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    a“ A world without religion is a world full of peace and harmony” Some people believe that a world without religion would lead to world peace and harmony in the entire world. In their opinion all the wars have the same reason: differences in religious beliefs. People compare God to a car manufacturer whose brakes do not work. According to their opinion‚ God gave us a “ car “‚ told us to use it‚ but never mentioned that once you start the car and reach top speed‚ you are basically risking your life

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    There are many religions in the world. They practice many different ways. There is Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. I like to study about different religions. Islam worships the God Allah‚ which means God in Arabic Muslims religion is Islam. Mohammed is the prophet to follow and he was the last prophet. Muslims have three holidays. There is Ramadan‚ Eid and Eid-el-haj. Each year all the Muslims go to Mecca. Muslims believe women should not show their bodies‚ this keeps the men from sinning

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    After reading Huston’s “Kokoro‚” I believed that Yasako is also a “steel chrysanthemum.” Houston describes public opinion toward traditional Japanese women as “malleable‚ quiet and unobtrusive.” Easily influenced‚ silent and modest are tags that the masses put on them. However‚ the truth is that her mother and other Japanese women have though and strong mind. In the play‚ various events show that Yasako is not the traditional Japanese woman that the public used to believe. In the fact‚ Yasako’s

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    World Religions Overview A Religion Profile from International Students‚ Inc. World Religions: An Overview Usually‚ the gods of the dualistic and polytheistic religions are more like intermediaries than supreme gods. The supreme gods are either monotheistic or monistic in nature. Conversely‚ though‚ for reasons that will be explained later‚ the “folk” or “popular” forms of the monotheistic‚ monistic‚ and‚ to some extent‚ the atheistic religions‚ resemble polytheism. Purpose The purpose

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    World Religions Hinduism Hinduism is a way of life‚ not a particular belief system. Hinduism‚ also known as Santana Dharma‚ is a set of traditions and beliefs that have developed over many centuries. Dharma embraces duty‚ natural law‚ social welfare‚ ethics‚ health‚ and ideal realization. The foundations of Santana Dharma are the Vedas and Upanishads; the sacred texts of Hinduism. “Hinduism differs from Christianity and other Western religions in that it does not have a single founder

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    World Religions Report Russell Spinks HUM/130/Religion November 11‚ 2012 World Religion Report Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of learning about many different religions and cultures. The two religions that I am going to compare within this paper are the Roman Catholic Religion and the Hinduism religion. The reason that I choose the Roman Catholic Religion is because I have always been curious as to why the Catholic Church has certain traditions

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    It is with great honor that I am applying for the Huston Family Scholarship awarded by the Huston family. By receiving this recognition I will be able to move quickly with my positive attitude and determination to work towards my career goal of being a English Teacher as well as a Director.  I feel as though I am worthy to be considered due to my personal qualities of being kind‚ caring‚ understanding‚ patient and helpful. I have to use all these skills at my job‚ which I constantly move up in‚ and

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    Characteristic | Judaism | Beginning Time Period | Around 1900-1300 BCE. | Founder | Judaism is believed to descend from patriarchs Abraham‚ Moses‚ Isaac and Jacob. It was found in Israel. | Story of religion’s creation | * There was early journey or exodus from Mesopotamia to Palestine under the guidance of Abraham. * People later escaped to Egypt‚ where they were first imprisoned and then miraculously fled to rejoin their family in Palestine. * Moses became a leader to guide the

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    in the West‚ though it has spread to every continent and is now the largest religion in the world. Traditional Christian beliefs include the belief in the one and only true God‚ who is one being and exists as Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit‚ and the belief that Jesus is the divine and human Messiah sent to the save the world. Christianity is also noted for its emphasis on faith in Christ as the primary component of the religion. The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible‚ including both the Hebrew scriptures

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    World Religions Report HUM/130 Vickie Burns-Sikora July 29‚ 2012 The religious organization we know today as Jehovah’s Witness was formed around the end of the 19th century by a group of Bible students in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania. However‚ it was a little over sixty years before they adopted the name Jehovah’s Witness in order to separate themselves from other Christian denominations (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania‚ 2006). Jehovah’s Witness is a Christian religion but differs

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