ a piece of paper which the Jews do not recognize as true authority (The Gospels). This shows how the social realities had changed and how the Jews had adapted to the situations
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Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 4: Living in Diverse Communities Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure
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Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Joseph Torres Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Social Isolation 2. Retirement 3. Ageism Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is defined as prejudice and discrimination against old people. Schafer writes that for the
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