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    Thomas Hardy. The context. The novel itself. The wealth of a nation. Social unrest. Spiritual crisis. Late 19th century. The one major fact to be remembered is that in those days Britain was the richest nation in the world. It was only very recent that this was so. It’s been agreed that the birth certificate of this new era is a sad date for the french people‚ Waterloo in 18 June 1815. Napoleon was defeated and this marked the end of a 20 year long war between the English and the French

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    Iran through the point of view of a child who questions the most fundamental practices and assumptions of Islam. Growing in a household that frowns upon the dictates of Islamic fundamentalism at a time when there is a growing presence of Islamic fundamentalists‚ the point of view in the graphic book offers a different look into the local Islamic movement in Iran. Through that perspective‚ my understanding is that the movement placed the people within the limits of a religious fence that does not give

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    Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist ideas are ideas based on what is thought to be the one ‘essential truth’. Throughout fundamentalism‚ there are different strains of thought with regards how to

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    great popularity in the first decade of the twenty first century. Despite this point many faiths‚ apart from Islam‚ like the Christian‚ Jewish‚ Buddhist‚ and Hindu have those within their respective memberships who can be classed as fundamentalists. Fundamentalists are staunch believers and (as they see themselves) upholders of doctrines within their respective faiths they perceive to be beyond question. It is thus their unconscious duty to defend their core beliefs against all antithetical ideas

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    NOUTHETIC COUNSELING:FUNDAMENTALISM IN PASTORAL CARE | | | | Paras Tayade M.Th II Christian Ministry 16/07/2010 Contents Introduction 3 1. Understanding Fundamentalism 3 1.1 Origin of the Fundamentalist Movement 3 1.2 Five Fundamentals of the Fundamentalist Movement 5 1.3 Fundamentalism- Definition 6 2. Nouthetic Counseling 8 2.1 Background to Nouthetic Counseling 8 2.2 Assumptions of Nouthetic Counseling 10 2.2.1. Foundation of Nouthetic counseling 10 2.2

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    structure‚ controlled and intact‚ just like he wanted to keep feelings. The tone of "To a Daughter Leaving Home" differs from the tone in "At the San Francisco Airport". The tone of “To A Daughter Leaving Home” is one of sadness‚ anxiety and nostalgia. Pastan’s poem is of a mother fondly remembering an earlier time when her daughter took a briefer departure from her‚ when she was taught to ride her bike at eight years old. The mother wasn’t quite ready to let the daughter go‚ as was suggested

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    the Fundamentalists’ throughout the Islamic Revolution. Proving Iran’s image of having connections with fundamentalism‚ fanaticism‚ and terrorism false‚ Satrapi successfully sheds light upon her subversion to Western stereotypes about Muslims through the use of three illustrative strategic dichotomies. These creative dichotomies include the color usage of black versus white‚ the significance of big images versus small images‚ and the illustrative facial expressions of Iranian Fundamentalists versus

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    (ed Carpenter‚ J.A.‚ Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism‚ New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1997 Hudson‚ W.S.‚ Religion in America (3rd Ed.))‚ New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons‚ 1981 Lawrence‚ B.B.‚ Defenders Of God: The Fundamentalist Revolt Against the Modern Age‚ USA: University of South Carolina Press‚ 1989 Marsden G.M.‚ Encyclopedia of Religion (ed Marsden G.M.‚ Fundamentalism and American Culture: The Shaping of Twentieth-Century Evangelicalism 1870-1925‚ New York: Oxford

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    By calling someone a fundamentalist‚ one would suggest that that person only is motivated by religious beliefs rather than the society and the world in general. This seems like an odd statement‚ considering that he just two paragraphs later quote Sheikh Ahmed Yassin as stating that

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    event. As well as their similarities‚ these two poems have their differences. Although both poems concern the relationship between a father and his son‚ they differ on tone‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. In "My Father’s Song‚" the main tone is nostalgia. "My Papa’s Waltz" is a stark contrast‚ in that there is a harsh tone. In "My Father’s Song‚" the nostalgic tone comes through in some of the word choices. In the first stanza‚ the speaker remembers his father’s voice. He describes his experience:

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