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Deconstruction and "Church Going", 2004.
An overview of deconstructionalist literary theory followed by a corresponding analysis of Philip Larkin's poem "Church Going"
2,810 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper examines Philip Larkin's poem "Church Going" from a deconstructionalist perspective. It also looks at how deconstruction is, a mode of literary criticism and how first advocated by Jacques Derrida, this literary theory has spread like wildfire throughout Western humanities departments. It begins with an overview of deconstructionalist theory, followed by a brief history of "The Movement" (the group to which Larkin was classified) and concludes with an extensive analysis of the poem.
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"This poem is indicative of both Larkin and the poetry group categorized as ?The Movement? to which Larkin, albeit reluctantly, was assigned. Following World War II in Britain, there was a general sense of disillusionment that accompanied imperial decline. In its wake, a group of lower-middle-class white poets emerged that have since been labeled ?The Movement.? This group consisted of such poets as Kingsley Amis, Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Larkin, Donald Davie, Thom Gunn, Robert Conquest, John Halloway, and John Wain, among many disputed others. The poetry from these individuals tends to reflect everyday life, with a (at the time) newfound emphasis on clarity, democratic values, religious decline and intellectual detachment."
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Using the Church to Reevaluate Gender Roles, 2000.
A look at how deconstructing church ideologies and traditions allows us to reexamine patriarchy and its impacts on society.
3,337 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 11 sources, $ 95.95
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"Feminism, Patriarchy, and Homosexuality are all words thrown about today. However, they are all relevant when looking at the effects liberation theology can have on each of these. The feminist critique of patriarchy has been one of the most prevalent in our society; however, many people overlook the other victims of patriarchy?homosexuals. This minority has largely been neglected by mainstream society; the only movements for equal rights for gays and lesbians are surrounded by controversy. However, with the deconstruction of patriarchy and reevaluation of marriage, the homosexual community can gain legitimacy within society. By exploring the role patriarchy plays in gender relations, specifically in same sex relationships, the effects of marriage as a social construct on our society, and the effects that the deconstruction of our patriarchal mindsets has on the homosexual community and on marriage traditions we can truly evaluate and change the situation for homosexuals in our community."
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Deconstruction of Business Ethics, 2006.
This paper discusses the deconstruction of business ethics to enhance morality and justice.
2,730 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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This paper explains that, because they are finding that it makes good business sense, corporations of today, regardless of size, have transcended their traditional functions from merely being an economic configuration to become both a political and social unit as well. The author points out that deconstruction theory is useful for raising issues of justice, responsibility and fair treatment in business and management because it (1) questions the boundaries that determine who is the proper subjects of justice or to whom justice is owed, (2) demands responsibility without limits, (3) requires addressing the "Other" in the language of that "Other" and (4) is opposed to all forms of totalitarianism. The paper applies the theories of deconstruction and reconstruction to a variety of sexual political issues, such as pregnant employees and childcare, as applied to a wide range of policies within the management of the organization and their relationship to government intervention.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Organization Theory
Deconstruction
Gendered Characterization
Reconstruction
Government Intervention
Conclusion
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"This is where deconstruction comes in. The word "deconstruction" was first popularized by French philosopher Jacques Derrida. It denotes undoing something that has been constructed in perfect order but gradually loses its desirability because of time and circumstance. It is not the same as reconstruction, which means building an entirely new structure or fortifying the old. In the present-day point of view, deconstruction is the key by which to change the perceptions and attitudes of business management that often impinge on the interest and long-term welfare of individuals."
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Challenging Pedagogy with Deconstruction, 2005.
This paper challenges the traditional language pedagogy with deconstruction.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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In this article, the writer points out that traditional teaching of language has students vainly searching for the "point" of the story, the meaning, the theme, the plot. The writer maintains that such tactics are ultimately reductive and do not foster critical thinking among students. Further, the writer discusses that in order to challenge students to become more aware of the intricacies of language and become better readers and writers, educators must challenge them to approach language from a more deconstructive position.
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"When confronted with possibility of incorporating deconstruction into pedagogical discussions, it is almost possible to hear a host of teachers everywhere shudder in a mix of disapproval and disgust. Traditional language pedagogy has not been especially forgiving of deconstructive methods, especially on levels other than the university. Nevertheless, it is at the earlier stage that deconstruction can be the most useful in language education. At its heart, deconstruction demonstrates the feeling of the inescapable and the suspicion of language."
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Neoclassicism and Deconstruction, 2001.
