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The Reconciliation of Faith and Science, 2008.
This paper discusses that science and religion or faith are thought to be irreconcilable; however, recently some scientist and religionists have attempted to reconcile these arenas.
2,505 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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This paper explains that religion is an experiential based field that relies on faith alone and is therefore highly subjective in its world view; whereas, in contrast, science is experimental but anchored in observation and has an objective interpretation of facts and events. The author underscores that both science and religion are based on faith and have as their common objective the quest for a formalized type of truth that can be applied universally to the human condition. The paper contends that achieving some sort of balance between science and religious faith is critical if mankind is going to continue to advance as a species. The author points out that, for Albert Einstein, the melding of science and religion was not a conundrum at all but rather, for him, the real problem lay in how man consistently chose to interpret both scientific and religious concepts and particularly religious concepts.
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"One of the primary points of contention for the religious proponents has been the view that science attacks religious precepts and undermines religion's doctrine. Many scientists have patently disproved this argument as being somewhat disingenuous since much of their activity has been centered only on illuminating the specific characteristics of systemic phenomena in the physical world and make no judgment at all on the origin, necessarily, of these phenomena per se. Science and scientists almost as a collective unit admit that while they can understand many of the systemic processes in the physical world they are at a loss as to how many of these highly complex processes could have simply evolved out of the molecular fabric of space."
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Einstein and Faith, 2002.
How have Einstein and contemporary physicists reconciled faith and science.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page undergraduate paper discusses how Einstein and contemporary physicists reconcile faith and science. They only do this for themselves; theologians are the ones who are forced to do the reconciliation.
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2002.
Analyzes the limitations of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 106.95
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This twelve-page academic research paper analyzes the limitations of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and compares the amnesty hearings of the murderers of Amy Biehl and Steve Biko. The differences in the cases in terms of how they reflect the effectiveness of the commission are discussed, as well as how complicated it is to determine whether or not the amnesty hearings actually provide justice.
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Racial Reconciliation in Australian Contemporary Society, 2004.
This paper looks at the importance of racial reconciliation in Australian contemporary society.
3,390 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 119.95
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In this article, the writer presents the key reasons that racial reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian groups needs to occur. The writer examines the contemporary situation in the light of historical approaches to policy making by governments.
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"Reconciliation between Australia's indigenous and non-indigenous populations is crucial for a number of reasons. The development of the nation and its progress in terms of domestic productivity relies upon reconciliation among its people. It also hinges on the ability to reconcile the past with the future. Australia's position in the international community is also seriously threatened due to the present attitudes which seem to be preventing reconciliation from occurring in any meaningful way. Most importantly though the very survival ... "
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Growth and Reconciliation Act, 2005.
This paper discusses the impacts of the Growth and Reconciliation Act of 2001 and looks at the related tax reductions.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the 2001 Growth and Reconciliation Act. The writer looks at tax cuts meant to jump-start the economy and considers how well this has worked. The writer also discusses whether the policy has been effective, noting some of the consequences in terms of the growing deficit as well as the state of the economy. Further, the writer considers what the long-term implications might be according to different analysts.
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"The Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (The Act) was signed into law by President George W. Bush on May 28, 2003, standing as the biggest tax reduction since 1981. The Act has had a sweeping impact on the economy, though whether for good or ill depends on who is speaking. What the long-term implications might be also depends on who is making the assessment, with Bush and most Republican legislators seeing this as a boost to the economy and as the best way to assure a good economic future, while most Democratic legislators seeing the Act as a giveaway to the wealthy that endangers the smooth running of government and that pokes huge holes in the safety net for the poor."
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South African Reconciliation, 2002.
A review of the book "Country of My Skull" by Antjie Krog.
645 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper discusses the book "Country of My Skull." by Antjie Krog about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) which was formed after apartheid ended in South Africa in July 1995. It examines how Krog's book is an emotional look at the TRC, its strengths and weaknesses and some of the human rights violations it uncovered. It shows how not only does Krog write of the TRC, she writes of herself, a white Afrikaner, trying to make sense of what happened during Apartheid and what happens to her country afterwards and how struggles with her own identity along with the identity of a new South Africa.
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"Krog explains part of what happened in South Africa between the whites and the oppressed blacks as a type of myth. Not as an excuse or an escape, more as a kind of reconciliation of what happened, and why so many people turned their heads and ignored it. "A myth is a unit of imagination which makes it possible for a human being to accommodate two worlds. It reconciles the contradictions of these two worlds in a workable fashion and holds open the way between them. The two worlds are the inner and the outer world. Myth makes it possible to live with what you cannot endure" (Krog 190)."
