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Transformation of Modern China

essentially ripe for takeover so in 1644 the Manchus invaded and took Beijing. This was when the Qing dynasty, the last dynasty of...

Ancient Islam and Greece, Religion, Culture, and Science

was the force that recovered the information (Mathematics, 2005). In essence, in ancient times, "Scholarship supported science in ...

Modern Music Industry and Subcultures

The idea of resistance through the use of ritual is a paradigm that emerged from early works of the Birmingham School and would ga...

The Religions of Abraham

at the other religions, we see that all three believe in the "Word of God" as a direct and personal message to Man from the Divine...

Text Analysis of 'Evil in Modern Thought An Alternative History of Philosophy' by Susan Neiman

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

Medieval Individuality and Leadership

require freedom. It would not be until much later, during the latter part of the eighteenth century, that the world would see imme...

Modern Pasture Management Practices

utilized have changed little over the years. Others, however, are extremely high-tech and impressive. Plant growth is affe...

Creating a Personal Ethical Philosophy

that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...

Culture of Costa Rica

and final voyage to the New World. Archeologists have determined that native civilizations existed in Costa Rica for thousands of ...

Transcendence, Religion, and the Superman Theory of Friedrich Nietzsche

benevolent and living God who is infinite in a myriad of ways. Because God is deemed to be dead, Nietzsche sees it necessary fo...

Modern Economic Globalization and Changing Technology

part of the globalisation process over the last fifty years this is supported by the way the actual output increase has remained c...

Religion and Approach to Dramatic Arts

of Peter Pitzele, "Scripture Window." For example, the group of fifth graders could be given the story of the Good Samaritan where...

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien and Religion

the book was fundamentally Catholic and religious, but then would also claim that "There is no allegory -- moral, political, or co...

Women and Religious Abuses

In eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...

Snakes and Ladders Glimpses of Modern India by Gita Mehta

In five pages India as featured in this 1997 text by Gita Mehta is discussed in terms of democracy, improved financial conditions ...

Asher Lev's Journey and the Ideology of James Hillman

In six pages Chaim Potok's Asher Lev character is applied to an examination of the ideology of James Hillman with religion and chi...

Concerns of Modern Native Americans

In six pages dilemmas that are presently facing Native Americans are the focus of this discussion. Six sources are cited in the b...

Faith and Humor

In eight pages this paper examines the use of humor in religion and faith in a consideration of Jesus, Isaac, and faith supporters...

Socially Relevant Plays of William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the social relevance of William Shakespeare's plays in a consideration of such issues as daily ...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

Machiavelli and Modern Writers on the Athenian Thesis

In six pages this paper examines how Machiavelli and contemporary writers would regard the Athenian Doctrine or Thesis. Four sour...

John Stuart Mill, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Hobbes

In six pages this research paper examines religion and the state as viewed by philosophers Mill, Rousseau, and Hobbes. Three sour...

Symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea

In five pages this paper analyzes how loss, endurance, and religion are symbolically portrayed in this Ernest Hemingway novella. ...

A Modern Viewpoint on Beowulf

The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...

Differences Between the Cultures of Switzerland and Persia

In five pages the cultural differences that exist between these two countries and how they manifest themselves through communicati...

Comparative Analysis of the Theories of Karl Marx and Jean Jacques Rousseau

at the essential nature of man. The nature of man is such that it is a favorite subject of philosophers. Hobbes for example sees t...

Asian American Images and Modern Issues

In eight pages Asian Americans are examined in terms of the contemporary issues that affect them and their images with cultural as...

Future Global Predictions

in developed nations, leaving the existence of untouched habitats quite rare. The second trend noted is positive. The nations, p...

Early Modern Great Britain and Violence

In seven pages this paper discusses the marked increase in violent crime in 19th century Great Britain. Five sources are cited in...

Religion and Morality Views of Freud, Nietzsche, Ibsen, and Dostoyevsky

In eight pages the perspectives of Nietzsche and Freud regarding morality and religion are examined as they are portrayed in Enemy...