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Throughout history, people have used art not only as decorations but also to tell stories. And each culture through time had a different story to tell and a way of telling it. In Egyptian works we see stories of the celebrations of life and death. For example, in the Funerary Stele of Amenemhat from around 2000 BCE, we see a picture of the family of four in a celebration where the father and son are in a moment of intimacy embracing each other. As I examine Funerary Stele of Amenemhat, I see the…

Islam, according to religious and linguistic texts, means “voluntary submission to God”. Chronologically, Islam is the third Abrahamic tradition to have manifested within Medieval and Modern society, after Judaism, and Christianity. The primary foundations of the Islamic faith had been codified into Al-Qur’an, which means, “the recitation”. “Muslims believe the Qur’an is the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.” “When…

the holiest shrine in Islam (Macaulay-Lewis, 2009), running back and forward between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah; this is performed as in the Qur’an it states, ‘Behold! Safa and Marwa are among the Symbols of Allah. […] it is no sin in them.’ (Sura…

Theodicy, according to Kenneth Surin from The Harvard Review (1983) states “Theodicy, in its classic form requires the adherent of a theistic faith to reconcile of an omnipotent, omniscient and morally perfect God with the existence of evil” (p.225). In other words, in a religion where God is all powerful, all knowing, and purely good, how can evil exist at all. E. Dowling & W. Scarlett of Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development (2006) define evil as the bad or painful things which…

standard, it is one that is etched into humanity’s institutions. For example, the Abrahamic faiths instruct their followers to do charitable deeds from the goodness of their character and that their intentions matter when they perform charitable deeds. Sura 101:6-9 from the Quran substantiate that claim. The excerpt is: “As for whose scales are heavy, he shall enjoy a life contenting. And as for one whose scales are light, an abyss shall be his mother.” The commentary for this excerpt…

Rome was in deep trouble as they floundered so did China as they showed signs of decay internally. China gave it a name called a dynastic cycle. This was a cycle of rising and fall that made it deserve the name. However, the Han decline during the last two centuries given the name Eastern Han (25-220 CE ). The Eastern Han did not show any strength in the Chinese system of rule. These of few of the emperor’s rival’s, the empress and her family, the hereditary aristocrats, the eunuchs, the…

Drunk Driving as also known as DUI or DWI, which has been a major problem in the US and around the world. These are the acronyms for the phrase “driving under the influence” and “driving while intoxicated”. DUI and DWI is one of the biggest reasons for the many unwanted deaths around the world. In the world today, 40% of all automobile accident happens because of DUI due to alcohol. Throughout the year, there have been more than 100 million deaths around the world each year because of DUI.…

With recent uproar of the influx of Muslims into western society, there has many misconceptions of what the Islamic faith is truly about. Moreover, it seems that the mere mention of the words; Islam, Muslim, or Qur’an can bring about emotional thoughts of fear and hatred. However, after taking the time to read the Qur’an and listening to class lectures I will put forth an effort to illustrating that it is not the Qur’an or the religion itself that is the root of this act. On the contrary, it is…

PERSONALITIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION – 28102015-01 Title: Facts On Great Personalities – M F Husain Description: M F Husain was one of the great Indian artists who was known for his vibrantly colored and bold narrative cubist style paintings. He was also recognized internationally. Keywords: Great Indian Personalities, artists, paintings, M F Husain, M F Hussain, kids, kids world fun Text: M F Husain , or popularly known as MF, was one of the most gifted and celebrated Indian modernist…

Kimberly Bittings Death and Dying: SIS 2229 Dr. Vera Jakoby 03 December 2014 Genealogy Project: Suicide in Catholicism and Islamic Religions Suicide has always been look down upon, especially in Catholicism and Islamic Religions. For years it has been considered a sin to commit suicide, but many of these religions have been lenient. For Catholicism, suicide has always been the highest sin anyone could commit if you were Catholic. Suicide in Islamic Religions has been sin unless you die an…