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In six pages a review of this book is presented with the emphasis upon the correlation between Adams' Puritan beliefs and his poli...

many boundaries imposed by the strictly regulated patriarchal society. During this time period, it was believed that peoples acti...

educational opportunities for persons of minority races but they did nothing to change the social power structure (Vernay, 1990). ...

In six pages 'right action' is defined and a discussion of its practice and how two right action forms contribute to the wider sph...

a leader? How should a prince behave? Although the motive for Machiavelli writing this piece, and the application of this work to ...

In seven pages the Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian concepts of 'nothingness' are examined in terms of how these ideas represent a ...

superstitious practices that were adhered to so rigidly, it should not be surprising that the citizens of the Renaissance also bel...

In a paper consisting of seven pages the philosopher Bonnette is compared with Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in the contention that...

and the use of technology in the form of the atomic bomb laid waste to the concept of an egalitarian Utopia. The postwar world us...

of the anti-democratic forces in post-Soviet Russia and by the end of the 20th century, traditionalism had entered the debate in t...

power. For example, Machiavelli points out that the ruler becomes great in the eyes of the people by overcoming difficulties and o...

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

a result Europe was not loner unified to the degree that had existed for almost one-thousand years. While Martin Luther would ina...

four different occasions away from his palace he encountered the true pervasiveness of human suffering. When Prince Siddartha went...

may base a belief. Those who most support induction as the framework for forming beliefs think of it as a logical process that inv...

corporate, organized around a concept of ultimate reality" (9). The reality conjured by these beliefs, actions and experiences ca...

Many contend that while God is all good, man has free will and brings the suffering on himself. At the same time, animals cannot r...

moon. This was possible because, Einstein theorized, that the same laws that govern the physics of nature must be true of things...

days of the space race, knowing this exception to Euclids fifth postulate was a critical issue for those involved, as well as for ...

Parenting styles differ significantly, therefore, leaving much open to interpretation and inference. Certain aspects, such as nur...

on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...

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 ...

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

have purposefully separated themselves from the rest of society as a means by which to build a community of their own jurisdiction...

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

that of Muiva Ndambuki, a Kenyan carpenter and father of eight, who believed an illness he suffered in 1994 was due to the jealous...

A ten page realistic examination of the abortion argument from political and social perspectives includes relevant issues and beli...

any scientific evidence to prove that a higher power created the universe. It is, most likely, as with humans, a product of evolu...

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

In a paper consisting of fourteen pages Michalos' belief that budgetary reforms in Canada, the U.S., and the world can erase globa...