The Greeks‚ The Romans‚ The Jews‚ and the Christians were all important civilizations in Ancient History. Why? Because they all had a hand in forming what is now the government of the United States. All of these people had many similarities and many differences. For instance‚ the Greeks and Romans both had polytheistic religions‚ based upon many of the same gods‚ whereas Christianity and Judaism are Monotheistic Religions‚ based on parts of the same scriptures. Christianity is a derivative of
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and how the gods help. The most common belief of Christians is that there is only one true God‚ who saves everyone from their sins. Even though there is only one God‚ he appears in various ways. Christians believe there is a trinity‚ consisting of the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit. Christians believe that The Father is the God in heaven. Jesus is The Son who saved us from our sins. The Holy Spirit is the power of God within believers. In Christian religion‚ God Loves us‚ and he was willing to send
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What are the differences between the Hindu Creation Story and the Christian Creation Story? Before you read this short essay I would like to remind that its purpose is not to offend anyone. I deeply respect all Theists and their religions. Any comments I make that may be considered offensive are solely just my opinion. Christian Story Monotheistic-only one god (Found in Genesis Ch.1) Long ago‚ before the earth and all things in it‚ there was only God. Able to do all things. What he says goes
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Iroquois Clan ANT 101 December 5‚ 2011 There are many different cultures‚ each having their own values‚ and rules. The Iroquois are an association of several tribes‚ of indigenous people of North America. The Iroquois have many different ways about their way of living such as rules involving marriage. What contributes to the way an Iroquois react and think? Is it kinship‚ religion‚ and beliefs‚ or is it something else? The Iroquois have a very well-known culture. Iroquois are indigenous
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The Iroquois Constitution It is about the Five Nations that formed the Iroquois Confederation and what they should and should not do. (Constitution and laws) The Five Nations included the Mohawk‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Cayuga‚ and Seneca tribes. Comparing the Great Law of Peace and The Constitution of The United States of America The United States Constitution was influenced by the concepts and the principles enclosed in The Great Law of Peace. Some of the same ideas that were in the Iroquois’
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Five Creation Myths After reading five myths about the creation of the universe‚ I can identify several similarities and differences that appear in the stories. The most obvious similarity in the stories is the presence of a god (or goddess) t hat brought the universe to its present state. He or she brought light from darkness‚ produced sea and land to make the Earth‚ and populated it with plant and animal life. Differences are easy to spot too. Different landscapes
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suits me. All of the foods are tasty and yummy but not all of them are good for our bodies. If we take this to the book of Genesis when Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden they could eat out of all the fruits of the trees except one . That one prohibits fruit (meal) eaten by Adam and Eve caused humanity a painful repercussion. God warned them and told them what would happen if they ate the forbidden fruit. God also in the same way warns us throughout the Bible to be wise in the decisions that
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The Iroquois Vonda Matthews Cultural Anthropology July 7‚ 2013 Instructor: Rebekah Zinser Kinship is the cornerstone for how people within a society relate to others and race lineages. Many societies trace their lineage through the father‚ which is called patrilineal‚ or through the mother which is called matrilineal. The Iroquois nation traced their kinship through the matrilineal decent lines. Kinship directly relates to how family groups think‚ act and live along side each other. The culture
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heaven. The excerpt of The Temptation of Eve when Satan speaks to Eve is evidence of this. Throughout these lines Satan tricks Eve into disobeying God‚ tries to turn Eve against God‚ and attempts to show Eve that knowing good and evil will make her more like God. The Tree of Knowledge is a very powerful tree that God has created. Lines 243-247 explain how God made this tree so powerful that it not only can’t be eating off of‚ but touched either. Satan lures Eve into eating the fruit from the tree by
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Similarities and Differences Nowadays‚ people depend more on technologies. Almost everyone has at least one hardware and software. How do people use those technologies and how do they think? Thoughts are different. I read the article “ Hell Is Other iPods” by Caspar Melville and “Someone to Watch Over Me” by Theodora Stites. I found some similarities and differences of those two articles and I would like to share my experience which relates to those two articles. First of all‚ both “ Hell Is
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