Intercultural Communication: Film review The Terminal (2004) Alberto Ariztía T. The terminal is a movie which recreates the life of the passenger Viktor Navorski who has been trapped in the American JFK airport for almost one year. Hence‚ due to political problems related to the overthrow of the democratic regime of the fiction country Krakozhia‚ Viktor’s passport and visa turns invalid as he enters in an undetermined status in the international section within the airport. Once there‚ the main
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The New Age Movement Although the New Age movement is not technically a religion ‚ eight to nine percent of people that do not believe in organized religion find the New Age as their replacement. The New Age movement is very difficult to describe although not impossible. It is a complex sociological phenomenon that can be perceived in many ways. Basically‚ what another person sees‚ the other may not. The New Age movement is best understood as a network of networks. A network is an informal
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Moksha A concept of Indian religious philosophy. The word ‘Moksha’ generally means eternal salvation from a sorrowful or painful state. The living beings attain peace and completeness by reaching this state. Therefore‚ apart from the adherents of Carvaka‚ all communities of Indian philosophy including the atheists and theists recommend efforts for attaining ‘Moksha’. The four ends of life are: Dharma (religion)‚ Artha (wealth)‚ Kama (libidinal pleasure) and Moksha. These four elements are essential
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of around 330 million Hindu gods‚ the mediated sacred for Hindus is Brahman. Hinduism is considered to be a monist religion‚ meaning it takes a variety of existing things and explains them in a single substance. Brahman may also be thought of as monistic because It is considered to be the hub from which all deities manifest. A common belief among Hindus is that Brahman is present in every person as the eternal soul‚ called Atman. Both Atman and Brahman are central concepts in Hinduism. This paper
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Taoism is one of the most popular Chinese philosophical and religious practices. It denotes the ‘way’ of living as a process of pursuing stillness and non-action. This idea is discussed in Dao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Taoism achieves attentions and significance from philosophers and literature scholars as Taoism gets interpreted in many different ways. As a companion of Dao Te Ching‚ The book of Chuang Tzu is the second most influential and popular literature that concerns with the interpretation and
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Errors of judgment lead to certain destructive emotions. I agree with Epictetus and the idea that formal logic‚ monistic physics‚ and naturalistic ethics create the foundation of stoicism. We must remember what is in our control and what is not. It is a reminder to not get angry at things or events that we cannot influence. These may include factors from other people
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1. Some people believe that positive freedom is truly valuable. Are they right? Or have they been misled by a mistaken belief in the existence of a ‘higher’ or ‘ideal’ self? In this essay I will argue positive freedom is valuable. This is based on the belief that it is valuable‚ by which I mean something worth having‚ to be able to control ones irrational desires in order to achieve rational goals. An end I will argue is only achievable through adopting the notion of the ‘higher-self’. Given I
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Our lives are littered with problems‚ some have simple solutions but many especially the ones that pertain to our health or to the health of our families are extremely difficult to solve. Health is the most important thing that someone possesses‚ or in the words of Ghandi “It is health that is real wealth not pieces of gold and silver.” So when one has to make a decision about wealth they have the liberty to lose some‚ but when deciding about one’s health no one wants to lose some. The solution to
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An Argument for Objective List Theory Richard Cunningham University of South Carolina Thesis: “The good life.” Many strive to obtain it‚ but what is “the good life” exactly? A pervasive topic indeed‚ one that involves a variety of discussion‚ most of which revolves around one question: What is good? Fortunately‚ a variety of philosophical theories exist which attempt to answer‚ or at the very least explain‚ this very question. In particular‚ three theories (Hedonism‚ Desire Satisfaction
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Abstract The year 1913 marks the birth of the most radical of all psychological concepts‚ that of "Behaviorism" (Moore‚ 1921). Since the original behavioral theories were studied by scientists such as Edward Thorndike and John B. Watson‚ there have been many variations of the behaviorist view that have surfaced over the years. In this paper I will attempt to give a detailed description of the history of behaviorism including information about some of the most influential men associated with this
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