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Twentieth Century China's Soong Dynasty

said to have been more concerned with attaining power and wealth than they were in propelling China into a fortuitous future. Int...

Harmony and Balance in Chinese Art Works

opposites."1 Art is perhaps the most obvious place that one can envision the true nature of this balance as presented by the Chine...

Russian Revolution Impact of Tsar Peter

Romanovs, ascended to the throne in 1689, he created a great deal of controversy with his outlook and in his efforts to totally ch...

Comparing Nursing Definitions of Virginia Henderson and Florence Nightingale

In seven pages this research paper examines how nursing was defined in the 19th century by Florence Nightingale and in the 20th ce...

PE's History

In five pages this report discusses physical education programs in an historical overview that includes eighteenth century German ...

Christianity and Whether or not Belief in God Has Become Less Important Than Belief in Jesus Christ

Christ. The polytheistic society of ancient Greece was already moving toward belief in a single god by the time of Plato and his ...

Alleged Belief Conflict Between Christianity and Science

(Livingstone 52). This had some benefits for society in that in helped to remove superstition, prejudice and bias from the process...

Dorothea Orem and Florence Nightingale on Nursing Theories, Beliefs, and Values

prepared for this role" (McKenna, 1997, p. 87). Perhaps most significant of all was Florence Nightingales belief that env...

Knowledge and Belief

is "claiming that they think that it is the truth" (Wikipedia). However, it may turn out that they were mistaken in their belief,...

Healing, Ritual, and Belief

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

Healing and the Significance of Ritual and Belief

does not register the injury, then the pain is not perceived or at the very least, is not as severe. Pain is therefore subjective...

Overview of the Catholic Belief System

time of the Reformation, which dictates that the Bible alone offers teachings that are valid (Madrid, 2005). Catholics reject this...

Belief in God and Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard

when he has found what he sought, he wanders before every mans door with his song and with his oration, that all may admire the he...

Beliefs in Confucianism

to think about it, ritual, or the act of performing ritual cannot be faked or deceptive. For example, one may be throwing a birt...

The Ethics of Belief by W.K. Clifford

the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...

Belief and Knowledge According to Plato

of innate knowledge, he was adamant that nothing could be learned except through experience and sensory input: "How comes [the mi...

Egyptian Afterlife Beliefs and Natural Forces

of the mortal life. Consequently there were elaborate worship rituals concerning death and the afterlife. Many of these rituals ...

Belief in God in Hinduism and Buddhism

reverence that can only be achieved through understanding the esoteric aspects of the three worlds. "The experiential and devotio...

Educational Paradigms, Objectives, and Beliefs

In five pages this paper examines educational paradigms in terms of the beliefs, assumptions, and objectives that are associated w...

Marx, Goethe, Galileo, and Machiavelli on Belief, Identity, Nature, and Power

In fifteen pages this report examines how these theorists perceive these concepts as reflected in their respective writings. Five...

Evolution, Creation, Belief Interdependence and the Writings of Philip Kitcher and W.V.O. Quine

In five pages this paper discusses these writers' views on the evolution v. creationism debate and the applicability of belief int...

Modern Mind and Concepts of Doubt and Belief

human environment" (Freud NA). This would indicate that Freud felt that in a secular world, it may well be the case that mankind i...

Asians and Beliefs on Health

of the true nature of their illnesses. While keeping such facts from the patients may be considered merciful it does, at times, en...

John Demos' The Unredeemed Captive and Puritan Beliefs

similar theme: Though hast cast off and put us to shame...and has scattered us among the heathen."2 In this simple illustration ...

Corinthian Church and Paul's Beliefs

Paul wrote several letters to the Corinthians, addressing his concerns (Pauls First Letter to the Corinthians, 2003). First, he...

Overview of Chinese Beliefs

2002). In addition, dietary practices in Asia are often associated with religious practices and customs (Gifford, 2002). R...

Faith or Reason in Belief in God

In five pages a dialogue between two people is explored with one who argues that a person believing in God must possess good reaso...

African-American and African Cultural Beliefs on Masculinity

This paper examines the differences in how the concept of masculinity is viewed among African-American and African men. This elev...

'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Puritan Beliefs

In five pages this essay presents the argument that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses this short story to reflect his New England Puritanis...

Personality Characteristics and Paranormal Beliefs

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