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Chinese New Year's True Meaning

In four pages the Chinese New Year and what it means are the focus of this overview. There are not any sources listed....

Success of China's Sung Dynasty

scholarly achievement (Ebrey, 1993). The Sung dynasty is often compared to the Tang dynasty which preceded it (618-907) (Ebrey,...

Cinema Industry of Korea

prison for depicting a Communist official as "a warm human being" (Slide, 1989, p. 229). The Korean film industry has evolved ver...

Aspects of Confucianism

collection of sayings which give a significant insight into Confucian thought and philosophy. The Book of Changes, for instance, i...

Machiavelli's Theories On Government

classical realism and to assess the general ethical issues raised by realism and the relationship between science and politics" (F...

Different Types of Belief Systems

In this paper that consists of sections a Catholic personal belief system is developed and includes discussions about fundamentali...

Personal Truths and Beliefs

People play devils advocate all the time, negating valid premises. This is how high priced attorneys win impossible cases and it i...

Chinese Higher Education and Chinese Heritage

for Youth Research in Shanghai, recognizes the changing status of Chinese children, remarking that fathers now treat their childre...

Military and Political Reasons for the 1949 Defeat of the Chinese Nationalists by the Chinese Communists

In twelve pages this paper examines the reasons behind the 1949 defeat of Chiang Kai shek's Chinese Nationalists by Mao's Communis...

Perspectives on Relgion and the Chinese by the Chinese

Confucian monarchs achieved for China what many of the Wests most modern pre-Enlightenment philosophers wanted for Europe (Woodsi...

Overview of Portuguese Americans

achieve its dream of liberation. While there were a number of "complex factors that persistently" (Safford, 1992, p. 83) worked i...

Vietnamese Culture Overview

In five pages this overview of Vietnamese culture includes history and heritage, belief and values, norms, customs, symbols, insti...

Spiritual Marketplace by Wade Clark Roof

Contemporary American beliefs and spirituality are the focus of this overview of Wade Clark Roof's Spiritual Marketplace consistin...

Overview of Taoism

life" which "surrounds everyone and therefore everyone must listen to find enlightenment" (Robinson, 2003). The many gods which ar...

Overview of Buddhism

This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...

Belief In A Just World Theory

the just world theory. Some of those outcomes include: more satisfaction with life, in general, better mental health, better physi...

Puritan Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors

such a doctrine demands its adherents to examine themselves closely and constantly correct any "imperfections" so that they will b...

Christian Science/Overview

Rev. 3:7 (Slick, 2007). The Church of Christ (Scientist) was organized in 1879 in Boston, Eddy asserting that it constituted the r...

Indian Religion Jainism

In six pages Jainism's history and belief systems are considered in an overview that also makes comparisons with the Buddhist spir...

The Christian Science Church

book that described her new beliefs entitled Science and Health, which was published in 1875. In 1877, she married Asa Gilbert Edd...

Women’s Rights and Islam: Sunni vs Shia

to confront the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The Shiites, in contrast, felt like this position was destined to be filled w...

Past, Present and Future in Educational Development

pursuit of higher education at the University of Phoenix reflected my desire to take a positive step towards enhancing self-esteem...

What is a Religious Experience?

to God or to some type of "Ultimate Reality" (16). Such an experience differs from religious insight in that a religious insight ...

Proposition 22 in California

and a woman is valid and recognized in California - but complex legal and moral issues lay beneath the surface. There are some wh...

Spiritual Traditions of Catholicism

In fact, rather than disregarding the authority of the Bible and scripture, Diana pointed out that some of the more controversial ...

Healing, Ritual, and Belief

between the individual and their culture as well. This recognition is critical in that many aspects of health care which ...

Overview of Islam

a supreme being and endeavor to live by his word s recorded in holy scriptures. Westerners are frequently surprised to learn that...

Proposed Research Study Regarding Life on Mars

is that although NASA and the goverment has spent a considerable amount of money on the exploration of possible human life on Mars...

Religious Beliefs, Personal and Rastafarian

This research paper/essay offers an overview of Rastafarianism. it beings by discussing the writer's personal religious beliefs an...

Roman Catholic Church, Its Beliefs, and Practices

In five pages the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church are outlined in this concise overview. There are 4 sources c...