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Monotheism Versus Polytheism

do not even attempt to explain it. You either believe or you dont. The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity evolved over many years and ...

Tuberculosis

stop taking antibiotics which, of course, leads to a condition wherein the TB is not fully cured or treated. But, Farmer noted tha...

Japanese Management Style

as rotating jobs to avoid boredom and routine as well as the practices of having a career ladder program in each company (WIN Advi...

Was Andrew Jackson a Great President?

slaves and they intermarried with both blacks and whites, creating an "influential group of mixed bloods within the Cherokee natio...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Analysis Of Two Cultures

has her husband, children, sisters and other extended family, as well, who provide the missing link to her cultural roots back in ...

United Church Of Canada And Christology

to defer to clergy as people in other churches (Stewart, 1983). These attitudes would be expected if one considers the three tradi...

Native Americans as Perceived by English Colonists

followers of John Calvin (Readers Companion to American History, 1991). The Puritans would begin their influx to the Americas in ...

Mass Media and the Military

and the technology in Star Trek has evolved, its primary premise has not. The fundamental concept holds that peace must be mainta...

What It Is Like to Grow Up as a Mormon

up at 5:00 in the morning and stop working at 9:00 p. m" (Gardner, 2002; gardner-con1.html). He illustrates that this is where he ...

Common Themes in Jung's Theories and Buddhism

Buddha identified Four Noble Truths. They may be briefly stated as follows: Human life is an existence of suffering. Human sufferi...

A Review of Reagan in His Own Hand

A 5 page review of the book complied from Ronald Reagan's own writings by Kiron K. Skinner. Reagan's propensity for writing down ...

Modern Religion Evolution

have been formulated that propose how religious observance may have come about. One of the first theories proposed pertaining to ...

Reflections on Confucianism and Christianity

and man. This was accomplished by the assumption of the worlds sins by His son, Jesus Christ, who was crucified and was seen alive...

Test of Intelligence by Alan Turing

The beliefs of Rene Descartes and other humanist philosophers are considered within the context of Turing's argument that a comput...

A Comparison of Occidental and Islamic Cultures in 'The Venture of Islam'

This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...

Afterlife and Culture of Egypt

In fifteen pages ancient Egypt is considered in a discussion of its afterlife cultural beliefs. Ten sources are cited in the bibl...

Overview of the Vietnam War and its Impact Upon America

fierce protection of ancestral land was nothing new to the people trapped in between warring factions. The names given geographic...

Ancient Greece and Death

death (Religion and Death). According to Greek philosophy, the god Hermes led the soul of the person to the river Styx which sep...

Allen Ginsberg's Life and Poetic Art

that its bizarre poetic form could also be attributed to Ginsbergs love of jazz music. The coffeehouses which reached their popul...

Border Between US and Mexico and Tuberculosis's Cultural Aspects

needs to be explored as to why such a high number of cases exists." 2.0 Complicating Factors...

Development of Attitudes

the way that attitudes can be altered, and as a result of these alterations the individual increases knowledge and the way in whic...

European Transitions from Ancient Times Through the 18th Century

also comes with other ideals and towards the end of the eighteenth century, things changed immensely. Trade had already opened new...

Religion in the United States

impartial form of government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendme...

The Government According to Aristotle

that when things were fully developed, and had naturally reached their conclusion - or ending - they were simply following their n...

Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Self Reliance' and 'Nature' Essays

or change as well as "identity or rest...the first and second secrets of nature: Motion and Rest. The whole code of her laws may b...

18th Century Quaker John Woolman

In five pages this paper discusses the life and beliefs of John Woolman and what influence this 18th century Quaker. Five sources...

The Moment of Conception and the Abortion Issue

In this paper containing five pages the issues of personal belief, fetal development and conception circumstances such as rape are...

Legislative Injustice and Minority Cultures

This paper examines how legislation can discriminate against certain minority groups and their cultural beliefs. This fourteen pa...

Daoism Influence Upon China's Taiping Rebellion

In six pages this paper discusses how Daoist beliefs influenced China's Taiping rebellion. Four sources are cited in the bibliogr...