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Magic and Why People Believe

that of Muiva Ndambuki, a Kenyan carpenter and father of eight, who believed an illness he suffered in 1994 was due to the jealous...

Defiance of Authority in Life and in Literature

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

Health Issues of African Americans in Modern Times

In this paper consisting of 5 pages, belief systems, specific health-care issues/problems and work hazards are discussed. There i...

Utah Mormons

In five pages this report discusses the Utah based Mormons in a consideration of their concepts, beliefs, and rituals along with a...

Judaizers and Khazars

Wilson (1992), the existence of Judaizers or "those that entice Christian Gentiles to the Judaist religion" was problematic in ear...

Major Religions of the World Compared

Quran establishes a set of beliefs and is the basis of the religion (Esposito). Hinduism is a bit more flexible. It "is best regar...

Islamic Modernism and its Development

they to perform the will of Allah in a state that was governed by non-Muslims? During the late nineteenth century the Islamic ...

Islam, Fana Concept, Saints, and Mysticism

external worship. The practice of the Sufis, therefore, came into direct contradiction with traditional Muslim beliefs, teaching ...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

The World is Too Much With Us by Wordsworth

and that in the poems, he tried to transform these incidents and situations by way of his imagination and present them in a manner...

Machiavelli's Relevance to Modern Politics

This paper analyzes the various political theories of Machiavelli's The Prince in terms of manipulating beliefs, the use of rhetor...

A Reading of Fawn M. Brodie's Thomas Jefferson, An Intimate History

This paper provides an analysis of Brodie's historical biography of Thomas Jefferson. The author attempts to address various inco...

The Theories of Carl Rogers

followed this by subjecting any hypotheses generated to elaborate and vigorous tests for validity and error. But from the sixties ...

Minorities and Political Opinions

This paper examines the political opinions and beliefs of minorities in America. This twelve page paper has twelve sources listed...

Personal Attitudes and Cultural Diversity

In four pages cultural diversity is considered in terms of how responses are generated by personal beliefs as the impact of negati...

Are Immigrants Used as Scapegoats for National Ills?

In a paper consisting of nine pages the belief that immigration causes national problems in the economy and in society is discusse...

Political Controversies and the Theories of Mary Ann Glendon

In six pages Rights Talk by Mary Glendon is examined in a discussion of her controversial political beliefs. Five sources are cit...

Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

Of Sound Mind and Body and Descartes

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

Cosmos, the Soul, and PreSocratic Philosophy

In five pages this paper examines the beliefs of the ancient world in a consideration of how the Mesopotamians conceptualized the ...

Citizen Duty According to Socrates in Plato's Crito

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

The American Scholar and Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper examines these writings by Emerson in terms of how they reflect his beliefs that the future should be foc...

Culture, Religion, and Philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Rastafarianism

In eight pages this paper considers the beliefs of the Rastafarian movement. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

America and the Role of the Nation of Islam

In seven pages this paper discusses the contemporary American role of the Nation of Islam in an overview that includes doctrines, ...

The Art of Healing and Frontier Medicine

This paper addresses various facets of medicine during the settlement of North America. The author addresses various cultural med...

Culture as Molded by the Media

In five pages this paper considers the cultural influences of the media in terms of belief systems, values, and social perceptions...

Jung's Dismissal of Christ as the Savior

The essay addresses Carl Jung's beliefs regarding Christ as the savior. The author adds that Jung was born into a Christian famil...

An Examination of Atheism

In ten pages this research paper presents arguments on God's existence both pro and con and discusses beliefs of atheists. Eight ...

The Works of Oskison and Posey

Various pieces of literature are explored, compared and contrasted. These are Native American works and beliefs are discussed as c...

Adaptive Consciousness

Human consciousness has proved very adaptive throughout our existence. This paper discusses the nature of human consciousness and ...