For my creative task in which we were asked to create an original work of religious art for one the major world religious traditions‚ I decided to choose Christianity because it appealed more to me than the other religions stated. As my main theme in my artwork I chose Good and Evil‚ which turned out to be quite a good key religious theme in my artwork. My artwork is in the form of a drawing. The biggest inspiration for my art piece comes from Gustave Doré’s interpretation of “The Temptation of Jesus”
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My Religious Background I am catholic. I was raised by catholic parents who were raised by catholic parents. Even all of my great grandparents except for one couple were catholic‚ and beyond that I have no idea. My Grandpa was the only one who was not raised catholic‚ but converted soon after he married my Grandmother and is buried in a catholic cemetery. I have always agreed with everything that The Catholic Church has taught me‚ but I feel like that may be because I have never known any other
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A belief system is “an established‚ orderly way that groups or individuals look at religious faith or philosophical” as stated on . Belief systems developed in the Paleolithic era through the Neolithic era. There are many different beliefs in this world which includes Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism was developed in 2300-1500 BC in the Indus Valley. Which is located in modern day Pakistan (South Asia). Hinduism is a unique religion because it has no specific leader. Buddhism was developed in
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Monumental architecture was an important facet of classical society. Not only would it exhibit the advances in culture that each society was making‚ but it was gave them a chance to show off their wealth‚ power‚ and creativity to other societies. These monuments often took the innovations and collaborations of the country’s top architects and builders to accomplish. They also exemplify the importance of the Mediterranean region in comparison to the world during the BC era and into early CE. First
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“Gandhi was a good man who used his Hindu and religious beliefs in a brilliant way” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Gandhi was never known as just a bad person. He always had the reputation/view of being either all good – or some good some bad. He was a major asset to the struggle of independence in India. And had inspired many other speeches today. All in all‚ I think the father of four born in the second of October 1869‚ Gandhi... was a good man – however has a lot behind the
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different from how they create their artwork to what they go through to create the art.This documentary follows Maya Lin’s experience as she created some of her most well known work in addition to who she is. This was an interesting movie as she has many unique thoughts and ways to create her art while she also faced struggles as she created her monument for the Vietnam war. To me Maya Lin is a strong woman who works hard to create art which carries a message. This woman at the young age of 21 was
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Janus Agri Altar As I walked pass by the horseshoe-shaped courtyard of Agronomy Hall‚ I saw an eccentric‚ bronze art sculpture standing firmly in the middle. At first I was pondering what has this statue got to do with Agronomy Hall until I walked closer to get a clearer picture. "Janus Agri Altar." That was the title given to this 14-foot metal structure that serves as a symbol for the Agronomy Hall. Although the sculpture might look very simple and old‚ the Janus Agri Altar has a deep meaning
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Architectural Engineering There are 25 major specialties in engineering that are recognized by professional societies. In any one of those 25 specialties‚ the goal of the engineer is the same. The goal is to be able to come up with a cost effective design that aids people in the tasks they face each day. Whether it be the coffee machine in the morning or the roads and highways people travel‚ or even the cars people travel in‚ it was all an idea that started with an engineer. Someone engineered
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Early Christian Architecture We have spoken of how one style of architecture develops from another‚ and we are now to look briefly at a form which is chiefly important as being a link in the chain of styles. There are not many important buildings of the Early Christian style. It came into being at a time when not much building was going on that is‚ during the early centuries of Christianity‚ and what good examples there are‚ are nearly all churches. During the first three centuries of the Christian
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Belief in God Jennifer Bennett 1-28-2013 Belief in God William James believes that‚ Belief in God does not and should not depend on dispassionate reason. Instead it must depend on the practical difference it makes in our lives. According to James we are justified in believing on insufficient evidence when options are genuine. If we don’t rick being wrong‚ we may lose the chance of ever being right. James had made the argument that is better to believe in God even if there is no God
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