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India and Hinduism

Interestingly enough, the Hindu religion is not one single religion per se, but rather, a collection of customs, traditions, belie...

A Comparison of Machiavellian and Aristotelian Ideas

too saw that the people needed leadership. The general public was thought not quite capable of making the big decisions. While Mac...

Analyzing 'The Great Armada' Chapter of Herman Melville's Moby Dick

vengeance". This passage highlights an extreme sense of violence, and reveals the chaos and out-of-control nature of the...

Journalism, Ethical Behavior, and Politics

Issues include "the extent and nature of news editing, framing of news stories, news value, newsworthiness, watchdog journalism, a...

A Probability Overview

small plane will crash than a large jet. Traveling by jet is seen as inconsequential. One can in fact look at people and make a ...

Colonial Missions in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, at the current site of the city of Freetown. The newly-freed slaves did not fare well in Freetown; they suffered fr...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Religious Imagery

speech associates her with a shrine, a religious object, and then offers up his lips as pilgrims. Pilgrims often made journeys to ...

EcoTerrorism and Eco Sabotage vs. Civil Disobedience

provides a more peaceful perspective and make environmental civil disobedience known. Civil disobedience in many ways highlights t...

India and Neo Buddhism

had not merely been a practical matter, but one of deep, psychological significance (1990). They had rejected a system that condem...

Helena Cobban's The Palestinian Liberation Organization, People, Power and Politics

Cobban presents a view of the PLO, however, which doesnt completely jive with popular understanding of the Palestinian issue. The...

Contemporary Machiavellianism

and "advisors" were, in many ways, far more powerful than the aristocrat holding office. Machiavelli himself was such a creature ...

Models of the Church by Avery Dulles

order" (Dulles PG). The reincarnation of the sacramental model, according to Dulles, is traced back some sixty years ago when th...

Contemporary Society and African Americans' Roles

are unable to advance and thus are thrown into a never ending cycle of self depreciation. Yes, true, the United States Just...

Fairness of the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

been asked to commute the sentence but he refused. He said: "I am convinced that ...the Rosenbergs have received the benefit of ev...

Nineteenth Century Growth of Northern Ireland's City of Belfast Industrial, Political, Religious and Social Factors

home of the most violent conflicts between the two factions. Industry The First Industrial Revolution in Northern Irela...

Education, Politics, and Northern Ireland

called the Local and Global Citizenship, is anticipated to become a specific part of the Northern Ireland Educational Curriculum b...

Politics of the Banana Trade War

another of not abiding by the rules, the WTO provides the forum where such cases can be settled ("The Banana," 1999). If the inte...

Critiquing 'The Life of an Imperial Monument: Hagia Sophia after Byzantium' by Gulru Necipoglu

deal of architectural, cultural and religious renovation and change. Summary & Critique Necipoglus article compares the Hagia Sop...

Japanese Politics and Traditionalist Right Domination

held by the nations cabinet which is led by the prime minister who is the leader of the political party in power. It is also the p...

Contemporary Australian Politics and the Opposition's Role

depend on any statutory law. The position has no formal powers or functions. The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) ...

Politics and Sports

p.33). It is hard to know if that is the truth or political posturing. After all, to gain the hearts of New Yorkers it is best to ...

Ethics and Religion According to Augustine and Aristotle

not make up an ethical life. Rather, he based his ideas on his own ideas concerning reason, but he did so within the context of hi...

Metaphor of Phoenix Rising

began to feel old and weak, it would gather spices and aromatic branches, make a fire and immolate itself in the fragrant flames (...

Aloofness and Human Disinterest of the Greek Gods

them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...

Francis of Assisi and Hildegard of Bingen

for the love of God, I seek consolation from you, that I may be assured. More than two years ago, indeed, I saw you in a vision, l...

Religious Sentiments in the Hebrew Bible's 'Psalm 104' and 'Hymn to the Sun' in Akhenaten Compared

majestic, awesome, bedazzling, exalted" (Mack, 1995, p. 45; Pandit, 1996, p. 179). Similarly, the opening lines of Psalm 104 also ...

Lutheranism Overview

always existed whether it was called "Israel or Christian" (Snyder, 1997). Luther argued that it was not he who had broken away fr...

China vs. U.S. in Social Reform and Politics

who are living the American Dream. What could BE more American than a hamburger, right? Who made that happen? McDonalds and their ...

Gender Roles and the Influences of Politics and the Media

makes an impression on kids today, whether its what they think they should look like or the qualities they associate with women an...