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- 20591: Sophist Teachings
- ... many people taht I am close to. My parents are quietly disappointed, and some friends have acted self-righteous about their unwavering faiths, while as far as I can see, they preach Christianity, but don't come close to practicing it. Strangers I have met at work ahve invited me to join them in their worship. I get pamphlets on my car, and messages on my answering machine. It seems taht ... The Sophist teachings are logical to me. Every person has his or her own reality. (TARNAS 27) The world is best viewed apart from religious prejudices (TARNAS 29) The only truth is that humanity doesn't kn ow the whole truth about hte Cosmos and the Covenant. The standards for right and wrong are insubstantial, (TARNAS 28) yet that is not to say that there is no right or wrong, merely ... us will know the truth while we are on this earth, so what is there to strive for? According to the Sophists, education is primary importance. Material success shoudl be the purpose of life. Don't spend your time worryigna bout the questions of the universe, find the physical evidence of life itself and learn about it. These teaching seem to tie in with Existentialist beliefs. Existentialism professes one concrete ...
- 20592: Gladiatorial Contest In Rome
- ... the increase of gladiatorial shows. An example of a gladiatorial show was in 46 B.C. when Julius Caesar dedicated the games to his dead daughter and the victory over Gaul and Egypt. Caesar didn’t have only the traditional individual fights, but also he had fights between whole detachments of an infantry and between squadrons of cavalry who were mounted on horses and elephants. The games consisted of professional gladiators ... gladiatorial games to two a year, limiting the aristocrats chances to receive the peoples vote for political offices. Each of the officials were forbidden to spend more on themselves than their associates. However, the emperor’s rules were often broken by aristocrats due to the competitiveness of political power and prestige. Animals played a part in the gladiatorial shows also. In A.D. 108-9, Emperor Trajan gave games lasting 123 ... games would be considered insane, but for Rome this was part of their religion and probably the most entertaining shows they had. Boxing and hunting presents violence similar to the gladiatorial games, but I don’t think it is as barbaric. For instance, boxers don’t fight to the death, only 12 rounds, and hunters can only kill plentiful animals, such as, deer and ducks during certain times of the ...
- 20593: Greek Daily Living
- Some people believe that no civilization has ever been able to compete with today's western culture and lifestyle. However, the ancient Greeks with their amazing ingenuity were able to develop an amazingly high standard of living for their time. Although the Greeks had little technology, they had a creativity ... bowls and used clay pots called chamber pots as toilets (Poulton 54). Nardo described the Greek family or oikos as consisting of parents, children, grandparents, servants, and slaves (Nardo 12). Poulton declared the Greek man's main purpose as producing children, preferably boys. Since there was no social security or respect given to the elderly in ancient Greece, children were important to the care of their elderly parents (Poulton 58). A ... emphasized, rich families urged their children to attend private schools that taught the student how to deliver speeches and debate along with the fundamentals of city politics (Poulton 58). Another aspect of the young Greek's life was marriage. The ancient Greeks had a very different idea concerning weddings and marriages than modern standards. Before the Greek wedding, the bride would sacrifice her toys to Artemis, the virgin goddess, to ...
- 20594: The Future of Religion
- ... the Bible God entices his believers for the comfort of prosperity. Nonetheless, there still lies the question of the existence of a higher being. Freud might argue that the higher being exists only in men's minds. He might say that humans created him psychically out of the need for structure and protection from the superior forces of nature, Fate, and death. Voltaire might also comment on his reason for joining ... made for them (Spoils, 8:4)." The Bible also says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 4:10)." Voltaire might claim that the Portuguese's God did not make provisions for His people. This is because the day that they held the auto-da-fé to stop the earthquakes "the earth sustained a violent concussion (p. 13)." Freud might also ... infantilism is destined to be surmounted. Men cannot remain children for ever; they must in the end go out into 'hostile life'. (p. 62-63) This section of The Future of an Illusion shows Freud's hope for the future. He thinks that in order to progress further men must acknowledge their place in life and in the universe and be comfortable with it. The position is not that science ...
