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Beliefs and Tenets of Islam and Sufism

a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...

Development of Attitudes

the way that attitudes can be altered, and as a result of these alterations the individual increases knowledge and the way in whic...

European Transitions from Ancient Times Through the 18th Century

also comes with other ideals and towards the end of the eighteenth century, things changed immensely. Trade had already opened new...

Revolutionary Beliefs of Albert Einstein

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

Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Puritan Beliefs

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

Flawed Political Arguments in The Prince

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

Native Americans as Perceived by English Colonists

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

Goals, Beliefs, Values, and Norms of American Society and its Subcultures

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

Ancient Greece and Death

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

Common Themes in Jung's Theories and Buddhism

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

Reflections on Confucianism and Christianity

and man. This was accomplished by the assumption of the worlds sins by His son, Jesus Christ, who was crucified and was seen alive...

Traditionalism - Changes from the Early 1900s to Today

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

Belief Formation and Induction

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

Dennis Bonnette's Origin Of The Human Species

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

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...

The Fundamentalist Middle East Society and Anti-Westernism

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

Induction, Its Value and Limitations

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

Human Characteristics and Latin American Literature

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

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 ...

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 ...

Right Action in Buddhism

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

Discrimination and Children

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

Systems in White Noise by Don DeLillo

the book choose to use the information with which they are being bombarded. Each system takes on, in effect, its own miniature mu...

U.S. Abortion Policy Decisions

1997). In the case of an unborn fetus this consideration becomes exceedingly complex. The right of a woman to control her own bo...

Are Corporate CEOs Earning Too Much Money?

between a CEOs pay and the performance of his or her company" (2000, p. 78). The article offered these examples, including that of...

Sacred Texts and 'Sacredness'

and how they should, in turn, love one another. Such a characteristic is present in the sacred texts of the world ranging from the...

Hopi Indians and Kachina Ceremonies

In five pages this research paper considers the American Southwest's Hopi tribe and the belief significance of kachinas ceremonies...

Regulations and Societies in Ancient China

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

Evolution of Evil in Christianity

How evil evolved in Christian beliefs is the focus of this paper consisting of ten pages and how evil has changed in terms of soci...

Images, Ideas, and Belief According to Rene Descartes

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...