Abstract
This paper examines whether an egalitarian society exists, and to what extent men and women in society are equal. The author looks at past events in history such as the industrial revolution and technological advancements that have impacted the way women work and are included in society. The author argues that until family values and equality is recognized, a true egalitarian society will never be achieved. Before this is done, women need to be recognized as more than domestic workers, responsibilities in the household need to be equally shared and authority needs to be equally upheld.

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"If feminism has taught us anything, it is that until we understand " and change " the dynamics of the family then we will never be able to create a more egalitarian society. And yet, as this paper discusses, few tasks are more daunting. There is nothing more natural than the idea of family. Everyone knows this. Family is, after all, about genetic links and procreation, about the ancient basis of life, about the ways in which we humans as animals reproduce our physical bodies in exactly the same way (well, except for the surface details) as do dolphins and penguins and paramecia. And yet, of course, this is not true. There is nothing at all natural about the concept of family, something that can be easily determined to be true by looking at the very wide range of different types of families that exist in different cultures throughout the world. There are polygynous families and polyandrous ones, matrilocal and neolocal marriages, people bound by marriage and by genes and by the laws of adoptions and by the requirements of culture and religion. We call all of these households families. This diversity signals to the careful observer that there can be nothing natural, nothing universal to all human cultures, about the nature of the family."

Tags:men, women, gender, relation, superior, discriminate, separate, matriarchy, patriarchy

Abstract
The paper discusses Prabu's argument in his article "The Clash or Dialogue of Civilizations" that international dialogue among cultures and religions will satisfy the contradictory issues of globalization and nationalism. The paper analyzes his article and explains how he makes his argument for his audience of academia well. The paper shows how he presents clear language and uses familiar, reasoned and logical arguments to make his case.

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"In his article, "The Clash or Dialogue of Civilizations," author Joseph Prabhu suggests that conversations about diversity need to move from "intranational dialogues to international dialogues" to achieve world peace (15). The author supports and develops his thesis by discussing the contradictory nature of the two trends that encapsulate today's international politics--globalization and nationalism. Because these trends are contradictory, Prabhu implies that they are not working to create a world based on peace. Furthermore, he uses the events of September 11, 2001 to make this point even clearer, by suggesting it as both a "Clash of Civilizations" and an attack based on political and economic issues. Because of its dual characterization, Prabhu suggests that "dialogue between religions" and cultures is a tactic much more superior to war to resolve the international issues of the world (14). Finally, Prabu uses the example of the United States to support his thesis by stating that the United States has been able to use the grantee of rights to establish a common ground that opens dialogue among cultures."

Tags:globalization, nationalism, language, style, audience

Abstract
This natural science paper is comprised of three parts. The first part of the paper sets up the basic premise of a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein. The second part is a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein. The final part of the paper is an annotated bibliography.

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"Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was one of the most prolific and important inventors in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th Century. As a scientist Edison was more interested in designing products that would be useful for the average person. This means that Edison is a believer in technology and does not put a lot of stock in theory. As an inventor Edison is also a business man. "

Tags:edison, einstein, science

Abstract
This paper explains that, although there certainly are connections and parallels between different religions and faith structures, the relationship between interfaith dialogue and peace negotiation is hampered by the fact that today most world conflicts are the result of fundamentalist differences and disagreements between religious faiths and worldviews. Next, the author looks at modern religious myth and secularization, the concepts of non-duality, nothingness and attachment and the relationship of sufism, Kabala and the writings of Jung. The paper concludes that the works of Jung and others within the secular world can act as integrators of essential religious views thus accelerating the movement towards world peace.


Table of Contents:
Introduction and Overview
Religious Foundation
Points of Interconnection and Correspondence
The Modern Context: Religious Myth and Secularization
Points of Interconnection and Correspondence
Non-duality, Nothingness and Attachment
Sufism, Kabala and Jung
Conclusion

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"Despite these examples it is equally true that there has been in many sensitive areas of the world a contemporary 'hardening' of views and attitudes between different faiths, a fact that is often culturally driven. There are intense differences in dogma and ideologically that are endlessly debated and which hamper the true understanding and interconnections between religious faiths. One example is the difference between Buddhism and Catholicism with regard to certain central religious concepts; for example in a comparison between Theravada Buddhist and Catholic views on the subject of salvation."

Tags:nondualism, truth, transcendence, soteriology, secularization

Abstract
The paper interprets a dialogue between a Confucian and a Christian. It then goes on to discuss the differences between the religions of Confucianism, Christianity and Buddhism - their history and practice. The author ends with a personal comment about his relationship and feelings toward to the religions he discusses in his paper.

