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Augustine's Understanding of the "City of God and the City of Man", 2002.
Examines the influence of Saint Augustine on Western religious thought and analyzes his text "City of God".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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Saint Augustine presented the idea that faith and understanding (in the broad and narrow senses) go hand in hand. Because of this, his teachings were that to understand life, one must have faith, and to have faith, one must pursue an understanding of life. Augustine has proved to be one of the most influential thinkers in European and western history. While still a teenager, Augustine converted, became a priest, then the leader of the Church in North Africa, and, before he became Bishop and his writing career was virtually choked off, Augustine was a prolific producer of scriptural scholarly works. The "City of God", which was written between the years 413 and 426, was Augustine's response to the criticism leveled at Christianity by the pagans after they had sacked Rome in 410. This work represents Augustine's most significant contribution to Western religious thought and, like many personalized texts, takes on the Aristotelian method of posing questions to the self in an argumentative fashion and systematically refuting and explaining away each.
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"City of God", 2005.
An analysis of St. Augustine's "City of God".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper reviews and critiques the relevance of St. Augustine's "City of God." The paper attempts to answer whether the text is relevant to contemporary academic discussion. The paper looks at the historical context of the text and then asks whether Augustine's 5th century political views resonate with contemporary social science.
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An Examination of St Augustine's Theory of Man, 2006.
An in-depth study of the philosophies behind St Augustine's theory of man.
2,219 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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In this study the author highlights all of the thinking and opinions surrounding St Augustine's theory of man.The paper centers on the ultimate question what is evil and where does it come from? The author then elaborates on this philosophy and quotes many works, political and religious that portray different viewpoints.The paper concludes with an examination of St Augustine's self hate and how it is not in keeping with his theories.
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"In his Confessions, Augustine characterizes his early childhood as a sinful time. "I had been extremely miserable in adolescence, miserable from its very onset, and as I prayed to you for the gift of chastity I had even pleaded, "Grant me chastity, but not yet." I was afraid that you might hear me immediately and heal me forthwith of the morbid lust which I was...anxious to satisfy." It seems that every one of his body's desires brought him nothing but self-loathing and shame."
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"Gods of the City", 2004.
A review of the book, "Gods of the City", by Robert Orsi.
1,629 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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This essay provides a discussion of the book, "Gods of the City: Religion and the American Urban Landscape", a collection of essays that centers on religions of the world assimilated within the American society. The analysis centers on the theme of religion and the urban landscape in contemporary American society. The paper focuses on four different sections of the book, discussing how physical and social spaces influence an individual and society?s development of meaning of the social realities in the context of religion.
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"The first chapter of the book is comprised of essays that discuss the theme of formation of self-identity of the individual in the society through religion. This self-identity is shaped from meanings constructed by the individual, as s/he understands a social experience generated from a religious activity. Orsi provides an interesting case study of this phenomenon in the essay, ?Migration as the Loss of Home,? where social assimilation is synonymous with physical assimilation, or an individual?s adaptation to a new environment."
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Augustine's Search for God in "Confessions", 2004.
Reflection upon St. Augustine's search for God in his life only to realize that God was working through Augustine's daily experiences.
933 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper shows how, in his "Confessions", Augustine reflects back on his life, particularly his memories of Monica, his mother and Adeodatus, his son, and interprets their meanings as God working through daily intervention to change the way Augustine thinks and feels.
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"The Confessions is St. Augustine's reflection back on his life, and his search for God during it. He chronicles his experiences from birth until the present time, and explains the deeper meaning that he now sees in each one. Through his reflection, his is able to deeper understand the ways in which God works, and is able to unite with God in spirit. It is through this deeper understanding that in the time he was searching for God in earthly ideas and objects, God was within him all along. Augustine did not find God while searching for him, God revealed himself to Augustine through Augustine's personal history and experience."
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The Port Cities of New York City & Dublin, 2001.
This paper compares two large urban port cities: Dublin and New York City.
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper illustrates the issues of large urban port cities as seen in Dublin and New York City. The paper provides an in-depth history of each city and compares the social issues of the urban environment, ethnic diversity, poverty and crime.
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"New York City is generally considered the doorway to America. It is the largest city in the nation, seven million strong, and a main hub of financial activity. This is probably the most racially and ethnically diverse of the large American cities, the epitome of the melting pot. A third of the population is of African descent, fifteen percent are Jewish, twelve percent Hispanic. Other ethnic populations have a vocal presence, including the Irish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Indian, and other Asians. If one city has represent urban America over the last 200 years, it would be the harbor city of New York, New York.
