REL-405-GS Written Assignment #2/Myrna Ojeda Distinguishing between mystical and numinous religious experience‚ contrast Hinduism and Buddhism from the perspective outlined by Nanina Smart. Why do you agree or disagree with Smart ’s distinction of the two kinds of religious experience as these relate to these two religions? Mystical religion involves a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny often stemming from direct communion with ultimate reality or God.
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In my english two class we read a book‚ it was called “ of mice and men”. It was a great book!Afterwards we saw the movie to the book‚ although they had their differences and similarities. Three main things I’ll talk about is setting‚ character and theme. Setting in the movie the introductions starts off with the girl running and whining just because she thought she was being harassed by lennie. Anyways they were in the town of weed but had to leave quickly from the town so they went to a new ranch
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The “Hollywood Effect” in Play As once said by John le Carre‚“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.” He explains how movies can change books into something completely different‚ we are able to see this illustrated between the movie and the story Beowulf. The book Beowulf‚ translated by Burton Raffel and the film Beowulf directed by Robert Zemeckis are two almost completely different versions of one story. Movies made from stories are most of the time inaccurate with the details the give the story
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battles with Persian cultural heroes including Thraetona‚ an early cultural hero. Moreover‚ the Ahriman is another serpentine god of darkness in Persian mythology. This implies that there always fight between good and evil‚ but it is our duty to combat these elements of evil repeatedly. In the Christianity‚ snakes and serpents are symbols of the evil as well. They are thought to be crafty and deceitful. They symbolizes an enemy or satan. The first biblical reference to a serpent is found in Genesis 3
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Elisha. The differences between Elisha and Elijah were their personal lives and political stance. Elisha did not keep to himself like Elijah did‚ and besides being more outgoing; Elisha was more involved in politics. Still‚ Elisha learned and studied under Elijah‚ so they were alike in ways as well. Elisha travels to the same places as Elijah such as Mount Carmel and Samaria‚ which shows the two prophets similarities (Zucker‚ 2013). There is also an understated similarity where the number “12”
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The first similarities between the authors of the readings are the explorer’s three main goals‚ Gold‚ Gold‚ and Glory. To achieve more wealth‚ the explorers‚ who discovered a new land that was already occupied by the natives‚ strived to gather gold‚ so that they would be able to carry it back to their country. As well as this‚ expanding the Christian traditions and sharing their beliefs of God was the next thing on their agenda. Conversion of Native Americans was not a simple task for the new settlers
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There are many similarities and differences between Achilles and Odysseus. They both are excellent warriors‚ strong‚ and have some type of authority‚ Achilles being the leader of the Myrmidons‚ and Odysseus the king of Ithaca. Both of them have to face several trials‚ and both of them have some desire for revenge. Odysseus wanted to slaughter the suitors for coming to the palace and being horrible guests‚ while Achilles seeks revenge for Hector for killing Patroclus. They both show compassion for
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clearly to reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. There are 128 countries that against Trump’s recognition. Moreover‚ many people consider Trump is a modern Hitler due to they have likenesses in leadership. There are many similarities between Trump and Hitler. First‚ both Trump and Hitler are radical people‚ they used racism to rise power. Second‚ they intend mass deportation. Hitler
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Statue of Liberty as a symbol of friendship. Recently‚ three Americans received France’s highest honor because they stopped a gunman on a train to Paris. Along with acts of peace‚ they have had their battles‚ too. America and France have their common shares‚ but their education systems‚ languages‚ and cultures are different. Of course‚ both countries’s school officials want to educate and lead their students where they need to be‚ but their main goals and setups are not alike. In America‚ children
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water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the wake of a dark time‚ Hurricane Katrina proved to America how crucial preparedness is and three reasons Hurricane Katrina proved unpreparedness include; The New Orleans poorly built levee system‚ the prolonged displacement of hundreds of thousands
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