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    LIBERALISM: A FUTURE FAUX PAS OR CORRECTABLE SUCCESS Slavoj Žižek’s Criticism of Liberalism Liberalism offers the luxury of equal opportunity to all people with minimal interference from any form of bureaucracy. Although it is not in its entirety perfect‚ in my opinion‚ it is by far the best ideology that has given people the power to be in control of their livelihoods‚ their economic status and the freedom to live their lives under no social or bureaucratic conformation or pressure. It is

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    Role Of War In Persepolis

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    country where she and the other women have to wear veils on her head and are treated differently than the boys in her country. The story starts and ends with a conflict between the communist and the fundamentalist. These two groups fight for different purposes. One for the religious law (fundamentalist)‚ and the other for the right of the people(communist). Eventually‚ this self-inflicted problem in Iran leaves them vulnerable to attack from a different country. Once the war starts MJ and her family

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    Assess the view that religion no longer acts as a ‘shared universe of meaning’ for people today (18marks) Some sociologists would agree with this statement that religion no longer acts as a shared universe of meaning for people today and they explain this using secularisation. The word secular means not sacred‚ not spiritual and not religious therefore secularisation refers to the process of becoming less religious. Woodhead and Heelas identified two versions the disappearance thesis which states

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    Algeria After Independence

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    After independence (1962-1999) The Evian Accords which were signed in 1962 giving Algeria immediate independence and French aid to help reconstruct the country. The French Sahara with its oil resources was also handed over to Algeria. In return the FLN guaranteed protection and civil rights for the French Algerians choosing to remain in the country‚ and the option of choosing either French or Algerian nationality after three years. Eight years of war had shattered Algeria. There had been more

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    1. Describe the rise of the American industrial city‚ and place it in the context of worldwide trends of urbanization and mass migration (the European diaspora) Cities grew up and out‚ with such famed architects as Louis Sullivan working on and perfecting skyscrapers (first appearing in Chicago in 1885). The city grew from a small compact one that people could walk through to get around to a huge metropolis that required commuting by electric trolleys. Electricity‚ indoor plumbing‚ and telephones

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    the Dome has been interpreted in a variety of ways by a powerful assortment of groups. Specifically‚ we find that the historic structure acquires most of its significance in the eyes of practicing Jews and Muslims – as well as some Christian fundamentalists. Muslims and Jews‚ however‚ are not the only groups who have also asserted themselves in this historic arena of conflict. Over the centuries‚ political bodies have also attempted to exert influence – both interpreting and manipulating its image

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    East and the Third World‚ and one of the consequences of these policies was 9/11. According to Gunaratna (2003) bitterness in the Arab world about Western military and economic dominance‚ chronic tensions with Israel‚ and the rise of fundamentalist Islam combined

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    Nathan the Wise

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    to engage publicly in theological controversies. During the months before he wrote Nathan‚ Lessing—himself the son of a Protestant pastor and a former student of theology—had‚ in various journals of public opinion‚ done battle with Christian fundamentalists‚ particularly the chief pastor of Hamburg. While Lessing’s opponents argued that the Bible was revealed truth‚ and that it must be understood literally—and that any questioning of the Bible’s revealed truth was tantamount to criminal apostasy—

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    Anth Final

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    Veronica Kim Final Exam –Anth101 Kohistani Violence Thull‚ is an area where the violence of Kohistani was studied by R. Lincoln Keiser. In this region‚ the Kohistani‚ initially did not believe in bloodshed in order to solve conflicts. As elements in their traditional lives changed‚ Kohistani violence became more and more prevalent in their culture. Three specific changes were the main reasons for the growth in violence. One change led to another change‚ which then led to a third change

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    When the government removes restrictions on religion‚ religious pluralism thrives. When religious pluralism thrives‚ religions compete in the marketplace of ideas and people reassess their beliefs. They lessen their absolutist‚ fundamentalist attitudes which decrease violence. It would then stand to reason that when religious violence decreases‚ governments will begin to lessen restrictions on religious freedom. Therefore‚ a loop feeds back into itself creating a hyper-pluralist and

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