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...Religious Social Institution SOC 101 26 November 2012 Religious social institutions consist of groups of individuals who share common views about the nature of God and the creation of the universe, which incorporates their beliefs, writings, behaviors, and rituals. They are led by their own faith or personal belief rather than science. Social, economic, political, and spiritual beliefs are all influenced if not dominated by religion. Christianity, Islamic, Judaism, Hinduism, and Roman Catholic’s all bring people together for some form of social interactions with one another, whether it be in a worship service, belief or ritual, or any other religious act that may require interaction. This paper will discuss the impact that the three sociological theories, the functionalism, conflict, and interactionism theories have on the religious institution along with the similarities and differences of these theories in respect to society’s view of religion. People have very different ways of viewing religion, which creates conflict throughout the world. The differences in beliefs and ideologies vary from person to person within any given society. The functionalists believe that religion “is essential for all societies because it helps unite people in a shared belief and behavior system, resulting in social cohesion.” (Vissing, 2011, sec. 4.6) Religion gives people answers, explains the unexplainable, and a purpose for life. Religious......
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...branches of geography are found within human geography, a major branch of geography that studies people and their interaction with the earth and with their organization of space on the earth's surface. Economic Geography Economic geographers examine the distribution of production and distribution of goods, the distribution of wealth, and the spatial structure of economic conditions. Population Geography Population geography is often equated with demography but population geography is more than just patters of birth, death, and marriage. Population geographers are concerned with the distribution, migration, and growth of population in geographic areas. Geography of Religions This branch of geography studies the geographic distribution of religious groups, their cultures, and built environments. Medical Geography Medical geographers study the geographic distribution of disease (including epidemics and pandemics), illness, death and health care. Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Geography The study of leisure-time activities and their impact on local environments. As tourism is one of the world's largest industries, it involves a great number of people making very temporary migrations and is thus of great interest to geographers. Military Geography Practitioners of military geography are most often found within the military but the branch looks not only at the geographic distribution of military facilities and troops but also utilizes geographic tools to develop......
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...rather than a religion as a result of this the researcher did a research in order to find out “The importance of the Rastafarian symbols to the Rasta’s and why does the Rasta’s of the community of Princess Field, St. Catherine. Topic: Rastafarian Aims of Research: Symbols Statement of Aims: 1. What are the different symbols in Rastafarian 2. The significance of the Rastafarian symbols. 3. The founder and foundation of the different Rastafarian symbols. The different uses of the Rastafarian symbols. 4. What major impact the symbols have on the Rastafarian followers Summary of Findings According to The New Integrated Approach Religious Education Workbook, Rastafarians has many symbols. The public symbols are the most dominant. These involve hair styling and their use of food. Hair styling Many Rastafarians wear dreadlocks and beard, but not all of them do. To grow dreadlocks, Rastas just wash it and leave it. The locks take time to grow and one cannot just change his or her hairstyle without showing all of his or her hair. Therefore, it is a symbol of commitment. Rastas’ locks are also a semi- permanent symbol that signifies their devotion to Jah. The use of Food Rastafarians do not eat meat, they are strictly vegetations. Their diet has to be natural; therefore no artificial food is used. Only a few dairy products are eaten. Rastas’ diet consists......
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...Rastafari. The largest Rasta village was named the Pinnacle community during Howell leadership. However seventy (70) Rasta’s were arrested and so faith was lost in Howell. Because he mostly wears suit and he didn’t have a beard or locks they believed that Howell wasn’t one of them of them and so Leonard Howell went on his own. Bibliography Campbell C, and Miles M (2005) The New Integrated Religious Education Workbook 5 Appendix Name: Roxanne Williams Candidate #: 100070 Examination Body: CSEC Subject: Religious Education School Code: 100070 Year of Examination: 2013 Territory: Jamaica |...
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... NAME: SANATEA BRYCE AND KHIMARELY WHITE SCHOOL: CAMPERDOWN HIGH SCHOOL TITLE:JUDAISM FESTIVALS SUBJECT: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHER’S NAME: MRS TREASURE- SMITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all I would like to thank god my creator who has given me the knowledge to understand this project that My religious education teacher Mrs Treasure smith has given to me, I also thank Aunty Donna for putting a little effort in helping me With this project. Once again a big thank you all……………………………………………………!! INTRODUCTION This project is base on Judaism festivals or festivals in Judaism. it plays a very important role in our life because it helps you to know more about religious education. Many children nowadays take religious education for granted the important of other religions and our religion which is Christianity. Without thinking about how important it would be to know about other religions and ower own religion. Understanding how ower religion and other religions operate, the good ideas that lies behind reading and knowing more about what happening in different part of the world and what type of rules do some Caribbean places followed by like for example India which is where you can go and find Hinduism let their young ones married at an early age but like we Jamaica ower children start that at the latest 18 years of age. This is what religious education set for us to learn. TABLE OF CONTENT ROSH......
