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Historical Overview of Educational Public Policy

In five pages this paper chronicles the evolution of education public policy and includes such topics as religion, segregation, sc...

Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer

Language (1946) According to Cassirer, "myth, art, language and science appear as symbols. . . in the sense of forces, each of wh...

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina's capital is discussed in this seven pages overview that includes people, ethnicity, language, religion, climate, transp...

Religious Perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and David Hume

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...

Protagonist and Religion in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

In five pages this essay examines the relationship the protagonist has with religion in an analysis of this novel by James Joyce. ...

Swahili and Islam

In five pages this paper considers the historical relationship between the Islamic religion and the east coast African civilizatio...

A Comparison of Occidental and Islamic Cultures in 'The Venture of Islam'

This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...

Female Oppression and Islam

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...

Renaissance Paintings of Jesus' Last Supper

In four pages this paper discusses how Rembrandt, Cranach, and Da Vinci represented the last supper of Jesus Christ in this consid...

Laws and Athletes

In twenty three pages this paper examines whether or not laws ensure that there is an equal 'playing field' for athletes regardles...

Rain Forests and Fictional Newira People

In five pages this fictional overview of a rain forest group includes the people's story of creation, religion, economics, and liv...

Radical Elements of Judaism According to Huston Smith

1500 years before the Messiahs birth. The Torah contained 630 laws, including the Ten Commandment Law (ethical laws), such as reme...

Primitive Religion Reflection

In three pages this paper discusses primitive religion and includes perceptions and personal experiences. Two sources are cited i...

U.S. Religious Freedom

In six pages the U.S. church and state separation is examined in an overview that argues how the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amen...

Catholic Religion and the Sacraments

In six pages this paper discusses the Catholic religion in an analysis of the sacraments' significance. Four sources are cited in...

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...

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...

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...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Religion

In five pages this paper discusses Huxley's futuristic novel in a contrast and comparison of the religion of the Reservation and N...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

7 Dimensional Model of Religion by Ninian Smart

he was able to more clearly articulate the similarities of faith that exist among event the most widely divergent populations. Sma...

Roman Culture and American Life

In six pages contrasts and comparisons are made between Roman culture just before its collapse and American life as revealed in go...

Presidential Selection and the Impact of Religion

In five pages this paper discusses the selection of a President and how religion can affect choice. Three sources are cited in th...

Social Science and Religion

acquired even consciousness as well as to have facilitated cultural productions, but excepting religion (2002). Whether Darwins t...

The Realist Perspective in Dickens' Hard Times

view of reality that emphasizes a more Biblical approach to life. Through the "good" characters of the novel, principally Sissy, S...

Religious Diversity, Biology, and Memes

(p. 434). How evolutionary theory (via Darwin and Dawkins) aids in understanding human migration, cultural development and social...