2,962 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 11 sources, $ 87.95
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This paper compares two very different literary theories, neoclassicism and deconstruction and shows that their underlying worldviews are at odds with each other. The opening paragraph states that the writer will try to determine which theory is more useful in the study of literature. The two methods are then described in detail, with quotes from their main apologists, Alexander Pope (neoclassicism) and Jacques Derrida (deconstruction). Deconstruction, a theory that many find hard to understand, is particularly well summarized. After thoroughly presenting the basics of both theories, they are applied to two works of literature ? "Frankenstein", by Mary Shelley and "Psalm 19" in the Bible. The author concludes that while some aspects of deconstruction can be enlightening, the neoclassic theory is much better for analyzing literature.
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"Getting A Church Started" ( Elmer Towns ) and "Unleashing The Church" ( Frank Tillapaugh ), 1995.
Compares authors' practical and spiritual plans for starting and operating a Christian church.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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"Elmer Towns, in Getting a Church Started, and Frank Tillapaugh, in Unleashing the Church, present their ideas for starting and expanding a church. Towns is concerned with the initial planting of the church and his book gives a step by step plan to begin a new church. Tillapaugh took an established church and expanded it until it scarcely resembled the church with which he had begun. Tillapaugh does not talk about planting churches except in response to Bear Valley Baptist Churches' need to split in order to remain in their present facilities.
Both men agree that the purpose of the church is given in the Great Commission, which is repeated in several places in the Bible. Tillapaugh interprets Acts 1:8 as a commission to serve and meet the needs in your home congregation's area first then consider going out in the mission field or planting another ..."
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Clarissa Dalloway: Deconstruction of the Feminine Ideal, 2001.
This essay analyzes Virginia Woolf's, Mrs. Dalloway, and women's roles in it.
2,365 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This essay examines the ideological roles of women in society. Clarissa Dalloway?s unhappiness in marriage reflects defiance in the social ideal. Clarissa?s marriage to Richard Dalloway is an action, which supposedly, should make her feel complete. Instead, marriage contributes to her sense of non-being. Clarissa's internal and external state of being is analysed in the first section of the essay. This section looks at Woolf's narrative technique. Woolf uses juxtaposition of male, female; internal, external thought to highlight Clarissa's inability to act upon desire. The second topic of analysis in the essay is Clarissa's loss of identity. Clarissa becomes "Mrs.Dalloway" and defines herself by her new title. She plays the role that is expected in her social group. Though she works hard to maintain the perfect image she is not truly happy with her life. The third part of the essay examines Clarissa's interest in alternative lifestyles as a result of her unhappiness. Clarissa dreams about achieving goals that are unheard of for women of the time. She thinks about alternative relationships with both men and women. Though to weak to act upon such thoughts, Clarissa expresses defiance through her desire. Clarissa?s internal resistance is intimately connected to the ideology of her social system.
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"In Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf, the actions, thoughts and experiences of Clarissa Dalloway reflect the pressures on women to play ideological roles in society. Clarissa is an upper class mother, wife and hostess, whose thoughts and desires challenge her domestic role. She is not happy, yet she chooses to maintain the illusion of happiness in her life as a means of survival in a society that shuns independent women. Woolf?s narrative serves to deconstruct the politics of gender and masculine privilege through Clarissa?s internal discontent. Clarissa Dalloway is externally controlled by the dominant systems of belief in her high-class society. Clarissa?s internal resistance to social order is apparent in her state of division, loss of identity, and interest in alternative lifestyles. Through the social interactions and thoughts of Clarissa Dalloway, the ideological and the internal are intimately connected."
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A Deconstruction of Shell's Representation of the Ogoni Issue, 2001.
A critical reading of Shell's Nigeria website and an examination of the reality behind their attempt at corporate 'green-washing'.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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The author of this paper argues that Shell's website on the Ogoni Issue presents a picture of an innocent corporation that has been unfairly targeted in an internal political battle in the country it happens to have oil operations in, and stresses that it cannot interfere in the domestic politics of Nigeria. The paper shows how, as has been demonstrated repeatedly over the last several decades, Shell has not only been complicit in human rights violations by various Nigerian military regimes, but has actually encouraged them when they benefited their operations. Far from being an innocent bystander, Shell is embedded in and benefited by the human rights violations in Nigeria. The author surmises that in reality, Shell's website is little more than corporate 'green-washing' in a battle in which media representations are often as salient as political and economic truths.