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"Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", 2002.
A discussion of the significant impact this act had on the organization and role of the state governments.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, $ 36.95
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This paper outlines how the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" was implemented in order to better serve members of public assistance programs,welfare and social security recipients, child support recipients and foster families. The components of the legislation are presented and discussed, such as the requirement of state governments to implement an automated data collection system, requirements for companies related to wage information, laws of personal disclosure, and other means of ensuring that individuals and families receive money they are entitled to.
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"Changes in fiscal or organizational policy can have a significant impact on corporate and governmental outlook and effectiveness. This was the case with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. It caused major changes in the organization and role of the state governments. Its impact was significant.
"The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 was enacted as a method of better serving members of public assistance programs including welfare families, users of SSI, foster children, and children of ?dead beat dads?. However, the Act made such large changes in the organization and fiscal systems between the federal, state and private organizations, which had a significant impact on individual state governments that were caught in the middle."
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Reconciliation in Australia, 2005.
A look at some of the attempts by Australia to break down the barriers between the Australians and their indigenous people.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The indigenous people of Australia have inhabited the land for over 40,000 years making Australia's indigenous people one of the oldest cultures in the world. It was through 200 years of colonization that indigenous Australian's experienced the decimation and eradication of their people and culture through the process of assimilation. This paper looks at how Australia as a nation is taking responsibility for the injustices that indigenous people have injured with the development of reconciliation. It examines how the citizens of Australia are coming together working towards breaking down the barriers, which have segregated and alienated Indigenous people from society. It also examines how all Australians are being encouraged to be part of the solution rather than the problem to reunite differences through acceptance and acknowledgement and education.
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"Reconciliation in Australia is about welcoming, acknowledging and understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 'Reconciliation is about the merging of two versions of the past, bringing together two perspectives of one history' (Grattan, M 2000 p.8). It's through the process of understanding that Australians learn about the Indigenous peoples interpretation of Australia through their culture for example the beauty behind the Dreamtime that explains how the spirit ancestors who roamed the earth to create the landforms, which are the centenals of our existence. There is a wealth of knowledge and thousands of years of proven environmental and ecological diversity and harmony, which Non-indigenous Australian's could acknowledge, respect and learn. Reconciliation can be the gateway with which all Australians benefit."
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Silone's Reconciliation of Opposing Ideals, 2005.
This paper examines how Silone uses the characters, Spina and Bendetto, in his novel, "Bread and Water."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 39.95
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An examination of how Italian author Ignazio Silone uses the characters Spina and Bendetto in his novel "Bread and Water" to represent compromise between the institutions of Christianity and Socialism.
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"In the novel "Bread and Water" Ignazio Silone attempts to reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable ideologies inherent in Christianity and Socialism through his attention to the relationship between the novels most important characters - Spina and Bendetto. In the relationship between these two men, it seems that Silone finds a microcosm for a greater understanding between the two institutions."
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Rwanda: Peacemaking and Reconciliation, 2005.
A look at why the United Nations failed to prevent the 1994 conflict and genocide in Rwanda.
1,711 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper analyzes the reasons why the UN failed to find a solution to the 1994 crisis in Rwanda that led to the mass murder of Rwandan citizens. The paper argues that the reasons for the failure to prevent the genocide in Rwanda are because the situation was incorrectly evaluated, there was no will to do anything effective, and the media did not draw attention to the situation and arouse public opinion in favour of humanitarian intervention until it was too late. The paper further contends that the failure was not because the United Nations has used a single peacekeeping and peacemaking model since the end of the Cold War, as claimed by some political analysts.
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"The United Nations peace efforts were not effective in Rwanda, not because there is something wrong with its peacemaking model in general as Clapham believes but, because it incorrectly evaluated the conflict. Stephen John Stedman explains that one of the most important conditions for the successful prevention of a conflict, for peacemaking or for peacekeeping is to identify the causes of the conflict and the obstacles for peace. These obstacles, known as "spoilers," can be defined as 'Leaders and parties who believe that peace emerging from negotiations threatens their power, worldview and interests, and use violence to undermine attempts to achieve it""
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Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 2002.
An argumentative essay proposing a reform to the current welfare benefits in the United States
993 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The author argues that change in welfare benefits in 1996 has increased social problems among the poor, women, and children. Warnings about some of the problems that might ensue were ignored in a rush to bring about change, with the attitude that all that was needed was a way to force people off the welfare rolls and into jobs. One controversial element of the reform is a cut-off of aid after five years, which has ended the dependency on welfare. With this in mind, the author argues that at the same time hunger, homelessness, and misery has increased. The author strongly believes that the five year cut-off period will continue to increase social problems rather than helping to reduce them.
