If possible, inquire about your family’s involvement with religion, going back as far as possible. In what ways are you continuing your family tradition, and in what ways departing from it?

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Essays should be 1- 2 pages, typed, double-spaced, spell-checked and proofread. No grammatical mistakes.Please address the following in your paper:Introduce yourself in terms of name, age, general background, year and major/minor in school, family situation, work and other interests and activities.What has your involvement been with religion, both in the past and currently? If possible, inquire about your family’s involvement with religion, going back as far as possible. In what ways are you continuing your family tradition, and in what ways departing from it?What religions have you been curious about or explored? Share your comments and observations about these experiences.In general, what do you think about religion and your relationship to it? Is your response to religion more positive or negative? What assumptions have you made about religion in general or about specific religions?Of what personal biases and prejudices and fears are you aware?The following is my personal info where helps you write this paper:At first, I introduce myself for you. I’m Serena. I’m 20. I come from china. I am a senior at the university of florida majoring in business, at which aspect I have learnt much theory and practical thing which will be of great help after graduation. Next, I introduce my family background. I’ve got a happy family. There are three people in my family, my parents and myself. My father is a business man and my mother is a teacher.In religious aspect, my family and I believe in Buddhism.

In the beginning

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#1: Genesis 1:1–2:4a 1:1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 1:2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 1:4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 1:5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 1:6 And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 1:7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 1:8 God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 1:9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 1:10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 1:11 Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so. 1:12 The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 1:13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. 1:14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 1:15 and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 1:16 God made the two great lights–the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night–and the stars. 

Discuss the importance of the circle as a symbol for indigenous religions, using at least one specific example.

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Write a 1,100-word answer to one of those questions.

1. Give two examples of scientific materialist explanations of religion. To what extent are such explanations useful in understanding religion? What aspects of religion might they miss?
2. In trying to understand the negative side of organized religion, some people have argued that religious violence is carried out when people misuse or misinterpret their religion. Others, however, argue that the widespread nature of religious violence suggests that religion itself may be the problem. Which view do you find more convincing? Why?
3. What is an indigenous religion? What are some major obstacles to understanding these religions?
4. Discuss the importance of the circle as a symbol for indigenous religions, using at least one specific example.
5. Why is Hinduism such a difficult term to define? Use examples from the text to illustrate the diversity of Hinduism.
6. What views of women are engendered by Hinduism? Explain.
7. Explain the concept of dukkha and its role in Buddhist teaching.
8. Compare and contrast some of the basic ideas of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism.

Develop an essay to examine the similarities, and the differences, between violence perpetrated against, and by, Native Americans and African Americans in their experience across American history

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Develop an essay to examine the similarities, and the differences, between violence perpetrated against, and by, Native Americans and African Americans in their experience across American history.Are the differences and similarities important?If so, why, if not, why not?How have both groups of people dealt with the violence and argue whether or not these responses have been successful.

Be sure to apply properChicago Manual of Stylenotations in your paper, utilizing footnotes and a full bibliography at the end of the paper with all of your sources listed. Papers should be double-spaced, with standard 1-inch margins and a 12 point standard font.