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"The effects of the 40 year involvement of Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria is an extremely complex issue, involving the intersection of many economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural concerns. Ogoniland, a 404 square mile patch of land in the fertile Niger River Delta that is home to over 500,000 Ogoni people, has been the site of the extraction of over $30 billion in oil by the Royal Dutch/Shell Company since the 1950s (Barikor-Wiwa, Cayford). Although comprising less than 1% of the population of the Niger Delta, the Ogoni have been amazingly effective in bringing international attention to both the environmental degradation caused by Shell's oil operations and Shell's complicity in and possible direct support of the human rights violations of the military regime which has until recently controlled the government of Nigeria."
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Two Christian Churches, 2008.
This paper compares the Church of Christ Church and the Assembly of God Church (AOG).
2,695 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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This paper examines the philosophical foundations, the biblical and doctrinal emphases, historical developments, and the attitudes and teachings suffusing the Church of Christ Church and the Assembly of God Church (AOG). The author points out that, while the two churches are substantially the same, there appears to be at least one significant doctrinal difference between them. The paper relates that the AOG seems to have a measure of theological and doctrinal confidence that bodes well for its future; whereas, the history of the Church of Christ suggests latent factionalism and less willingness to "proselytize" the masses. The author concludes that, ultimately, a case can be made that this position makes the Church of Christ weaker than its AOG counterpart.
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"Briefly, it is vital to review the attitudes and teachings of the two churches. The Church of Christ takes the position that the Bible is infallible, that the Immaculate Reception really did occur, that there is no such thing as predestination (individuals determine their own salvation), that baptism is only rightly done if done via immersion, that only God should hear prayers (there is no confession as there is in the Roman Catholic Church, in other words), and that there is no such thing as purgatory."
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Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church, 2002.
An examination of the phenomena of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church and a discussion of the Church's response.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper looks at the increased reports of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The writer points out that only recently has the Church needed to answer for itself and take a stand due to the high level of reported cases. An examination of the Church's response is given which follows criticism of their reaction.
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"The Catholic Church has been rocked recently by allegations of sexual abuses?especially against children. The problem is not isolated but all pervading. The cases of child, sexual abuses are about the same percentage as the general population. Most of the cases are not, in the strictest sense pedophilic?sex with pre-pubescent children, but ephebophilia?abuse of adolescent children. In a comprehensive study of 2,252 priests for 30 years, only one case of pedophilia was found. It involved a priest with two six year-old nieces. Between 5 and 10 percent of priests were pederasts (ephebophiles). (Jenkins, 1996)"
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The Rise and Fall of the Church in Western Civilization, 2002.
This paper discusses the rise and fall of the early church in Western Civilization and asks the question: ?Could the break up of the church have been prevented??
805 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper points out that the same factors that brought people to the early church also brought about the Reformation . The author states that as science developed, the church began to fall apart. The author concludes that it is unlikely that the breakup of the church could have been prevented.
Table of Contents
Key Points to the Church
Combination of Church and State
The Fall of the Church
More Technology, More Choices
The Church Would have Fallen Sometime
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"Early Christianity taught that history was important because there were spiritual value placed on the past. Classical humanism did not believe this way, it placed value on being able to reason and put one?s talents to use. However, individuals did start churches and worked in these churches by using the talents they had. "
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The United Methodist Church - Inside Religion, 2006.
An overview of the origins of the United Methodist Church from its origins until 1980 and a discussion of the Church's future.
1,797 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The writer explains that John Wesley and his brother, Charles, founded the movement as an alternative to the English Anglican Church. The paper shows how the Methodist Episcopal Church began its migration to the Colonies in approximately 1772, and how the Church began to take on radical changes from the doctrines of Wesleyan Methodism. Included in these changes was the renaming of the church to The United Methodist Church. In summation, in opposition to the original doctrine of the Church regarding centralized functioning, the paper shows that the majority of attendees feel that decisions made in the local church will be more effective.
Table of Contents:
Thesis Statement
The Movement in the Colonies and Westward
Organizing of the United Methodists
The Future of the United Methodist Church
Bibliography
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"At the same time as the Southern migration is occurring the Methodist movement is also moving Northward across the Ohio River, and into Indiana. This migration is taking place within a period a full fifteen years before Indiana becomes a State and creates for the Methodist Episcopal Church many contentious issues concerning the governance of the Church and its mission at this point in History. For example, with a Church population spreading so rapidly and far flung, how does the Methodist Episcopal Church provide "ministers," for their large and now scattered flock?
"Indiana ironically enough and to the displeasure of John and Charles Wesley becomes the center for control of the Church and from this organization of power comes the new organization known as the United Methodist Church. For American Methodism theology, doctrine, leadership, organization and worship models come directly from John Wesley's movement of the eighteenth century England. However, Wesley's appeal is to English Anglicans whose relationship to their church had been decidedly "luke-warm," and is lacking in the drive for a personal God-man relationship. It is the desire for a personal God-man relationship that the persons in the frontier of the rapidly expanding United States want most to aid and comfort them in the endurance of the hardships they face."
