Essays on Idol

Reason Why the Israelites Desired for a King

Samuel grew older and thus, appointed his son to lead the Israelites. However, the sons did not adhere to his leadership skills since they were dishonest as well as accepted bribe in the long run. The depiction of the sons in line with perverted justice scared the Israelites and thus, demanded for an alternative leader. Furthermore, the Israelites pose and demanded for an epitome leader so as to be like the neighboring nations which has kings as well. The people feared that since Samuel was growing older, they risk being attacked by the surrounding nations and thereby, demanded for ...

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57x30x15 Collection of the artist Exhibited: Asia Society Hong Kong (May 15 – September 1, 2013). “Blooming in the Shadows” China Institute Gallery New York (September 15 – December 11, 2011). “Wang Keping, Works from 1979-2006” organized by He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (Oct 25th until Nov 23rd, 2008). National Art Gallery, Beijing (August, 1980) “The Stars Outdoor Art Exhibition” Beijing (27 September, 1979) Born in Beijing, China in 1949, Wang Keping became one among the most influential modern-day Chinese. He has been a provocative artist during the late 1970s and the 1980s, as he called for protests that ...

WANG KEPING (b.1949)

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57x30x15 Collection of the artist Exhibited: Asia Society Hong Kong (May 15 – September 1, 2013). “Blooming in the Shadows” China Institute Gallery New York (September 15 – December 11, 2011). “Wang Keping, Works from 1979-2006” organized by He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (Oct 25th until Nov 23rd, 2008). National Art Gallery, Beijing (August, 1980) “The Stars Outdoor Art Exhibition” Beijing (27 September, 1979) Wang Keping was born in 1949 in Beijing, China, and is one of the most significant contemporary Chinese sculptors. He is known as one of the founders of the ‘Stars’ group (Xingxing), which ...

Book Review of the Book, ‘The Story of the Quran’ by Ingrid Mattson

detailed book about the Quran and its place in historical and contemporary Muslim society. The author of the book is Ingrid Mattson, who originally published the book in 2008 in the United Kingdom. Dr. Mattson is an Islamic scholar and teacher as well as an interfaith activist. She is the first woman to hold prestigious positions as a Muslim scholar and a leader in the religious world. The book is written as an overall balanced and correct portrayal of the religion of Islam and the teachings of the Quran, in general. The author has mentioned other religions as well, ...

Gods at War

How Can You Keep the Gods From Taking Over Your Life? Idolatry is something which Christians must guard against during the entirety of their lives. Particularly today, with consumerism being as rife as it is, idols can be easily picked up just by going about daily life. The bible counsels against idolatry in many sections, including the (arguably one of the most important verses on the subject) you shall not make for yourself an image of anything in heaven above or in the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship ...

The purpose and primary objective of Idol’s (2006) program evaluation was to examine and describe the provision of special education programs in a metropolitan school district using four elementary schools and four secondary schools. The second objective was to determine how each school provided a least restrictive environment for students with special education needs. This review will discuss whether the model, design, and data collection strategy were consistent with the aims of the program evaluation, and it will also identify the stakeholders, outcomes, and limitations of the evaluation.

Evaluation Model

The evaluation model used by Idol (2006) is the advocacy ...

Recently I have been watching the live concert of Depeche Mode band which was shown on YouTube channel in the Internet. These are outstanding musicians who create wonderful music. Every their album is special and full of emotions. You can’t stay behind it. I watched one of the last concerts where they represented their last album “Delta Machine”. This album is especially touching because it is full of lyric songs. By the way, in their songs they sang about their real lives, real problems which may concern everybody. This album consists of thirteen songs, which won’t leave ...

The article “Self Making as Public Spectacle: Bodies, Bodily Training and Reality TV” is written by Bree Hadley, from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. It is published in “Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Media Studies” in Issue 24, October 2012. The article starts with the commentary on how reality TV shows has penetrated the media and its definitions of what real people are like has taken the society by a storm. Reality TV has recently exploded into the mainstream media and has taken over our televisions. It has already been written about extensively how these reality TVs ...

A work like Pearl S Buck’s The Good Earth is by its very nature orientalist in the Saidian sense Because it was created within the structures of Orientalism as both a genre and as an epistemological category. Buck was born the child of an American missionary in China and spent much of her formative years there. Buck’s early life and experiences as an American and the child of a missionary informed her preconceptions of China, its people, society, and culture. Orientalism in this sense isn’t just a literary genre: an orientalist work is not just, a ...

