A. Identify and briefly explain three functions of religion (9 marks) Marxism believes it acts as the ‘opium for the exploited working class people’. Religion would cushion the pain of oppression and exploitation in unequal societies such as in a capitalist society. It legitimized and maintained the power of the ruling class – helps to maintain the status quo by preventing the less powerful from changing things. Feminists see religion as a conservative force because it acts as an ideology that legitimates
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Identify and briefly explain three reasons why the New Christian Right might have failed to achieve its aims (9marks) The New Christian Right is a politically and morally conservative‚ protestant fundamentalist movement. The aims are extremely ambitious as they wish to make abortion‚ homosexuality and divorce illegal. They want to turn back to a time before liberalisation of American culture and society began. The New Christian Right may have failed to achieve its aims because the group lacked wide
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upon my writing ability this semester‚ but I would be lying. The truth is that often the final product of my works in WRI-101 was mindless binge watching of cat videos‚ procrastination‚ and last minute inspiration. No essay one writes will be perfect‚ and you cannot force upon perfection. To fulfill thought out ideas that satisfy the requirements of the assignments of WRI-101‚ you need a foundation to build upon. Thus‚ go out and spark your creativity. If that means taking a stroll through the commons
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Topic: Why you chose your major One of toughest decisions many people‚ and colllege students in particular face are choosing a major and a career. Hopefully when a person chooses their major is they know what they want to do for a life time. Some people do other things from what they studied. It’s been said that it’s always good to be able to do more than onething‚ career basis. I truly believe that. When you are little everything seems like magic. You light up your lamp by some unknown energy
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of education at school. Children start to learn fundamental knowledge and sociality at elementary school and all the knowledge would nourish them to be a better person in future. If so‚ do schools support appropriate educational environment for children? Or what kind of knowledge and attitude do children receive from school? According to article “School Is Bad for Children” published in the magazine The Saturday Evening Post in 1969 by John Holt‚ the author argues various criticisms and solutions
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WRI 1050 English Fundamentals for me was a turning point in finding out more of myself as a writer as well as the do’s and don’ts of college writing. This writing course has contributed and enhanced my writing process. It gave me new tools to add in my arsenal‚ and helped me get rid of old bad writing beliefs as well as habits that I’ve picked up from other students. In high school‚ students would try to impress their teacher with unnecessary complex words and sentences‚ which could sometimes take
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In The Chosen‚ by Chaim Potok‚ the question of how one can ascend above the dirt‚ how one can give meaning to his/her life is considered. These are questions the world struggles with incessantly. The human race has always struggled with these questions‚ and each of us have embarked on journeys to find the meaning of life. Every person has tried to make his/her life meaningful in some way. Some people will bury themselves in their work‚ others look to faith to find the answers‚ and the rest will find
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Questions: Briefly describe what activity you selected. 1. The activity that I have decided to perform is to eat because it was an activity that is comfortable for me. During the first try‚ with one eye covered‚ there was no extreme difference; despite not being able to see the arm that my food was coming from. Then there was some difference‚ such as I was eating slower than usual. What differences did you note in your ability to judge the shape‚ distance‚ speed‚ and direction of the objects with
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When I decided to return to school‚ I applied with an excitement and eagerness I had not experienced before. I had a new yearning to learn as much as I could. Still to this day‚ I have that yearning. I enjoy every minute of my classes‚ working diligently in my time off to succeed in each course. I meet with my professors if I feel as though I do not have the full grasp of the content‚ or occasionally just to say hi and stay visible. Evidence of change in my academic behavior is in my transcripts
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As a little girl I remember watching my mom come home from work in her yellow scrubs and thinking‚ gosh what a cool job‚ it must be so exciting making a difference. When I graduated from high school the last thing I thought I would be doing was working in the medical profession. I worked as a cosmetologist for 11 years and was in need of a change. I changed jobs and was working in an office environment. My mother was very sick and I spent numerous hours in the emergency room. I knew then that this
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