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Ayn Rand Intense Emotion
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Anthem, a science fiction novel, deals with a
future primitive society in which the forbidden
word "I", which is punishable, has been replaced
by "We." Anthem's theme seems to be about the
meaning and glory of man's ego. In this novel,
Rand shows that the individualism needed for
building a complex technological civilization has
been suppressed by collectivism. Rand glorifies
man's individual ability to think, and appeals to
emotion. The emotion is displayed at various time
throughout the story;...
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Teachings Of Confucius Chuang Tzu Confucianism
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Confucianism was the major school of thought in
China throughout history. Confucianism was
developed from the teachings of Confucius and his
disciples, and covered the areas of social
relationships, principles of good conduct,
practical wisdom. Confucianism has influenced the
Chinese attitude toward life, set the patterns of
living, and provided the background for Chinese
political theories and institutions. It has spread
through various countries from Korea, Japan, and
Vietnam and has aroused i...
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7 Th Century Middle East
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When I think about music and what I enjoy about it
I think about my home country and the music that I
have known all my life. Arabic music is my
favorite musical styling. Although I have come to
enjoy classical and contemporary styling as well,
Arabic music has almost an innate quality of
enjoyment for me. I am from the Middle-East and I
have known Arabic music for the majority of my
life. Its songs speak of the life and culture of
Arabic countries and its melody is not commonly
heard on America...
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Native American Culture Front Door
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... et their supper. 'You take the front door and
I will take the back door, 's aid Coyote. 'Reach
in and see of you can get him, ' replied Raccoon.
They both reached in their holes. Raccoon felt
sorry for Squirrel and let him escape through the
front door while Coyote was reaching farther and
farther into the back door. 'No silly, that is my
hand you grabbed!' 'It is Squirrel, 's naked angry
Coyote. 'Stop pulling, ' begged Raccoon. 'You are
hurting me!' But Coyote continued pulling at
Raccoon's...
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Jesus Christ Ancient Chinese
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Confucianism is considered a religion in a
traditional sense. However it has no clergy, or
god of worship. It is considered a major religion
because its philosophy has guided the ancient
Chinese and many other people of the east for
thousands of years. Confucianism is a way of life
based on the teaching of Confucius. It emphasizes
social and civic responsibility. In a sense it
gives people an ethical system to follow. It
promotes respect for family and elders as well as
the neighbor. It looks at...
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The Righteous Reign How King Asoka Institutionalized Buddhism
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How King Asoka Institutionalized Buddhism Buddhism
and Jainism in Ancient and Medieval India Dhamma
sadhu, kim cu dhamme ti? Apasinave, back kane,
daya, dane, same, scale. -- Dhamma is good, but
what constitutes Dhamma? (It includes) little
evil, much good, kindness, generosity,
truthfulness and purity. In the third century BC
there lived a king described by the historian H.
G. Wells as a ruler who stood out amidst the tens
of thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the
columns of history... a...
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Cult Conversion Freewill Or Brainwashing
963 words
The controversy surrounding new religious
movements seems to be foremost concerned with
whether or not the members of these religions come
of their own freewill or if they convert as a
necessary and inevitable response to advanced
coercion, or brainwashing techniques employed by
the cult leaders. The concept of brainwashing came
into popular existence in the 1950 s as the result
of attempts to try and explain the behaviour of
some American GIs who defected to the Communists
during the Korean War...
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The Average American Book Review
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The Average American Book Review Every citizen of
our country knows the term the average. Although
the researchers and scholars often refer to the
term the average American, nobody knows exactly
who that is. More than 250 pages of the book by
Kevin O'Keefe explore the meaning of average.
Kevin O'Keefe notes that the person, who inspired
him to write a book, was not an average person.
His name was Lambert Adolph Jacques Quetelet, the
man who created the first international statistics
conference (...
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Red Army Faction Terrorists Or Freedom Part 1
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Red Army Faction: Terrorists or freedom fighters
Terrorism is an issue that is at the top of the
world society's agenda. But terrorism is a
difficult word to define. Many scholars have made
valiant attempts to define it, however there
definitions have often been too broad or too
shortsighted. Even the American State Department
has a definition that is not all together
agreeable. One must hesitate when calling any
group who opposes the establishment or anyone who
engages in violence a terrorist (...
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Roman Catholic Church Middle Ages
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In the year 1305 the Roman Catholic Church was
relocated from Rome to France. With this the power
of the papal states was divided among the regions
leading families. Starting near the year 1300 the
demand for reform began to grow at a rapid pace.
By the 1600 s close to half of the practicing
Catholics in western Europe had left the Church to
join one of the new reformer religious groups.
This reform brought about new ways of thought and
new attitudes towards religion and the human race.