How Real is "Reality TV"?

Nowadays television takes a lot of time because of diversity of programs proposed. One is able to find something according to his demands and preferences. TV gives the audience the views about current matters of the world and news about changes brought to society. One cannot resist the influence television carries, so he falls under the beauty of the staged programs. One of the most popular types of these programs is reality TV, which gives the ability to relax and spend some time watching the lives of actors on screen. People are not likely to watch programs of not ...

Kim Kardashian in Public Eye

Celebrity has become a staple in households. The big growth in social media platforms, reality shows and mobile applications – all has made celebrity news and gossip more common at home, school and workplace. In sharing entertaining information (aka infotainment) users of social media and viewers of TV reality shows compete in sharing and spreading celebrity news and information. In recent years, Kim Kardashian – and her sisters – has emerged as power on social media platforms and TV among all age segments. This rise is partly justified by reasons related to rise of social media, partly by how Kardashian sells her ...

Exploring the Art of Indigenous Culture

Central American Artifacts Caudle Cup by John Coney, a London-trained goldsmith (Around 1690) The cup was designed by the 17th century Goldsmith known as John Coney. It is a gourd shaped cup with two embellished beaded handles and there is a picture of a small child appears from the flower. The motif is the European floral imagery. The cup was probably designed for the marriage ceremony of John and Mary in around 1689. The Caudle cups were famous in England during second half of the 17th century in England. It was typically made of silver metal. Tankard made by ...

Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, who lived between January 1516 and April 1626. He had other titles such as being a statesman-served as an Attorney General and Lord Chancellor; he was a scientist, author, orator and a jurist. His philosophical works continue to be influential especially due to the application of science. His writing career spanned between law and philosophy in science. Initially, he often wrote to the courts before writing on science in 1620. His famous work, the Great Instauration also called the interpretation of nature was aimed at introducing a new way of investigating nature. It ...

Religion as a subject has been studied extensively by several scholars with an aim to show distinction and origins. Various aspects of religion are not explored leaving only a select few scholars with similar ideas or related concepts to propagate said thought processes. Thomas tweed is such a scholar. He has extensively conducted research in the area of religious space and defined it in a number of ways that will be explored in this thesis. Jerusalem, a popular and oldest city known to man, is a god example that can be used to better shed light into the theories ...

Abstract

This paper describes polls and survey methods using the examples of three types of polls, namely entertainment survey, political survey and general survey. The paper will also briefly describe the business application of polls and surveys. In conclusion the paper will present a small-scale survey devised by the author to showcase understanding of the subject.

Introduction

This paper presents a lecture on that describes how entertainment polls or surveys are conducted. For the purposes of this paper I have chosen the article from PR Newswire dated 4th April 2016 which describes a consumer survey conducted by E-Score that determined who ...

Introduction

Eminem’s Stan presents a case of obsessive fan named Stan, who continuously corresponds to Eminem. Stan expects a response and an embrace from Eminem and expresses how he wishes to be like him and calls himself his biggest fan. Within the song, there is a significant theme that can be identified through the use of rhymes and imagery that shapes the meaning of the song. The language used in the song represents two different characters showcasing the artist-fan relationship and the possible consequences of over obsessing for a fan.

Rhymes

Some of the rhymes used by Eminem in the ...

Introduction

A connection between religion and a sacred place is immense. It represents the beliefs invested into the religious domain, a symbolic meaning to the parishioners, and the history encapsulated in a particular place. That is why all religious buildings were constructed in the locations that are significant for the believers and to a particular religion. In some instances it may happen that a sacred building plays a role of a holy place for several religions, as it is the case with Jerusalem. This city is the epitome of holiness, as it contains the places of particular importance for Christians, ...

Of all Beatles' members, John Lennon seems to be the spiritual source of not only the band itself, but of the entire generations he influenced. Indeed, it is impossible to disregard his skills in songwriting, his philosophical insight, and his unique worldview that proclaimed him as the true idol of his time. The rejection of the way of life and ideals of adult generation, the unreality of happy capitalism, and mostly the spiritual hunger that was imposed on the youth by mass culture that was oriented towards the consumer searching for happy ends rather than solutions to social and ...

