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Kindness in Religion, 2004.
An analysis of kindness as it is reflected in the holy Bible, the holy Spirit, and in our lives.
1,661 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses acts of kindness as they are reflected in religion. The paper describes kindness shown through an outpouring of money to Tsunami victims to illustrate individual citizens' altruism and desire to help. The Bible stories of Ruth and Naomi, of Jesus Christ giving sight to a blind man, and of the prodigal son are presented to emphasize kindness in the Bible. The paper contends that, whether kindness and altruism are shown through a parable in the Bible or through the generous giving of individual citizens, the very act of kindness is a blessing on all of humanity.
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"In the book of Ruth, Chapter One, Ruth and Naomi were going through some very difficult moments in their lives. Both of their husbands had died - and that was a particularly challenging position for women to be in during that time period, since females did not have a lot of options as far as employment. Meantime, the two women had just moved back to Naomi's hometown, and that created some tension for Naomi because she had left her hometown ten years earlier, and her neighbors had not understood at that time why she had left her community."
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Cruelty and Kindness in "Halfbreed", 2002.
A study of the themes kindness and cruelty in the autobiographical novel, "Halfbreed" by Maria Campbell.
927 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper examines the novel, "Halfbreed" by Maria Campbell, an autobiography where Campbell describes the struggles of her life centered around her being a halfbreed, a half-Indian and half-white person, rejected by both the Indian and the white people. The paper shows that cruelty and kindness are important themes of Campbell?s story. Firstly, there is the human cruelty of discrimination, represented by the acts of the people. Secondly, it describes the cruelty of society, where society oppresses people. Finally, the paper discusses a belief in human kindness that allows Campbell to overcome the struggles, with the writing of the autobiography an act of reaching out to the people who have discriminated against her and offering them the opportunity to understand the cruelty of their ways and choose to change these ways.
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"Campbell shows that it is the basis of society that is responsible for the treatment of the halfbreeds. The halfbreeds are homeless because the government took their land from them, forcing them to live in poverty. Their culture was never accepted, instead they were expected to fit into the Canadian culture. This separated the halfbreeds from the rest of society, forcing them to be seen as outcasts. Campbell expresses this process when she says recalls her grandmother?s words, ?My Cheechum used to tell me that when the government gives you something, they take all that you have in return - your pride, your dignity, all the things that make you a living soul.?"
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Singapore Kindness Movement, 2002.
An insight in to the principles and functions of the Singapore Kindness Movement.
1,326 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the case of the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) and its goal of promoting ?graciousness? in Singapore. It looks at the various roles the SKM fulfills in Singaporean society. It compares the SKM with other civil society groups in neighboring Southeast Asian states like Malaysia. In conclusion, it posits that the case of the SKM shows how the state can still exert subtle influence on its people through the institutions of civil society.
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"In Malaysia, Zainah Anwar shows how organizations such as the Sisters of Islam are challenging the steady erosion of women's legal rights and social freedoms under the country's Muslim government. Feminist scholars argue that such erosions are inconsistent with the Qu'ran's teachings regarding justice and equality (Anwar 231). These civil society feminist groups provide further challenges by re-interpreting the Qu'ran continually to meet the realities of modernity. Compared to these institutions, the SKM is not an area for dissent or challenge. Instead, it serves to help cement the legitimacy of the ruling Singaporean party."
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"A Simple Kindness", 2005.
An analysis of love, hope and redemption in "A Simple Kindness".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This paper reviews the book " A Simple Kindness" written about Nomi Nickel, a girl growing up in the Mennonite community of East Village. The paper specifically deals with the description of love, hope and redemption in Trudie's escape. It examines the social conditions in the community and the concept of excommunication.
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"A Complicated Kindness is the story of Nomi Nickel a girl growing up in the Mennonite community of East Village. Nomi lives with her father Ray, mother Trudie and sister Tash in a brick bungalow. The most prominent themes in A Complicated Kindness are love, hope and redemption. All of the family members play into these themes at one point or another. However, it is Trudie who provides the most compelling display of these themes. This essay will look at how love, hope and redemption made Trudie's escape from East Village possible."
