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    4. Compare Islam to Christianity and Judaism. What are the biggest similarities and differences between these religions? What factors do they have in common? The similarities that all three religions have are that they are all derived from the “Abrahamic religions” and they are all monotheistic. The reason for this is because of the Hebrew’s Bible agreement with God. All have their own form of what they call their written Word. They each all have a place established for worship. They

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    The two largest categories of major world religions are the Eastern and the Abrahamic religions. While the Eastern religions are catalogued due to the geographic location of their origins‚ the Abrahamic religions are all offshoots of the same monolithic tradition. Buddhism is based upon the teachings and life of Gautama Buddha‚ whereas Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ the Son of God. Buddhism is a non-theistic religion‚ meaning‚ the faith does not believe in a supreme creator

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    Everyone has different beliefs and cultures. Religion is important in our society and every religion is different. Although they all have some similarities. All religions give us some kind of stress and anxiety reducing effect. They also impart us with an emotion of satisfaction and happiness. Religions offers hope that after we die there is another life. Christians believe that you go to heaven‚ Aboriginals believe that your spirit lives on and returns to significant sights within the country. Cherokee

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    Roman religion and Christianity both express many similar foundational and structural ideas. Romans and Christians share the same base of strong moral as well as respect for authority. The Roman family’s shrines to the gods although not exactly the same is very similar to Jesus’s followers enamored by his teachings‚ and in turn was very cult-like. They were passionate about their gods‚ and needed to express that. Both religions believe in sacrifice. Roman’s would sacrifice themselves‚ food‚ and objects

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    new woman. Men as the “breadwinners” have been replaced by “Ms. Independent.” The traditional male role has diminished as women fulfill bigger roles in society and exceed the expectations of their male counterparts in the household‚ workforce‚ and within social settings. We have abandoned old rules; no longer is it a “man’s world‚” we now live in a shared world. Nowadays‚ there are no specific roles assigned to a male or a female within a household. Although some people feel that a woman can better

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    The Five Major Religions Are Fundamentally the Same Dave Sitek once said‚ “There are so many people in the world with so many different perspectives. But ultimately‚ at the heart of it‚ they’re people.” This quote about perspective can be applied to Judaism‚ Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism; the five major world religions. Although all of the religions have a different perspective on the world‚ they are still fundamentally the same because of their perspectives on a good life‚ the afterlife

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    Separation of Powers: States vs. National Government “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution‚ nor prohibited by it to the States‚ are reserved to the States respectively‚ or to the people.” (U.S. Const. amend. 10). Ratified in December of 1791‚ the Tenth Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that the national government does not have the authority to control the state government’s concerns that don’t intervene with the U.S Constitution and vice versa. I believe that the

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    origin of the world‚ they’ve also been most prominent in various religions‚ particularly in Christianity‚ portrayed as beings of worship and damned; a god or the devil. In Christian myth‚ dragons are a representation of Satan himself. This was used as a method to convert people in to Christianity; in fear of the terrifying dragon‚ saints and knights slayed them in a symbolism‚ to defeat evil and give hope to the people that their religion was the way to combat this threat. A perfect example of this

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    Compare the Arch of Titus to the Arch of Constantine. How does the Arch of Constantine reveal a changing cultural context? The first difference between those two arches that people realize when they see them is the number of archway. The Arch of Titus has just one archway but the Arch of Constantine has three‚ A bigger one in the middle and two smaller ones on the side. Then is the difference of size. The Arch of Titus is 15.40 meters by 13.50 meters and 4.75 meters wide‚ The Archway is 8.3 meters

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    Strong federal government vs Strong state government “Most bad governments have grown out of too much government‚” Thomas Jefferson once said. The question is‚ how do we know when our government is too strong? That’s a question that takes a lot of thinking about. Or‚ is our state government too strong? Sadly‚ most people have no idea what their state government is doing‚ trying to do‚ or putting to the side. Everyone is always too busy thinking or questioning about our president‚ and never paying

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