Learner's Full Name

Assignment Title Qualities of the Hero In the great epics are the heroes who are god-like, set forth on a great journey, accomplish superhuman things and deal with Gods and humans alike. Homer’s Odysseus and Gilgamesh from The Epic of Gilgamesh are no different. Odyssey tells the story of the return of the great hero Odysseus after years of war and Gilgamesh’s tale is of the demigod who falls in favor with the Gods owing to his arrogance but finally manages to redeem himself. Although the two are a league apart from mere mortals in their actions ...

Religion and all its embodiments is one of the most widespread movements in the world since time immemorial. At times, it unites people as nothing else and gives us will and power to be merciful, kind and spiritually oriented. Among all the innumerable religious groups, I choose to stick to Druze, as it merges together the features of different traditions and opens a road to being a comprehensive human being. Apart from being a name for the religion, Druze is also a name of people in the Middle East, which has “has a unique historical, social and demographic structure” ( ...

Abstract

The writing delves deep into the structure known as Borobudur. The historical, cultural and religious significance of this architectural structure is explored in the course of the writing so as to comprehend how the temple complex is important even in the present times. In relation to the theoretical concept of flaneur as explicated by the famous theorist Walter Benjamin, the images of the structures present inside the temple complex of Borobudur are explored. (Benjamin, 1929) It is further explored how Borobudur could have in reality been a city. Indeed, this place was the focus of Buddhist worship and scholarship ...

BIOGRAPHY AND THE BEGINNING OF CREATIVITY

One needs to learn about the key moments of Marilyn Manson’s life and work in order to understand whether he is a real Antichrist superstar. He is known as an American musician, founder, and leader of one of the most successful rock bands of the nineties. The most controversial rock singer, idol of thousands of teenagers, and the real horror for their parents, the forbidden fruit called Marilyn Manson. Brian Warner (a real name of the singer) was born on January 5, 1969 in the United States in the city of Canton, Ohio. The Warner family, according to ...

In this movie Oliver Stone decided to turn inside out the brokerage world, which for most of us, is behind the scenes. He has succeeded his goal incredibly easy. Brokerage world, including the stage of buying and selling shares was shown dynamic and incredibly stylish, so the tension in these scenes was enhanced. The film seems to be easy, even in terms of direction, but that is what makes the quality of the movie really high, and forced to watch almost all of it in ...

Summary

According to the article, God rid me of god; there is a common understanding in the society that for an individual to be a Christian he/she must become a Christian. Modernity has changed the current religious community, hence an emerging church. The current Christianity involves the concept of ‘being’ and ‘destination’. For an individual to remain saved, he only needs to become a Christian and be a member of the church. Christianity is founded on the belief that God’s communication with humankind is through revelation.

Thinkers reasoned out the issue of revelation and concealment arguing that beliefs rely on clear and ...

IDOLATRY, SOCIAL INJUSTICE, AND FALSE WORSHIP:

Introduction: Society and the People of God Many thought that the Bible is simply a set of rules or guidelines on how to worship God. For others, the Word of God has nothing to do with government, society, and communities. However, the Scripture is clear that every matter about society is subject to the will of God. 1. Idolatry Idolatry is one of the great sins abhorred by God even in the Old Testament. In fact, this spiritual adultery is the capital sin of the people of God. Idolatry has crept in into the land of Judah ...

Hinduism and Buddhism

A religion defines the way in which any community gives gratitude to the believed creator and provider of life. Each community in the world has a religion and their specific religious practices. Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism helps us to have an insight on what religion is all about. Hinduism is defined as the way of life among the Hindu community in India, Indians practice Hinduism as per the teachings from the ancient ways of living among the Indian people. Hinduism is not a religion as argued by the way their aspects of religion are unique. In the Hindu practice, they ...

4.0. Results Using the conceptual framework of this academic investigation looked at successful music companies making their marks in the music business promoting music, singers, musicians, and related products. The methodologies used in this academic investigation were meta-research and one-on-one interview approaching the companies identified for the research as a form of a case study model. 4.1. Meta-research The meta-research as exhibited in the previous sections of this thesis presentation provide the basis for creating intentional and focused questions for the following four one-on-one interviews of successful music industry organizations in the form of case studies. The interview ...

Survivor is a game played with the aim of winning one million U.S. dollars. The game entails vigorous and severe challenges among the players competing either as a team or as individual. In this case, is a summary and analysis of human behavior in Survivor season 29 episodes 06 and 07 where players react differently due to group or individual decision that affects them. There are thirteen players, divided into two tribes, Coyopa and Hunaphu and Jeff is the coordinator of both tribes. The former tribe has six players namely, Dale, Missy, Baylor, Jaclyn, Jon, and Keith. The later tribe has seven ...

