However, others, particularly graphic designers, tend to focus on the decorative powers of text. Regardless of the artist's intentions, the appearance of text within art can shift our appreciation of their sound and meaning. ... The introduction of text within Holzer's work occurred gradually however, over time, they have entirely replaced images. ... These are LED installation pieces consisting of large scale text that were projected onto a billboard in Times Square, New York. ... He was employed to teach ink painting and although he no longer practices in China, text remains centra...

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To support her claims in this article that god is chauvinist, the author had to look no further than the texts themselves. ... First, when she refers to the texts being misogynistic, I think it is important to note that the texts were written by men, not a supernatural being. ... Any of these texts taken literally can have some extremely negative effects in today's society. ... I think it is unfair to call a religion or god a chauvinist in light of the time these texts were written. ... These texts read literally can be a stumbling block in the relationship dynamics of men and women. ...

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The literary styles of repetition, imagery and parallelism were used to express the crucial concepts of the text, which also contributes to its popularity. ... (Arberry) The crux principle of the text asserts on being kind to one another, and encourages people to always be charitable, especially to the needy. ... Among all the positive moral properties spelled out in the Qur'an, belief is at the center of the text. ... The messages from the text are conveyed with various literary structures and devices. ... Also in the context of being a religious text, it is beneficial to get the point...

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In this class we have discussed Confucianism at some length, and though I have found the texts to be very interesting, I don't think that I would classify Confucianism as being a religion when compared against my personal view on the subject. ... Out of the two forms of Hindu scriptures, Shruti and Smriti, I am personally familiar with one of the texts composed in the Smriti volumes. That text in question is the Bhagavad-Gita. ... Under the direction of Chuang Tzu, the Tao Te Ching has come into existence in such a fashion that it seems to mirror other deeply religious texts such as the B...

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As this society began interacting with the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean regions they collected texts from Greece and Africa. They brought these texts back to the Dar al-Hikma, or House of Knowledge, and started to incorporate these newfound sciences into their own practices. This is wonderful example of how the texts of Greece and the African regions must be understood in order to fully comprehend the developed sciences and ideals of the Abbasid Caliphate during their cosmopolitan era. ...

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This element becomes a recurring theme in a great portion of religious texts, especially in the Bible and the Koran, both of which are celebrated in a wide construct as being among the main sources of religious literature. ... Throughout history, individuals and governments have interpreted the holy texts in many different ways. People often look to these texts not only in time of need for answers and understanding, but for inspiration as well. ... Among the separate scriptures, they hold similar pivotal figures that make up the religious doctrine texts. These pivotal figures show how the te...

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They endeavoured to acquire the knowledge of previous civilizations by obtaining Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian, Chinese, Farsi, Armenian, Hebrew and Roman texts and translating them into Arabic. ... Translating more Arabic texts in Latin, we began to learn. ... For centuries, the fundamental texts of budding European scholarship were based on Arabic translations, and Europe's scholarship continued to be informed by its more learned Arabic contemporaries. ...

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Judaism and Hinduism both have religious scriptures and texts, Hinduism's being considerably more diverse, fluctuating from sect to sect. ... Scriptures and religious texts are also an important part for both religions. The Torah is what followers of Judaism consider their primary religious text, while Buddhism's primary text depends on the branch of Buddhism. ...

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A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. ... This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book to completely understand every concept of their religion. ... Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity ar...

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Sacred texts such as the Quran, or the Bible are based on personal interpretations of the texts. Strong personalities can influence the perspective of others and their interpretations of these sacred texts. ...

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Use also your knowledge from the texts you have read previously in the Vikings topic as well as Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan's historical accounts. ... As far as I know from the other texts I have read and the films I have seen, I can see the big differences between the Vikings' and Arabs' funerals and cultures. ...

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Betty Lawrence can recite every student's name and text book number in alphabetical order. ... The man claims that the textbook was carried by a swallow, but this is impossible because a five ounce bird could not carry a 8 pound text book. ...

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In a few countries, women are allowed to work so that the men can study religious texts. ... Rules that are created are usually based off of the religious texts. Even countries that have a government that is more liberal will still base laws off of the religious texts. ... Do not all Muslim men need to study religious text? ...

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Hinduism is the world's third largest religion. It differs from other religions in that it dos not have a single founder, a specific system, a single system of morality, or a central religious organization. Hinduism actually consists of many different religious groups that came about in India sinc...

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Both religions are monotheistic with a holy text and they both strive to conquer evil. ... All of these stories and some historical facts are written in the Bible, which is the holy text of the Christians. ... Both have a holy text with the teachings of their prophets along with some religious stories. ...

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And while poor treatment in Islamic cultures can be attributed to radical regional customs which are easily debunked by the words of the Koran, Hindu culture, with its lack of an offical religious text, has little to govern the treatment of women by, thus opening up the door for tradition and public opinion to serve as Hindu law. ... Hindu cultures, on the other hand, have no excuses as they have no defintive text to govern their behavior. ... According to traditional Hindu texts, there are three values relating to a girl when she is born: wedding gift, dowry payment, and abandonment. ...

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Belief systems, or religions are perhaps the strongest force in society. All of these beliefs are important to each religion in there own way. Theyre what make each religion individual and special. Each of these religions had its own beliefs and sacred texts, though all shared some concepts. In the ...

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Upon careful review of select texts of the major world religions it is important to review each religion's stance on war, however; there is more information that is needed to formulate a final jurisdiction. ... " These quotes demonstrate two ideas that have been prevalent in Islamic texts: war for religious purposes is holy and just, yet also show mercy and do not kill unnecessarily. ... The answer to this age old question can be answered by reviewing the texts of these ancient and mighty religions in the world....

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Stoker presents Dracula as the anti-Christ by strategically placing bits of superstition and Christianity throughout the text in order to make the reader gradually come to the understanding of whom Dracula represents. ...

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This is the only difference in the two messiahs, other then that they both spoke the word of God and wrote it down in scriptures which later were soon to become the text that anyone who practiced the religion must follow every word in the book or else they are sinning. ... Now the Christians used to use the same text that the Jews had, this is known as the Old-testament. ...

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The book I chose to talk more about is the Arabian Nights, only because this is a more familiar text to me rather than Al-Ghazali. ... Although this is not a recognized Islamic text, it is considered one because most of the characters themselves are Muslims and call upon Allah to aid them or repent them at various times in each tale. ...

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(www.encarta.msn.com/text/_761579171__0/Islam.html) The religion started when the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation from his God. ... (www.encarta.msn.com/text/_761579171__0/Islam.html) This religion has several traditions. ...

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Islam was a fast spreading religion in a time when Christianity and other religions had already established themselves. Muslims, who are the followers of Islam, consider their religion as a religion of reward, equality, and protection. For Muslims, God is unique and without any equal. They attempt t...

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In the beginning of the first century AD, the Roman Empire was just establishing itself and would soon be the largest empire the world had ever seen up to that point. It would stay this way for almost four hundred years, its citizens believing in three major religions: Christianity, Paganism and the...

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Sacred Texts The Muslims have a very interesting and strict religion that is based on the Qur'an. The Qur'an is considered the most sacred text by the Islamism and during the 7th century the Qur'an was preserved based upon the revelations received by the Prophet Muhammad. ... The second most important sacred text is the Hadith meaning narrative or report of the tradition of the Prophet. ... The Qur'an, God spoken word, and the Hadith, tradition, are two critical sacred texts used by Muslims to live their everyday life. ...

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