on social networking sites.Human socialization is fading.There is a constant threat of cyber snooping in people’s personal life.As these mediums have the ability to spread a message at a rocket speed to a very vast audience‚some notorious and fundamentalist groups are using it to spread hatred among different communities.for example the recent unfortunate event of mass exodus of north east people from some southern Indian cities to their respective homes in northeast was triggered by threats spread
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they fit into the world‚ and we’ll both differ with an atheist in how we fit into the world. We all say different things and use different words‚ but we’re all trying to answer the same question. This does not make me any more tolerant than a fundamentalist Christian who believes that religion is about salvation through Christ. Beliefs about the correctness or validity of other religions doesn’t make any of us more inclusive‚ or tolerant‚ or sophisticated than other religions that disagree with us
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life. Fundamentalism is the beginning to King’s journey and one of the oldest beliefs there are. It implies a fundamental belief that whatever is said‚ written‚ or phrased is true to it’s word. For example‚ the bible is taken literally by a fundamentalist Christian. The pessimism towards human nature is a large part of fundamentalism. Everyone is born with original sin and must learn to accept it but only
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Ignorance‚ pride‚ hatred and a disregard for the wellbeing of others in society. These are the seeds allowing the roots of activities promoting racial discrimination to sprout. Out of that‚ comes the growth of a fearful social epidemic‚ in which uneducated persons put their destructive thoughts and viewpoints into action. These criminal activities have been dubbed "Hate Crimes" and have plagues society as far back as one can remember. Hate Crimes‚ in varying degrees‚ can consist of something as minute
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To this day‚ many novels‚ including Persepolis can include the advantages a man can have but not a woman. In the beginning of the graphic novel‚ men and women are shown with an equal comparison such as wearing similar clothing or going to the same school. It is until the Iranian government that creates a new law for women and men that limits their human rights all together. As the story develops‚ the audience can see how a change in the social structure in Iran can affect both genders‚ both male
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More Than a Veil A Feminist Readings of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis Cultural differences have been on the foreground of the ongoing struggle between the United States and Iran since the 1970’s. Stereotypes are built on misunderstandings which can prove costly in international relationships. Our national media coverage of Iran portrays radical Islamic men oppressing their female counterparts. Many American citizens have narrow opinions on Iranian women‚ most of them dealing with the infamous veil
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personal agenda. She satirizes the political system that uses faith to validate its mandate‚ and justify its more questionable laws. Clearly the use of religion for political purposes is one of the central themes of the novel; Atwood takes a set of fundamentalist religious beliefs followed by certain fringe elements in contemporary society and takes them to their logical end to highlight their true despotic nature. In Gilead‚ politics and religion go hand in hand. The Sons of Jacob use religion
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Inherit the Wind: historical allusions * *What is a historical allusion – reference to people or events that have historical significance and symbolism * In literature this helps the character become more relatable as well as more easily create a connection with the reader * *Inherit the Wind’s has various historical allusions such as the 3 Kings; Julius Caesar‚ Charlemagne and Richard I * We will discuss how the 3 Kings allow the reader to understand the character and
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South Carolina’s very first openly gay legislature comes from the most improbable of homes‚ where a conservative part of the state has the Christian Fundamentalist School Bob Jones University. The republican representative‚ Jason Elliot‚ the first openly gay divorce attorney in south Carolina says his sexual orientation is unimportant in the role he plays working at the statehouse. He says his focus will be set on improving education‚ increasing jobs‚ and repairing and up keeping the states derelict
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other people must have some hint of truth to it. As Kanazawa says “Many stereotypes are empirical generalizations with a statistical basis and thus on average tends to be true. If they are not true‚ they would not be stereotypes" ("The Scientific Fundamentalist"). Although some people argue that stereotypes are just over generalizations‚ and that people use them to perceive the stereotyped groups’ characteristics‚ most stereotypes are true as what is generally accepted in society must be somehow grounded
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