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"Some Western scholars have delineated the fundamental difference between Christianity and Confucianism in that "Confucianism is very much a religion for the purposes of the Chinese," in other words located in the Chinese sense of social order. (Hoad, 2005) However, Christianity began as a nationalistic tradition, a splinter radical group that broke away from the Pharisees and Sadducees of Israel. Christ's reference to the commandments would make no sense to an audience unfamiliar with the religious tradition of Israel. Also, although Christianity may now exist as a theistic rather than a humanistic religion like Confucianism, that is a religion focused on the relationship between God and humans, rather than human interrelationships, Christ explicitly sets out a code of conduct for individuals to obey, and an ideal to uphold in terms of personal piety that is in relation to others as well as to the Father."

Tags:religion, ideology, theology

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The writer of this paper contends and explains why the 'soul' is the inner part of us, while at the same time the 'body' is our outer part, as portrayed in Marvell's poem. The soul suffers from the effects of being influenced by external factors and the social and moral decline which Marvell identifies as the 'disease' that plagues the body. The body's lamentation is actually a series of complaints against the soul's obvious reference to the individual's conscience and morality. This paper discusses the manner in which Marvell addresses the issue of duality in people. This paper examines the main focus of the poem, which is about the social and moral disease, wherein blindness, deafness and torture of the inner self were the consequences brought about by the individual's exposure to the social and moral decline of human society.

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"This passage provided an enlightening insight between the Body and Soul's relationship. By identifying the Soul as 'tyrannical,' Marvell laid bare the fact that morality and conscience, which the Soul represents, bring difficulty and complexity to the lives of humans. The Body's lamentation argued the fact that humanity would be better off without these restrictive standards of morality, which only bring about prejudice, discrimination, and conflict among people, in the same way that Body and Soul experienced conflict within the individual. What Marvell had presented in the poem was a 'glimpse' into the nature of the Body and Soul as he interpreted it from his experience."

Tags:poetry, literature, analysis, perception

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The Buddhist-Christian dialogue can be regarded as a more than academic and institutional exercise, on account of more than a century of interaction between Buddhists and Christians throughout the once colonized world. Buddhism and Christianity have shared the tendency to make their founders more symbolic indicators of faith and practice. Moreover, as this paper also argues, the Buddhist-Christian dialogue has been aided by several points of convergence, including their shared feature of concentration upon a founder-mystic, in the language of the post-industrial world -- an 'icon' -- in the form of an historical person whose symbolism transcends many levels and inspirations. 14 pgs. 27 f/c. 10b.

Tags:buddhist, christian, dialogue

Abstract
This paper commences by explaining the underlying foundations on which the concept of liberal egalitarianism is based, especially as outlined by John Rawls. Next, the author evaluates various arguments that are tendered in both support and condemnation of this theoretical approach. The paper concludes that the concept of liberal egalitarianism does not account for the various facets contained within multiculturalism; therefore, attempting to theorize multiculturalism by using liberal egalitarian theory has little value.

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"As such, Rawls' conception of social and political functions draws a distinct difference between society in the political sense, and wider background culture. Thus, provided that political culture ensures the liberty of all in terms of its institutional structure, then all individuals will enjoy the same level of freedom and equality regardless of their own personal cultural background.. Moreover, Rawls determines that it is simply not possible for individuals to enjoy this level of freedom and equality in the face of different and competing cultural pressures which impact upon the political sphere."

Tags:commentators, dilemma, individualism, tenets, cultures

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This paper captures snippets of dialogue that transpired between a nurse and a terminal patient, relating to palliative care. Following the dialogue is a detailed critique based on communication issues and insights into care based on current nursing research and available literature. The paper also provides personal reflections on the conversation as are suggestions on how the situation(s) could have been improved upon.

Tags:palliative, terminal, communication

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This paper relates that, with the second wave of feminism, women were tired of being told that they were psychologically deficient because they were women, which led to the founding of a new therapy practice called feminist therapy, a specific branch related to feminist practices. The author points out that, based on many original psychological theories and techniques, feminist therapy seeks to empower women to change negative coping strategies and symptoms into effective ways to counter patriarchy and other forms of societal oppression. The paper relates that, in the feminist therapeutic relationship, the key is to have an open dialogue and engagement between the client and therapist as well as seeking to reduce power imbalances to improve the quality of the therapeutic relationship.

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"Symptoms are viewed as a way to cope with the pain associated with living in an oppressive society. Feminist counselors believe that symptoms result as the ways the clients know how to cope with life stressors caused by patriarchal systems and believe that "symptoms may emerge as a consequence of coping with conflicting nontraditional and traditional demands of multiple roles" or that "symptoms often reflect influence strategies that were taught or modeled by others in the environment.""

Tags:inferior patriarchal, counseling relationship, dialogue egalitarian