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America and Buddhism

In ten pages the ways in which Buddhism has been practiced in the United States are examined in terms of various sects, its social...

Buddhism: Sacred Text v. Ritual

Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...

Lakota Sioux Traditions

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Lakota Sioux traditions. An analysis of marriage practices and the sacred pipe ritua...

Passover, Passing on the Tradition

This research paper/essay presents an overview of Passover that focuses on how the rituals of the holiday transmit this tradition ...

Weston and Eliot

how it results in the wasting of the land, which results from the hero failing to ask the right questions (Weston 18). The theme...

The Super Bowl and Consumerism

States better if one seeks out those rituals which are widespread but entirely socially constructed rather than traditionally inhe...

William Wilberforce and the Definition of Statesmanship

This paper concludes that the life story of Wilberforce might prompt one to examine personal motivation and the need for objectivi...

The Centralist Political Philosophy of Barack Obama: "Useful Fictions"

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Barack Obama's political philosophy and its orientation in centralism. The primary thesi...

John Rawls/Sustainability of Political Systems

they are to be to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged members of society (Rawls 5-6). Rawls points out that within any...

Are the World Bank and the IMF Political?

the IMF which would consider issues such as the provision of short term finances, and help including the balancing of budgets and ...

Chile's Political Policies

In six pages this report discusses Chile's political parties and examines the social and political discord that has been particula...

About Hinduism: Beliefs, Customs and Rituals

soul that transmigrates from one body to another at death (reincarnation); and the law of karma that determines ones destiny both ...

Justiciability of Socio-economic, Civil and Political Rights

as being conferred by the state upon the citizenry, but rather the people are perceived as holding these rights independently of t...

Croatia; Political Aspects and Change During and Immediately Following the Second World War

Germany. The period of time was one that introduced a period of ethnic intolerance (Kunovich and Hodson, 1999). The object...

Jane Addams as a Successful Twenty-First Century Political Leader

Addams received a college education and used her inheritance to travel abroad. The sights she witnessed would change her life. W...

Poetry and Politics

cannot hear the falconer;/ Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" (Yeats 1-3). The narrator then speaks of how anarchy has bee...

Political Processes and Healthcare Regulations

should be political informed by drawing on a variety of sources for information; vote for the candidates and/or ballot issues that...

Working in Political Communications

political issues, to either a specific audience or a general audience, one that is more cost effective and viable when compared to...

The Stance of the 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

in history, and made history as well, since the U.S. elected its first African-American president. The race was long and difficult...

Influences on International Relations between the European Union and China

internally reduce in terms of the distance this places an increased emphasis on the proximity of external actors. Increased common...

Prison Programs - The Challenge of Political Interference

all areas of society. Not only does the incidence of crime detract from the quality of life of all citizens, but citizens must als...

Women, Minorities and Canadian Political Parties

Political parties are the "central players in Canadian politics," as the federal political parties constitute the way in which "Ca...

New Zealand and Australia's Indigenous Peoples and Political Rights

law protects against discrimination and provides for true equality, in reality even the rule of law cannot provide for true equali...

Political Society Order and the Philosophy of John Rawls

is contrasted with "conservative" or "right-wing" ideologies. Within the broader context of political theory. "liberalism" has a d...

Religious Rituals of Judaism and Christianity

offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...

Libertarianism's Pros and Cons

prompts. Of course, this is really not a good reason to outlaw the substance. The society also claims that pot is a gateway drug a...

Deborah Stone's Policy Paradox Analyzed

back to rationality and politics (and the fact Stone believes the two cant be combined), she notes that the theoretical rational d...

Commercial Environment and Political Risk

helped to raise the awareness of this risk. Whilst it is known that there is often little that an individual company may do to imp...

Virginia's Way of Life and American Revolutionaries

were able, through circumstances, to identify themselves with the people. This isnt too far from the campaign run by Bill Clinton ...

The Culture of a Corporation

all, over time" (1998, p.60). Smith claims that managers have a difficult task if they want to change the organizational culture ...