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?A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body?, 2006.
This paper examines the conflict between the 'outer' and 'inner' self as depicted in "A Dialogue Between the Soul and Body," written by English poet Andrew Marvell.
797 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 28.95
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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."
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The Body as Material Subjectivity, 2003.
A discussion on the importance of the ?body? in anthropological theory as both a metaphor and the material locus of subjectivity.
4,483 words (approx. 17.9 pages), 58 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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This paper examines the significance of the body in anthropological thought and further argues that the body is the material locus of subjectivity. In order to build this hypothesis, it critically reviews the work of three key thinkers Merleau-Ponty (1964), Bourdieu (1984, 1990), and Taussig (1980, 1986, 1993). It also argues, together with Csordas (1990), for the possibility of a productive dialogic relationship between the preobjective and a conception of representation that includes a consideration of habitus.
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"Bourdieu (1990: 71-72) notes that the body takes metaphor seriously. By this Bourdieu implies that we live our lives through actions structured in time and space. Moreover, the material world that surrounds us is one in which we use our living bodies to give substance to the social distinctions and differences that underpin social relationships and symbolic systems. In the context of anthropological theory, Bourdieu?s sentence takes on another meaning. The body has inherited a Cartesian dichotomy between the thinking mind and the mechanic body that means the metaphors ascribed to it did not give any agency to the body. The body takes this very seriously because, as Foucault (1979) shows, the body became a site of bio-political struggle."
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Dramatic Dialogue Between Edison and Einstein, 2006.
A three part review of a dramatic dialogue between Edison and Einstein.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 8 sources, $ 53.95
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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. "
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Religious Dialogue--Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, 2006.
An interpretation of a dialogue between a Confucian and a Christian.
1,568 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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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."
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Dialogue in the Classroom., 2002.
A study on the importance of dialogue in the classroom.
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An outline of the implication of dialogue teaching in a class room with reference to Paulo Freire's "The Banking concept of Education".
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The Buddhist-Christian Dialogue, 2002.
Examines the similarities of Buddhism and Christianity that resulted from over a century of interaction between the two religions.
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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.
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A Nurse's Dialogue, 2005.
This paper reports and examines a conversation between a nurse and a terminal patient.
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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.
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Dialogue and Character in Roddy Doyle's "The Dinner", 2006.
A review of the short story "The Dinner" by Roddy Doyle.
1,185 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the primarily dialogue-driven style of writing that Irish novelist and dramatist, Roddy Doyle uses in the short story "The Dinner". The paper explains that Doyle chooses to create and develop his characters, contrasting some (like Larry and Ben) and assimilating others (like Stephanie and her sisters) primarily through dialogue rather than through narration, description, action, or conflict. The paper points out that by giving some of them distinct voices and giving others similar voices, Doyle effectively and humorously emphasizes and aggravates the primary conflict at hand, and clearly expresses his theme, or thesis, about racial prejudice in a way that is resonant and memorable.
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"While Larry displays his ignorance through dialogue with questions such as "What d'yis eat over in Nigeria, Ben?" (308), Ben is given a way of speaking that shows him to be diplomatic: "I have become used to these insults" (308). Moreover, Larry's constant use of contractions and slang also gives him an air of unsophistication: "D'yeh have spuds like them in Nigeria?" (308). Larry is also prone to swearing: "Get up yeh gobshite" (308). Contrastingly, Doyle carefully avoids using contractions, vulgarity or any form of slang when crafting Ben's dialogue. Rather, he chooses to give him a very formal tone: "I will not listen to this profanity. I find it most offensive" (309)."
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Judeo - Christian Dialogue After the Holocaust, 2002.
A discussion on Jewish-Christian relationships after the holocaust through a review of "After Auschwitz" by Richard Rubinstein and "Night" by Elie Wiesel.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This undergraduate level paper discusses the issue of whether or not it is possible to be a Judeo - Christian dialogue given the events that took place during the holocaust. Using selections from "After Auschwitz" by Richard Rubinstein, and "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the paper determines that though Christian complicity did not help the Jewish cause during the Nazi era, the events of the past cannot necessarily dictate the dialogues of the future.
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A Dialogue with Socrates, 2004.
This paper discusses Socrates as an absolutist, who says that truth is the measure of all things; there is but one truth.
1,160 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that Plato sets the standard for what was to be considered as 'justice' in his representation of the way a government should be obeyed and the concept of virtue in the manner to which an individual reacts within the boundaries of justice; however, the circumstances by which Socrates makes his point seems counteractive to the premise of his arguments. The author points out that the paradox of truth, the inability to find truth when the truth is not known, allows Socrates to demonstrate in practical terms what epistemology means; the theory of recollection is his answer to the paradox of truth. The paper concludes that Socrates believes (and seeks to prove in ?The Meno?) that true virtue is a matter of rational principles, and these cannot be merely relative, any more than mathematics can be relative, but his argument is out of place and disjointed.
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"While serving his time before the execution in solitude, Socrates tells of an incident where he was ordered to bring a man to his execution by the oligarchy of the Thirty, which was then in power. He chose, first, not to physically interfere with their wishes but also chose not to obey their orders as he considered them morally wrong (462). By his actions, he seems to be saying that a man must follow his conscience above the rule of the law."
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Smullyan's Incomplete Dialogue, 2002.
Examines the philosophical text of Smullyan and compares its ideas and style to Godel's Incompleteness Theorum.
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In this essay, I will examine Smullyan's work in the explicit context of Godel's Incompleteness Theorem and argue that not only does Smullyan show statements that are intimately linked to some of Godel's notions, but that the overall structure of his work is that of incompleteness thus mirroring Godel's model in a fundamental manner. In addition to this, the important notion of self-reference will be inserted into the argument.
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"The Buddha And The Christ: Explorations In Buddhist And Christian Dialogue", 2002.
Discusses Leo D. Lefebure's book.
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Discusses Leo D. Lefebure's book. The commonalities and differences that exist between Christianity and Buddhism. Author's use of basic stories of the lives of Buddha and Jesus. Miraculous type births; wilderness experience. Different paths of followers of each faith. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path for Buddha. The Sermon on the Mount of Jesus.
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"Introduction
Living in a pluralistic society, surrounded by a diversity of peoples, cultures, and religions is a rich and vibrant experience. In the midst of all the diversity, however, sometimes the exchange between people who have different cultures or religions gets lost, forgotten, or neglected and the experience becomes less rich and vibrant. This is one the most important reasons that there needs be a dialogue between the different religions, so that an understanding is developed as to what religions may have in common, as well as knowing where they differ.
In The Buddha and the Christ: Explorations in Buddhist and Christian Dialogue, Leo D. Lefebure discusses the commonalities, as well as the differences, that exist between Christianity and ..."
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Plato and Aristotle on the Human Soul, 2006.
Compares and contrasts Aristotle's and Plato's arguments about the soul.
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This paper discusses Plato's and Aristotle's views on the human soul. The paper makes the basic argument that both philosophers had different positions on the mind-soul relationship, the characteristics of the soul and the origin of the soul. The only thing they agree on is that souls come from other souls.
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"The human soul has been a common topic of debate for philosophers ever since philosophers have existed. Both Plato and Aristotle theorized about the human soul. In most cases they presented very different arguments on the nature of the human soul. However, there are also a few similarities between their arguments. This essay will look at the arguments that both Plato and Aristotle made about the human soul. The three areas in which these philosophers differ are in terms of the relationship between the body and the soul, the nature of the soul and the ultimate origin of the soul."
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Personal Identity and the Soul, 2008.
An overview of two different concepts of the soul as determinants of personal identity.
1,729 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper explores two possible ways of reaching the concept of the soul as a constituent or determiner of personal identity; a) as a result of empirical evidence, and b) as an assumption on which a theory of personal identity can be built. Both pose problems for the soul criterion of personal identity. Firstly, the paper argues that a posteriori concept of the soul is invariably tied to psycho-physical continuity, making the soul useless in determining identity beyond the scope of psychological and physical analyses of personal identity over time. Secondly, the paper suggests that an a priori definition of the soul constitutes ad hoc for the personal identity problem. Finally, the paper assesses whether a sensible view of the soul might be reached through the theory of subjective or "flexible" survival and the use of faith rather than logic.
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A Posteriori Soul
A Priori Soul
Desire and the Unobservable
Conclusions
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"The position against unobservability can be found through faith. Theists could make the claim that even though God cannot be observed through the senses, we can be aware of its existence and perhaps even its nature. Why, then, should we be oblivious to the nature of the soul, if it seems to have similar properties? This could be explained in terms of a "sixth sense", a kind of "soul detector". The claim of being able to perceive "auras" or "spirits" are not uncommon, albeit usually discredited. A case could be put forward in which "faith" is the inherent quality that human beings have to observe or experience otherwise unobservable things. This view, however, leans towards ad hoc. Nonetheless, the claim that belief in the soul criterion, as is the case with the belief in God, is a matter of faith and not of logic is widely held, particularly by religious people."
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Dialogues for Nurses, 2006.
A discussion of strategies that can be used for effective dialogue between nurses and their patients.
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This paper critiques three dialogues between a nurse and a patient. The paper suggests strategies that can be used by nurses in order to facilitate positive, knowledgeable and informative dialogues with their patients and the patient's family members. The paper suggests that the goal of the dialogue is essentially the same for all patients, that being health and improved well-being and it goes on to analyze how those goals can be achieved.
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"Analysis of Three Dialogues Introduction Engaging in dialogues with a patient is not a simple matter. Dialogues require knowledge of related theory and continued practice. First of all, all dialogues have a goal which is basically the same for every patient. Overall, the goal is health and the improved well-being of the patient. As Spee (2001, p. 20) states, "Nurses initiate discussions to clarify concerns and wishes from the individual's perspective". Those discussions are directed and facilitated through a number of strategies such as repetition and especially by open-ended questions. "
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