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...S.B.A on Rastafarian Symbols Name: Miguel McCarty Grade: 11o Subject: Religious Education School: Bridgeport High School Teacher: Mrs H.Wheatle Introduction This S.B.A is about Rastafarian (symbols). I am going to tell you about the Rastafarian symbols and how it affects them during worship and leisure time. Aims To examine three symbols in Rastafari. To discuss the effect the symbols have on Rastas. To examine the origin of Rastafari. Information Collection How information was collected: Greater Portmore branch library Time span: Start: Thursday, May 29, 2013 Finish: Secondary Data Where was information collected? The internet; Books Primary Data Information was collected at: At the Rastafarian village in Montego Bay The Cannabis Plant According to: The marijuana leaf is one of the most popular symbols in the Rastafarian religion. It's presence in the Jamaican culture is thought to have influenced it's inclusion into Rastafari religious practices. Some adherents believe marijuana aids their meditation as well as others aspects of the spirituality. The Colours According to: The colours associated with Rastafarianism are known as "pan-African" colours. There are either three or four colours, depending on the tradition: green, yellow (or gold), red (as in the Ethiopian flag), and sometimes...
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...and performances of students in Religious Education. The focus of change is on the utilisation of planning strategies to promote interest in learning and the adaptation of critical thinking tools for the purpose of engaging the students in learning. A critical evaluation of the impact of effective questioning and dialogue forms part of the recommendations made. The new knowledge in this report is grounded in research and validated consequent upon the use of mixed methods approach to research and it is proof of evidence based research. The data for this research has been put together using questionnaires and informal interviews of purposively selected students. Recommendations include the use of conversation, inquiry and debate as tools for critical thinking in lessons. Implementation is expected to take the form of teachers purposely planning questions and classroom talk (dialogue) based on the utilisation of Bloom’s taxonomy of critical thinking skills. Keywords Effective questioning, Critical Thinking, Dialogue, Teaching and Learning, Change Theory, Change Initiative, Research, Implementation INTRODUCTION: PURPOSES, PARAMETERS AND CONTEXT I set out in this research to investigate how critical thinking can be used to improve performance in Religious education. I have been inspired by the awareness created by the Office for standards in Education (OFSTED) on the need to transform the teaching and learning of Religious Education in schools. The OFSTED report......
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...Religious Education Sba Acknowledgement I would like to thank the LORD for giving me the will and strength to complete this assignment. Secondly I would like to thank my friends and family for their small input. Thank you all for your participation to the completion and success of this School Based Assessment. Statement of Aims Topic: The Rastafarian main symbols and their importance It is the intention of the researcher to: 1. Find out the origin of Rastafarianism 2. To identify the main symbols of Rastafarians 3. To investigate the importance of the symbols Methodology The information for this research was gathered mainly through the review of literature and from the internet. I started my research on October 20, 2011 and was finished within a two week period. Information was gathered from different sources found on different websites and from literature as seen in the bibliography. Introduction In the following project you will learn of the origin of the Rasta way of life, which arose as a result of a period of severe depression, racism and class discrimination, during the 1930. This was the perfect chance for poor people to embrace their religion, so they did. You will also learn of the different important symbols of the Rasta’s, namely, ganja, the Star of David, the word Jah, the conquering lion and the lamb, dreadlocks and the Rasta flag. These are of grave importance, being a part of their day to day activities and living. In this project......
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...Exploring the Broken Bay Catholic Diocesan Religious Education Curriculum Document Student’s Name Institution Exploring the Broken Bay Catholic Diocesan Religious Education Curriculum Document In Catholic schools, religious education is the first area of learning. Religious education enables children and the youth to justify, explain and understand Christian message and teachings as they are taught by the Catholic Church (Carswell, 2001). Religious education is taught to all those who follow and believe in Christ in the world. Through learning, students are taught research, guided on how to study and overall learn how Christians should live (Ryan, 2003). These students also get to know the distinctive vision of the Catholic Church. The Catholic curriculum systematically directs students and enhances them to reflect critically on the meaning of being a Catholic (Carswell, 2001). In Australia, Religious Education Curriculum is imperative, and a must learn program for all years of schooling. This Program, which is denoted as K-12 contains what is to be covered in the Religious curriculum (Ryan, 2003). Time allocations are prescribed to this curriculum about the age of the learners. This program is part of the learning experience and is mandated by Australian Bishops. Its primary objective is to raising religious knowledge and awareness. In Australia, Religious Education is an extremely acclaimed feature of the Australian Catholic schools......
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...patience and motivation. My classmates for their undying competition. My mother, Camille Lewis for allowing me the time to explore and investigate data. And at last but not least my aunt Venessa Ferguson for her insights. Introduction Rastafarianism is an afro-centric religious and social movement based in the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The Rastafarian symbols are important tools to the Rasta’s and their religion. A massive amount of Rasta’s see it as a way of life rather than a religion, they do not like to be referred to as “ism”. As a result of this the researcher did a research in order to find out, the origin of each symbol, to identify the main symbols and how they are used. Statement of aims Topic: The Rastafarian main symbols and their importance It is the intention of the researcher to: 1 .To identify the main symbols of Rastafarians. 2. Find out the origin of each symbol. 3. To investigate how each symbol is used. Information Collection Several means were used to collect data. Data was collected by internet, interview, books and observation. According to slideshare.net, “Rastafarianism is an afro-centric religious and social movement based in the Caribbean island of Jamaica.” Wikipedia went further in saying that “Rastafarianism is an Abrahamic belief which developed in Jamaica in the 1930’s following the coronation of Halie Selassie I as emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. Its adherents worship Haile......
