Short Writing Assignment # 2 Topic: The Spread of Religions 11/20/2011 Question 1: How did Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far from their origins? Answer 1: Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam spread across the world by use of four common practices. Missionaries spread the faith to new areas. These missionaries adapted their message to the existing culture of the area and adopted elements of existing religious traditions. Pilgrimage
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Why is religion so diverse? I believe that one ought to know the definition(s) of religion and diversity before they can even begin to find the answer(s) to the above question. Religion is the belief in‚ worship of‚ or obedience to a supernatural power or powers considered to be divine or have control of human destiny. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural system‚ and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Diversity is a term used broadly to refer to
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Christianity is one of the main religions being spread around the world today. Paul‚ a preacher to non- Jews helped spread the christianity controversially more than Jesus himself. Paul wrote powerful letter known as the pauline epistles. Paul found his life mission through a vision that God let him experience. The vision showed him God’s divine plan‚ and his life mission was to spread christianity throughout the mediterranean. Paul’s training as a scholar of Jewish law made him acutely aware of
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Gradually I found that English is not so difficult to understand and it became more and more interesting to me. Now I can say movies not only improve my listening skill but also make me more interested in learning English. Movies can satisfy different people’s need. Some married people like romantic movies. From those they can know what true love is. Some young people like action movies. Some older people may like classic movies that can remind the past things. So it is obvious that movie can enrich
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1.) Before we started working on our spreads we had some initial thoughts about which stocks might best fit the different strategies and their purposes. Our bets and assumptions were based on the company’s current situation and some external factors that we thought might influence the stock prices for an up- or down-move. The following are the stocks we used for the different spreads: Starbucks - Bear spread Nike - Bull spread Pfizer - Butterfly‚ Straddle & Strangle For Starbucks
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This article was downloaded by: [Hong Kong Institute of Education] On: 19 November 2013‚ At: 08:40 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House‚ 37-41 Mortimer Street‚ London W1T 3JH‚ UK Critical Inquiry in Language Studies Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hcil20 Debating English ’s Hegemony: American‚ Australian and
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Humanities Religions of the World APH 205 Some people have described Islam as a religion of ‘hate and violence’. Using your study of this religion‚ assess this statement. Name : Hazard Lecturer: good one Date : 19/10/2013 Islam is one of the most controversial and most misinterpreted religions in the world. For many years Islam has been termed a religion of hatred and violence. Islam is accused of promoting and advocating for violence. These misconceptions
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continues to grow in popularity‚ more and more platforms are becoming available for people to enjoy this wonderful card game of skill and strategy. And even though Poker is a very old game‚ it has increasingly become popular within the last 15 years or so. The actual cards were the beginning and technology has now paved the way for Poker to continue to be played in our homes‚ and even on our smartphones. Now that Poker is being seen as a sport with televised coverage of high stakes games‚ mainly Texas
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Islam is one the oldest and most followed religion there is. It is one of the greatest monotheistic religions of the world today. The foundation of Islam and its story is very popular and has influenced people even if they aren’t Islamic. Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammed and his journey to Mecca in the Middle East. Islam has a belief system that is similar to Christianity and Judaism‚ but also has many special beliefs that are unique to Islam alone. Even if you don’t believe in the religious
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Ancient Celtic religion came from the mainland of Europe and then spread all throughout Europe. It is not clear when they settled‚ but historians think they might have come about 300 BC. From about 450 BC‚ the Celts were the most powerful group in the area of Europe and lived during Iron Age. The Celts spread their culture orally‚ no written history or facts. This‚ as a result accounts for the limited knowledge about them prior to their contact with Greece and Rome. The Celts were generally well
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