Eichmann in Jerusalem‚ Arendt gives an account of the trial of Adolf Eichmann and provides analysis of the case‚ focusing on the question of Eichmann’s conscience. Arendt believes that the judges missed the “greatest moral and even legal challenge of the whole case”: Eichmann’s inability to tell right from wrong. Her argument that Eichmann’s conscience was “quieted” due to the influence of his social environment‚ peers‚ and superiors is convincing‚ and as I read Eichmann in Jerusalem I became convinced
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The novel‚ Imagining Argentina‚ makes use of several rhetorical devices in order to express the themes it presents. The image of the Holocaust‚ for example‚ is repeated several times throughout the novel in order to express the themes‚ such as during the experiences of the main character‚ Carlos Rueda‚ and the thoughts of the narrator‚ Martin Benn. It is through the repetition of the image of the Holocaust that the author‚ Lawrence Thornton‚ conveys the predominant theme of Imagining Argentina that
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Herod the Great was a king of Judea‚ who ruled from 37 B.C.E to 4 B.C.E (Murphy‚ pg. 248). He is a figure that is mainly known from the Nativity story. This leaves many people with the impression that he was a horrible leader. However‚ he was a ruler with many accomplishments that granted him the title of “great”. These accomplishments stem from his building projects and military successes. It should also be noted that the title of “great” does not mean that Herod was admired and did everything right
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Umayyad Mosque‚ Damascus‚ Syria Space and Symbolism By Shijo Jose (A/2371/2011) History of Architecture II Year Sem IV Great Mosque of Damascus‚ also called Umayyad Mosque‚ the earliest surviving stone mosque‚ built between ad 705 and 715 by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walīd I. The mosque stands on the site of a 1st-century Hellenic temple to Jupiter and of a later church ‘Basilica of Saint John the Baptist’. Some Syrio-Roman fragments remain in the structure‚ as does a shrine supposedly enclosing
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At the center of the Dome of the Rock is a gigantic rock which is believed to be the spot in which Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son Ismail. Close Panel However‚ today it is seen as a representation of Muhammad’s journey. 1 The Rock itself is surrounded by two ambulatories along with a octagonal exterior wall. Close Panel 2 The Dome of the Rock is composed of four piers and twelve columns‚ which supports the rounded drum that holds a two-layered dome more than 20
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There are many places throughout the Bible where mountains play an important role. From the flood‚ Mount Ararat was the place that the arc settled on when the waters went down. Abraham was told to go up to the top of a mountain in the land of Moriah to sacrifice his son to The Lord. Christ was transfigured on‚ you guessed it‚ a mountaintop. In fact‚ one of the most prolific and well known sermons in the Bible‚ if not the most well known‚ is actually referred to as "The Sermon on the Mount". A mountain
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As most of you all know King Solomon was known for his great writings‚ wealth‚ and most of all‚ wisdom. Solomon is the son of King David and Bathsheba. During his reign (971 B.C.- 931 B.C.)‚ King Solomon began to write down his wise sayings. Now King Hezekiah is in power and his men have compiled all of Solomon’s proverbs into a final book. The book also includes several of King Lemuel and Argur’s writings as well. King Solomon’s new book is named the Book of Proverbs. According to dictionary.com
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Moriah in Jerusalem‚ one of the holiest Islamic sites in the world. It was first constructed around the year 688 AD and completed in 691 AD (Murphy O’Connor 85). The Dome of the Rock is a very sacred place for Christians‚ Jews and Muslims and this has led to conflict over who has authority over it and the right to worship there (Landay 11). As outsiders traveling to the Holy Land for homage to this sacred site can see the glistening Dome projecting out over the old city walls of Jerusalem instilling
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times‚ which means that the current Church in Jerusalem is not the original building. However‚ the significance behind the building remains. When the first iteration of the Church was built‚ it strengthened the legitimacy of Christianity in Jerusalem. Emperor Constantine ordered the Church to be built upon the western hill‚ indicating a shift away from the Temple Mount on the eastern hill‚ which Judaism‚ one of the previous dominant religions in Jerusalem‚ had regarded as a holy space. Through the Church
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In Mornings in Jenin‚ a Palestinian perspective is given in a way that displays the fundamental argument of the Palestinian people’s claims to their own homeland which includes the merging of clans to one bigger entity. In the region of Palestine the people did not always identify as Palestinians‚ instead they identified with their families or their clans. “Palestinian” itself is a new term given to the people of the region in response to the development of zionism and Israeli nationalism. This is
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