" Across the Atlantic ocean lies another city, a little farther from the ocean, though not much. It is the ?fair city? of Dublin, that capitol of the Republic of Ireland. This is a fairly heterogeneous city, for it is the center of 4,000 year old struggle for cultural sanctity and independence. The vast majority of the citizens are Irish or British nationals, Christian and white. Most are Roman Catholic, and the largest ?minority? are the British Protestants. One fourth of the citizens of Ireland, approximately 900,000 souls all told, now live in Dublin and its suburbs, and its name is becoming synonymous with Irish culture and tradition."
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"City Of Dreadful Delight" ( Judith Walkowitz ) and "City Of Eros" ( Timothy Gilfoyle ), 1999.
Compares this works on prostitution in 19th Century London and New York City.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 119.95
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"This research will examine two books that deal with issues relating to the phenomenon of prostitution in 19th-century London and New York City, City of Dreadful Delight by Judith R. Walkowitz, and City of Eros by Timothy J. Gilfoyle, respectively. The research will set forth the general pattern of ideas in each of the works and discuss in detail the similarities and differences in the methods and narratives of social history that each book uses to give an account of the culture, physical environment, and personalities informing the shape that sexual praxis in general and prostitution in particular took in the centers of the English-speaking world during the period.
The differences between City of Dreadful Delight and City of Eros are not confined to the fact that the former deals with London prostitution in the late Victorian era and City of Eros deals..."
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City Shoes: The Horseshoe Game for City Kids, 2002.
Presents a marketing plan to produce and market a lawn game for children, based on traditional horseshoes.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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City Shoes(tm) is a lawn game based on traditional horseshoes that employs large rubber washers instead of metal horseshoes. It is lightweight, portable, durable and safe. The marketing plan includes a SWOT analysis, marketing strategies directed at sporting goods stores and lawn and garden shops and processes for control and analysis of the plan.
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Augustine's Philosophy, 2002.
A look at Augustine's philosophy as expressed in "The City of God".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This three-page undergraduate paper examines Augustine's philosophy as expressed in The City of God. The author explains Augustine's views on pagan motivations, the limits of pagan philosophy, the duties of Christians in the earthly city, and other related issues.
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Augustine and Machiavelli, 2005.
This paper examines how Augustine and Machiavelli understand morality and religion in relation to politics.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses that it is rather unusual to compare Machiavelli and Augustine, as they are regarded as utterly different theorists. Augustine's reputation is that of a saintly figure, a man who in many ways molded Christian doctrine. On the other hand, most people have very negative associations with Machiavelli, who is seen as advocating political opportunism. The paper shows that their understanding of the relationship between morality and religion, on the one hand and politics on the other hand, were just as different as we might expect.
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Augustine's Politics, 1999.
Examines political theory of medieval Christian philosopher. Looks at issues of Neoplatonist idealism, City of God, the state, justice, law, faith & reason.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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The purpose of this research is to examine the Augustinian state. The paper describes the historical and cultural context in which Augustine's formulation of political structure emerged, and then to discuss this formulation as a framework for governance in general.
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the Augustinian state. The plan of the research will be to describe the historical and cultural context in which Augustine's formulation of political structure emerged, and then to discuss this formulation as a framework for governance in general and the ability of a state to meet the standards of justice in particular.
In the background of the formulation of the Augustinian state is Fremantle's characterization of the medieval philosophical period as an age of belief. The religious frame of reference dominated the Middle Ages and even continued into the Renaissance and into humanism. Augustine's philosophy in general provides an introduction to the intellectual history of Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire, from Augustine to Ockham."
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Two ?Saints?: Dorothy Day and St. Augustine, 2002.
This paper discusses the commitment to God of St. Augustine and Catholic Worker Movement leader Dorothy Day as presented in the books "The Confessions of St. Augustine" translated by John K. Ryan and "Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion" by Robert Coles.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains that Catholic Worker Movement leader Dorothy Day and St. Augustine may be separated by years, but they are brother and sister in their joy and passion for life, for God, and for serving their Lord to the best of their abilities. The paper relates that Day question God throughout her life but found the answers in her work, in her strong commitment, and her relationship with God. The author believes that while Dorothy Day has not been raised to sainthood by the Church, she is certainly a saint in her own right and deserves a place beside St. Augustine.
