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Ever since the advent of religion, there has seemed to be strife among competing religious groups. Many groups want to impose their vision of religion upon the world and please their version of God. Entire wars were fought over religious domination, the most infamous of which being the Crusades. It was not until the great American experiment that the concept of pluralism and religious tolerance was implemented legally in a nation. The Founding Fathers seemed to settle the debate, but today,…

Gun control is an extremely controversial topic that has spawned a tremendous amount of debate over the past few years. Most of the debates occur when there are mass shootings at schools, churches, or other public places. Mallory Simons is a writer and senior producer of online presentations for CNN. She wrote Gun Debate: Where is the Middle Ground on January 31, 2013 and it appeared on CNN.com the same day. In her article she discussed recent acts of gun violence and the effect they have had on…

Terrorist, a word that means many different things to many different people, is painted by the media as an easily identifiable, one-dimensional, criminal in modern society. Google “terrorist”, and the only thing portrayed is turban wearing, automatic rifle carrying, Islamic extremist. Based on what has been learned through movies and mass media, the ability to identify a “terrorist” even when fully covered can be done based on the clothing and the surroundings in the images. American stereotypes…

always follows him, and he has no way to take it off. Even if he does, he will put it back on. This cynicism is also a cultural relic. The stories that his grandfather told, of the various conflicts of his ancestors. Of the pogroms against Hindus and Sikhs in the tribal areas that have occurred since yonder. Of the experience of losing all that you cherish and value thanks to the religious fanaticism of the masses, stoked by local politicians attempting to profit from the power vacuum with the…

Max Soto ENGL 190 ‎9/‎27/‎2015 Cultural Identity In the short story “The Management of Grief” by Bharati Makherjee is a story that reveals a major change of the main character, Shaila bhave, who attempts to manage her grief throughout the story. Even though the main character seems to have managed her grief by the end of the story, the pressure of her losses is still very significant and she can't help from recalling her tragic losses of her husband and two sons in the result of the explosion…

Goode 2 THROUGH THE LENSE OF PROTHERO AND SMITH: ISLAM AND SIKHISM Myka Goode Religion 212: World Religion Dr. Rachel Brown December 8, 2017 THROUGH THE LENSE OF PROTHERO AND SMITH: ISLAM AND SIKHISM Essentially the Same and Fundamentally Different This research is meant to be a comparative essay between two religions, Islam and Sikhism. The religions are dissected to showcase that while there may be some differences, specifically the origin of the religion or how…

beginning I knew what I wanted out of life, the only thing I didn 't know was when or where this was going to happen. In London, me and my brother attended a private school, and were not really involved in much. Despite the fact that we were born into a Sikh family, we never really understood what it meant to be one. All we were focused on was studying and getting a good education. Education was the only thing that was important to us, we never knew there was so much more to life than just…

Bend it like Beckham is a movie that portrays the obstacles that minorities are presented with if they to wish to pursue professional sports. The movie begins with introducing a Sikh girl who has a passion for football, she is also portrayed to be extremely talented despite not given any sort of professional training. The film is shot in a suburb; the families show in the film belong to the middle class. Also, the city is multi cultural, there are many instances where south Asian stores,…

Have you ever wondered about Singapore and what their culture is like? Although Singapore has great diversity, it is a united country with united religions and cultures. There are four official languages in Singapore: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil, and English. Most Singaporean citizens speak at least two languages. English is used in schools, and students learn another language in school. The language they learn is one of their mother tongue that corresponds to their race. Some students can also…

Leopard Man In his article, “The Sociology of Leopard Man,” Logan Feys believes that people that do not conform to society are freaks. Feys supports his belief through the use of pathos. Feys purpose is to satirize people who do not conform, in order to convince the audience that non-conformist are “freaks,” Fey uses pessimism with his intended audience. While I generally agree with Logan Fey’s statement about individuality, I found some of his positions to be quite extreme. It is this very…