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Critique of Georges Bataille’s 1949 Essay ‘The Cruel Practice of Art’

of cruelty. According to Bataille, who was well known for his atheist views, constantly reproducing Christs crucifixion glorifies...

Sam Harris/End of Faith

coached in terms that refer to economics or politics, with faith itself "always, and everywhere, exonerated" (13). He castigates t...

Rise of Islam

It only began to assume its own unique identity after combining various faiths and incorporating other cultural traditions. Traci...

God in Traditional African Religions

nature worship, and may have in common the 3 kind of occultism: Divination, witchcraft (magic) and spiritism, with the sacrifice o...

Religion and Secularism in To Kill a Mockingbird

involve particular forms of employment, and perhaps what employment demands from a religious person, such as Atticus in Lees novel...

Greek Virtue

the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...

Dignity of Difference by Jonathan Sacks

baffling questions, questions that are not answered with power or with wealth. He further indicates "Religion does" offer hope for...

Life and Concepts of Karl Marx

that created a chasm between the haves and the "have nots." With people working for the government, and each getting an equal stip...

Kierkegaard on Human Nature

or that their lives are even close to resembling those of the first disciples?" (as qtd. in Galli, 2002, p.62). He poses a good qu...

Cuban Culture

(University of Texas, 2002). Music and dances are lively but food is not particularly spicy (University of Texas, 2002). Many Cub...

Personal Freedom and Religion

personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...

Society of India and Women

and their domestic responsibilities before themselves (Varma and Agrawal, 1992). In order to initiate sociological advancement, m...

Theology and the Works of Flannery O'Connor

providing specific Biblical texts, which the student can readily do, we can see that her entire foundation was one that struggled ...

Mayan Empire's Ritual and Religious Practices

they conquered. MAYAN CIVILIZATION: THE SPANISH INVASION The typical Maya family consisted on average of five to seven members. ...

Voting Behavior and Religion

In ten pages this paper summarizes sixteen articles that consider how American voting patterns of behavior are influenced by relig...

Decline of Organized Religion and American Social Problems

idea that crime is caused by a change in social norms. V. Conclusion All of these things have in common is that they are thi...

Brunei and How Women Are Treated

military action. This to some extent mimics ideals around the world where women are protected from active combat. In the United St...

Good and Evil According to Immanuel Kant

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

'Irish Conversation' Metaphor and Southwest Airlines

Clearly, the relationship between Southwest Airlines marketing division as guided by owner Herb Kelleher and the metaphoric Irish ...

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

believe that the Bible reflects the primitive concepts of the age in which it was written (Ahavat Israel, 1995). Reform Judaism no...

The Epic 'Beowulf' and Anglo Saxon Culture

the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...

Moody's Portrait of Racism

by her own relatives. She seems to learn that hard times can come from black as well as white folk. Annes first taste of how thing...

Social Attitudes and the 'Mirror' of Religion

its way into common acceptance among the general public. While the current attitude toward this practice might still view it with...

Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud

realm of human reality than does the commandment to love a neighbor as yourself. Freud is adamant that property and aggression ha...

Education and Religion Judicial Opinion

her endeavor to specialize in this sort of journalism. At the same time, there is no requirement for a journalist--even one specia...

Catholic Italian Culture

of all immigrants. Borrowing from their special talent with food, Italians grace the country with their wonderful cuisine and jov...

Eighteenth Century Literature and Religion

can see this is Book IV, lines 32-113. It is perhaps this section that gives us the most intricate look at the theme of religion, ...

Labor Force Diversity

is one of great diversity. While there has been much controversy in recent years about immigration in this country, the reality i...

Religion and Philosophical Problems

solution. Rousseau was an individual who attempted to incorporate civil religion as that solution. One author tells us that "Rouss...

American Impacts of the Inca and Maya Cultures

the reverence toward their higher being, as well as their basic concept of lifes political journey, spoke to the "humble attentive...