A Comprehensive Study of Religious Beliefs and Practices: Hinduism, Judaism, Rastafari, Indigenous Religions of North America, and Christianity
1.(a) List the Classes of hin
·Brahamians/Priests: highest social class, pure
·Kshatriya: warriors and noblemen
·Vaisya: artisans and peasants
·Shudras: servants
Untouchables : Blacks(b) Write
Brief notes on any ONE of the following concepts in Hinduism:
Karma:
= deeds/works; one’s thoughts, words, and actions have ethical consequence,
Explains problem of suffering and injustice; answer to India’s problems,
Famine, illnesses etc. Good acts produce good Consequence. Evil acts lead to
Evil consequences;
The Dark Side of Romanticism: Exploring the Gothic Genre
· It expresses the darker side of life: a world of pain and destruction, fear, and anxiety that shadows the daylight world of love and ethereality.
· It consists of a set of analyzable displacements about what it means to be human and gendered.
· It strains at the limits of mortality/immortality, morality/immorality, reason/emotion, order/disorder, mind/body, and masculine/feminine (Dracula).
· Gothic fictions are structured as case histories of types of insanity. As readers, we are asked to adjudicate
Read MoreArchitectural Marvels: From Colosseum to Pantheon
The Colosseum
The Colosseum is a monumental building designed to accommodate about 50,000 spectators. Its construction involved incorporating some artificial elements, including one built by Nero in the Domus Aurea. As an act of propaganda, it was called the Coliseum because, beside an artificial lake that connected to the gate of the forums, stood a colossal statue of Nero (portrayed as the God Helio).
The Colosseum features an onion-shaped structure, with different sections of arches used to support
Read MoreThe English Literature of Colonization and Puritanism in Early America
TEMA 1: The English Literature of Colonization
1. The Literature of Exploration
We can find the first written manifestations with the chronicles of travelers and early colonizers. Some prominent figures include:
- Thomas Harriot: A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588)
- John Smith: A True Relation of Virginia (1608), A Map of Virginia (1612), and General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles (1624)
- Arthur Barlowe: First Voyage to Virginia (1584)
Characteristics:
Geographical
Read MoreBioethical Concepts: A Comprehensive Guide
Abortion
Abortion (termination of pregnancy)
Removal of a part of the human being’s existence:
Spontaneous: Outside human will, no moral value.
Provoked: One kills the child (inside or outside the womb). Attack on humanity. Types: aspiration, curettage, induced contractions, injection, prepared pharmaceuticals.
Caused offense to some, considered a crime in 1985.
Therapeutic: Mother-child conflict.
Practice: Violation.
Eugene: Malformations (lack of solidarity).
Human life is threatened by not respecting
Read MoreReligion, Philosophy, and Science in History: From Enlightenment to Industrial Revolution
Morisco
A Morisco was a Muslim who remained in Spain after the end of Muslim rule and was forcibly converted to Christianity.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Christian humanist who proposed the translation of the Bible into the languages spoken by the faithful.
Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish historian and social reformer who championed the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
San Juan de la Cruz
San Juan de la Cruz is considered the most outstanding
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