miércoles, 20 de octubre de 2010

 Calvinism
Calvin shared the idea of Luther that the Bible was the only standard for a life of faith, although he disagreed with Luther on the defense that it was the submission of the State to the Church, nor in his theology on the Eucharist . Many of the principles of Calvinism, had strong social implications, in particular noting that the economy, industry and hard work are part of moral virtue, and that success in business is an evidence of divine grace.
 Macro and Micro Sociology.

the macrosociology is aimed to a global system such a civilization, and microsociological is more focused on the social relations between individuals and their linkages with the social totality. These areas very closelly related. However microsociology takes more specific stuff for observation, easy to experience daily, and thereafter gradually moving towards more complex sets and abstraction, which are macrosociological level, so that the transition is less abrupt as possible.
The purpose of sociology is the explanation and understanding of global societies. That is, tends to macrosociology, but it is clear that without understanding the phenomena one by one individual integration, family, and other small size is virtually impossible to understand the society as a complex whole



Global systems, societies, cultures, among other organizations are determinant in our present. Always equipped with counterparts, societies and peoples have, however, totalisante value, not land space but in time in human history. In contrast, economies, cultures and states are not real but wholes global representations relevant analysis can be drawn from previous wholes.  Mesosociology in the other hand is more  specialized in the activities that the groups normally do.











In most religions the material way, is not enough, for religion if u have too many stuff , there is no way you can reach peace or hapiness, for it, turning our attention to the spiritual side is everything. The material is limited to when it fails to appeal to the unlimited Divine. 

Exchange conscious energetic forces are the basis not only desired by the wider society, but, for those who seek transcendence through the pain and fear in order to reach a divine energy.



Pain and Fear are very important to religion because it helps gettin closer to our spiritual side. In Buddism, Buddha was between pleasure and pain. He found out that both partas were a painful and shallow path. Even he had good times, they did not gave him internal peace. Then Buddha decided to follow the Middle Way and focus on the present moment, instead of extreme solutions abroad. Drew attention to its interior and carefully considered what was happening in his body and his mind. 

Judaism has similar perception, since you can avoid pain, don't you run away, instead you have to learn how to accept it and grow your spiritual side. They have all kinds of sacrifices such as the kosher, the sabbath among others also they have suffered a lot through their history, however that is not too bad because according to them, those scarifices are making them closer to God.

 

miércoles, 13 de octubre de 2010

life in North-Korea

 North Korea t is a country isolated from the rest of the planet for over 50 years, is within the, nobody, by the constant threat of nuclear weapons, dares to mess with them. There is severe oppression to over 26 million people. North Korea has impressive avenues but there is no one transit, Farmers use trees as fuel and building materials, this left the country with no forest.
What is certain is that in this nation there are two parallel realities, one that goes in the eyes of the few tourists who dare to go there, could happen in a short time you have died of boredom of being a tourist to know that even you can not devote to tourism because you always carry in police custody and is only possible to take photographs of the sites that they authorize.
 
Certainly the North Koreans live in a country where there are no crimes or prostitution, or drugs but the cost for this social cleaness is a deprivation of our liberties,
the country has impressive avenues but there is no transit. The fear is constant in this country and the government uses it to control the whole population. 

Unlike Cuba, North Korea is bordered by the free world. It is perhaps the most watched online world since the father of current leader pounced on the south in the 50's, at the height of communist expansionism. This is the only road to the crossing. The pillars on either side of the road are there places to dump them on the road in case of invasion, thus preventing the passage of tanks. Even in the North Korean government that lives in another era.

North Korea is a paranoid state, where the cult of leader Kim Jong Il is mandatory, if you do not want to end up in a reeducation camp. ''Our leaders are never wrong!''Says a senior North Korean government. When the reporter asks what will happen the day that mistake, if they can be replaced, the same official thinks and says,''I do not know, that never happened ...''

The whole country is a huge paradox: while the ninth nuclear power boasts of his fighting force, half the population lives on the edge of malnutrition. The masses are mobilized daily to keep alert to block imaginary enemies and foreign issuers to not leak any information from abroad.