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The Concept of True Love in Student at Carthage and the Birth-Pangs of Conversion by St. Augustine (549 words, 1 pages)

What does St. Augustine have to say to post-modern culture? I think that the most vital aspect in Augustine's Confessions, more specifically his books "Student at Carthage" and "The birth-pangs of Conversion", is the concept of True Love. Augustine tells us that love is paradoxically balanced between reason and passion, ... Read More

A Brief History of Whidbey Island Naval Air Station and Returning Home (803 words, 2 pages)

WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION, Wash. (Reuters) - The 24 Navy crew members of a U.S. spy plane detained in China for 11 days arrived back at their home base to a hero's welcome from thousands of relatives and supporters. About 5,000 people, many waving Welcome Home'' posters, American flags ... Read More

The Ethical Problems in Medicine in the Article Sporting with Life by Dr. Lester D. Freidman (2239 words, 3 pages)

There is a broad based ethical debate taking place within today's medical and scientific fields. This debate primarily centers around the use of science and technology in dealing with human life. In his article 'Sporting With Life' Dr. Lester D. Freidman cites the ethical problem in this way. The potential ... Read More

The Olympics versus Life’s Greatest Race (319 words, 1 pages)

The Olympics Versus Life's Greatest Race. (Hebrews 12) The WITNESSES..."Listen up" It is confusing for me when I read about life's greatest race, and we start off talking about the fans "wherefore, seeing we are encompassed about by so great a cloud of witnesses..." The "cloud of witnesses" is a ... Read More

A Comparison of Spinozas Belief of Substance and That of Leibniz from His Discourse on Metaphysics (2556 words, 4 pages)

This paper will outline Spinozas argument in Part 1 of his Ethics of substance. He argues that there is only one substance, which is the same as God, that includes everything in the universe. It will walk through each proposition and explain his proof of it, which relies of his ... Read More

The Life of People in the Early Ancient Period (1111 words, 3 pages)

Since the dawn of man, people have had their own forms of religion. Be it simple ceremonial burial or complex blessing rituals, each person had their own way to explain the wonders of nature like, how did we come here and what our purpose here was. Another thing that each ... Read More

An Analysis of Antithethesis and Conflict in Antigone by Sophocles (1250 words, 2 pages)

Antigone a play of antithethesis and conflict Sophocles' Antigone, in its later phases is no longer about the conflict of law. It is about stubbornness and self will, about the sin of refusing to listen about a man who has never been told. In Sophocles The Theban Plays conflict of ... Read More

A Brief History and an Introduction to Solomons Temple (2140 words, 3 pages)

Introduction Looking back at some of the earliest years of Gods chosen people, we can see that worship played quite a significant role in the everyday lives of the people. Until the temple in Jerusalem was built, there was no real establishment or unification of the people since their captivity ... Read More

A Comparison of the Real Life Philosopher Socrates to the Religious Jesus (684 words, 1 pages)

The ironic scenario of Platos Apology was that Socrates never apologized for his so-called improper behavior to the citizens and state of Athens. Throughout the entire trial, I never got the sense that he was apologetic for anything. This is reminiscent of stories from the bible about Jesus Christ. Both ... Read More

An Analysis of Socrates’s Concept of Soul (1752 words, 2 pages)

A paper on perfect forms would never be complete without a discussion concerning the Soul, since the Soul is the only thing that can comprehend such Perfect forms. So here I will attempt to link between both, as has been attempted by Socrates. Socrates believes that by dying and facing ... Read More

An Analysis of the Social Aspects of the Emotion of Envy (322 words, 1 pages)

Social Aspects of Envy As all emotions, envy is socially constructed. Individual interaction, class variation and social institutions like schools, family, religion, and politics define envy for us. Envy is dependent on the beliefs about wealth, status, power, and how they ought to be distributed. In less complex societies envious ... Read More

A Comparison of Similarities in the Two Novels: Paradise Lost and Frankenstein (1304 words, 2 pages)

Between the two novels, Paradise Lost and Frankenstein, there are many striking similarities. What makes these two books so wonderful to read is the author's ability to write about the ultimate struggle the struggle between God and Satan, or Good and Evil. The characters in Paradise Lost and in Frankenstein ... Read More

A Brief History of Jewish People Throughout the Years (1043 words, 2 pages)

Paper 1- Topic (7) "I am a Jew Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs dimensions, senses, affections, passions fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, heal'd by the same means warm'd and cool'd by the same winter ... Read More

The Ethical Question of Killing One Conjoined Twin So that the Other Lives (1114 words, 2 pages)

The separation of the Maltese conjoint twins, Mary and Jodie, is a complex moral issue to which there was no direct answer that can be found. The question is how do you decide what is moral? Can it possibly be right to separate Jodie from sister Mary when we know ... Read More

European Colonization of the Native Americans and the Issues of Disease (1217 words, 2 pages)

