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An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Anabaptism

This five paper paper reviews the book The Anabaptist Story An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Anabaptism by William R. Estep. T...

Herodotus and His Contemporary Influence

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the concepts of the ancient historian Herodotus continue to influence the contemporary world. ...

Thoreau/Importance of Wilderness

requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...

Achilles and Odysseus in A Modern Comparison

In this paper of six pages a broad comparison of thes classic heroes considers how they would fare in the contemporary world. The...

Edward Jones/The Known World

As this suggests, the novel abounds in paradoxes. Moses, the cruel overseer, did not murder his wife and child, but actually sent ...

Commercial Contemporary Art Market

their own websites, pay to be put in many different cooperative galleries, and perhaps hope that they become well known. But, this...

Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" - Technology

is how science fiction portrays this futuristic idea. Indeed, the extent to which films and books have expounded upon the potenti...

Contemporary World and a Mercantilist Position

world, the student will want to examine the policies of John Maynard Keynes (1997), who states that "mercantilism is a continuall...

Conflict Between Religion and Science

that it is only through science and the scientific method of inquiry that human beings can obtain reliable knowledge (Nord, 1999)....

Force and William Carlos Williams' 'The Use of Force'

of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...

Contemporary Executions and George Orwell's 'A Hanging'

them on their journey to death are, more often than not, lacking in any sympathy or emotion, just as the characters in the end of ...

T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land' and the Contemporary World

world was worth living in. Interestingly enough, one critic indicates that this is where Eliot uses the symbolism of the Holy G...

Social Change Through Theater and West Side Story

Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Contemporary World

many argue saw the true beginning of a consumeristic culture as the American Dream turned to one of material wealth as a sign of s...

Three Essays on Business Management

launched on the brilliance of one researcher, who then turns over the reigns to a professional management team as he or she moves ...

Autistic Children and Communication Training

possible to get the autistic child to interact with those around him or her. Showing the pictures on the board and then saying th...

Modern World and Christianity

eighteenth centuries was the formulation of the additions to the doctrine of the apostles in modern times (Marty, 1959). The first...

Civilizations of Ancient Times

extant of the distinctive grey geometric ware produced in Crete during this period. Towards...

Suicide by Emile Durkheim and its Relevance

the field of psychology has changed quite a bit and so, to speak of insanity in those terms is somewhat antiquated. Today, there a...

Antibiotics Resisting Bacteria and the Theory of Evolution

are prokaryotic organisms. This translates to mean that their cellular nuclei lack a nuclear membrane. Consequently, even though...

An Examination of Hydroponics' Applications

support for plants. In the hydroponic environment nutrients (particularly Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, S...

An Analysis of Adam and Eve

powerful persuasiveness to lead man astray, the consequences of disobeying God and the subsequent struggle of all humanity. It is ...

Arguing Against Reality's Static Absolutism and Indian Philosopher Nagarjuna

with the absolute. Nagarjuna disagreed with this sense of absolutism. Nagarjuna philosophy can also be distinguished from mainst...

'The Storm' by Kate Chopin and Marriage

the line, asking if he can remain there till the storm passes. "He expressed an intention to remain outside, but it was soon ap...

Family, People, the Contemporary World, and the Effects of Technology

most profound technological change can be the quietest. Personal computers seemed to exist only in the world of hackers until one ...

Contemporary World and 'Sacred' Technology

Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life" author Richard Florida (2002) contends that we have changed because we have sought ch...

Environmental Racism and Nuclear Colonialism

In five pages this paper discusses nuclear colonialism and environmental racism and the impact of technology on the contemporary w...

Analyzing the 1995 Film Seven by David Fincher

taking his time. He halts, turns to one wall where the current wallpaper is torn away to reveal flowery wallpaper underneath. So...

Alternative Learning Perspectives

In a paper consisting of ten pages alternative learning from a cultural perspective is explored as a relevant choice in a contempo...

Susan Mattern's Rome and the Enemy Imperial Strategy in The Principate

In five pages this book is examined in an overview that wonders if the contemporary world could have such a foreign policy. Three...