The term Deep England is often used by those who dislike this vision, or the use to which it is put. In doing so, they identify themselves as political opponents of the Merrie England viewpoint and its supporters. In short, it is supposed or asserted that Deep England stands for what English cultural conservatives would wish to conserve. The term, which alludes to la France profonde, has been attributed to both Patrick Wright and Angus Calder, opponents of this world-view. In their opinion, it glosses over the simple his ...

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The concept of a Merry England may have originated in the Middle Ages, describing a utopian state of life that peasants aspired to lead (see Cockaigne). Peasant revolts, such as those led by Wat Tyler and Jack Straw invoked a visionary idea, which was also egalitarian. This was in any case an unrealistic version of life in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, although there was a period after the Black Death when labour shortages meant ...

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Folk religion consists of beliefs, superstitions and cultural practices transmitted from generation to generation. It could be contrasted with the "organized religion" or "historical religion" in which founders, creed, theology and ecclesiastical organizations are present. The term is also applied to the blending of folk practices with those of major religions, so that folk practices amongst people in Christian countries are called Folk Christianity, in Islamic countries "Folk Islam", and so on. The term is also used, es ...

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The transition from a literary locus of Merry England to a more obviously political one cannot be placed before 1945, as the cited example of J. B. Priestley shows. Writers and artists described as having a Merry England viewpoint range from the radical visionary poet William Blake to the evangelical Christian Arthur Mee. The Rudyard Kipling of Puck of Pook's Hill is certainly one; when he wrote it, he was in transition towards his later, very conservative stance. Within art, the fabled long-lost merrie England was also a recur ...

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Geographically, the label "Middle America" refers to the territory between the east and west coasts of the United States. The exact interface between "coastal" America and "Middle America" is debated. For example, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is considered coastal while Pittsburgh is not. Likewise, Las Vegas (within California's sphere of influence and quite wealthy) is considered part of the "west coast" while ge ...

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The intended meaning of the term civil religion often varies according to whether one is a sociologist of religion or a professional political commentator. Civil religion - Sociology of religion. In the sociology of religion, civil religion is the folk religion of a nation or a political culture. Civil religion stands somewhat above folk religion in its social and political status, since by definition it suffuses an entire society, or at least a segment of a society; and is often practi ...

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"Middle America" is more of a cultural than a geographical label. Wealthy regions of Colorado and Texas, which culturally have more in common with the coasts than the Midwest, are normally not considered part of "Middle America". The term "Middle America" may suggest a somewhat idyllic small town or suburban America where most people are middle class. "Middle America" is often caricatured in the ...

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The Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is a carcharhinid shark. They are surface predators in the deep waters of the world's temperate and tropical oceans. They prefer cooler waters and are not found, for example, in the Gulf of Mexico, the Adriatic or Red Sea. Blue Sharks are known to migrate long distances — from New England to South America for example. Although generally lethargic, they are capable of moving very quickly if the need arises. Blue Sharks are viviparous (give live birth) and are noted for their large litters of 25 ...

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Carhenge is a replica of England's Stonehenge located near the town of Alliance, Nebraska, in the American midwest. Instead of being made from stones, Carhenge is constructed of vintage American automobiles, all covered with gray spray paint. Built by Jim Reinders, it was dedicated at summer (June) solstice 1987. Thirty-eight automobiles were used in a circle measuring about 96 feet in diameter. Some autos are held upright in pits five feet deep, trunk end down, while arches have been formed by welding cars atop the supporting autos. The heel stone is a 1962 Cadillac. Carhenge replicates Stonehenge's current "tumble-dow ...

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The phrase "Middle American values" is a political cliche, which like "family values", is ill-defined. For example, said values usually involve conservative politics, yet a comparison of Madison, Wisconsin against Orange County, California refutes this stereotype. Many of the political battleground states are situated in "Middle America". ...

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See also Religion in the United States The religious history of the United States is a complex narrative that begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776. Many of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. That the religious intensity of the original settlers would diminish to some extent over time was perhaps to be expected, but new waves of eighteenth century immigrants brought their own religiou ...

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The Kurt Vonnegut novel Breakfast of Champions is set in "Midland City" a satirical Middle American City. In The Simpsons, the titular family inhabits a town called Springfield, usually considered to be a parody of stereotypical "Middle America". This depiction is satirical, though not maliciously so in that it lampoons an idea, a "dinner at 6" suburban America that does not exist and never did. The comic strip Calvin and Hobbes portrays "Middle America" as a "magical world" of lazy summers, snowy winters, ...

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The intended meaning of the term civil religion often varies according to whether one is a sociologist of religion or a professional political commentator. Civil religion - Sociology of religion. In the sociology of religion, civil religion is the folk religion of a nation or a political culture. Civil religion stands somewhat above folk religion in its social and political status, since by definition it suffuses an entire society, or at least a segment of a society; and is often practi ...

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In the sociology of religion, civil religion is the folk religion of a nation or a political culture. Civil religion stands somewhat above folk religion in its social and political status, since by definition it suffuses an entire society, or at least a segment of a society; and is often practised by leaders within that society. On the other hand, it is somewhat less than an establishment of religion, since established churches have official clergy and a relatively fixed and formal relationship with the government that establishes them. Civil religion is usually practiced by political leaders who are la ...

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Professional commentators on political and social matters writing in newspapers and magazines sometimes use the term civil religion or civic religion to refer to ritual expressions of patriotism of a sort practiced in all countries, not always including religion in the conventional sense of the word. Among such practices are the following: Civil religion - Examples. crowds singing the national anthem at certain public gatherings; parades or displaying of th ...

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The first government to have an identifiable civil religion was the Roman Empire, whose first Emperor Augustus officially attempted to revive the dutiful practice of Classical paganism. Greek and Roman religion were essentially local in character; the Roman Empire attempted to unite its disparate territories by inculcating an ideal of Roman piety, and by a syncretistic identifying of the gods of conquered territories with the Greek and Roman pantheon. In this campaign, Augustus erected monuments such as the Ara Pacis, the Altar of Pea ...

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Within the contexts of the monotheistic, prophetic, revealed faiths, civil religion can be problematic from a theological perspective. Being identified with a political culture and a leadership hierarchy of an existing society, civil religion can interere with the prophetic mission of a religious faith. It is hard to make civil religion a platform for rebuking the sins of a people or its institutions, because civil religion exist ...

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Richard was born at Fotheringay Castle, the fourth surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (who had been a strong claimant to the throne of King Henry VI) and Cecily Neville. The withered arm, limp, and crooked back of legend are most likely fabrications, asserted primarily by Thomas More in his questionable history, which made a deep impression upon Shakespeare. Richard spent much of his childhood at Middleham Castle in Wensleydale, under the tutalege of his uncle Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. He was involved ...

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