We Indians boast about unity in diversity as we have many varieties of religions‚ castes and communities but do we really appreciate and embrace this difference? The answer is a big no. We‚ in our school textbooks‚ read about this and discuss this very briefly but what we fail to do is to analyse the present situation. Today I saw a documentary on honor killings. Honor killings are done under the name of protecting the caste name. The very popular and recent case is the case of Ilavarasan and Divya
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Reading Response: The World’s Religions All around the world‚ religion is a dominant idea for many cultures; exemplifying a certain way of life‚ serving as a basis for faith‚ and bringing charity to the world‚ religion is an extensive concept. For several cultures and countries religion may vary according to demographics‚ socio-economical class‚ and ethnicity. Many people seek religion as a way of life‚ for others religion simply means going to church or temple and seeing religious
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1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions? 4. Define what is meant by sacred in religion and give some examples
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Religion and religious traditions are a very important part of life and culture. Although there is many religions and religious cultures they are all based on the same idea of its teachings‚ text‚ doctrine‚ stories‚ myths‚ prayer‚ pilgrimage‚ ritual‚ leadership‚ worship‚ and relationships among others. In this essay these topics will be described. Also specific examples from various religious traditions from week one readings that honor sacred things such as rituals‚ visions‚ influences‚ some examples
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this week’s topic‚ we were told that we had to interview a classmate and get their perspective on diversity. This was a real interesting topic for me because I usually don’t really care for topics like this because it can become a debatable topic. Diversity to me isn’t one of those things I take very seriously. To be honest if I really look at it‚ I treat everyone the same regardless of age‚ religion‚ color‚ etc. I have so many different friends that are African American‚ Caucasian‚ Asian‚ old‚ young
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Reflection Paper - Diversity Over the last century‚ mankind has made significant increases in the fight against discrimination. Pioneers such as Rosa Parks‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ and Susan B. Anthony have made progress in this fight. One would be completely ignorant to say discrimination does not exist today. It is a harsh realization to see the discrimination that goes on in today’s society. Everywhere you go there are racism‚ sexism‚ and violence because of both issues. Look at schools; you
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proper relation‚ according to Islam‚ between humans and Allah is total submission. 5. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the holy month in the Islamic calendar. 6. What approach might Machiavelli emphasize in the study of world religions? An approach that treats religion and religious figures as political phenomena too and not merely or purely as religious phenomena. 7-10. Write an essay on either Islam or Taoism. The aim of your essay‚ if on Islam‚ is to identify or explain the following:
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Is cultural diversity proving to be compatible with social unity? Britain has changed quite significantly over the past few decades in terms of cultural diversity. Whereas Britain was largely white not so long ago‚ the number of ethnic minorities has been steadily increasing and this growth does not look likely to stop anytime soon. Demographic experts have‚ infact‚ predicted that by 2050‚ 1 in every 5 British person will belong to an ethnic minority. The question issue I will be discussing in the
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Firme‚ Denice Anne “Faith must come from within‚ not from without” As far as I can actually remember‚ from the moment I gained my consciousness for the world‚ I belong and I was raised by both Roman Catholic parents. My mom and dad were religious believers of God and the Catholic Church . So being such‚ I was embeded qith several religious rituals. I remember how we always attend the mass every Sunday‚ wherein I have to look presentable because we will be inside the church‚ I was required to
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY TAGUM-MABINI CAMPUS APOKON‚ TAGUM CITY _________________________ FIELD STUDY 3 Micro-Teaching and the Use of Technology In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor in Elementary Education _________________________ by PETER PATRICK A. LLEMIT October 10‚ 2013 Acknowledgment
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