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    classical fiqh. According to that scenario‚ some new trends start to exist in the typologies of the contemporary Islamic law and one that has stood out is the postmodernism approach in fiqh. It refers to a new trend in Islamic law that utilize contemporary approaches in deciding the Islamic law (hukm). This trend tends to utilize the postmodernism approach in the process of interpretation of the divine texts. Eventually‚ the conclusions that they made show some radical differences from the conclusion

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    As we know the postmodernism is indefinable. However‚ it can be described as a set of critical‚ strategic and rhetorical practices using concepts such as difference‚ repetition‚ the trace‚ the simulacrum‚ and hyper-reality to against other concepts such as presence‚ identity‚ historical progress‚ epistemic certainty‚ ect.(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy‚ Postmodernism pra.1 ) In the Oxford Dictionary‚ postmodernism be described as ‘a late 20th -century style and

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    Sociology Nate McDonald Between a Hard Rock and Postmodernism 9/17/12 I. What is the sociological question? What are the features of postmodern spaces? II. What is the analytical approach? Borchard’s approach at the opening of the Hard Rock was a participant observation approach. Borchard wanted to get into the Hard Rock Café the opening night is Las Vegas because he wanted to part of the concert‚ and the “once-in-a-lifetime experience” like everyone

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    Postmodernism: Mis-En-Abîme There have been multiple literary and artistic movements that have swept the globe in the last 300 years. Many which have changed the way in which we perceive the world. One such movement has been toward so-called postmodernisms. What are postmodernisms‚ and how have the come to be defined through art and literature? In this essay‚ I will explore Luhrmann’s postmodern film Moulin Rouge in relation to the theories presented in Jameson’s “Postmodernism and Consumer

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    On Postmodernism For my short essay I will focus on a postmodern reading of Joyce Carol Oates‚ "How I Contemplated the World from the Detroit House of Corrections and Began My Life Over Again." More precisely‚ as a postmodern text. Postmodernism refers to texts that reject coherence in a narrative‚ objective truth‚ and show doubts about the reliability of language to communicate. Postmodern techniques that are evident in Oates story were fragmented narrative‚ disrupted time sequence‚ disunified

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    Introduction Organisation is a dynamic and important field of studies as it holds an entire structure of a company. With a well structured organisation‚ this will help align employees’ interest to work towards company’s goals. An organisation will also save the company time and resources as work can be delegated among the departments based on specialisation which will allow unnecessary movements to be eliminated. Without an organisation‚ there will be disorder in a workplace which will eventually

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    with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:;15‚ NIV). Throughout the history of the Christian era‚ and in particular since the eighteenth-century Enlightenment‚ many skeptics have called into question the reliability of the Bible. The recent rise of postmodernism has brought about a new round of questioning regarding Scripture’s reliability and many other issues foundational to a biblical worldview. Some people may talk about Jesus‚ but they will not work with you through the hardness of it they pass it

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    A postmodern cultural perspective in Lolita and A Streetcar Named Desire Postmodernism has emerged as a reaction to modernism thoughts and "well-established modernist systems". (Wikipedia‚ 2005) Specific to Nabokov’s Lolita and Williams’ Streetcar Named Desire is the idea that both of the novels are written under the view of postmodernism as a cultural movement and that they are broadly defined as the condition of Western society especially after World War II (period in which the novel were written;

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    Aspects of Postmodernism in "Happy Endings" and "Videotape" According to Neil Bessner (Bessner)‚ postmodernism is a "slippery term to define" (15). If we look at the literal meaning of the word in a regular dictionary‚ we may encounter something like "a style and movement in art […] in the late 20th century that reacts against modern styles‚ for example by mixing features form traditional and modern styles" . In fact‚ it has extended many of the fundamental techniques and assumptions of modern

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    The postmodernism era started in the 1960’s and continues today. Artists are characterized as such because of their diverse orientation on a number of disciplines‚ like philosophy‚ music‚ art‚ and architecture. These are people who have consciously made an effort to move outside of mainstream of modernist music and challenged the current establishment‚ by doing so they created new opportunities in the music world. Postmodernist music is purposely different from other styles from the past making it

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