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One Child Policy in China

increasingly replaced by more coercive measures. By 1983, mandatory IUD insertions, abortions, and sterilizations were reported" (...

Reason and Religious Belief An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion by Michael L. Peterson

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

Yuan Tusng Chen's The Dragon's Village

be restored to its former glory and she wants the internal civil wars to end. It is because of this constant strife that Ling-ling...

Care at the End of Life and Cultural Variations

(1997) observes: "Involving the family in hospital care, maximizing the family as a resource, and creating an environment where h...

Five Questions on Chinese Politics

situation. Yet another major point of contention had to do with the respective parties inability to come to terms on doctrinal aff...

Human Resources and the Government of Hong Kong

reunification with the Peoples Republic of China in 1997" (Shelton and Adams, 1990, 45). It is still uncertain whether th...

Unified Christian Belief

In six pages this paper examines the unity of belief that was called for by The Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on ...

Christianity versus Judaism Beliefs

Holy Ghost/Spirit (Faigin, 2002). This difference is directly related to belief in Jesus. Judaism does not accept Jesus Christ a...

Opposition to Islamic Beliefs

their lifetime. Presumably this requirement is for the spiritual edification of the Islamic adherent. During the ten days of rites...

19th Century America Racial Issues and the Chinese Exclusion Act

the impact which this had upon Chinese immigrants, in terms of both race and gender, it is useful to look briefly at the history o...

Chinese Manufacturing Sweatshop Conditions and Forcing Change

of this for the government was that communism thwarted any attempts at economic growth, and it became obvious to many in Chinas go...

Left Wing Writers of China

among the applicable families; however, it was not as welcomed by the rest of the citizenry as clearly evidenced by these five sto...

China's Gift Economy and Guanxi

to foreign investors. However, the country is still run by anti-capitalist leaders, and the way in which business is conducted in ...

Belief and Disbelief in an 'Accidental Century'

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...

A 1587 Chinese Emperor Recommendation

something about our vulnerability. It is also hoped that he Emperor will heed my warnings and take my advice on what should be don...

AI and the Chinese Room Experiment

of Chinese writing, but this time there is accompanying it a set of instructions in English which explain how to put the two sets ...

Machiavelli's Beliefs on Truth as a Princely Duty

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

Beliefs of the East

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

Personality Characteristics and Paranormal Beliefs

traumatic events occurring during their childhood generally believe in the supernatural more than those who have not lived through...

The Fall of the Song Empire

them into thinking That this place is the other one we knew in times of peace. There is, at first blush, some validity to the as...

Jewish Beliefs and Practices

This paper tracks the history of Jewish beliefs and rituals, from the Matriarchs up to the Hebrew Union College. The author also ...

Christian Church, Christian Beliefs and the Sermon on the Mount

In five pages this paper examines how the Sermon on the Mount preached by Jesus represents and reflects Christianity beliefs and t...

Beliefs in Atheism

In a paper consisting of eight pages atheist beliefs are considered along with impact they have on other religious perspectives. ...

Does Acupuncture Work?

In eight pages the use of Chinese acupuncture as a medical treatment is evaluated with evidence of its benefits presented. There ...

Religious Beliefs and War

The ways in which religious dogma can be used to justify war are examined in a research paper consisting of nine pages. Sixteen s...

Beliefs and Texts on Confucianism, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity

The world's greatest religious texts are used to determine the similarities and differences that exists in the beliefs of each in ...

Chinese Philosophers Hsun Tzu, Mencius, and Confucius on Ethical Behavior

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...

Southern Baptists' Beliefs

In ten pages this paper examines the theology and beliefs of Southern Baptists. Eight sources are cited in the bibliography....

The Centrality of Ancestors in Chinese Neolithic Cultures

(Daily life in ancient China). Children were expected to obey their parents without question, a mindset that was an "important par...

Art: Chinese Graffiti and Tattoos

It is a flat surface and the primary color seems to be a fluorescent type orange/pink, though there are many colors throughout thi...