Essays on Religion

The reading of the Ching highlights aspects of ordering, proportionality, order, and patterns. These components, along with other closely related elements, form the core of proper urban and even rural design, albeit with minor variations due to the variety of environments. Planning and architecture professionals have become interested in the...

One of the many theories of literacy that emphasizes gender as a key component of a society's social, political, and economic structure and works to expose prejudice against women is the feminist theory. The theory's central tenet is that men and women should be accorded the same respect, rights, and...

The topic of child abuse has continued to be divisive in modern culture. Abuse is linked to an increase in cases of children dying in questionable conditions and displaying severe internal and external injuries. A similarly unsettling pattern is the observation of some children's abnormal psychic development. Significant scholarly investigation,...

At a time when racial prejudice and social injustice were at their height in the United States, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X gave speeches on the pilgrimage to violence and a warning to the grassroots, respectively. (Gundlach). They stood in for the underdog race—African Americans, who had long endured...

What could be better than giving your time to a neighborhood nonprofit? Young people are eager to attend networking events held in bars and restaurants, I've lately discovered. A young person's goal might not always be to set aside time to take part in a volunteer project at their local...

Incorporating and Emphasizing Cultural Processes In order to incorporate and emphasize cultural processes, Leslie Marmon Silko modifies a number of convections. (Leslie). The story-telling technique uses simplicity in the most unusual manner possible. An impartial explanation of the tale is given. It is an elaborative third-person story. The narrative describes a...

The Impact of Technology and Scientific Research on Society The development of new technology and continuing scientific research are changing how people view the world. In reality, it has caused a significant decline in the fundamental academic standards in western countries, which has made science less important for human sociocultural progress....

A collection of bishops met to form the "First Council of Nicea" in Bythanian in Nicea. In the year 325 AD, Roman Emperor Constantine I convened the council. There was a significant split between the Christians and the Romans at this time. This council was viewed as a first step...

It was not easy to unite Germany into a single political and economic entity. The Holy Roman Empire began to decline and was unable to unite into a single state during the 16th and 17th centuries due to a number of internal and external causes. (Bickford 54). These problems stayed...

People in the Middle Ages held that illness was brought on by sin or God's displeasure, so they thought that the Black Death was brought on by his wrath. People responded to the issue by turning to God for prevention because they believed that since God caused the disease, He...

One of the most obvious sources of modern Ethiopian culture and religious heritage is undoubtedly the Rastafarian Movement. Rasta culture, which has its roots in Jamaica, has spread to nations in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Africa. The modern African Diaspora Rastafarian Movement, however, sees Ethiopia as the Promised...

Following the Guadalete battle, the Moorish kingdom was firmly established on the Hispanic Peninsula in 700. The Visigoth Kingdom was instantly destroyed in the assault on the Mohammedan forces, which then swiftly took control of the entire Iberian Peninsula. (Cuberes, David, and Rafael 44). Up until the time they faced...