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    My holy religion is Islam and it has lots of positive effects on my day to day life. The holy religion of Islam has 5 basic pillars‚ and each of these pillars has positive effects on life. I would further explain each pillar and its effect on life. The first pillar of Islam is reading Kalema Tayeba. By reading this Kalema and believing on its words‚ Muslims admit that there is no God except Allah and prophet Mohmmad (P.B.U.H) is the last messenger of Allah. After reading this Kalema‚ Muslims admit

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    The Importance of Religion Religion is a believe that relates humanity to spirituality. One of the major themes in the novel ‘Life of Pi’ is religion and the significance and importance of it is portrayed throughout the novel. In the novel ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel‚ Martel shows the importance of religion in Pi’s life‚ as religion helped Pi understand the nature of animals‚ also helped him in his daily life and helped keep Pi from giving up on life. Yann Martel portrays the events as real

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    Religion has a negative impact on society. According to researchers‚ it decreases people’s motivation to pursue goals. Researchers believe that religious people rely very much on God and are hence unable to effectively drive themselves towards their goals. Religion has also been faulted for the rise of extremist terrorist groups. It has contributed to the social‚ cultural and economic development of many societies. Religion has been used as a tool to maintain political dominance of the world order

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    views‚ sacred texts‚ holy places‚ ethics‚ and societal Rorganization that relates humanity to what an anthropologist has called "an order of existence. Today we shall be focusing on three major religions Abrahamic‚ Dermic‚ and Taoism. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic. It’s the largest religion with over four billion followers. Christianity is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity is practiced in Western and central Europe‚ most of North and South America‚ Australia

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    | Contents THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE DIVISION OF THE VEDAS: 3 THE RIG VEDA 4 YAJURVEDA: 5 SAMAVEDA: 5 ATHARVEDA: 6 BRAHMANAS: 6 VEDANTA 7 PATHAS 7 MEMORISATION OF THE VEDAS AND THE TECHNIQUES: 8 SOUND AND PRONUNCIATION: 8 CONCLUSION: 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY: 10 THE CENTURY OLD TRADITIONS OF THE VEDAS: The Vedas and their oral tradition are one of the oldest traditions in history that exists even today. The samhita texts from

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    THE INDIAN RELIGIONS The Indus Valley Civilization Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (2500 – 1500 B.C.) - trade‚ commerce‚ domestic‚ sewage system‚ drainages‚ buildings‚ establishments‚ streets‚ paved roads‚ fortresses‚ urban planning‚ infrastructure‚ peaceful civilizations - indigenous Indian people – Dravidian‚ language – Dravidian or Indo-Aryan - declined between 1800 – 1700 B.C.E.‚ possibly due to the effects of flooding and drought - Aryan (‘Noble Ones’) Invasion/Migration - nomadic tribe located

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    Christians are mostly against euthanasia. The arguments are usually based on the beliefs that life is given by God‚ and that human beings are made in God’s image. Some churches also emphasise the importance of not interfering with the natural process of death. They believe that life is a gift of God • all life is God-given • birth and death are part of the life processes which God has created‚ so we should respect them • therefore no human being has the authority to take the life of any innocent

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    b/c of “witches” believed to do and to be everything that is the reverse or normal and right. Explain James Brain’s hypothesis regarding why some societies have witchcraft and others do not. Date shows that in societies with total mobility and little attachment to property have no fears of witchcraft‚ while societies with considerable mobility but some attachment to property have beliefs of witchcraft. What is the function of revitalization movements? Attempts by members of society to construct

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    Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Judaism are the three major monotheistic religions. Islam is the belief that Allah is the one and only G-d; if you don’t believe or convert you die. Muhammed devoted his life to spreading Islam. This all began when Muhammad saw the prophet Gabriel in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia and was told to spread the name of Allah and praise him. Muhammed was born in Mecca in 570. Both his parents died when he was at the age of six and was left as a poor orphan. Muhammed was offered a job in

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    Chapter One: • Human geographers study people and places. The field of human geography focuses on how people make places and how we organize space & society. How we make sense of others and ourselves in our locality‚ religion & world. • Advances in communication & transportation… technologies are making places and people more interconnected. Today we can cross the globe in record time‚ with easy access to automobiles‚ airplanes‚ and ships. • Globalization is a set of processes that

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