Compare And Contrast Eitzen And Zinn

Colonial life in America was a time of many victories and failings. It was a learning experience for the people of the time. In a A People’s History of the United States and A Patriot’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn and Larry Schweikart tell contrasting stories of the issues of colonial life.

Thesis Statement: The morals and the behavior of a person in society is a consequence of his religion.

Religion, as one of the components of the social system, not only depends on the existence of the whole social system but also play an important role on the various components of the social system. Thus, people should be well versed in a group's religious affiliation, if they want to integrate into the society of this group.

Zinn's reading of pages 187-210 details the tensions between North and South. Abraham Lincoln was not the man we know him to be, anti-slavery and great without flaws however he flip-flopped on the issue greatly. Speaking in Chicago he stated that equality between whites and negroes needed to happen and that every man was created equal. However shortly afterwards he gave another speech in southern Illinois where he stated that he had no intentions of seeing blacks and whites as equals and would like the whites to remain superior. Lincoln believed that there would never be equality here for blacks and that the best thing was for them to be shipped back to Africa. Elected in 1860, Abe began dealing with the conflicts of seceding slave states. The Civil War was never fought for slavery abolition considering that Northerners had no skin in the game, even free blacks in the North had to have $250 in property to be able to vote. With growing tensions and backlash, Lincoln finally passed the Emancipation Proclamation in ‘63 however it was hardly enforced, eventually it would be enforced in 1865. During the war the Unionists were against giving blacks freedom if they were to fight on the lines but that changed quickly once they began to struggle with

The same historical event can be twisted into many different interpretations, depending on who is relaying the facts. Zinn’s perspective on early American discoveries is more focused on the societies that occupied the Americas before Spanish exploration. Schweikart and Allen look at the same issue, and target the industrial advances that supported European discovery, and seem to only brush over the issues concerning the natives. Of course, the information presented in writings by certain historians is subject to their own motives, and what they want the reader to take from it. History would seem to be just a fact-based study, but that’s only true if the perspective of one group of peoples is being examined. The history written by the Europeans

The meaning of religion is something that scholars, along with society at large, have attempted to define for centuries. Although the term cannot truly have one solid meaning, it is clear that religion is much more than a set of beliefs and practices. In Religion: The Basics, author Mallory Nye discusses his approach to studying religion. In arguing that culture and religion strongly influence each other, he explains that those studying religion must make people and culture their focus, as variations even within the same religions exist and must be considered. Moreover, Nye explains how religion is, essentially, a universal concept, as it takes form in an array of shapes across the globe. With Nye’s argument, I have developed new insights

Religion can be instrumental in shaping a moral compass and it has the compelling power to unite a community. However, too often, it is used as grounds to estrange people that do not share the same beliefs. Religion is definitely something that can change over a person’s lifetime, but said change cannot be forced. Members of a religion do not spend their lifetimes collecting evidence that there is a higher power in the world as a scientist might; they try to spread good with the conviction that their actions are indisputably in the right. Religion truly displays its extraordinary when it is yielded for righteous and virtuous

Society and religion have a love, hate relationship. Many who have grown up knowing that their religion is superior to all other religions. While others have grown up with their religion but have distanced from the religious sphere and discovered the culture and politics of the environment which they have never had a chance to discover for themselves. A Heightened national focus on social issues suggests politics may still be playing a pivotal role in driving Americans away from religion (Bindley). Many are beginning to feel as if their religion is not an accurate representation of who they are. Leila Ahmed and David Dark both agree that in order to find your own identity, you must first come to terms with your own culture.

Religion is a fundamental element of human society. It is what binds a country, society or group of individuals together. However, in some instances it destroys unity amoungst these. Religion is a belief in a superhuman entity(s) which control(s) the universe. Every religion has its differences but most strive for a just life and the right morals. The three major groups are the primal regions which consist of African, Aboriginal and Native American religions, Asian which consist of South Eastern Asian religions and Abrahamic religions which consist of Middle Eastern religions. The foci of this essay are the differences between the Abrahamic religion, Christianity, and the Asian region Buddhism as well as making reference to the Islamic

“Religion is often still another determinant of political behavior, and in many societies, plays a role in the formation of social and political values, especially when religions diversity is present”. (Camp.1993.Pg. 86) Even though the pre-dominance of Catholicism has strong religious differences, it can be described as a battle between secularism and religion.

Religion, whether we realize it or not, is a major element of American society (and also worldwide history). For many, religion is a significant part of their cultural identity. Religion plays a part in all levels of politics and is often an aspect of community events and organizations. Everyday, we all interact with people who have different religious backgrounds and personal beliefs. Children born into religious families are very connected with their religions from birth and this affects the way they will see the world for the rest of their lives. Even those who later explore other faiths or convert to other religious ideas will be affected in

Religion has influenced societies on an epic scale for millennia. Even the mostprimitive people on the planet created gods to worship and use their teachings toform the basis of their society going back as far as the Paleolithic period wheremother earth was worshiped as a goddess. Through time people have stayedtrue to a belief or a religion. Individuals can seldom be without a society or faction. Conforming to a religion provides strengths in society and provides moralguidance as well as strong communities. Conformance is defined as a voluntaryimitation which regulates the behavior

Religion can be defined as a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. It contains a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices that allow its followers to live their life a certain way. The world consists of 19 major religions, which are further subdivided into 270 larger groups. According to David Barrett et al, editor of the “World Christian Encyclopedia,” there are 34,000 separate Christian groups around the world. Just from those numbers alone, we can conclude that religion has a prevalent effect on people and society. Religion is viewed as a positive influence on an individual both psychologically and physically. Throughout history we can study the various effects that religion has on society. Studies generally provide great evidence in favor of religion having a positive effect on individuals and society as a whole.

Throughout history, religion has proved to be the main source of social stability in different communities and cultural groups. Everything that is part of a societal system, including law, is influenced by religious beliefs and practices of that society. This being said, most religions are based on the theory that there is a single more powerful entity, that has control over aspects of which humans do not. For the longest time in history, sociologists have argued that peer group, political movements, schools and most importantly, the family to be agents of socialization. Because of this reason, they have ignored the role played by religion in the perpetuation of cultural as well as social

However, there is another side to religion, one that is quite contrary to idea of unification and acceptance. When looking through the scope of history, we can also see religion as an exclusionary tool, often used to differentiate groups of people on an innate level. As many of these idealogies attempt to assert