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- 5341: The New Age Movement
- ... many perspectives. The New Age movement is an extremely large and structured network of organization and individuals that are bound together by common values. These values are based on mysticism and monism which is the world view that "all is one". The New Age movement is not a cult by any accepted sociological definition. Although there are several cults which could be classified within, such as the Transcendental Meditation and the ... New Agers for who they really are. (Miller. 1989. P.21) In some respects, New Age religion can be classified as the classic monistic Hinduism, known as Vedanta. Their most basic beliefs about God, the world, man and salvation are the same as are the mystical experiences. Much of the New Age technology that produced these experiences has come from India. But, New Agers have rejected the traditional Hindu view of the world because many of them have a social conscience. Their desire is to change the world not leave it. The other reason is that many of them desire personal as well as spiritual fulfillment. In ...
- 5342: The Red Tent (all You Need To
- ... narrative perspectives. The bulk of the novel is related by Dinah in first person, providing a private look at growing up and personal tragedy: "It seemed that I was the last person alive in the world" (Diamant 203). Dinah tells the story that she says was mangled in the bible. Understandably, Dinah s relation of her mothers stories is done in third person narrative, since she herself was not yet born ... red tent. Men had no idea what women did during that time: " I don t think even the subtlest among them realizes what we know and do among ourselves " (Diamant 64). When Dinah enters the world of womanhood, Jacob is enraged by the ceremony enacted by his women: "Men knew nothing of the red tent or its ceremonies and sacrifices. Jacob was not pleased to learn of them" (Diamant 174). Division ... slavery. He manages to defeat the odds and become one of the most powerful men in Egypt. This theme holds the truth that no sorrow is to great to be overcome, even in the modern world. Ilene Cooper of Booklist comments on this in her critical review: " Diamant makes readers see there s not much difference between people across the eons, at least when it comes to trial and tragedy, ...
- 5343: Sex On The Net
- ... and punishments for selling pornography to underage persons are not high enough. So why don't we raise them? The answer to this question can be found on the screen of every computer in the world. The Internet, or as one person put it, "The closest thing to true anarchy that has ever existed." How is one to censor the Internet when it is literally impossible? What is the use of ... are finding it difficult to "step around," the law. It is obvious that people are putting an effort in to censor the pornography, however when it comes to censoring material which goes all over the world, a balance must be found between the censorship laws of all the countries that are hooked into the net. Here a problem arises, because Denmark has no censorship of pornography, so obviously they are going to be somewhat annoyed if it is banned from the Internet since their laws state that it is perfectly legal. So an argument occurs. How is the world to censor the Internet without causing discrepancies between the different countries? Indeed, some people say, "Why bother?" So far, you have seen that there would be a great difficulty involved in censoring the Internet. ...
- 5344: Computer System Analysts
- ... to win over movie audiences and one reason might be that most people in the movie going public are still unaware as to exactly what a computer systems analyst does. According to Webster's New World Dictionary (1359-1360), a computer systems analyst is someone who "designs an efficient computer system for a particular business, project, etc.", while the process of analyzing systems is defined as "an engineering technique that breaks ... down complex technical, social, etc. problems into basic elements whose interrelations are evaluated and programmed, with the aid of mathematics, into a compete and Integrated system." While it is true that today's high-technology world demands the competitive organization employs computer systems analysts in order to integrate their information, management, accounting, manufacturing and distribution sales systems. This analysis will describe the typical responsibilities of the computer systems analyst, including the ... 2005. There are many reasons for this. First, the need for these skilled workers has not kept pace with the demand for their services. Second, international and domestic competition increases from the globalization of the world's markets have combined to pressure businesses and governments in search of competitive advantage. Third, the lower costs of technology have made more business capable of using it in their daily business operations. Fourth, ...
- 5345: The Ideas of Government Held by Locke and Hobbes
- ... that Hobbes and Locke set forth in their essays are opposite each other. Hobbes retains the notion that if there is not a power to keep people in their place, they will continually be in war against each other. His Leviathan presents a bleak picture of human beings in the state of nature, where life is nasty, brutish, and short. Locke on the other hand, presented humans in a more rational ... do what is in our best interest, whether it be killing an intruder, lying in order to gain an advantage over another person, or worse, all of which add up to a state of continual war, fear, and chaos. Hobbes believes that at one point in time we decided to voluntarily and mutually transfer our rights to another person or group in an attempt to get out of that miserable state of war. He felt that absolute power was justifiable because of its usefulness and not on grounds of divine right. Hobbes explained that fear of violent death is the principle motive that causes people to create ...
