Essays Tagged: "followers"

Meditation. Article form.

The basic principles and practices of meditation are rooted in Hinduism, an Asian religion whose followers believe that the soul is eternal and maintains an eternal relationship with God. Hindus be ...

(4 pages) 149 0 3.2 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Cyrano de Bergerac

assion, or another respected trait, but this is not necessarily why they win the adoration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance becau ... an. Again, Cyrano De Bergerac is the perfect example of how a hero wins the adoration of his followers. By showing his intense feelings, living life to the fullest, and still remaining human, h ...

(2 pages) 53 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Women in Films - User or Victim?

Madonna.The discussion of this essay will show us how these ladies got far and revered once by theirfollowers.The life of Evita Peron is almost like a dramatization of a romantic fiction, about thetal ... vileged working class, worshipped Eva, now known as Evita.Evita is finally on top of the world. Her followers revere her, as she has finally defeatedthe Oligarchy, she uplifted the living standards of ...

(16 pages) 113 0 4.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Voodoo

ten called the 'cradle of voodoo'. In 1996, January 10th became National Voodoo Day in honor of its followers that make up 65% of Benin population.The religion Vodoun was a by-product of the slave tra ... munities on Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, Miami, and New York city. Vodoun has as many as 50 million followers throughout the world now.Although varieties of this religion occur in different regions th ...

(2 pages) 119 0 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Greek Orthodox Church

comesfrom Greek, meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religionhas more than 174 million followers throughout the world.The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous, that is, governedby its o ...

(2 pages) 64 0 4.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Women in religion

re categorized as superior to women. Since it is difficult to actually know what God wants from his followers, the Bible is one source that has been used as reference to determine superiority of gende ... ways God can be addressed without calling God a he or she. Another argument is that Jesus asked his followers to 'take up your cross, deny yourself , and follow me' (Ostling, 55): he did not say wheth ...

(3 pages) 141 0 3.9 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Schwa

al, the cat etc). Some hieroglyphics have been uncoveredby archaeologists which, according to Schwa followers, are the original inscriptions ofmembers of the ancient religion, but have been wrongly in ... usly, but the biggestand most important advancements have only come in the past decade. Previously, followershad only gathered in what could be described as `sects' in many different countries, with t ...

(6 pages) 38 0 3.0 Jan/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt

The Christian Church and crimes against Paganism

nity developed after paganism then it wouldhave adopted some of the paganistic practices to attract followers. From myprevious studies I knew there had been some form of propaganda against thepagan re ... to him andmany others, Charles Manson was a fanatic Christian. He then told me thatmost of Manson's followers were not all there (mentally) or were followingwhat they thought was right because of what ...

(7 pages) 81 0 4.2 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Bullfighting

If a matador is injured, another replaces him, and the bull is killed at the end of each match. To followers of bullfighting the contest between man and beast demonstrates human skill and courage as ...

(2 pages) 37 0 4.8 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Chaucer - Pardoner's Tale

peaks from experience and wisdom. With the power of words, he is able to direct the thoughts of his followers and discourage them from sinning.People tend to listen to people who talk from experience. ...

(2 pages) 81 0 4.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A review of "Lord of the Flies"

priorities and the conflict begins between them. It causes the group to split into two, with Jack=s followers being in the majority.Ralph is concerned with building shelters, arranging work and on bei ... g everyone=s behavior. Jack bullies him constantly and the other boys make fun of him. Jack and his followers spend most of their time hunting for wild pigs so Ralph=s efforts to organize the group fa ...

(2 pages) 50 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

Emotions

don't you think we have ourselves to thank for the way things are today. We are in a world full of followers so when someone once thought that a something was offensive then everyone else went along ...

(10 pages) 586 0 4.0 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Ideas for Change. Above all, leadership ought to be identified, taught and discussed as a function, or set of functions, different from management, administration or command.

starting points for change:Leadership is the process of building shared purpose and direction with followers so that they commit themselves to mission accomplishment.Administration (or organization) ... aff, and make appropriate adjustments.Finally, the importance of participative, emotionally engaged followers in the leadership process can hardly be overstated. Because all military leaders are also ...

(4 pages) 589 1 3.4 Apr/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Was Sir Tomas More Correct? A view on "A man for all seasons"

the Catholic church and as a belief in the Pope's power. The state represented by the King and his followers are furious that More is not whole hartedly supporting him in his act of supremacy. Finall ... marriage between Catherine and Henry would stand, he was enforcing a law within the church that his followers would have to live by. Therefore from the point of view of the catholic church, which was ...

(3 pages) 56 0 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

TERRORISTS: TO DESTROY OR TO NOT DESTROY?

nter of American business they were obeying their god's command to destroy evil. The terrorists and followers of bin Laden have a Divine Command approach. Their god was "the source of all moral and sp ... mmands; the unethical response is to ignore or violate those commands." Bin Laden had convinced his followers that America was an evil country, which was in every way contradictory to their religion. ...

(5 pages) 226 0 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Martin luther king This essay has to do with the life of martin luther king. It deals with his life growing up in a baptist church.

ill went on with the fight. I don't know how King remained non violent in his quest when he and his followers were being attacked by those who did not want to see African Americans achieve the equalit ...

(8 pages) 399 2 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

A good story with a setting in the middle ages. Teachers really like things that are written from the middle ages. Very educational and entertaining.

No End"Ughhhh!" Riff's sword sliced through the torso of one of the many followers."I told you not to interfere with my plans... I don't have to worry anymore."I saw him smi ...

(28 pages) 254 2 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Contrasting Apollo And Dionysus

and when they didn't, things often happened for the worst. He is also associatedwith intellect. The followers of Apollo would consist of those who strongly believed in thethings he was thought to cont ... sic, so he would also be worshipped by music lovers.Apollo is worshipped in religion to provide his followers with logical thought and agood intellect. As for Greek thought, he was also very in contro ...

(2 pages) 71 0 2.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Gods, compares greek and roman gods

o become the basis for a religion that would last for hundreds of years and wouldyield thousands of followers to believe in the made stories of these enchanted people orgods as they were called. ( Gro ... o become the basis for a religion that would last for hundreds of years and wouldyield thousands of followers to believe in the made stories of these enchanted people orgods as they were called. ( Gro ...

(20 pages) 218 2 2.1 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

What To Do About Employee X? Introduction:What Do I Do About Employee X? I am faced with a very serious legal and ethical dilemma.

h and those I merely watched-knew four things:1. The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers. Some people are thinkers. Some are prophets. Both roles are important and badly needed. B ... Some people are thinkers. Some are prophets. Both roles are important and badly needed. But without followers, there can be no leaders.2. An effective leader is not someone who is loved or admired. He ...

(7 pages) 528 1 3.6 May/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management