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    Robert gets the idea to move to America for a better life. The Nilsson family and a small group of the Swedish religious group in the same town. The Emigrants are illustrated through the clash between American ideals and Swedish traditions seems through the eyes of Swedish audience affectedly. The ways they compete throughout the movie is through showing the religious clash of the Swedish religious group and the class of the state church, the class differences between America to Sweden and the

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    the most popular religion in the world, so it’s not unreasonable to believe that it plays a major role in Latino societies. Latinos, immigrants to the United States and their descendants in particular, practice various denominations of Christianity and modify them to suit their own needs and personal morals. One practice that most Latino communities have in common is the role that women play in the religious upbringing of their children. Latina women are generally relegated to the role of child rearing

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    The war on terror is not a cosmic war. A cosmic war is about religion; evidence shows that despite these extremists claiming that their sole cause is to establish a worldwide Islamic state, the ulterior reason behind their actions isn’t purely religious. In an article from The Atlantic, the author, Simon Cottee argues that the actions of ISIS retain no correlation with radical Islam. Cottee utilizes various analyses and readings from experienced scholars to reach a conclusion. Cottee states from

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    historical context were based upon an event drawn from Nathaniel Morton's New-England's Memorial of 1669 and, possibly, Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana. In the year 1843, the moral reformation of the Second Great Awakening continued to peak. Religious Revivalists such as Peter Cartwright and Charles Finney believed that once an individual understands their sins, they can commit to changing. In addition, Unitarians, led by William Ellery Channing considered the premise that society was responsible

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    can destroy and alter people’s lives detrimentally. Racism has been around the world for years and and it has modified people’s lives in many ways. Racism is a power that can drive people to change and even destroy people’s lives. For example, a major racial bigotry that divided people and devastated lives was the discrimination and stereotyping Asian Americans

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    In society, people strived for social interaction among one another by grouping themselves with individuals who are like minded. This type of classification normally consist of various type of cultural similarities to include but not limited to ethnic background, food, music, fashion and arts. Another form of classification that has been instilled in the world for many years is religion. Religion is the organization of spiritual, sacred and biblical beliefs that express the existence of a higher

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    America The passion for religious freedom was a powerful factor in motivation within the formation of the colonies. People left their native homes in Europe so they could freely practice their religion without fear of punishment for not following the established religion from the states within Europe. The 17th century was known for the upcoming of many major movements in religious views in the American colonies. During these times tolerance for minority religions and religious freedom was deeply entrenched

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    industry including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufacturers, medical electronics, and fiber optics. Israel’s other major industries include wood and paper products, food, tobacco, cement construction, cut diamonds, and textiles. The major imports include raw materials, investment goods, fuels, fuels, grain, and consumer goods. The major exports of Israel include machinery, equipment, software, cut diamonds, chemicals, textiles and apparel. While Israel’s economy continues to

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    Introduction Religious practices are cornerstones for a society or group of people living and believing in the same religious things. Religion can, however, be divided into multiple groups with the two largest groups being Abrahamic religions and the Eastern religions each having some other religions which are the building blocks for the big religions. Abrahamic religions include people who have their beliefs based on the Hebrew patriarch Abraham and his descendants’ development of human spirituality

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    The Puritans were a group of people with strong beliefs, ideas and values in the 1630’s to the 1660’s. Their ideas influenced society in multiple ways during this time including politically, economically, and socially. Politically, they believed in having a theocratic government , economically, they used the value of hard work to run the economy and stimulate prosperity and also, socially the influence of the religion and the need for a tight knit communtiy influenced New England in many more ways

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