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    ’scripture’ by some. Theologian Tertullian first used the term ’New Testament’ in order to distinguish these new writings from older scriptures (today what we know as the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible). The early Church set about establishing a canon of scripture for the New Testament when it became apparent that Jesus still hadn’t returned‚ and may not do as soon as the first Christians had thought. Marcion’s bible was already in existence around the end of the first century‚ as a set of works

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    Western Culture

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    Definition of western culture The term "Western culture" is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ religious beliefs‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts and technologies. The concept of western culture is generally linked to the classical definition of the Western world. In this definition‚ Western culture is the set of literary‚ scientific‚ political‚ artistic and philosophical principles which set it apart from other cultural spheres

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    Western Civilization

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    ion1-Western civilization : Contemporary Western civilization is based on deep-rooted intellectual foundations that date back as far as ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Five characteristics of Western thought were brilliantly outlined by Dr. Yussuf Al Qaradawi as follows: (Youssef Al-Qaradawi‚ Islam‚ the Civilization of the Future‚ p. 15‚ Wahba Library‚ Cairo‚ 1995.) 1- The flawed knowledge of the divinity : Western perception underlying Western civilization does not have a neat‚ clear-cut vision

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    Indian Culture‚ which is one of the oldest & richest cultures‚ is now days posing a serious threat as western culture is establishing its strong base in India and slowly and gradually wiping the Indian culture. It had already made its presence in Metro’s & now slowly heading towards other parts of India. Westernization has greatly effected our traditions‚ customs‚ our family and our respect and love for others. The concept of joint families is fastly decreasing every one wants to remain aloof from

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    Revising Genre Western

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    The Revisionist Western In the late Sixties and early seventies‚ there was a revisionist movement in Hollywood. This revision of genre’s included the western genre. In this essay‚ I will analyze the differences between the classic Western‚ and the revisionist westerns. The movies which are considered to be revisionist westerns that I will be reviewing are the following: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid‚ McCabe and Mrs. Miller‚ Unforgiven‚ and Dead Man; Two of which were created during the movement

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    The Western Ghats or the Sahyādri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity in the world. It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India. The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The range starts near the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra‚ south of the Tapti river

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    Western Philosophy

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    there a heaven and hell? Eastern and Western philosophy are similar but different in many ways. Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of ancient China and India‚ but can also include Islamic‚ Jewish‚ and Persian philosophies. Western philosophy refers to the philosophies developed by the ancient Greeks and Indians. There are many differences between Eastern and Western philosophy. One is the east uses concepts by intuition while the west uses

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    Western Market

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    The Western Market‚ without south block‚ is an oldest market building in Hong Kong. Built in September 1844 ‚ it was located at 323 Des Voeux Road‚ Sheung Wan. Let’s introduce some historical background about the western market After building the North block‚ the South Block of the Western Market was built in 1858. Sheung Wan residents buy fresh meat like pork‚ fish and chicken in the North Block. Then‚ the fruit and vegetable were sold in South Block. It was initially a very shabby market

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    Western Culture

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    define Western culture is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms‚ethical values‚ traditional customs‚ belief systems‚ political systems‚ and specific artifacts andtechnologies that have some origin or association with the western countries. every culture has its good and bad sides and so do western culture. So‚ it’s the duty of every individual to make use of it and not to misuse it. The Western culture‚ not only in our country but throughout the world‚ is responsible

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    THE WESTERN GHATS

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    INTRODUCTION The Western Ghats or the Sahyādri constitute a mountain range along the western side of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world.[1] It is sometimes called the Great Escarpment of India.[2] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau‚ and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain‚ called Konkan‚ along the Arabian Sea. A total of thirty nine properties including national

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