The Native Americans were living a peaceful and fulfilling life living off the land until the Europeans arrived. Most of the conquest was through war but they were also able to conquer culturally. There were three main cultural conquests against the Native Americans. Each style of conquest was responded to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Stories in Ovids Metamorphosis (1424 words, 2 pages)

The stories in Ovids Metamorphosis explore many elements of human nature, including love and sexuality. Many of the myths involve a god falling in love with a girl, as Zeus does with Io (pg. 21). They may also involve a girl not wanting anything to do with love in any ... Read More

The Event That Is Forever Etched on Every American’s Heart (420 words, 1 pages)

September 11th 2001 Every single person in the world has been affected by Tuesday, September 11, 2001. This event will live long in our memory, both those who witnessed the unspeakable horror, those who watched it and cried from afar. Our children's children will hear of this day in future ... Read More

An Analysis of the Second Great Awakening and the Impact It Had on People (637 words, 1 pages)

In this chapter we learn about the Second Great Awakening, but more specifically, the impact it had on people, and the class of people it impacted the most. In our first excerpt, which is the only secondary source, we read from Paul E. Johnson who believes the second revival of ... Read More

A Splendid Union of the Scorpio-Pisces Friendship (590 words, 1 pages)

When Scorpio and Pisces form a friendship, they enjoy a splendid union. The two signs share the same Element, Water, and thus have a good understanding of each other. Scorpio is very deep and covert, often caught up in their own secret plans, while Pisces is idealistic and looks for ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Cloning in the United States (1005 words, 2 pages)

Science Fiction Turns Reality Hundreds of movies and books are based on the fear for clones. In 1997 Dolly, the first cloned mammal, was created and no longer was cloning considered Science Fiction. The public responses to Dolly the sheep varied but, from President Clinton down, there was almost universal ... Read More

Science Is Not the Mythology of the Modern Age (385 words, 1 pages)

Mankind has always sought to understand the world around him. In the early ages, myths were the source of explanation. They explained such things as natural phenomena and the origin of man. Many people today consider science to be the mythology of the modern era. Science is knowledge acquired by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Way the Novel Scarlet Letter Can Apply to the Modern Day Life (748 words, 1 pages)

There are many types of "scarlet letter's" in modern day life that apply to all in any given society. A type of "scarlet letter" in today's society is none other than appearance and self-presentation. Another "scarlet letter" that all people are subjected to, especially earlier in life, is popularity and ... Read More

A Religious Essay by a Christian (792 words, 1 pages)

God's Decision For as long as man has walked on earth, he has taken it upon himself to judge and punish. It has been recognized as something man does and it has been accepted among society. It seems as though every race, religion, action, and belief a person associates themselves ... Read More

An Explanation of Satan in the Religious Texts (712 words, 2 pages)

SATAN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial but rescue us from the evil one. Matthew 61213 The "evil one" is Satan, from whom the faithful should beg frequently for deliverance, ... Read More

Experience of Seeking and Losing Faith in Langston Hughes’ Salvation (415 words, 1 pages)

SALVATION by Langston Hughes "I hadn't seen Jesus and that now I didn't believe there was a Jesus any more, since he didn't come to help me". That final paragraph in Salvation does show the truth that- nobody in the church knows the boy's secret because he did not see ... Read More

What It Feels Like to Live the Life of a Roman (2152 words, 3 pages)

So the Roman Empire has just conquered you. We feel that you should be proud to be part of our state. Hopefully you will feel better after reading this essay. Romes history starts with the birth of Romulus and Remus, twins born of a Greek god and a human woman. ... Read More

Criticism of the Victorian Age in John Fowles’ Novel (797 words, 3 pages)

In this novel, Fowles is interested in the genre of the nineteenth-century romantic or gothic novel and successfully recreates typical characters, situations and even dialogue. Yet his perspective is that of the twentieth century as can be noted in the authorial intrusions and opening quotations drawn from the works of ... Read More

The Three Types of Women in The Odyssey: the Goddess, the Seductress and the Good Wife (728 words, 1 pages)

Role of Women in the Odyssey By looking at Homer's Odyssey, we can begin to get an idea as to how the ancient Greeks regarded their women. Men treated them almost as though they were possessions and not people, and many times women had to resort to deception to accomplish ... Read More

A Discussion on the Theme of the Quest for Spiritual Salvation in “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe (866 words, 2 pages)

R. L. Fisher struck ground when he said "Robinson Crusoe can be appreciated on a multitude of levels as an adventure story, a morality tale, a ledger sheet, a Puritan fable, a survival course, a defense of the ethnic of hard work as a way of salvation, a symbolic narrative ... Read More

An Analysis of Socrates’ Tragic Play Oedipus the King (939 words, 2 pages)

The Riddle of Doom Sophocles "Oedipus the King" is a tragic play which discusses the tragic discovery of Oedipus that he has killed his father and married his mother. The story of Oedipus was well known to the Athenian's. Oedipus is the embodiment of the perfect Athenian. He is self-confident, ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013