The youn...
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Good And Evil Fairy Tales
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Cinderella Comparison Grimm Version Vs.
Traditional Cinderella Comparison Grimm Version
Vs. Traditional French Version Cinderella
Comparison: Grimm version vs. Traditional French
version I feel that these two stories very nicely
represent Allison Luries views of fairy tales. I
feel this way because Lurie stated that fairy
tales are stories of magic and transformation.
Such transformations are included in both
versions, but in the French story in particular.
For example, the magic of the fairy go...
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Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales
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Geoffrey Chaucer Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey
Chaucer led a busy official life, as an esquire of
the royal court, as the administrator of the
customs for the port of London, as a participant
in important diplomatic missions, and in a variety
of other official duties. Before William
Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer was the
distinguished English poet, and still retains the
position as the most significant poet to write in
Middle English. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1342,
but historians are unce...
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Englewood Cliffs Prentice Cliffs Prentice Hall
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John Dryden is considered one of the most
accomplished poets of the Restoration Period. He
was also gifted as a dramatist, essayist, satirist
and critic, but despite his popularity little is
known of him except what is contained in his
works. Born on August 9, 1631 at Aldwinkle,
Northamptonshire, Dryden grew older writing poems
and already had been successful at it. Matthew
Arnold said, Here at last we have the true English
prose, a prose such as we would all gladly use if
only we knew how (446)...
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Crime And Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Literatures MVP, Dostoevsky If literature is a
game, then Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of literatures
most talented and respected players. All of
Dostoevsky's works are not only highly regarded by
his readers, but also scholars of literature.
Sigmund Freud stated that Dostoevsky's place in
literature is not far behind Shakespeare (Freud
972). The novel most commonly referred to as his
masterpiece is Crime and Punishment. This novel is
written with such genius that practically anyone
could enjoy it (...
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Religious Movements Cult Members
959 words
The controversy surrounding new religious
movements seems to be foremost concerned with
whether or not the members of these religions come
of their own freewill or if they convert as a
necessary and inevitable response to advanced
coercion, or? brainwashing? techniques employed by
the cult leaders. The concept of brainwashing came
into popular existence in the 1950? s as the
result of attempts to try and explain the
behaviour of some American GI? s who defected to
the Communists during the Korea...
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Carl Grimm Was Born Grimm Was Born Jacob
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The Brothers Grimm Matthew Malacarne All over, the
world children have grown up with the Grimm
brothers Nursery and Household Tales. The 200
stories usually called Grimm's Fairy Tales, that
have stories in them like Hansel and Gretel,
Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltskin, have been
translated into 70 languages. The Grimm brothers
first collected these stories, though scholars
have found that the brothers often made the tales
as they thought were good before they published
them. To the scholars of their...
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Six Inches High Break Their Eggs
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Gulliver's Travels Satire in Lilliput Generations
of schoolchildren raised on the first Book of
Gulliver s Travels have loved it as a delightful
visit to a fantasy kingdom full of creatures they
can relate to little creatures, like themselves.
Few casual readers look deeply enough to recognize
the satire just below the surface. But Jonathan
Swift was one of the great satirists of his or any
other age, and Gulliver s Travels is surely the
apex of his art. Gulliver s Travels tells the
story of Lem...
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Martin Luther Bachelors Degree
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MARTIN LUTHER Martin Luther was a German
theologian and religious reformer, who started the
Protestant Reformation, and whose vast influence
during his time period made him one of the crucial
figures in modern European history. Luther was
born in Eisleben on November 10, 1483 and was
descended from the peasantry, a fact that he often
stressed. Hans Luther, his father, was a copper
miner. Luther received a sound primary and
secondary education at Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and
Eisenach. In 1501, at the...
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Allegory Of The Cave Gain Knowledge
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No matter who you ask, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau or
any other great philosopher they will always tell
you that Plato was and always will be the greatest
philosopher. Plato is known for great thoughts and
feeling about the government and the way their
social and political issues are handled. He used a
very effective and intelligent way of writing his
thoughts. He used a technique of exoteric and
esoteric writing. The exoteric level being a level
that everyone could understand and the esoteric
level...
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South Asia World
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Contemporary South Asia EDITORS Apurba Kind,
University of Bradford, Bradford, UK Gather Rizvi,
5 / 1 Shanti Niketan, New Delhi, India REVIEW
EDITOR Bob Currie, University of Huddersfield,
Huddersfield, UK Potential reviewers and
publishers can access a list of current Books
Received REGIONAL EDITORS Navnita Beer-Chad,
Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India Taj
ul-Islam Hashmi, Independent University, Dhaka,
Bangladesh M. Human Kabir, Bangladesh Institute of
International and Strategic Stu...
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