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"By sharing their writings and really their souls with their readers, both Day and St. Augustine not only show their beliefs ? they are actually perpetuating them. Those who read their stories cannot help but be touched by these devout people and the path they chose to worship and share their worship. They are more than believers; they are doers, for they dedicated their lives to following the path of God, and leading others down that path to joy and salvation. One of the things that really stand out in their wittings is their passion and commitment to what they are doing, and their passion and commitment in life. As they share their joy with others, they not only transform others' lives, they transform their own, and that is one of the things that helps their stories ring so true, and become so influential in the eyes of readers."
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The Homeless Problem in New York City, 2004.
This paper discusses that New York City is a city with a staggering homeless population, a problem that has persisted throughout the city?s history.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper reports that, in 2004, New York City set a record when the number of homeless New Yorkers residing in shelters reached the highest point in the city?s history. The author points out that 90 percent of homeless New Yorkers are black or Latino, even though only 53 percent of New York City?s total population is black or Latino; moreover, over 60 percent of homeless families previously lived in four of New York City?s poorest neighborhoods, and over half of the homeless mothers have a history of domestic violence. This paper concludes that it will take years of dedication and focus for New York City to ease the problem of homelessness by creating not only adequate permanent housing for the homeless, which actually will cost less than the present shelter and other emergency care programs, but also available services for those suffering from mental illness and substance abuse.
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"According to the Coalition for the Homeless, in the month of August 2004, some 36,400 homeless men, women, and children were sleeping each night in the New York City shelter system, including 15,300 children, 12,700 adult family members, and 8,400 single adults, with many thousands more sleeping on city streets, park benches, and subway trains. New York City?s homeless shelter population has increased by 73 percent since 1998, from 21,000 to the current 36,400. The past six years has seen the number of homeless families sleeping in New York City shelters and welfare hotels increase by 99 percent, from 4,429 families in January 1998 to 8,726 families in August 2004. Moreover, the average stay for homeless families in the municipal shelter system has almost doubled over the past decade, from six months in 1992, to nearly twelve months today."
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St. Augustine's Problem of Evil, 2002.
A discussion of St. Augustine's theory of evil and why evil exists if God does.
1,848 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines St. Augustine's doctrine on evil. St. Augustine believed that God made a perfect world, but that God?s creatures turned away from God of their own free will, through different types of falls, and that is how evil originated in the world. It shows how Augustine?s approach to a solution to the problem of evil has three main parts: The author explains how Augustine assumes that evil is a privation and cannot be properly said to exist at all, he argues that the apparent imperfection of any part of creation disappears in light of the perfection of the whole and he argues that moral evil, together with that suffering which is created as punishment for sin, originates in the free nature of the will of all creatures. According to Augustine, God has allowed evil to exist in the world because it does not conflict with His goodness. He did not create evil but is also not a victim of it. He simply allows it to exist.
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"In Augustine?s study of the problem of evil, he argues that there are a variety of things that are good. Without this variety, he says, there can be a greater good ness of things as a whole than there would be if this variety did not exist. Augustine also argues that evil is not completely real in itself. Instead, it is dependent on something more real, like disease, which is a form of evil. He points out that disease can only exist in a body, which is a form of good. Therefore, Augustine says, God, who is the source of everything that exists, is not in contest with a positive being or a counterpart that is evil."
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St. Augustine's Analysis of Time, 2006.
An analysis of St. Augustine's view of the concept of time, as expressed in his "Confessions".
1,119 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The paper analyzes how St. Augustine viewed time. The paper demonstrates that Augustine, seeing God as outside of (and having created) time, and man living constrained by it, views time as a way of defining man's relationship to God. The paper presents Augustine's three forms of time and shows how they relate to the question of predestination and free will. The paper concludes that Augustine's investigation into time was not for the sake of studying the topic of time itself, but rather for the sake of learning to fulfill God's will.
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"What Augustine seems to be so perplexed about is to decipher exactly what the present is, and how it is so fleeting as to be past in a fleeting moment, and what is then to become the present was the future only a moment ago. This is not a semantic argument. It is one of Augustine coming to grips with the problems of where Man has his place in the world. Being created by God is not sufficient. He has a role to play, and the time to do so. But, what of the past? In other words, what of the deeds and actions Man has already done? And, how will the past affect the future? The future, after all, is where eternity will be spent, and God's eternity is a promise held out by a sin-free loving Christian life. So, what does time really matter? How does the difference between the past and the future coalesce, somehow, in a present that hardly exists?"
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