quest for answers to the meaning of life is universal. It is not surprising then that the world’s major Religious Traditions share many characteristics. Using the characteristic headings from the Oxford Studies of Religion text book: - Name each of the characteristics of religion. - Write a comprehensive definition for each characteristic. For each characteristic‚ give TWO detailed examples from the Christian tradition‚ and ONE detailed example from another tradition. (1 ½ - 2 pages) Religion provides
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Some Basic Characteristics of American Democracy Several unique characteristics of our political system are listed below. • Popular consent is the idea that governments draw their powers from the governed. • Popular sovereignty is the right of the majority to govern themselves. • Majority rule holds that only those policies that collectively garner the consent of a majority of citizens will become law. • Individualism is the value and focus placed on individuals in our democracy and culture
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Limitations of Chosen Design Action research is known for its feasibility‚ practicality‚ and convenience of offering a way for educators to conduct research within their own classrooms to improve upon existing methods and experiment with new practices. However‚ action research is not without its own limitations. The other research paradigms offer alternative methods to further educational practices as well. Quantitative and qualitative research propose different methodologies to study the area of
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Chaim Potok’s The Chosen follows the story of two Jewish boys‚ Reuven Malter (the narrator) and Danny Saunders‚ in a neighborhood of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg‚ Brooklyn‚ New York between 1944 and 1949. Reuven comes from a family of Orthodox Jews whose father‚ David Malter‚ is a yeshiva professor and humanitarian. Opposite of Reuven is Danny‚ who comes from a family of Hasidic Jews‚ who are more ultra-Orthodox in terms of religious observances‚ whose father‚ Reb Saunders‚ is the tzaddik
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citizens? In the story The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ Reuven and Danny are both Jewish boys growing up with different lives‚ Reuven’s more free and Danny’s more strict‚ Danny dreams of one day becoming a psychologist but is restricted due to him inheriting his father’s position of being the Reb. Nevertheless‚ this shows that the most prevalent theme in “The Chosen” is that one must follow their dream despite society‚ tradition‚ and relationships. In The Chosen‚ both Danny and Reuven are
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Mr. Malter exhibits a quality of insightful and scholarly understanding which makes him looked up to especially by his son. Possessing remarkable intellect‚ Reb Saunders‚ his son Danny‚ and Mr. Malter display their various kinds of knowledge in The Chosen by Chaim Potok. (respected‚ admirable‚ appreciated‚ honored‚ valued) By family inheritance‚ Reb Saunders acquires the position of tzaddik in his community‚ a righteous one‚ and obtains
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Silence is the lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity. By analogy‚ the word silence can also refer to any absence of communication or hearing‚ including in media other than speech and music. Chaim Potok’s working title for The Chosen could may have been A Time for Silence. This type of language is present throughout the novel‚ although its importance is obscure until the novel’s resolution. Silence is alternately frightening‚ confusing‚ warm‚ and welcome‚ but it always leads to
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Six scientists were chosen to see which one had made the greatest contribution to our current understanding of the atom’s structure. Our knowledge of an atom’s appearance and structure have evolved from years and years of development and contribution from many different scientists. Scientist Ernest Rutherford had been the best contributor to the understanding of the atomic structure. Why Rutherford was chosen is because his work had information on protons‚ neutrons‚ and electrons‚ the main components
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of religion. After this interview‚ Rubenstein stated‚ “If I believed in God as the omnipotent author of the historical drama and Israel as His Chosen People‚ I had to accept Dean Gruber’s conclusion that it was God’s will that Hitler committed six million Jews to slaughter. I could not possibly believe in such a God nor could I believe in Israel as the chosen people of God after Israel.” Rubenstein believes that God would never commit such crime against the Jews and rejects the Judeo-Christian perspective
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The Chosen is a phenomenal book so far. In this novel‚ I can really appreciate Chaim Potok’s creative mind. I find it so interesting how hate can turn to friendship. I also find it interesting that two Jews living in the same area can hate each other. How do two young men who come from similar backgrounds…hate each other? The author does a wonderful job of explaining how they do not believe in exactly the same things‚ but indeed are similar. Danny’s family is more “traditional” while Reuven’s family
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