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Essays 601 - 630
son or "the good shepherd" who leaves his flock in order to find a lost sheep (VanBuskirk). Paul pointed out this change in the co...
"probably influence a greater number of important decisions than do statistical projects, opinion polls, consultants reports or ev...
as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...
He was the promised Messiah: The woman said to Him, "I know the Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He wil...
and large, the wealthy is a class of leisure. This upper class mentality is expressed in Whartons (2000) House of Mirth. The nov...
find faith during their times of troubles (Kushner, 1981; Muder, 2002). In the Introduction to the book "Why I Wrote This Book" K...
throughout the text. In presenting another way of examining these perspectives, we present the words of Drucker who states that...
his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of property which has suffered some damage" (Chopin 2). Women - wives, rather -...
gods in the form of logic, reasoning and wisdom (Chung, 2002). Homers work placed gods in a position that was superior to man. In...
that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...
God had created an idyllic paradise for man, and it was only when a winged Satan invaded the peaceful calm and inflicted his exist...
literary critics, philosophers, and even theologians have questioned and considered for centuries. That Which Cannot be Known A...
on that he believes in the Presbyterian concept of Predestination -- "From my childhood up, my mind had been wont to be full of ob...
natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted in all men a certain understanding of his divine maje...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
his or her own singular importance. "The ethical is the universal, and as such it is again the divine. One has therefore a right ...
proved to be the right choice. Burnside even gained support of President Lincoln, who approved their mission but warned that they...
death (As To Posthumous). There is one chapter, for instance, called "The Death of Jean" which was written just four months prior...
Theres no justice in this world. The poor get cheated and the rich get off." He states that this proves God does not exist. Bar...
that man is separated from God: "God is on one side and all the people on the other side" (1 Timothy 2:5a). It is mans sin that se...
hundred years ago the God that Americans envisioned is highly different than the God envisioned today. Today we can see God take o...
of the foundational ideas of philosophy. According to him, the problem of evil posed a philosophical threat to the design argumen...
looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...
In a paper consisting of five pages this paper examines the concepts of fate and free will within the context of Virgil's epic and...
In five pages these stories are contrasted and compared in terms of their presentation of magical creatures and gods. There are n...
In eight pages this paper discusses von Ranke's views of history and how they relate to the State and God. Seven sources are cite...
members of the Angel clan, as well as Mexican-American men and women. Gender restricts personal choices, and influences not only ...
In five pages this paper discusses Sartre's existential perceptions regarding man's desire to be God as an exercise in futility. ...
In five pages this paper argues that in certain situations God would not condemn a person for committing suicide. One source is c...
its right-wing allies, "he may be a son-of-a-bitch, but is our son-of-a-bitch" (Schmitz 4). Schmitz traces the origin of this ch...