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    This religious foundation influenced the political and social structure of the colonies as they became an independent and separate nation from Great Britain. Colonists seeking religious refuge from England characterized the early days of the American colonies. Religious freedom was the unifying factor among colonists coming to America to escape persecution from The Church of England. The Monarchy left very little room for individuality or independence among religious groups‚ thus groups such

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    AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1941) Historical Background June 12‚ 1898-Independence day Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo-the first president of the Philippine Republic Fil-American was resulted in the defeat of Gen. Miguel Malvar in 1903 The Peace Movements started a early as 1900 3 Popular Newspapers 1. EL NUEVO DIA (The New Day) – Sergio Osmeña 2. EL GRITO DEL PUEBLO (The Call of the Nation) – Pascual Poblete 3. EL RENACIMIENTO (The Rebirth) – Rafael Palma PLAYS: 1. KAHAPON‚ NGAYON AT BUKAS – Aurelio

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    spiritual life‚ as well as the principal source of Jewish ethics and enables the community to preserve and impart their religious tradition to further generations. The Torah is also an expression of the covenant which is an important part of the Jewish religion as it affirms their relationship with God and seeks to clarify the

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    African Americans can trace their religious roots back to African religions‚ Judaism‚ Islam and Christianity. Christianity for the majority of African Americans became the dominated religion because of evangelism by Europeans. Instead of keeping the enslaved Africans submissive and in line Christianity enriched and strengthened the lives of African Americans to seek their freedom. Several of the insurrection and antislavery movements were born in the African American church. From its inception the

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    Native Americansreligion was their way to understand and harmonize with the world around them. They used different types of rituals to maintain a morally neutral universe. However‚ with the encounter of European colonists‚ Native Americans experienced a constant struggle for religious freedom and survival. The encounter caused a major cultural and religious shock for the Native Americans as their religion could no longer provide answers as to what they were experiencing. The Native Americans acted

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    . . Gothic texts appear as scaled-down simulations of literary tradition that was itself being reconceptualised in terms of seriality‚ sequels‚ and resurrections.” Clery connects boom of Gothic literature and the number of works issued over a short period with another consequence‚ which is an evolution of a strange relationship between reader and the book that he describes as “addictive‚ irrational‚ masochistic‚ in sum‚ a posture of

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    in North America‚ different native religions evolved to match the needs and lifestyles of the individual tribe. Religious traditions of aboriginal peoples around the world tend to be heavily influenced by their methods of acquiring food‚ whether by hunting wild animals or by agriculture. Native American spirituality is no exception. Traditional Lakota spirituality is a form of religious belief that each thing‚ plant and animal has a spirit. The Native American spirituality has an inseparable connection

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    put into human bodies. The artwork of this time was beginning to use a lot of human anatomy displayed in painting. The humans in this painting are painted pretty accurately compared to actual human bodies. ¬ Christ is handing the key. Religion played an important role in the Renaissance society which is displayed in the picture. • The scene shows: “When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples‚ “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied‚ “Some say John the

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    Literature is a way to tell a story to its readers in the hope that they learn something. Regardless of the story‚ the author creates this story not just for the sake of entertainment‚ but in hopes of changing the way people think and view their own lives. Through the writings of Charles Darwin‚ W.E.B. Dubois‚ and Rachel Carson‚ we see three stories very distinct from each other in terms of the subject of their writing‚ but all three authors write these pieces of literature for the purpose of critiquing

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    Based on their race‚ social status‚ economic status‚ and culture women within colonial Latin American and Brazilian society had different daily routines and lives and assisted the development of the colonies based upon their cultural‚ social‚ and economic status. For African women‚ slave and free‚ along with Native American women their daily routines were dominated by manual labor on fields and domestic labor with much of their labor fueling the economic growth and development of the colonies along

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