- 5346: Rock And Roll 2
- ... of the revival, the famous, unforgettable 1960's were there. For the next two decades, the United States did mot know what it was about to go though. It was going to go through drugs, war, and heartache. What helped this time of suffering, the rock. The youth looked to the music. It was not just in America, rock had gone worldwide. People had turned to the music because it made ... With the heavy use with drugs, rockers started to change their music. Hardrock was musicians getting high on stage. This music was always trying to speak out against the major issues of the 60's: war, youth, drugs, and freelove. Rockers such as "The Mamas and Papas," "Neil Young," and "Peter, Paul, and Mary" were big anti-war buffs. The Vietnam War took a great toll on the 1960's. At all the sit-ins, pickets, and all there was, was the music. People always rocked out. Big groups that had their ...
- 5347: The Odyssey: The Qualities That Gain Respect
- ... the Ancient Greeks interacting with the gods. The characters live their lives to please the gods because they fear them. The Greeks highly value good qualities such as intelligence, braveness, and being a mastermind of war. This is why Odysseus, a Greek man, is looked upon so favorably. Odysseus is a man with the good qualities of intelligence, braveness, and mastermind of war that the Greeks and the gods respect. One of Odysseus’ most favorable traits is his intelligence. Zeus, the most powerful god, once said of Odysseus that “there is no mortal half as wise” (3). Odysseus ... lash were seared; the pierced ball hiss broiling, and the roots popped” (156). The bravery of Odysseus saves his life in many situations. Another of Odysseus great characteristics is that he is a mastermind of war. Nestor, a wise old man, remarks to Telemakhos, Odysseus’ son, that “as to stratagems, no man would claim Odysseus’ gift for those. He had no rivals, your father at the tricks of war” (38). ...
- 5348: Taoism
- ... this concept to its beliefs. Ignorance of these beliefs is a sign of weakness in the mind. To truly understand ones own religion, one must also understand those concepts of the other religions of the world. Hopefully this will be an enlightenment on the reincarnation concepts as they apply to Taoism and Buddhism. The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao, to find the way. Tao is the ultimate reality, a presence that existed before the universe was formed and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is sometimes identified as the Mother, or the source of all things. That source is not a god or a supreme being as with Christians, for Taoism is not monotheistic ... the belief that the soul never dies, a person's soul is eternal. It is possible to see death in contrast to life; both are unreal and changing. One's soul does not leave the world into the unknown, for it can never go away. Therefore there is no fear to come with death. In the writings of The Tao Te Ching, tao is described as having existed before heaven ...
- 5349: Gnosticism
- ... since their concealment almost two thousand years ago, these manuscripts from Gnosticism rank in importance with the Dead Sea Scrolls. The first extensive translation into English did not appear until 1977. These writings changed the world's understanding of the doctrines of the early church immediately after the death of Christ and shed some light on Gnosticism. The following are some of the secrets revealed from this amazing discovery.When writing ... God as having a feminine part which was the Spirit. In accord, they also held that Jesus came from God and the Spirit to form the Trinity. In the Gnostic version of creation of the world the Spirit of God is referred to as the Wisdom of God or Sophia who is also a feminine creative force. It seems she wished to give birth to a creature like herself. She did ... to him his mother gave him some of her power which contained the Spirit. The Demiurge thought the power which his mother gave him was his own, and with it he started creating the physical world. In doing this the Gnostics believed the Demiurge entrapped the Spirit in matter. They viewed the Demiurge as being the Christian God, the creator, basing their belief on the statement, "I am God, and ...
- 5350: The Handmaid's Tale
- ... destruction. I believe The Handmaid's Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, falls in the second category. Issues raised in this novel such as manipulation, public punishment, ignorance, and pollution are problems we face in the world today. Atwood's conception of the future encompasses many of these problems, and her use of these extreme conditions force readers to recognize her book as a warning; against creating the realities of Gilead in our world today. In the novel, men abuse their power in order to satisfy their personal needs. One mastermind of the Gileadean Era perfects his control over Offred with each secret visit. As a handmaid, with the ... on the radio: schools for girls were immediately closed. Women could no longer work. They had to be completely covered ... because "a woman's face corrupts men."1 (Global Issues) Muslim scholars all over the world say this is a "grab for power and control in a country that's been struggling with unrest for 18 years. It is also misogyny, a contempt for women that goes hand in hand ...
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