Celebrity worship syndrome has become a prevalent problem in the contemporary world. According to research carried out in America, there was evidence that a third of the population suffered from the condition or developing the same symptoms. The obsessed fans tend to create a certain connection with the celebrities, and some go to the extent of stalking them. Experts have discovered that celebrity adoration is accompanied by poor psychological well-being of a person. The discussion below will look into possible issues associated with .celebrity worship. One reason associated with this kind of worship is loneliness and shyness. These factors are different, but ...

A cow has always been viewed as a sacred animal in the Hindu culture. While other animals are confined and used for other commercial purposes, cows are left to roam freely in India without the threat of being harmed. Every day, they are worshiped and even fed with human food. Unlike elephants, monkeys and the likes that feature as idols in Hindu worship, the image of a cow has never been curved or used in temples as an idol (Brown, 1957, p. 87). However, the physical cow has always been considered as a god that is respected by all Hindus. As a reflection ...

Since ancient times, man had the desire of transforming the universe and improving his way of life. For many years, man has engaged in activities, which nurtures creativity, innovation, and technology advancement to transform the world into a better place for human existence. Using his ingenuity, skills, experiences, and knowledge, man has been able to create a modern that is different from the one we lived many decades ago. Today, we live in contemporary world that is characterized with technology advancement, internet accessibility, wide application of information and communication technologies, and widespread use of the media. As a result of technology advancement ...

Cluster Analysis

Cluster analysis is one of the crucial techniques undertaken by business organizations for the purpose of analyzing the trends and characteristics of a marketplace. Cluster analysis is the process in which different cases or observations, and entities that are having homogeneous characteristics are undertaken in a group. This group is called as cluster. All the entities included in a cluster show similar trends and activities, while dissimilarities in two different clusters can be traced quite easily. This cluster analysis is useful for companies, as it reduces the workload of conducting marketing research. Through this measure, rather than observing individual customers, the company ...

The term Covenant

The word covenant has its roots in the Hebrew term “berit”, which literally means to fetter or to bond. When this word was translated into Greek, it became “syntheke”, which literally means “tying together”. The word covenant is prominently used in the Bible, in referring to various agreements, especially agreements between God and man, God and a community as well as man and man. Although the words covenant and testament are used in the same breath, covenant, as used in the Bible, refers more to the agreements between God and the Jews. The covenants involving God are theologically referred to ...

Introduction

History is symbolically used to take the reader back to the time when villanelle had a strong feeling of love towards the mysterious woman and she literally took her heart put it in a secure and hidden place in a house that belonged to a Venetian. In a later scenario she went ahead and got married to an army senior cook who at that particular was Henri’s main enemy. It broke his heart to realize that they were already married though she later came to leave him. The senior cook chase for the woman and on finding her he went ahead with his plans ...

Apparently, American idol is not a strange name in the minds of the youth in, not only America, but also many countries across the world. Taking after the UK found pop idol, American Idol is arguably one of the most popular reality shows in the contemporary world today. Perhaps this is attributable to the fact that it features the most common music celebrities such as Rihanna and Chris brown. It is particularly important to mention that there has been uproar in the social circles concerning the transparency of the procedure followed in selecting the judges and the winners in the ...

Introduction

Reality TV shows such as American Idol and the Bachelorette are amongst the top rated shows which attract the youth. The reason of appeal maybe accredited to the satisfaction consumers achieve by watching these shows as they relate and identify with these depictions. Marketers often use advertisements during these shows (such as the Coke can in the American Idol show) to promote their brands on a channel being highly viewed by the consumers. People engage in different behaviors when they are about to purchase a product and their consumption behavior is often affected by the advertisements, promotional deals, price, the packaging ...

Catholic traditions have long been tested by other faiths who feel as if some traditions may go against the teachings of the Bible. Catholics wish to clarify that they do not “worship” graven objects but they do however employee the use of images such as statues and art to revere and honor religious figure. Catholics argue that images are not bad and many examples are shown in the Bible of their uses. How the Commandments are number depends on if the Commandment about graven images is included.

Why Catholics Worship Graven Images

When looking at the commandments in a Catholic Bible versus a Protestant Bible there ...

Hinduism and Christianity

The understanding of different religions can sometimes be made easier by comparing and contrasting key systems of belief to determine how these religions are both alike and different. Exploring ways they are alike promoted commonality, while discussing their differences opens the mind to different ways of thinking. Many religions hold very similar values, just different in different contexts.

