because of the possible resurgence of a war between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas‚ whose beliefs have made it impossible for the two groups to peacefully co-exist. Another pertinent example is the ongoing war on terrorism aimed at eradicating fundamentalist subgroups of Muslims. When fighting a war on an ideology‚ brute force alone cannot do the job; it requires changing the minds and hearts of those who have perverse views of the world‚ and this requires knowledge of how these irrational perceptions
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Eastern Orthodox recognizes Church Tradition and Scripture‚ while Protestant denominations recognize only the authority of Scripture. 4. Fundamentalists interpret the Bible as the literal word of God. They rejected some new scientific and geology findings‚ but dismissed or reinterpret other findings to fit the bible. For example‚ most fundamentalists believe that the world was made in seven 24hr day as told in Genesis. However‚ social gospel groups take the biblical teachings and try to apply
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There has always been a fascination with finding the answers to all of the ultimate questions‚ whether it is the origin or the purpose and destiny of an individual. However‚ majority of religious and non-religious groups believe that they hold the answers to such questions. But sometimes the answers given are not enough and the individual will turn to other beliefs until they are satisfied with the given answer. Some Catholics convert to a cult and turn to Science or Atheism for their answers to
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JStor. USC Upstate‚ Spartanburg. Sandeen‚ Ernest R. "Review: Backgrounds to Dispensationalism." Church History 30 (1961): 369-70. Sloos‚ William. "The Conflict Between Dispensationalism and Early Pentecostalism and the Emergence of the Latter Rain Motif by William Sloos." William Sloos. 24 Apr. 2008. 20 Nov. 2008 . Stein‚ Stephen J. "Review: The End of the World as We Know It: Faith‚ Fatalism‚ and Apocalypse in America." Journal of Folklore Research 36 (1999): 100-02. Stein‚ Stephen J. "Review: The
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Many gay people who are not heavily liberal believe that they are being excluded and ignored in favor of the identification of gay society with political concepts they do not agree with. It is not unusual to see small groups of religious fundamentalists protesting at gay pride events. American gays often refer to the more strident protesters as "fundies"‚ short for
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Causes are sometimes easy to understand but difficult to resolve. We ask ourselves and political leaders many questions including‚ what is terrorism? What are the determinants behind their attacks? “Terrorism is an outrageous attack carried out either by individuals‚ groups or states against a human being’s religious life‚ intellect‚ property‚ and honor. It includes all forms of intimidation‚ harm‚ threatening‚ killing without just cause and everything connected with any form of armed
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the biggest value of society was materialism. This is evident with the recurring motif of cars‚ such as when Ferris says “I wanted a car I got a computer”. The value of materialism was from society’s attitude where power‚ money and status was what everyone was trying to achieve. Salinger presents the three day journey of the main character‚ Holden‚ and his attitude towards change in society. Holden is rather reluctant to growing up and becoming an adult because of his belief that the adult world was
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An individual’s perceptions of the world and the understanding of themselves can be cultivated through their experiences and outcomes of their discovery. Michael Gow’s‚ away focuses on Coral‚ an emotionally unstable woman who grieves the death of her son; turns to solitude and alienation. Whilst‚ Holden Caulfield‚ a teenage boy who struggles to conform into society‚ by avoiding the transition into adulthood as a result of the death of his brother in J.D Salinger’s‚ The Catcher in the Rye. Both text
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if whoever is held behind the walls is disallowed to escape and will be in captivity as if treated like ‘animals’. The facial expression of the character gives the viewer a sense that the character him/her self is forced to be at school and is reluctant to attend. An expression full of solemn‚ tells the viewer to sympathize over his involuntary attendance at the school and to give help to such an unfortunate person who loathes such a place. The contrast between the black and the white conveys the
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networks and film produces that would suit the local taste | Threats * Competition from Google’s social networking site Orkut and local Indian portals offering local content * Local music labels in India suing YouTube * Receiving criticism from fundamentalist groups regarding its contents * Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Flickr | 2. Assess YouTube’s growth through alliances and partnerships. YouTube has grown by forging partnerships with various companies and providing entertainment that suit the local
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