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"Blessed Children": The Future of the Unification Church, 2004.
An examination of the second generation of the Unification Church ("Moonies") from a post-Cold War perspective.
10,838 words (approx. 43.4 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 215.95
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This paper examines the second generation of the Unification Church as an American subculture following the Cold War. It begins by describing the background and biases of the researcher, then goes into an overview of the Church's religious beliefs and culture. Then, the paper examines the role of second generation Unificationists, or "Blessed Children," as they are known within the Church. Blessed Children are crucial to the Church's survival, so the writer examines their position in the Church from the perspective of the Church, from the perspective of parents, and from the perspective of the Blessed Children themselves. The paper describes the challenges of being Blessed Children, as well as the problems the Church will face as the second generation comes into power.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Overview of Religious Beliefs
True Father and His Divine Principle
The Blessing
The Spirit World
Holidays and Other Religious Traditions
Chapter 2: The Importance of Blessed Children: The Mission, Should You
Choose to Accept it...
True Parents' Words
The Blessed Children's Blessing - "Who's Going to Take
Responsibility?"
What Will the Future Bring?
Chapter 3: "You have been born with responsibility, whether you like it
or not." - How Blessed Children view their role in the Church
The Blessing, Purity, and the Lineage
"Living for the sake of others"
Problems and the Future of the Unification Church
Chapter 4: Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
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"The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity was founded in South Korea in 1954 by Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Moon was born in 1920 in South Korea, and raised Presbyterian. When he was fifteen years old, Jesus Christ appeared to him in a vision, and told him to finish the work that Jesus had been unable to do. Through this encounter, Moon learned that Jesus was not actually God, and that the Christian concept of the Trinity is in error. It also turns out that Jesus' mission in life was to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth, by marrying a perfect woman and having a perfect family. According to Unificationist belief, Jesus and his wife were to become the Second Adam and Eve, and through their union they would be able to restore the perfect order of creation that was disrupted when the first man and woman fell from God's grace in the Garden of Eden. Unfortunately, due to the Jews' unbelief that he was the Messiah, Jesus was put to death before being able to realize this mission. He was, however, able to offer spiritual salvation for those who believed in him - i.e. Christians. Physical salvation would be impossible until the Third Adam was sent by God to finish what Jesus began. With the perfect marriage of the Third Adam, the Third Adam and his wife will become the "true spiritual parents of all humankind." Members of the Unification Church believe that Rev. Moon and his wife are the long-awaited Third Adam and Eve, and thus refer to them as True Parents. Members of the first generation of Unificationists are thus True Parents' children; more specifically, they carry the name Jacob's Children. Jacob was a historical figure in the book of Genesis, a book whose history forms the foundation for much of Unificationist teachings."
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Gothic Churches, 2002.
An essay comparing two Gothic churches in Italy, the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and the Church of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence.
1,572 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper examines two particular Gothic churches ? Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and the Church of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence. Each church is examined for the combination of specific historical forces and styles, the building materials and techniques available to those who constructed them. It also looks at emblems that were used as meaningful symbols and the ways in which Gothic churches connect people to the divine within the Catholic Church in a way that helped people to transcend their daily lives.
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"The church of Santa Maria Maggiore is no exception, for it is combination of specific historical forces and styles, the building materials and techniques available to those who constructed it and emblems that have been used as meaningful symbols of the ways in which churches connect people to the divine within the Catholic Church, as Kulterman (p. 12) argues."
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Planting a Church, 2002.
The theology for and the process of planting a new church.
2,272 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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Many years ago, America was known as a Christian nation. The paper argues, however, that in modern society, America is in a religious era in which individuals create their own belief and value systems instead of listening to God's teachings. The amount of churchgoers in America today is rapidly decreasing as churches fail and close every day. This paper examines the process of church planting whereby new churches are built and established churches that need to be helped are revitalized. The paper looks at church planting strategies, steps involved in church planting and the move of the baby-boomer generation away from the church movement.
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"Church planters should give converts small tasks to do, preparing them and training them to function in the new church and develop their spiritual gifts. The process grows as they are entrusted with greater responsibility. Training becomes more extensive as they continue to grow and possibly even take leadership roles. Next, the church planter should prepare to publicly launch the church. Signs, maps, order of service, special events specifications, sign up cards, and more must all be prepared before the launching date."
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