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    in which the text is read‚ Theogony‚ could be considered as a religious text and an epic narrative. Around age of Homer‚ these texts were orally expressed and taken as religious truth. It was also known to be an epic but as time progressed‚ it was not accepted as religious truth. Around the time that texts were written‚ the accepted religious polytheism‚ the belief in many gods. In The Theogony‚ Hesiod explained the birth of the gods and the origins of man. Even though it is a myth‚ many people

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    Elements of Religious Traditions Paper University of Phoenix World Religious Traditions 1 Rel/133 Dr. Jocelyn Thornton April 27‚ 2011 This paper is intended to show how religion is perceived to have several common elements but in essence that is not a true statement based on the terminology used to describe “religious practices”. People believe that typically religions have overlapping themes such as: higher powers to worship‚ followers

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    This doctrine became known as the Natalegawa Doctrine which is focusing on improving economic relations and strengthening internal consolidation of ASEAN connectivity Natalegawa doctrine is quite unique since this is a continuation pattern of the diplomatic process. Where in diplomacy‚ we usually use a variety of tricks in order to attract partners

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    Caledonii Tradition Generations ago‚ when Scottish people were separated by clan and the in-fighting and warring were a large part of everyday life for the peoples‚ the Roman Empire invaded. When the Romans invaded Scotland it is thought that their Latinized nickname for the peoples was Caledonii and this is how the tradition and its followers got their name‚ the original name is still unknown due to the secrecy of the group‚ more on that below. This spur of attempted colonization caused the Caledonii

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    WHAT IS TEACHING? Teaching is to provide instructions and knowledge to someone. The term teaching is commonly used to name the set of activities which someone intentionally undertakes to guide someone to learn something. The overall purpose of teaching is getting someone to truly understand what it is that is being taught. An example of teaching is my mother teaching me how to properly cook curry chicken her goal was to teach me how to cook the curry without burning it; she used to say “burnt

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    WHAT IS TEACHING? "I believe that the teacher ’s place and work in the school is to be interpreted from this same basis. The teacher is not in the school to impose certain ideas or to form certain habits in the child‚ but is there as a member of the community to select the influences which shall affect the child and to assist him in properly responding to these influences." (Dewey‚ 1897) "Dogma is actually the only thing that cannot be separated from education. It IS education. A teacher who is not

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    Religious specialists are very important to their community. African communities‚ like many others‚ have seasonal festivals‚ perform rites of passage‚ and communicate with the unseen world. In order for the communities to perform such events‚ they must have religious specialists. A religious specialist‚ either men or women‚ ranks above ordinary humans. They each have a vital force and knowledge‚ that gives them the ability to mediate between society and the invisible world. The goal of all religious

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    Discuss the value of myth and symbol in Religious language Myth and symbol are part of the complex structure and character of religious language and are used when factual statements are deemed as inappropriate in conveying a certain message. Religious language is usually non-cognitive‚ this is as it can be used in order to evoke emotion in someone‚ for example like the poppy which is used for the remembrance of the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for their country. As symbols are non-cognitive

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    sacred texts and writings and the core ethical teachings of Christianity inspired by God’s wisdom. This is evident in the new testament- James 3:13-18 Two Kinds of Wisdom- and demonstrates the different kinds of wisdom. One being like heaven - pure‚ peace- loving‚ considerate and full of mercy. And the other - harbouring bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart will resemble as unspiritual and demonic. Christians are guided closer to God through the principle beliefs‚ sacred texts and writings

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    a collection of stories passed down from generation to generation that include Legends‚ Myths‚ and Fairy Tales. Legends are a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated. Myths are a traditional story‚ especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon‚ and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Fairy Tales are a children’s story about magical and imaginary beings and lands. “What culture and beliefs

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