Area and Culture of Origin

The Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world. Also called Hindu Dharma, it is also considered the oldest religion in the world. This goes by many names, but its practices began in the most ancient of our civilizations and ...

There is no movie with a greater effect than one in possession of a rebellious teenager for a protagonist, who finds himself at odds with his peers at a new school, who meets a girl, stands up for what he believes is right, even though it may be in conflict with what society perceives as right, thus disobeying not only his parents but the law as well, all in an attempt to make a potent social commentary about the American youth. Such a movie is Rebel Without a Cause. The film’s enormous success has not only its story, but also its stars to thank for: heartthrob ...

Introduction to the Primary Source

Espionage - there has been extensive activities by people spying on the kingdom. These people are all over in the public places and it is important that the king be of high vigilance to avoid them. (Pg 7, Line 18 of the primary source excerpt) Celibacy - this is a situation where priests in the kingdom are not allowed to be married or to have a sexual relationship at any time. This is an ancient tradition that was followed by the Catholic priests to maintain purity. (Pg 9, Line 2 of the primary source excerpt) Egotism - this is a ...

A contrast between the two messengers of God

This essay is aimed at illumining the contrasting features of the lives of Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed. Though both of them proposed different religions namely Christianity and Islam which have quite a lot of dissimilarities in the beliefs, customs and present day scenario, still the presence of striking elements for comparison and contrast cannot be denied. Several online articles and research papers have been used to find the details of the lives of these two great ‘messengers of God’. But certain opinions on the negative aspects of adherence to either of the Prophets and the conclusion on how to ...

What makes up and fosters Hinduism in spite of its disuniting sub-systems

An embellished idol in a flower-studded temple being worshipped with incense sticks, fire and high-pitched devotional songs- the scenario of a Hindu temple is quite incomprehensible by other religions especially in the West. But the Hindus revel in their consecration. Unlike the concepts of Christianity, Islam and other major religions, there are numerous deities and idol worshipping in Hinduism. It is well-known that Hindus divide themselves into a hierarchical system of castes and sub-castes. Still, there must be a vigour that keeps the diversified religion so stalwartly followed by more than one billion people. This essay aims to find an answer to the ...

He is a man with a very roaring appetite to start business ventures and see them excel. He enjoys new challenges, especially situations in which the market has a few large firms as the most dominant. That is Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, the great entrepreneur from Britain. His marketing strategies as well as his balloon adventures make him attract lots of media attention. He is an icon I would love to emulate in matters of business. As a young child with dyslexia and nearsightedness no one anticipated him to rise to fame. Despite going to an exclusive learning institution known as Stowe ...

When reading or watching the latest news, sports news is always included. Whether it may be about football, basketball or other sports-related news, people immediately make it the subject of most discussions for that day. With the recent developments in the field of basketball and the incoming Olympics, many can now wonder how much are these players are getting for the issue to grow out of proportion. In the National Divisions, the NBA and NFL lockout is just one of the few issues that have been related to the financial stability of the leagues. Many fans have protested with ...

Reality television has become one of the most popular genres of entertainment in American society over the past two decades. This genre of television, wherein groups of real people are followed with cameras in a documentary-style format takes many forms - often they are in the form of a game or competition that will eliminate contestants one by one until a winner is revealed. While the authenticity of the events in reality shows is often disputed, the impact of these shows cannot be overstated - millions of Americans watch reality shows on a regular basis, to the point where they are the highest ...

Thomas Earl Petty, commonly known by his stage name, Tom has done so much for the music industry. His participation in the music industry has seen the rock and roll scene improve immensely in the quality of music content where the artists has sang songs that not only entertain the general public and listenership but also educate them in matters affecting the society at large. His has done many hit songs both as a solo artist and as a group, most of which have been widely accepted by both the youths and the general public through out his music career. For ...

Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” explores a variety of themes. The tone of this short story is dark yet subtle, and the writer’s choice of language is intelligent in emphasizing this subtlety. The two main characters, a newly married couple, are introduced, and immediately Hawthorne establishes a sense of their relationship. In his story, “The Birthmark,” Hawthorne explores a troubling narrative and a theme which is largely rooted in feminism.

There have been many stories exploring themes involving men who wish to leave their mark on women, either physically, mentally, or sexually. However, “The Birthmark,” is concerned with a man who wants to remove a part ...