Modernity

Globalization is an ongoing process where individuals, businesses, and governments move beyond their domestic markets to worldwide markets. Technology and policies, both domestic and international, are the driving forces behind globalization. A more interconnected world is inevitable with continuous technological advances. Technological advances have certainly made international trade possible for developing countries thus the potential for improving quality of lives. Globalization also…

This movement is facing the challenges of modernity and a ground for contemporary belief that doesn’t just rely on routine appeals to the power of scripture or tradition. Emerging churches are now forming communities that practice the way of Jesus within modern cultures. Many “reformist” practices…

Introduction The traditional American religious landscape has changed significantly over the past several years. Televised worship services are becoming more common, globalization has brought a dizzying array of new religions into America (Globalizing the Sacred) and the internet is allowing people to learn about new traditions in private. These changes are resulting in more Americans identifying themselves as spiritual, but not affiliated with a particular religion (Oshatz). The…

the history of the United States, we can see that war was always a part of it. In Leviathan, it declares “So that in the nature of man, we find three principal causes of quarrel. First, competition; second, diffidence; thirdly, glory” (Trials of Modernity, 37). There were so many wars, such as the French and Indian war, Mexican and Spanish American war, Iraq war, Vietnam war, etc. All these wars break the confidence of other countries and become powerful. However, Utopia doesn’t support that…

Shelley connected John Locke’s ideas in her novel. Locke claimed, “Let us then suppose the mind to be, as we say, white paper, void of all characters” (Trials of Modernity, 107). Locke believes that a mind is like a white piece of paper when people were born. So that means a child is born innocent and they will learn what their parents will teach them. Similarly, the monster in Frankenstein was born innocent and…

Starting this we decided it would be good to get in their first holiday I’ve experienced with them which was their Jewish new year also known as Rosh Hashanah which started Wednesday, September 20th through Friday, September 22. This is also the first of the High Holidays celebrated ten days before Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration which begins on the first day of Tishrei, which is the first month of the Jewish civil year. This day marks the beginning of the year because it is…

The Battle of Lepanto This was a battle started on 7th October 1571. Lepanto, an island off the coast of Greek, provide an ideal battleground of a war that many historians associate it to religious affairs. It was a time when the Muslim forces referred to as the Ottoman were determined to stretch their territories and become more powerful. Their focus was on the Venetian island of Cyprus which they thought could be the best spot to improve their superiority over the Christians. On the other…

1.0 Preliminaries 1.1. Introduction “Man by nature is a political animal” . Every man is responsible in everything that surrounds him. As man’s civilization started to flourish, the rise of different ideas and perspectives began. Through the years, human civilization started to progress. Thus, civilization did not only develop the culture of ancient humans but also their intellectual capability. Through the progress of intellectual capability, man’s way of living changes. Man as an…

In the 1950s, people became more financially stable and things began to change. The post-war baby boom began and modernity made its way into people’s homes. With colored televisions in every living room, new music styles taking over the charts, more families with their own cars, fashion became experimental and new, exciting films were being made – clearly pop culture…

The process through which the modern girl (or Neue Frauen) evolved in Germany through the 1920s was very different from the basis which many other countries came from. As we have previously seen, the modern girl was primarily created through the United States and the United Kingdom. This creation sprouted from the feminists seeking more national equality and chance to make a name for themselves. However, without any other real culture to base this new modern girl culture around, America and the…