Essays Tagged: "religious views"

Intro to Human Sexuality

s are: bisexuality ( both sexes), homosexuality (same sex), and heterosexuality (opposite sex).Most religious views of homosexuality are very negative and it is regarded as a sinful act. Last year in ...

(10 pages) 298 0 3.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Oh the Sorrow

Oh the Sorrow...During the 20th century, there was an evident disillusion and disintegrationin religious views and human nature due to the horrific and appalling events andimprovements in technol ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

An analysis of two themes found the film "Becket," and how those themes can be relevant today. Done as a contemporary to Murder in the Cathedrial and Canterbury Tales.

lay based film, "Becket." They range everywhere from loyalty, honor, and friendship to politics and religious views of the time and concepts of secular and spiritual seperations. Many of these concept ... e of honorable qualities. Honor towards family and close friends may vary between environments, and religious groups and factions hold great honor in their beliefs. Dispite this, there is still a sens ...

(3 pages) 40 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Flannery O'Connor and the gruesome September 11th.

the only child of Roman Catholic parents, was a devout Roman Catholic who was uncompromising in her religious views and was recognized as one of the great religious writers of her time. She stated: "F ...

(5 pages) 43 0 0.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The History of Surgery.

ssed anything available in the modern world until the 18th century or 19th century. In eras wherein religious views took precedence over medicine and logic, surgical advancement was difficult. The kno ...

(10 pages) 115 0 3.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

The Apology: the accusations against Socrates leading to his death.

of Meletus.? From Socrates? enemies' point of view, he is guilty of impiety for not supporting the religious views found in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Socrates believes Homeric religion as improper. ... fact that Socrates encourages thinking, including thinking about conventional morality, traditional religious views, and other Athenian institutions makes him appear a as threat to social values and i ...

(5 pages) 139 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Scientific vs. Religious Views On Cloning.

Scientific vs. Religious Views on CloningFor many years man has driven himself to make new discoveries to better th ... t just seems as if today people would rather go along with technology then what feels right inside. Religious faith and scientific theories will never be abler to coexist. They are two things that bel ...

(6 pages) 93 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

The 19th centuary has had a huge impact on our lives today without the inventions, ideas and philosophies that were developed then we wouldnt have what we have today.

ch more that have helped developed the world as we know it today. Women were not treated as equals, religious views were different and the question if there was a god came to people's minds. Also, if ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.3 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Should The Internet Be Censored??

oversial topics that can ever be discussed or reviewed. Without the issue of censorship in terms of religious views, the Pilgrims may not have founded the colonies so many years ago. And with any cont ... his prevents the government from having to mandate anything that may be deemed inappropriate due to religious, ethical, and moral values.Another defense of cyber-porn is that there are already measure ...

(10 pages) 320 3 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

How Muslims affected Western Culture

ollowers. They created numerous changes in these countries through their cultural, scientific, and religious influence. For instance, Islam have introduced several new art styles into Africa, such a ... osques and geometric designs. Politically, they physically conquered Africa, forcing upon it their religious views. Religiously, the Muslims converted the Africans and Europeans with their beliefs i ...

(3 pages) 80 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Fate in The Canterbury Tales: A Contemporary Discussion

he underlying influence of God. Their first three tales extenuate one another through contradicting religious views. The Knight, the Miller, and the Reeve demonstrate the multiplicity of views regardi ... f destiny in life.The Knight, the first of the group to share his tale, represents the most radical religious take on destiny. The host describes the character as having "truth, honour, generousness a ...

(3 pages) 46 1 3.9 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucher

Cloning and Genetic Engineering

lead to this point in cloning research, what are the pros and cons of cloning a human, what are the religious views, and why does research still continue at an alarming rate?Natural cloning already ex ... l issues surrounding the biotechnology industry. After taking testimony from scientists, ethicists, religious leaders and others, the NBAC recommended a three-to-five year continuation of the previous ...

(9 pages) 164 2 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Organization Analysis Paper

w more of what is going on around me politically. I do not belong to a church, so I do not have any religious views other than I don't think you have to go to church to believe in a god. Although we d ...

(4 pages) 66 0 3.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Romance of Abelard and Heloise

The twelfth century was a period of revolutionary changes in religious, cultural, social, and intellectual life in Europe. The movement for the renewal of the ma ... d the question of the relevance of sexual and emotional aspects in marriage, and not only legal and religious views in the marital relationships. Peter Abelard was one of the greatest logicians and ph ...

(8 pages) 50 0 4.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Arugments of Locke,Bayle & Leibniz. This essay includes the many arguments of Locke's Letter on Toleration, Bayle's Dictionary.

Toleration are that there should be a separation between church and state and that there should be religious toleration. Locke's arguments for religious toleration connect nicely to his account of ci ... to preserve civil interests against attack. This should be the central function of the state. One's religious views on salvation, however, are not within the realm of civil interests, so they are outs ...

(5 pages) 33 1 4.2 Dec/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Comparision and Contrast between Sri Aurobindos two poems, "The Mother of Dreams" and "Invitation"

s, tones, and styles differ.Sri Aurobindo was born on April 20, 1904, in India. His family was very religious, so obviously their religious views reflected on to him. He began writing poetry when he w ... to him. He began writing poetry when he was fourteen and continued throughout his life. He joined a religious monastery when he was twenty-three, but later he left to seek more enlightenment for his c ...

(5 pages) 15 0 0.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

Christos Valenti Trial.. and how each person should be punished for their actions. He was not right in what he did, even though "God told him to".

about the Christos Valenti case, it is clear that the justice system, not one derived from God and religious views, is what we should use to try our criminals and exceptions as far as the divine law ...

(2 pages) 2853 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Pro-life and Religious Views of Abortion

Pro-life and Religious Views of AbortionThere have been many different views of abortion over the centuries in th ...

(2 pages) 10 0 3.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Research Paper: Is Abstinence of Sex until Marriage Necessary?

m different perspectives, including medical effects, psychological outcomes, socioeconomic impacts, religious views and issues of morality. Taking into consideration all this perceptions, it is extrem ... sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose" ("Religious"). Likewise, premarital sex is forbidden in Islam based on the Qur'an. Hinduism is not an ...

(9 pages) 99 0 0.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

Mormonism

c arena for centuries. In the essay, "This Is Not The Place," the author Hampton Sides examines the religious views of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, or better known as the Mormons. Sides does not i ...

(4 pages) 20 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith