considered sacred. Sacred items are usually considered religious items‚ but that isn’t always the case. Sacred item examples include things‚ places‚ persons‚ and ideas. There are many ways to look at sacred elements. With there being many different elements that can be considered sacred‚ it depends on the person that is talked to. Someone may consider anything sacred if they wanted to. Most people‚ like myself‚ would correlate the word “sacred” with religion‚ and items related. The word “sacred” is defined
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Eliade describes sacred space as “Every sacred space implies a hierophony‚ an irruption of the sacred that results in detaching a territory from the surrounding cosmic milieu and making it qualitatively different” (Eliade‚ 26). After a recent trip to Santuario de Chimayo‚ I was able to refer to and apply Eliade’s ideas about sacred space to my own research. I have come to the conclusion that Mircea Eliade’s Theological Approach on sacred sites is very logical and truthful. Sacred sites are indeed
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The story I read and am writing my essay on is the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. The reason why I am writing this essay is because I like this is a great book. The book is about a seventeen year old boy named Lonnie‚ faces a difficult life with the harsh nagging of his mom and trying to become pro at basketball. Later on in this book Lonnie faces a really difficult decision if he wants to throw the game or if he wants to beat the opposing team. This is a great book because it teaches about friendship
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Hoop Dreams Many authors/film makers realize that sometimes‚ in order to make a point‚ an idea is best conveyed through a stirring of the audience’s pathos‚ or feelings. An audience whose emotions have been affected is more likely to remember a message and take it into consideration. Hoop Dreams‚ a documentary by Steve James‚ is an apt example that employs heavy use of pathos in order to present its theme. The documentary follows two boys through their high school years in Chicago as they pursue
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interesting because it conveys how far away the man on the bottom right is from the building. Scale is the size of an object compared to another object. I also thought it was intriguing how the man is dressed in religious garb. The painting is titled “The Sacred Lake” so there is likely some religious
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The Sacred Art of Listening Definition of sacred art of listening 1. It is the art of becoming a listening presence. 2. It’s a way of being that opens us up so we can listen to people from diverse‚ cultures‚ religions‚ belief systems and points of view‚ those not like us. 3. It’s about being a presence for understanding rather than for judging. 4. It’s about being open‚ curious‚ and attentive to others in such a way that at the
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Iconographical Analysis: ------------------------------------------------- Sacred and Profane Love‚ Titian-1514 Alison Parke Mr. Gregg February 7th 2013 Iconographical Analysis: ------------------------------------------------- Sacred and Profane Love‚ Titian-1514 Alison Parke Mr. Gregg February 7th 2013 Sacred and Profane Love (also known as Venus and The Bride) is a famous painting done by an idolized artist during the 1500s named‚ Titian. When taking a quick glance at this masterpiece
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Robert Deiz AS 201 MW 5:30 – 7:20 4/14/10 The movie I chose for my presentation is Hoop Dreams. This movie was produced in 1994 by Steve James‚ Fred Marx and Peter Gilbert. Hoop Dreams is an excellent three hour documentary about two black boys growing up in the inner city of Chicago‚ Illinois with aspirations of playing basketball in the NBA. The movie starts out when William Gates and Arthur Agee are going to enter high school. William and Arthur both are recruited by Earl Smith a talent scout
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Sacred Destination Presentation STONEHENGE NAME HERE CLASS DATE TEACHER NAME ORIGINS of STONEHENGE • Earliest construction dated 5‚000 years ago • Built in several stages • First stage‚ Neolithic peoples possibly used primitive tools • Second stage‚ hoisted stones into circular formation • Third stage‚ arranged into trilithons IMAGE: www.redbubble.com HISTORY of STONEHENGE • Created by Merlin • Created by the Saxons‚ Danes‚ Romans‚ Greeks or Egyptians • Created by the Celtic high priest‚ the
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18 India’s sacred cow MARVIN HARRIS Other people’s religious practices and beliefs may often appear to be wasteful. They seem to involve a large expenditure of scarce resources on ritual; they contain taboos that restrict the use of apparently useful materials. Their existence seems irrational in the face of ecological needs. One example that many cite in support of this viewpoifJt is the religious proscription on the slaughter of cattle in India. How can people permit millions of cattle to
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