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The academic study of religion examines how the beliefs and values of contemporary and historical cultures shape and are shaped by societal factors , long-standing traditions , and distinctive forms of literary and artistic expression . This unit is differentiated from Unit L1 by a neutron and density porosity log with less general separation and frequent punctual convergence , which suggests lower clay content and thin clean beds . This corresponds to logging Unit L4 , where the two porosity logs are separated but by less than in Unit L3 , converging often , indicating slightly lower clay content and thin clean beds . " He argues a powerful thesis : The colonial experience - - " the destructive social and ecological conditions of colonial rule " - - was central to the formation of western environmental attitudes and natural sciences , as was the diffusion of " indigenous , and particularly Indian , environmental philosophy and knowledge into western thought and epistemology after the late fifteenth century . Nearly all majors ’ concentrations involve some interdisciplinary study , and , indeed , English majors are encouraged to understand English and American history in international perspective and in relation to other cultural and expressive forms . Courses offered at the 200 - and 300-level traverse both Italy ’ s classic literary and artistic heritage — Dante , Petrarch , Boccaccio — and more contemporary cultural productions , from globally-noted Italian cinema to studies of Fascism . After the core sections equilibrate to ambient lab temperature ( ~ 3 hr ) , they are run through the multisensor track ( MST ) and thermal conductivity measurements are made for soft sediments ( see " Multisensor Track Measurements " ) .