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DreVonTolbert
Prof.Lark
HIST134
27April2016

Portfolio:ContributionsForTheBettermentofSociety
Question:
WhatcanI,asanhistorianoftheancientworld,learnandapplyfromthehistoryofmyancient
ancestorstomyownroleincontributingtoandactingresponsiblyforthebettermentofsociety?
Religion/tradition:
AsafuturehistorianofmysocietytherearenumerouscontributionsthatIcanlearnfrom
myancestorsandtherearemultipleassetstowhichIcanapplymyselftomakethefuturesociety
abetterplace.Asubstantialcontributiontolearnhastobereligionandthetraditionstomake
thingsbetter.Inasociety,somesortofreligionneedstofallintoplacetocreateresponsiveness
andimprovementonsociety/government.Tohaveareligionofcreatingamorestablesociety
hastobefollowedbyatypeoftraditionthatisconstantlygrowingandhasacriteriatofollowto
makesurethateveryassethasasuccessfuloutcome.
Advantagesthatyoucanlearnfromyourancestorsarehowtoberespectfuland
responsible.Elderscantellyouhowtosocietywasinthepastandhowtomakesocietytoamore
desirablefittingwhichcanprovidemoralguidance.Theconceptofreligionisthelearningof
traditionandrespectthatweneedfromoneanother,whichshowsanactofkindness.Religion
givesuscourageandwisdom.Thelawsthatwehavetodaycamefromreligionduetothe

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traditionofourancestors.Itgivessocietyasenseofpurpose.Withoutreligiontheresachoice
fromchoosingrightfromwrongandwithouttraditionlearningtomaketherightdecisionwould
beconsideredadownfall.
Beingafuturehistorian,thereisahandfulofoptionsthatIcanchoosefromtomake
societythetoppriority.Onebigtheorytoapplytosocietyispeacemaking.Peacemakingcould
resultinendingwarandhatredtowardoneanother.Thisconceptfallsintoplacesothatwecan
cometogethertomakeanimprovementtosociety.Whatcomeswithpeacemakingistheconcept
ofmaturity.Asafutureleaderwiththeknowledgethatwehavelearned,wecanusereligionas
mobilitytopassontothefuturegenerationsasawaytoexpandandriserapidlythroughoutthe
world.

Traditioncomeswiththeabilitytofollowinthepastfootstepsandthesensetooversee
obstaclestomakeanimpact.Traditionprovidesrulesandlimitationstomakeanimpacton
communities.Inmodule3religionoccurredwiththeArkoftheCovenant.Theconceptof
traditioncameintoplacewhentheIsraeliteswetrainedandtaughttocarryandprotecttheArk
fromotherarmiesandfrombeingdestroyed.Inmodule8thecitizenoftheEtruscansocietywe
influencedtomaketheirsocietymoresuitable.BeingacitizenoftheEtruscansocietyyouwere
knowntobeapartofaselfrulingcommunitywherebothmenandwomenruledandwere
treatedandrespectedequally.

Religionprovidesforabettermentofsocietyandgivesindividualstheopportunityto
expressandpracticetheirbeliefs.Itwouldhelptoinfluenceandcreateamoresuccessfuland

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stableenvironment.Thereareplentyofaspectsthathelpedinfluenceourancestorsandthereare
manythatwehavelearnedfromthem.Forthebettermentforsocietytraditioniswellneeded.

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