Essays Tagged: "core beliefs"

Religion and different Christian groups.

y. The Church of Latter-day Saints has other prophets and figures not in the Bible as part of their core beliefs. To people who believe the Bible is the only source needed to teach the gospel, other t ...

(2 pages) 88 1 4.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

On of the 5 pillars of Islam.

The Five Pillars of Islam are the corner stones, the core beliefs of the Islamic faith. Each pillar is designed to help Muslims model their life towards ...

(4 pages) 172 0 4.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam

Parents exert the most significant influence on children's views of gender roles

ldren make for the rest of their lives. At childhood, individuals are socialized into many of their core beliefs through their parents, namely, chidren typically assimilate their parents' religious be ...

(5 pages) 165 1 2.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Buddhism and Pop Culture Details the comparison between the movies "The Matrix" and "Fight Club" and Buddhists beliefs.

nfluence, it's easy to understand why two of the most popular movies of today are a parallel of the core beliefs of Buddhists. Both "Fight Club" and "The Matrix" are representations of Buddhism in our ... a view of the spiritual realm of Buddhism, and is more difficult to see as a direct parallel of the core beliefs. With careful introspection, however, one may unmask the Wachowski Brothers' subtlety. ...

(3 pages) 139 1 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Buddhism

Summary of Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary

ssembly, and its desire to secularize government all appear in the Bill of Rights and represent the core beliefs which have been shaping U.S. culture for over two hundred years. Voltaire, a leader amo ...

(3 pages) 57 0 3.8 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Religions are similar

in believing in a higher power, similar law systems, and they all three are led by a prophet. These core beliefs and their fundamental teachings can tie the three religions together.In all three relig ...

(1 pages) 50 3 2.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

This 10 page paper is about the the feminist influence in the book, Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembga.

difficult to say exactly when Feminism began. Like Marxism, Feminism is an approach which has some core beliefs, but there is not complete agreement between feminists. Feminists want to analyze the s ...

(12 pages) 70 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Pooch

tive background view of language. They differ in ways that fit those folk theories of language. The core Chinese concept is xin (the heart-mind). As the translation suggests, Chinese folk psychology l ... desires. It takes input from the world and guides action in light of it. Most thinkers share those core beliefs. Herbert Fingarette argued that Chinese (Confucius at least) had no psychological theor ...

(13 pages) 54 1 4.5 Jul/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

What is Organizational Culture?

pects of culture are harder to observe, since they represent the invisible assumptions, values, and core beliefs.Examples of this less visible level of culture might be a belief in the importance of " ... g business needs.Consistency:Defining the values and systems that are the basis of a strong culture.Core values. Members of the organization share a set of values which create a strong sense of identi ...

(2 pages) 210 3 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Why did the Nazis implement the Final Solution?

Final Solution after the Wannsee Conference in January 1942 can be explained by fundamentally, the core beliefs of Nazis and Anti-Semitism. Thus the Final Solution was also implemented because of Naz ...

(5 pages) 27 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

America's Survival

ation.Having just said that, I have decreed that one cannot be qualified as an American through his core beliefs and his actions supporting the growing dream called America. Everyone helps to build Am ...

(4 pages) 918 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Religion-State Relationships: Luther's Reformation. In answer to the question: To what extent was Luther's religious reformation, in reality, a political reformation?

in Luther saw many faults within the power of the Catholic Church. These faults were not within the core beliefs of the church, the faults were in the way the church was structured. Luther's reformati ...

(7 pages) 21 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Bettelheim's Caribbean Espiritismo Altars

oduction by Frenchman Allan Kardec. Kardec’s book, The Book of Spirits (1857), illustrates the core beliefs of Spiritism and became available in Cuba and Puerto Rico by the 1860’s. Individua ...

(2 pages) 18 0 4.3 Nov/2007

Subjects: Art Essays

Servant Leadership

The Role of Values in Leadership Values are a vital parts of each individual's psyche. They are core beliefs - the underlying thoughts that stimulate human behavior. Rokeach (2003) defined values ... loyalty are both valued and scarce. Organizations that are developing open leadership styles have a core values that guide decision making.Organizational Values Every enterprise is driven by its leade ...

(12 pages) 93 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Was Socrates A Teacher?

true wisdom is Socrates contradicting his statement about not being a teacher? Analyzing Socrates' core beliefs will show us that he is not.Teaching, in the Athenian view, is understood to be when so ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Challenges Overcome

gnorance toward others. Although we co-existed on campus, we were woefully ignorant of each other's core beliefs. This revelation startled me and changed the focus of my group. Our mission became a tw ...

(2 pages) 31 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The Myth of Hades: Relevance Today

they have done wrong while living. Islam is another Abrahamic religion that is practiced today with core beliefs that, if not followed, will place one in its version of the underworld. In the Qur’an, ...

(5 pages) 27 0 0.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Walmarts Mission and Business Practices

ore...that's our culture." ("Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Company Profile").Sam Walton has developed three core beliefs for Walmart. Those beliefs are: Respect for the Individual which involves treating empl ...

(2 pages) 78 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Alternative Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

ld be improved for these patients and this was true for some aspects such as changing dysfunctional core beliefs and state anxiety, yet no improvement was gained in overall depression.IntroductionBord ... rief Symptom Inventory positive symptom distress index and, at two-year follow-up, on dysfunctional core beliefs and state anxiety (Davidson, et al, 2006). However, no significant difference was noted ...

(9 pages) 52 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

The Religion Of Islam

Shari'ah, the Five Pillars of Islam are identified (Fisher, 2003). These are the corner stones and core beliefs of the Islamic faith as told by the Prophet Muhammad and are accepted and followed by a ...

(8 pages) 56 0 4.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers