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Augustine/On Christian Teaching

is pleasure derived from worshiping the Triune God. In Book II, Augustine discusses further the subject of signs. He defines wha...

The Origins of Western Law

But surprisingly, even after the Protestant Reformation and native languages began supplanting Latin in speech and literature, "a ...

The Federalist Papers and the 'Passions of the Majority'

issue of factions, those opposed to the constitution argued there were too many groups or factions to be ruled by a democratic gov...

Gordon S. Wood's The Radicalism of the American Revolution

more democratic, liberal and capitalistic visions of the 19th century (Wood 95). With republicanism we see that such things as ine...

Traditional Clothing in the United States and China

generations who have borrowed heavily from Western influence. Jeans, T-shirts and other casual wear are more readily seen in toda...

The Ethical Impacts of Overpopulation

This 5 page essay broaches the ethical impacts of overpopulation. U.S. foreign aid and interventions such as mandatory birth cont...

The Australian Health Care System: A Comparison with the U.S. System

government reimburses thirty percent of the insurance premiums paid by the patient. In addition to those noted above, the...

The Changing Face of Terrorism

Islam is currently leaving in its wake. The changing face of terrorism in Spain is somewhat surprising given the Both Islamic cul...

Capital Punishment and Donald P. Roper v. Christopher Simmons

death (2004). While evidentiary rules are not pertinent here in terms of the guilt of the defendant, evidence is pertinent in resp...

Prejudice and a Jury Experiment

the control and experimental groups and what exactly was accomplished. A student will want to point out that an attempt to explain...

Auer's A General Doctrine of the Sacraments

7 with "A General Doctrine of the Sacraments." When we think about the sacraments and what the doctrine of these might be we often...

Jefferson & Contradictions

and a pragmatic one. From its inception, the Constitutional Convention was more concerned with economics than ideals. The majori...

Slavery & Religious Principles

feet" (Grimke 2)(all citations refer to the page number in the source document transmitted by the student researching this topic)....

Reparations for Slavery

track of who, precisely, in the American population is descended from slaves, and identification of race for government statistics...

Akhenaten: Heretic Not Religious

innovative leader whose combined perspective and actions serve to bring about positive change. While in one negative sense, Akhen...

Major Issues and Debates Leading to the American Civil War

gin (Faragher et al, 2000). He invented the machine in 1793 and it proved so successful that by the mid-1830s cotton was "King" in...

Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery

was not really prepared to deal with this influx of people who needed to be paid for work. They were suddenly in a society that di...

US Founding Principles: Changes Over Time

far past the state where the common citizen is involved in our governmental affairs. It is important to point out, of...

Edward Jones/The Known World

As this suggests, the novel abounds in paradoxes. Moses, the cruel overseer, did not murder his wife and child, but actually sent ...

Essays on American History

In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on some questions about slavery and the American Civil War. The author looks at the ...

The Impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the American Colonies

to develop a work force among Native Americans and white immigrants. Colonists, finding that Africans were cheap and relatively im...

Slavery: Institution and Experience

the new land. One group is illustrated wherein Gomez states that, "the way the Gullahs employed the use of high-low degrees was un...

Harriet Jacobs/Slave Girl

order to fully understand the structure of Jacobs narrative, it is first necessary to see it within the cultural framework provide...

The Fight Against Slavery and the Bible

This paper traces the importance of religion in the fight against slavery. Ironically, although the African Methodist Episcopal C...

Southern and Northern Policy Concerning Slavery

This 3 page paper gives an answer to various questions concerning policy, sharecropping, and slavery. This paper includes explanat...

Autonomy and Slavery

This essay begins by presenting the position of historian Ira Berlin that there was a modicum of autonomy within the institution o...

Slave and Master Impacted by Slavery

inferior didnt hold up in the light of his personal story. Equianos work showed the American slave owners and traders how hypocrit...

Thomas Sowell's Washington Times' Article 'Afrocentric Escapism'

of time: "navel gazing about roots while others are learning square roots, and contemplating chains...

Beloved by Toni Morrison and Slavery Issues

We see that part of the past is dead, with the death of Baby Suggs who was a constant reminder of slavery and the hope inherently ...

Slavery as Viewed by Aristotle

and subvert purpose in ways deemed dysfunctional. The nature of the slave is slavish and subservience the natural consequence. A...