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...English B Casey Ann Hudson Mrs. Grandson Essay writing (The Lion and the Jewel) In The Lion and Jewel two men go in pursuit of Sidi a) Explain fully why Baroka emerge victory over Lakunle (8m) b) Comment on Soyinka’s use of stage direction or pantomime, discuss the dramatic effects (9m) c) Discuss the similarities between Baroka and Soyinka (8m) In the book of the Lion and Jewel by Soyinka; two men, Baroka and Lakunle go in pursuit of the village beauty Sidi .Soyinka uses stage direction, that is how the characters appear on stage as to how they exit and the pantomime which gives use insight into the past as well as how the chief Baroka emerges victory over the schoolmaster, Lakunle. Throughout the play we see several similarities between the Bale and the author of the book, Soyinka. Lakunle, the schoolmaster is very intrigued with the whole idea of civilization and modernity. He forces his way of civilization on Sidi, the jewel of Ilujinle, the girl he wishes to marry, however Sidi being very sassy and loyal to her culture doesn’t wish to be modern or understanding to anything modern e.g. when Lakunle kisses her she quickly push him away and says she find the thing he does with his mouth disgusting. She often insults and calls him mad; whenever she does this he quickly disrespects her. Example of this is seen in Morning when he refers to her as a Bush girl with a small mind. While Baroka on the other hand, referred to as the cunning fox uses his tricks...
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...Dreadlocks are an extremely prominent symbol of Rastafari. Dreadlocks are considered the natural state of African hair when it is left to grow as God intended as what Numbers 6:5 states- All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. Dreadlocks originated in Africa but goes back to biblical times when it was worn by the Nazarenes. One of the Nazarite vows is “They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh” which can be found in the book of Leviticus 21:5. Nowadays dreadlocks is worn by everyone even if they are not a committed Rasta. I recommend that the dreadlocks should not be as sacred and significant since it is now being worn by non-committed Rastafarians. Marijuana or Ganja is very sacred and has a lot of uses in the Rastafari community. It is used for medicinal purposes and is use for smoking as a part of a ritual. Ganja is also considered the “wisdom weed” by Rastafarians, as its use helps one to gain wisdom. Rastafarians believe that the Ganja was found on King Solomon’s grave hence that is why they believe it is a God given herb. Ganja is also seen by Rastafarians as the herb of life mentioned in the Bible. Rastafarians use of ganja is justified by the following Psalms 104:14 that says, “He causeth the grass......
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...agree with each other’s ideas. Philosophy of Education then is the way an individual values education, especially formal education. Msango et al in (Tembo 2000: 33) define Philosophy of Education as: A critical and systematic intellectual endeavour to see education as a whole and as an integral part of men’s culture .... any philosophy dealing with or applied to the process of public or private education and used as a basis for the general determination, interpretation and evaluation of educational problems having to do with objectives, practices and outcomes, child and social needs; materials of study and all other aspects of the field. “Philosophy of Religious Education deals with any problems and issues in the Philosophy of Education that affects Religious Education as a curriculum subject” (Simuchimba 2008: 2). This academic paper is going to discuss the issue of indoctrination as it relates to the Philosophy of education in general and philosophy of Religious Education in particular. Education, whether in general or in particular, such as in Religious Education is the imparting of knowledge, attitudes, skills in a learner so that they can live life meaningfully. Usually when we talk of indoctrination, we are referring to religion and some ideologies such as Scientific Socialism, Humanism, Ujamaa, Capitalism and the effect these have on the human psychic. Indeed indoctrination is a major issue in the Philosophy of Education generally because it is associated with......
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... Lord of Lords, the Conquering Lion of Judah", the prophecy was said to have been fulfilled. The Rastas adopted the colours of the Ethiopian flag as their main symbol, along with images of Selassie, often depicted as the Lion of Judah. Rastafarian main symbols and their importance Ganja (hemp, cannabis, Marijuana) Ganja is considered the "wisdom weed" by Rastafarians, as its use helps one to gain wisdom. Rastafarians use it as a part of a religious rite and as a means of getting closer to their inner spiritual self, Jah (God) and Creation. Picture showing ganja plant Ganja is also seen by Rastafarians as the herb of life mentioned in the Bible. Rastafarians use of ganja is justified by the following Psalms 104:14 that says, "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and herb for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth." Rastafarians also say it was found growing at the grave of King Solomon in the Bible. Rastafarian consume it through smoking and eating. The smoking of Ganja is a part of a religious ritual. When there is a large "reasoning" gathering of Rastafarians, a Chalice, which is a large smoking pipe, may be passed around and smoked. This is similar to the passing around of a communion cup by some Christian denominations. These gatherings are also called Nyahbinghi. True Rastafarians do not smoke cigarettes as it is seen as un-natural and dangerous to one's health. Marijuana is not the only plant or herb used by Rastafarians. They...
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