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    This reminded me of Augustine’s City of God‚ as Augustine address the rise and fall of empires was nothing unusual in human history and provided critic of the empire’s ideals. Father Joe never seemed to be disappointed or distracted by Tony’s life happenings. It was just a part of Tony’s life journey. In the City of God‚ original sin appears as the sin of pride. The city is Augustine’s metaphor of choice simply because‚ in his day‚ the city was the cultural and political model. Father Tom uses

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    Romans had extreme expectations for themselves and for their territory‚ to the point they no longer referred to their kingdom as The Roman Empire but instead The Eternal City. Nobody believed the city would’ve collapsed they believed the city will stay standing endlessly. The falling of the Roman Empire left the citizens of Rome baffled. They lost faith in everything; the Romans believed that the Christians caused the Roman Empire to fall because they’ve brought different beliefs into their territory

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    real events. Compare and contrast the cinematic techniques each film uses to persuade the audience that they are witnessing real story The films I have chosen are based on the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro. The first being the cinematic film “City of God‚” 2002‚ directed by Fernando Mierelles and Katia Lund1 and “Dancing with the Devil‚” 2009‚ a film documentary by Jon Blair2. The two films are intended to be an insight into the violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Both films employ techniques

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    assume ordination by God as distinct justification for their singular correctness. Henry‚ in general‚ believes that emperors‚ because of their distinct position and ordination‚ should have full jurisdiction in terms of the investment of Bishops. Gregory’s counter to this is‚ essentially‚ that he is the highest religious figure and‚ thus‚ is “the most ordained;” he believes‚ therefore‚ that his word should have greatest potency due to it being‚ in technicality‚ closer to God. It is difficult to

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    perspective that moral worth is considered an internal concept while the suicide of shame is a sin. St. Augustine’s pioneering work‚ City of God‚ depicted a political point of Rome plundered by certain groups of people which pagans believed‚ under Constantine‚ the Roman Empire decided to intake Christianity rather than withstand paganism. The first book of the City of God is organized into many sections that are subdivided to focus on the deaths of many people living in the empire. St. Augustine attempts

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    theologian from Roman Africa (Miller). He is well known as being a sinner turned to saint‚ he became a Christian at age 33‚ a priest at 36‚ and a bishop by 41 (Miller). Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ also known as Augustine’s Confessions‚ The City of God‚ and On the Trinity‚ was written after 420 C.E. to Laurence as an answer to his many questions. This Laurence is unknown‚ many reference him as a deacon‚ but he was most likely just a layman. Enchiridion‚ which means “handbook”‚ was also written

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    ------------------------------------------------- Types of Sociology Not all universities approach sociology the same way‚ and the new science evolved differently depending on where it was taught and who was teaching it. The two major types of sociology that emerged were qualitative sociologyand quantitative sociology. Today‚ most universities use both qualitative and quantitative methods of inquiry‚ and one method is not necessarily better than the other. Qualitative Sociology At the University of Chicago‚ Albion

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    Sociology: The term “sociology” was coined by August Comte in the nineteenth century from the Latin word“socios” (companion with others) and the Greek word “logos” (study of reason) to describe the new science of social life. "In the sense‚ sociology is the study of human interactions and inter-relations‚ their conditions and consequences".“The science of social phenomena "subject to natural and invariable laws‚ the discovery of which is the object of investigation" "Sociology is a general

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    Sociology which is known as the science of society‚ is one of the youngest as well as one of the oldest of the social sciences. It is one of the youngest sciences because only recently it came to be established as a distinct branch of knowledge with its own distinct set of concepts and its own methods of inquiry. Sociology is also one of the oldest of the sciences. Since the dawn of civilization‚ society has been as a subject for speculation and inquiry along with other phenomena which have agitated

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    DEFINITION Sociology is the scientific study of human society and its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. Sociology can be considered a science as it involves systematic methods of empirical research‚ analysis of data and the assessment of theories. In addition‚ it asks questions which can be quantified. Sociology is a discipline that expands our awareness and analysis of the human social relationships‚ cultures‚ and institutions that profoundly shape both our lives and

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