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"The Kindness of Strangers", 2002.
A book review of "The Kindness of Strangers" by John Boswell.
753 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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A review of Boswell's book in which he uses the history of Antiquity to make a persuasive case that the idea of parental love for children is a constructed, rather than a biological, norm.
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"To make this powerful argument Boswell presents a historical narrative of the practice of child abandonment. He alleges it was a common practice during antiquity, up to the time of the Renaissance. Boswell?s book, despite its morbid subject matter, is very entertaining and readable because he uses such a wide variety of sources from this vast historical stretch of time. He uses drama and popular myths as well as demographics. After all, even the abandoned founders of Rome itself, Romulus and Remus, were, traditionally suckled by a she-wolf. However, Boswell is not simply a storyteller. The implications of child abandonment are not simply literary or historical. He suggests amounted, in essence, to a form of cultural ?pruning,? genealogically speaking in Rome, and a kind of moral policing in Christian Europe."
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Science and Religion, 2008.
A discussion on the relationship between the development of science and the teachings of religion.
1,591 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses the great distance between the concepts imposed by science and religion. The paper relates that, in many aspects science and religion contradict each other or differ in the answers given to historical questions. The paper further relates that the contradiction between science and religion has always existed. This brings the question of whether religion is an ally or an enemy of science. The paper hen points out that there are many kinds of science and their relation to religion is different in each case. Furthermore, there are different kinds of religions and each finds a different relation to science and its studies. The paper then goes on to discuss how much science and religion contradict or complement each other. It begins this discussion with a look at not only how religions are very different from one case to another but also how science developed differently as well in zones where one specific religion was dominant.
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"As much as the Christian version of creation left blanks unexplained and raised questions about its authenticity, the evolution theory may be criticized as inconsistent as well. For science it seemed illogical that the man was created in one day, copying the image of a being that supposedly has no face or body, and therefore, no image to create alike. The man is too strongly related to other animals as to be completely foreign to the other species. He has to be part of a group and live by the same rules that dominate the rest of the living creatures. There has to be a link between man and animals if there are so many similarities between all of the life forms on the planet, and there is a path than can trace man's origins to the same as animals'. But this theory leaves a great hole that makes it inconsistent and brings it to question as accurate."
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Religion and Gender Inequality, 2008.
An analysis of the role of religion in gender discrimination, especially in Canada.
2,342 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines the role of organized religion in ideas and practices regarding the social construction of gender. The writer believes that the three religions in the Judeo-Christian tradition, i.e. Judaism, Islam and Christianity, have helped to sustain deeply sexist cultures. The writer argues that these religions are so deeply patriarchal that reform along feminist lines is simply not possible. The writer also points out that the primary religion affecting state decisions in Canada is Christianity, although there are also many Canadian women who are kept subjugated by Islam and Judaism. In conclusion, the writer suggests that the key is to move our society as far away as possible from religious dogma of all kinds. Feminists in Canada must therefore strive to increase the separation of church and state in this country.
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"Judaism, Islam and Christianity are similar in that they all espouse the doctrine of belief in one, very-definitely male, god. Therefore, they may be perceived as patriarchal monotheisms, based on an all-powerful, father-like God. This God varies in specifics; for example, whether he is primarily kind and loving, or primarily wrathful and vengeance-driven. However, he is much the same in all the essentials - he is all-powerful, all-seeing, omniscient, and male. Moreover, one could make a strong argument that all three of these gods are also misogynistic."
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Amy Tan's "Two Kinds", 2000.
A discussion of the two kinds of conflict expressed in Amy Tan's book "Two Kinds".
1,045 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper takes a look at the works of Amy Tan, "Two Kinds," from the perspective of new historical criticism, which looks at the authors life and environment along with the work itself.
