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    Critically discuss the argument that contemporary processes‚ such as consumerism (Bauman)‚ individualization (Beck) and the deficit of trust (Giddens)‚ cause the corrosion of citizenship. In contemporary society‚ aka modernity‚ ssociologists argue that citizenship s eroding. There are a number of reasons for this deterioration; this essay will focus on economic and technical change‚ social identity‚ and public and private spheres whilst drawing on Beck and his individualisation theory‚ Giddens’

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    Explore the significance of setting in a Midsummer Night’s Dream. The implementation of ‘the forests wild’ could ultimately be a depiction of the story of Genesis; reflecting knowledge in the direction of the sore lovers who so desperately seek to gain each other’s infinite company despite the prohibitions of society and reality. In Genesis 2.5 when‚ ‘The LORD God took the man‚ and put him in the Garden of Eden to dress it up and keep it’ is incredibly reminiscent of the careful displacement of

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    Canyon University HTH 469 March 28‚ 2013 Enlightenment Essay Ever since God created the world it has been filled with activity‚ and for three hundred years until about fifty years ago we have been under the influence of the age of modernity. However‚ modernity is fast giving way to postmodernism and again the force this change will undoubtedly cause people to once again change their perspective of the world and how they see truth and respond to the basic issues of life [ (Struckmeyer‚ 2007)

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    UFDN midterm study notes 1.Old testament is Scripture. OT consists 39 books and is the Hebrew Bible. NT is 27 books = 66 TANAK (Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings) IS the Hebrew Bible. TANAK contains law which is the Torah. 2. Septuagint (LXX) – Ancient Greek Translation of the Hebrew Bible 2. At the moment of canonization (synagogue; church)- Thinks the final draft is better than first. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. – 100 B.C.E-100 C.E Masoretic Text (about the time of Jesus)- All modern

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    and fourteenth centuries. De Miramon gives a historical presentation of the “invention of the concept of race in the late Middle Ages.” On its own merits‚ the essay is worth perusing‚ Nirenberg closes the Middle Ages asking‚ “Was there race before modernity?” His essay discusses how medieval Spain stigmatized the Jews with the terms such as “raza” and “casta” – terms “which emerged in the 1430s in discussions on animal breeding and

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    ethnic politics. Mainline Protestantism generally accepts both birth control and abortion‚ but plenty of exceptions exist. This paper will detail the Catholic position on the issue and contrast it to the Protestant point of view and its origins. Modernity has created several new aspects of the problem unknown to earlier ages: first‚ newer methods of birth control are less damaging than chemically-based ancient methods; a widely expanding population; an ideology of permissiveness that requires abortion

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    "If the village perishes India will perish too. India will be no more India.” - Mahatma Gandhi By 2050‚ more than half of all Indians will live in urban areas‚ as per United Nation’s World Urbanisation Prospects‚ a big shift from now‚ when just about one-third of the population does so. This would mean tens of millions migrating from the villages and into towns and cities each year‚ with profound impacts on every aspect of our life including the social‚ cultural‚ political‚ economic and ecological

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    excellent grades in initial quality survey by JD Power‚ one of the indicators of the industry most respected and that measures the performance of cars and customer satisfaction during the first 3 months of use. In Korean‚ the word Hyundai means "modernity”. The brand was created in 1947 by Chung Ju-yung‚ the dominant figure of the Korean economy from 1960 until his death in 2001. Hyundai built its first car in 1968‚ the compact sedan Cortina‚ under license from Ford. In 1975‚ he made his first own

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    World War I and the Visual Arts Events such as World War I (1914-1918) were the cause for some artists from various groups‚ painters‚ writers‚ and sculptors to gather in places to write to escape from the crisis of violence of war. Many artists were influenced to translate their works as paintings‚ sculptures‚ portraits‚ photographs‚ novels‚ movies‚ etc. Among others; Constructivism which was the inspiration for the ideas of well advanced Russian artists‚ the making of a new world in Art and Architecture

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    Enlightenment To enlighten‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster‚ means to furnish knowledge to. I love this particularly simple definition. I can envision an empty space‚ that being the darkness and ignorance one might reside in. After what can be a long‚ strenuous journey‚ that empty space becomes full. It is not cluttered‚ but contains the perfect amount of “stuff.” This “stuff” is the light and truth that comes only after gaining knowledge and experiencing enlightenment. Literature has an incredibly

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