- 20595: Hinduism
- ... religion; rather, it suggests commitment to or respect for an ideal wqy of life, known as Dharma. In Hinduism, dharma refers to the moral law, the religious and ethical duties of an individual. Following one's dharma entails conduct appropriate to one's caste and fufillment of Hindu precepts. The carrying out of dharma is said to govern one's rebirths. Hinuism itself is called sanatana dharma (eternal dharma), or everlasting law. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna is a popular name for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, a Hindu movement founded in the United ...
- 20596: Gibbons V. Ogden (1824)
- In America’s time there have been many great men who have spent their lives creating this great country. Men such as George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson fit these roles. They are deemed America’s “founding fathers” and laid the support for the most powerful country in history. However, one more man deserves his name to be etched into this list. His name was John Marshall, who decided case after case during his role as Chief Justice that has left an everlasting mark on today’s judiciary, and even society itself. Through Cases such as Marbury v. Madison (1803) and McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) he established the Judicial Branch as an independent power. One case in particular, named Gibbons v. ...
- 20597: Jesus
- Jesus Jesus never wrote a book. So, we don't know for sure how he thought of himself. Did he think of himself as divine? Did he believe the end of the world was near? Was he a good student at the village school? Did ... class? Who were his friends when he was growing up? And most of all, did he come to earth with the intentions of dying - a kind of suicide mission to save the world. (A People's Life of Jesus) These questions arise in the minds of many of Jesus' followers. No matter if Jesus thought he was divine or not, he is looked as to be divine in our everyday society ... sent down from God or think they are some kind of God. Society looks at these people as crazy and as a threat to our everyday society. These people could just as easily be God's second son, but society sees these people just as they saw Jesus back then. For a man to be able to walk across water, move mountains, and make a blind man see, were unthinkable ...
- 20598: Brief Look at Jewish History
- ... Day War. Events such as the holocaust have also had a dramatic effect on world history and whose mysteries are still being unravelled. For twelve years following 1933 the Jews were persecuted by the Nazi's. Jewish businesses were boycotted and vandalized. By 1939,Jews were no longer citizens,could not attend public schools,engage in practically any business or profession, own any land, associate with any non-Jew or visit ... German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000. In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been concentrated,was ...
- 20599: Saint Thomas Aquinas: Proof of the Existence of God
- ... design . The first three of Aquinas’ proofs, motion, efficient cause and possibility and necessity, rely heavily, if not entirely, on Aquinas’ theory of the impossibility of infinite regress. The first theory is akin to Aristotle’s argument of the unmoved mover, and it states that "(t)here are things which are moved, and other things which both move and are moved. Whatever is moved is moved by something, and, since an endless regress is impossible, we must arrive somewhere at something ... is saying that something cannot be hot in act and in potency, that the hot act makes the hot potency a hot act. Or in terms of motion, that something does not move on it’s own, it must be moved by something else. He continues to state that since this would create an infinite regress, there must be a ‘first mover’, and this he understands to be God. The ...
- 20600: Glory
- ... Regiment. Rawlins is the future Sergeant Major and is a father figure to the group. Trip seems to have an angry personality who takes his frustration out on others. Thomas, a childhood friend of Shaw’s, is well educated and has not been exposed to harsh reality of the slavery scene. Shaw envisions the loss he had at Tatum when he trains these men. These men have never experienced man to ... go by in the Union. The pride of these black soldiers kept them from accepting the lesser salary offered and they chose for no payment as did their leader Shaw. Robert fights for his men’s dignity every step of the way from demanding decent shoes to threatening the Major with exposure to the President if he doesn’t allow his companies participation in the war. The 54th is victorious in their first battle at James Island S.C. Shaws close friend Thomas is wounded but insists on continuing on with the rest ...
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