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"It has been believed for some time that there was a need for welfare reform, though how to achieve this and what a different welfare system would entail has been the subject of considerable argument. The current approach has been labeled mean-spirited and misdirected by critics who see in it as an attack not on welfare cheats or even on the bureaucracy administering welfare but on those least able to fight back or to succeed without government assistance, namely women and children and the truly needy poor. The Republicans state that they are placing incentives in the law to get people off the welfare rolls, incentives that will make it more attractive to have a job than to be on welfare, and incentives to prevent socially undesirable problems such as illegitimate births by women and girls seeking increased welfare payments or believing that they can have children because the government will subsidize their behavior."
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, 1999.
A policy sequence analysis of the law: background, politics, agenda building, problem identification, contingency obligations, policy initiation, formulation, adoption & implementation.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 14 sources, $ 111.95
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"OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1993: A POLICY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS
I. Overview
Purpose and Research Focus
The purpose of this research is the perform a policy sequence analysis of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. This policy sequence analysis is presented within the contexts of (1) an overview of the environment within which the policy was enacted, which is presented in the remainder of this section, (2) problem identification/agenda building, (3) policy initiation and formulation, (4) policy adoption, (5) policy application and implementation, and (6) policy evaluation.
An omnibus budget reconciliation act, which has been legislated annually in the United States for two decades, is a .."
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Hume as a Soft Determinist: The Reconciliation of Freewill and Determinism, 2002.
An overview of Davis Hume's views on freewill and determinism from his work "Of Liberty and Necessity".
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This paper is an analysis of the question of freewill and determinism as interpreted from the writings of David Hume. Specifically, this paper will present an overview and analysis of Hume's argument from "Of Liberty and Necessity", and it will be demonstrated that Hume is a 'soft determinist'. It will be argued that because 'necessity' (determinism) is a 'belief' that is conditioned in humans, and because certain patterns of behavior cross-culturally can be observed and understood as similar, that he is therefore a determinist to some extent.
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Faith Fellowship Ministries, 2006.
Describes the faith and religious beliefs espoused by an international association of churches known as the Faith Fellowship Ministries.
2,381 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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After presenting background information on the development and establishment of Faith Fellowship Ministries (FFM), this paper goes on to describe what this organization believes about the meaning and method of salvation, the definitions of the rapture, the second coming of Christ, speaking in tongues and the devil. The paper further explains that by studying and understanding these beliefs, we can obtain a better understanding of the core tenets of the FFM, as well as enhance our understanding of the key differences between the FFM and the Roman Catholic Church.
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"The FFM follows the model of other non-denominational and inter-denominational Christian faiths. Although they transcend labels like "Baptist" and "Methodist" and welcome pastors and congregation members from various backgrounds, interdenominational organizations nevertheless hold dear central tenets and belief systems. The religious beliefs like those espoused by the FFM are not as broad and open minded as would seem by the terms "nondenominational" and "interdenominational." Rather, such faiths often help to solidify Protestant belief under one cohesive rubric, ignoring and respecting many of the fragments of Christianity. As a result, religious bodies like the FFM attract and welcome people from all over the world, from all backgrounds. Anyone who seeks to incorporate the Christian faith into their lives can seek baptism into the Holy Spirit, according to the tenets of the FFM."
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Faith According to Schleiermacher, 2004.
This paper describes Friedrich Schleiermacher's interpretation of faith.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper focuses on Schleiermacher's revolutionary view on faith. The relationship between faith and reason, the difference between subjective and objective reality, and other topics regarding faith are discussed.
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"Having considered the previous characteristics of religion, Schleiermacher provides a definition as to what is religion. Religion is ?the contemplation of the pious which is the immediate consciousness for the universal existence of all finite things, in and through the Infinite, and all temporal things in and through the Eternal.? A pious person has this dialectic feeling when he realizes that he is a finite creature in an infinite universe. Religion is to seek this and to find it in all that lives and moves; it is a feeling of absolute dependence. The smallness is correlated with the largeness of the universe and a feeling of absolute dependence is established. A moral man therefore is not necessarily pious since morality always reveals itself as manipulating and as self-controlling, while ?piety appears as a surrender, a submission to be moved by the Whole that stands over against man.? Religion is also ?not a knowledge or a science, either of the world or of God.? Even without being knowledge, religion does recognize knowledge and science. ?In itself, it is an affection, a revelation of the infinite in the finite, God being seen in it and it in God.? According to this, there is not one true religion because it precedes the conception of truth and falsity and is simply and expression of feeling. Women, because of their nature, embody this feeling more than others."
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