The conflict between American power and American democratic ideals was a recurring problem that took on a new form. There was a change in America’s foreign policy and their willingness to establish dominance in the world‚ in the turn of the twentieth century‚ but there had always been a struggle of democratic ideals. This was the United States’ first attempt to claim territories across the world‚ but they had been constantly claiming territories on their own continent. For example‚ there was a period
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FAKBIK Submitted: December 17‚ 2013 Revised: April 20‚ 2014 An Equitable Marriage Contract in Islamic Law Critics of Islam often focus on the relationships between men and women and argue that Islamic marriages are inherently sexist. Apologists agree that in practice‚ certain interpretations “have so severely restricted woman that marriage becomes an institution of oppression for her.”1 Wadud argues that using marriage as the “means by which a woman is stripped of her individuality and
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An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde Themes The Rococo Tapestry Act I takes place against the backdrop of a Rococo tapestry‚ a representation of François Boucher’s "Triumph of Love" (1754). The "Triumph" allegorizes the victory of love over power: Venus points to Vulcan’s conquered heart‚ and the god gazes up at her like a love-sick boy. Though the most obvious reading might consider the tapestry as prefiguring the defeat of Mrs. Cheveley and reconciliation of the play’s
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi views on the State begin from a position of deep distrusts and discomfort vis-s-vis the State. He differed from the core commitment that liberals make to the idea of unbridle individualism. Hence he obviously does not subscribe to the notion of the State that has as its fundamental principle competing individuals pursuing an end defined by the interests of the isolated‚ atomized self. Gandhi was equally uncomfortable with the interventionist role of the State advocated
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reading about Socrates ideal republic‚ I no longer wonder why Socrates was executed. The way he thinks and the ideas he expresses can be somewhat outlandish. Socrates way of thinking is original and helped shape the intellectual traditions in the west. Unfortunately‚ I disagree with some of the logic he uses and the ideas he suggests. Overall‚ The way Plato writes this piece is very smart for two reasons. The first reason is that it is written as a conversation. At this time‚ verbal communication
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Reciprocal Tolerance: A National Ideal Stephen L. Carter’s “The Culture of Disbelief” is a sweeping reminder regarding a social trend that pricks the religious sensibility of this devout citizen. The rhetorical situation he isolated craftily confronts his perception of the not so subtle prohibition on public exhibitions of personal belief. Using Stephen Carter’s article as sounding board‚ this cause and effect paper will show the need for sensitivity to individual belief‚ diversity
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My ideal summer holiday After my hard and busy school year my summer holidays began. I felt happy and began to plan a lot of wonderful things to do during my summer vocation. There are many ways to spend our holidays. I like travelling very much. In the old days people had to travel several days‚ weeks and months to get to the place they needed. They either went on foot‚ by coaches driven by horses or on horseback or by boats and ships. Then trains‚ trams‚ cars‚ buses‚ airplanes‚ underground
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poem into a Christian parable ended merged‚ including both original and Christian aspects. Throughout Beowulf‚ the epic combines pagan ideals of fate or wyrd and the will of God‚ the similar concepts of the afterlife‚ and the contrasting ideas of the individual. In Beowulf‚ a tension arises between the natural construction of the poem and the Christian ideals added. Before the advent of Christianity‚ paganism placed an emphasis on wyrd. According to Christianity‚ God instills within mankind a
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than one spouse at a time. Though it has existed in many cultures throughout the world‚ polygamy is still very prevalent in most Islamic societies today. There are however several guidelines laid out in Islamic law governing the practice. Here we will examine the practice of polygamy in Islam and those laws which govern its legality. Muhammad did not introduce this practice‚ as has so often been wrongly alleged. The Scriptures and the other sacred books bear abundant proof of the fact that is
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Is Hong Kong an ideal place? According to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008) Hong Kong dropped 7 places to 26 as a competitive city for investment. If it’s any consolation‚ Hong Kong remained one of the most affluent cities in the world and one of the top 5 in Asia in term of economy‚ infrastructure and freedom of speech. Yes‚ Hong Kong is undoubtedly achieved so well with flying color‚ having a stable economy‚ good job market and good accessibility to anywhere due to intra-city
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