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"Amy Tan writes about autobiographical events and circumstances in her life in her works The Joy Luck Club and ?Two Kinds.? ?Two Kinds? is a slice of events from her childhood that shows the conflict between Tan and her mother, the collision of old and new cultures, the past and the present, parents? expectations vs. reality, and obedience vs. defiance. Pairs of opposing elements comprise the whole of the story; the title itself, ?Two Kinds,? shows the tension that Tan creates. The argument that presents itself is that Amy Tan is the only person who could have written this story because only she experienced those opposing elements. An examination of ?Two Kinds? defends this theory. "
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Faith, Religion, and Aliens: Why Do We Believe the Things We Believe?, 2006.
An essay comparing and contrasting reasons people believe in religion and extraterrestrial life forms.
2,266 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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An analysis of Jung's work, "Flying Saucers" and the films "Signs" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in relation to the issues they bring to light about religion and faith in general. The paper questions what makes people believe and uses the sources to answer this. The author concludes that belief is based on many factors, including personal experience, imagination, upbringing and education.
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"The word "faith" is a term that often appears in conversations about both religion and the existence of life elsewhere in the universe. By definition, "faith" can be explained as the belief something that cannot be proven rationally by logic or evidence. Many people, however, who adhere to a religion might argue that religious texts, tenets, or a personal relationship with a deity gives sufficient evidence to factually prove their religion. This same trend applies to those who claim to have seen alien life forms; these people may have physical evidence or photographs that seem to have no other explanation except contact with alien beings. Why, then, is the existence of aliens not accepted as general fact? Why, along the same line of reasoning, is there not just one, true, fundamental religion? The answer lies in faith."
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Kinds of Minds, 2002.
A study of "Kinds of Minds" by philosopher Daniel C. Dennett.
3,430 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This analytical research paper presents a detailed review of the western masterpiece "Kinds of Minds" by Daniel C. Dennett on the cognitive science of human minds. The paper presents overview of the eminent writer?s life; it summarizes the content of the writing, and then critically analyzes the book. The paper illustrates the philosopher?s concepts of intentionality and brain functioning of humans. It shows how human brains different and superior to the brain of the animals. The author adds the cognitive dimension of language is enriched by human emotion, which aids our communication as a whole.
Table of Contents:
Overview of Author
Educational Qualifications and Teaching Career
Published Articles
Books Written on Human Mind
Lectures and Fellowships
Contemporary Status
Summary of the Kinds of Minds: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness
Analysis of the Kinds of Minds: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness
Conclusion
Works Cited
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"The fields of literature and research are the ever-flourishing disciplines. With various researchers, experts and other prominent figures including writers producing remarkable works based on extensive research, expertise, experience and relentless efforts, literature is making unmeasured and unbelievable advancement with every sketching moment. Like many writers, one personality that has made a mark in the western literature and one name that often emerges in research and literature pertaining to human mind and behavior is Daniel C. Dennett. The following passage of our research paper will present an overview of the renowned writer of the marvelous book, The Kinds of Minds: Towards an understanding of Consciousness."
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'On Three Kinds of Social Intercourse', 2002.
Analyzes the reflective, rhetorical style of Michel de Montaigne's essay, "On Three Kinds of Social Intercourse".
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 4 sources, $ 39.95
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In his essay, "On Three Kinds of Social Intercourse", Michel de Montaigne uses the writing technique of reflective or rhetorical speech, which facilitates the understanding of his writing. This paper will discuss Montaigne's reflective, rhetorical style and will comment on his use of various personal issues and experiences relating to his point which make his ideas easier to understand, much like other Humanist writers did. This paper will argue, that Montaigne's essay is not only important for what it tells us about these three kinds of social association, but also for the way in which he tells it to his readers. As a Humanist, Montaigne was profoundly aware of the important relationship between subject matter and manner of explaining it.
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'Our Kind of People', 2007.
This paper examines the book 'Our Kind of People' by Lawrence Otis Graham.
2,714 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 81.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that Lawrence Otis Graham's 'Our Kind of People' casts a probing eye on real-life Cosby families - the rarefied world of the African-American elite that the Cosby family alluded towards. The writer notes that through this account, Graham hopes to introduce and explain the emergence, the rules and the pride that many upper-class black Americans feel towards their own institutions. The writer points out that this paper looks at Graham's discussion of the black elite, at how the author constructed the parameters of being a member of the black elite. This paper then evaluates the validity of Graham's findings through the lens of conflict and critical race theory.
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Overview of Our Kind of People
Minority Group Relations
Conclusion
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"Graham strives to provide context for this chronicle by beginning with a chapter on the historical origins of the black elite. In the next chapters, the author illustrates the values of the members of this black upper crust through discussions regarding children's clubs, cotillions and coming-out parties. These chapters continue with accounts devoted to historically black institutions, such as colleges, fraternities and sororities and private schools."
"The most important chapters deal with membership in the exclusive clubs, a membership that starts in early childhood. It all begins with membership in Jack and Jill, an exclusive club for the children of affluent black parents. This paves the way for an individual to attend the right summer camps, private schools and, most importantly, the right colleges. Historically, this meant institutions such as Morehouse College, Spelman College and Howard University. Today, the "right colleges" refer to the Ivy League, an illustration of the similarities between the black and white elites."
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"Two Kinds", 2007.
An analysis of the theme and main character in Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds."
1,026 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the short story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan. Specifically, it analyzes the story's character and theme. The paper describes Tan's technique of story-telling and how it captivates the reader. It also describes how the roundness of the main character helps the readers to identify with her and her relationship with her daughter.
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"This character is like many other willful children. She does not understand what she has until she loses it. Her mother dies before she takes the piano back, and that is when she finally understands the music she was playing so many years ago. Just like she and her mother, the music blends two pieces of music together, but differently. It took her all these years to realize it, and all these years to realize she was a piece of her mother, even though she did not want to admit it. She finally begins to appreciate some of her culture, and some of her mother's desire for her to do great things. This character is round, but sad, because in gaining her independence, she has lost a lot. She has lost the chance to be close with her mother, and she has lost many other experiences, too. Because she was so determined to be ordinary, she will never know what she could have accomplished if she had pushed herself to be great, and that is probably the biggest loss of all in her life."
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"Two Kinds", 2008.
A discussion of Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds".
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper examines Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds" that paints a picture of how belief in the American dream can significantly affect mother-daughter relationships. The paper discusses how the hopes of the older generation are often unrealistic and cause the child to blame himself for failures.
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"The "American dream," despite being a reasonably abstract idea, tends to act upon individual people in very direct ways--it can actually influence the way people behave and the choices they make in their lives. This makes the American dream a reasonably potent force within the confines of American society. As Amy Tan's short story, "Two Kinds," indicates, belief in the American dream can significantly affect cross-generational relationships."
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Jazz CD: "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis, 2005.
This paper reviews the jazz collection of five works by Miles Davis on the CD "Kind of Blue" in which he is joined by legendary players on piano, drums, bass, alto and tenor saxophone.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that the pieces in Miles Davis' jazz CD "Kind of Blue" are loosely composed, consisting of improvisation within a musical framework, which produces a feeling of freedom without the clutter of a larger ensemble. The author points out that, when the listener focuses on just hearing the music, he or she can discover the structure behind the melodies and appreciate each instrument and its player individually. The paper relates that the favorite piece on the CD is "Blue in Green", which is the most melodic piece in the collection; Bill Evans creates a lush and romantic mood and his playing invites the listener to put down whatever he is doing and just listen.
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"Bill Evans's piano solos gave a languid feeling with an unhurried, soft touch that was romantic and contemplative. Between the two saxophonists, I preferred the work of John Coltrane, who has a dusky sound that broadens as it gains volume. Cannonball Adderly's alto sax brought the energy level up and made me feel like getting up off the couch and moving around. I was struck by the contrast of these two players and, although alto and tenor saxes play in different registers, the difference in their sound is attributable to more than this. It is a matter of individual style and each musician's approach. This switch in mood makes the CD more interesting and eliminated any possibility of monotony or of boredom on the part of the listener."
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