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Taoism
Number of words: 2018 - Number of pages: 8.... one must also understand those concepts of
the other religions of the world. Hopefully this will be an enlightenment
on the reincarnation concepts as they apply to Taoism and Buddhism.
The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao, to find the way. Tao is the
ultimate reality, a presence that existed before the universe was formed
and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is
sometimes identified as the Mother, or the source of all things. That
source is not a god or a supreme being as with Christians, for Taoism is
not monotheistic. The focus is not to worship one god, b .....
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Women's Role In Society
Number of words: 1120 - Number of pages: 5.... it was only being applied to Queen Elizabeth I, the statement can also be applied to other such greats in the past like Queen Isabella of Spain, Anne of Brittany-Queen of Charles VIII, and of the mid 1440s- Isotta Nogarola(5). The idea of a womans intelligence was not completely denounced in Renaissance times; everyone knew that it did exist, but the people went out about repressing it in such a way that it was viewed by the majority of people as something disgraceful and disreputable.
Within the homes, for upper class women, some of the problems as mentioned above remained, but where no .....
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Curfews Should Be Established And Enforced By Parents, Not By The City Law
Number of words: 1027 - Number of pages: 4.... of “mall, the first thing that comes to mind is teenagers cruising the mall for the perfect gear for the next party or such. This is the first step towards limiting freedom for minors. The next step would be to establish the curfew across town, so that minors under a certain age would not be able to walk the streets without an adult to accompany them. Thereby, limiting and taking away their Constitutional rights.
Curfew laws restrict the freedoms and Constitutional rights of the vast majority of honest law-abiding young people, while having very little effect on teenage crimes or gang .....
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Decriminalizing Prostitution And Legalizing Brothels In The United States
Number of words: 2665 - Number of pages: 10.... today. They provided sexual services to customers and earned money (“Prostitution” 669). Now in America, there are almost 2 million prostitutes, and “prostitution is an estimated $20 billion industry” (Sion 1).
Prostitution has a great classification according to Academic American Encyclopedia. Streetwalkers, who pick up customers on the streets, consist of “ the bottom of the hierarchy of prostitutes.” Then, B-girls, who provide the entertainment at a bar or night club, are the next because they provide sexual service for money if they are asked. Other forms of prostitute .....
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Marriage: Easy Divorce
Number of words: 355 - Number of pages: 2.... same way that I do on this subject, but
if everyone did, it could improve the divorce rate. I think that we should just
get the divorce over with as quickly as possible and get to living our lives
again.
I know someone's dad who got into a relationship with another woman.
This person's mother got married at a very young age. She thought she was ready,
but she wasn't. After being married and having three children, her husband told
her that he had a girlfriend. I would favor a quick divorce in this example
also. Even though the marriage could have been avoided, the man isn't supposed
to .....
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Importance Of Good Self-Esteem
Number of words: 1634 - Number of pages: 6.... One way you could do this is by asking yourself, “Do I, or anyone I know, act or behave angry, impatient, sarcastic, jealous, violent, cruel, hateful, unfriendly, insensitive, vain, greedy, unethical, rude, phony, paranoid, dishonest, co-dependent, obnoxious, sad, mad, lazy, oversensitive, irresponsible, rebellious, moody, depressed, suicidal, stressed, revengeful, unforgiving, shy, shameful, lustful, selfish, materialistic, or envious?” All of these descriptions could be a start to having a low self-esteem. If you asked people this same question most people would admit that they .....
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The Graffiti Exposure In Wynnum
Number of words: 804 - Number of pages: 3.... for graffiti. These motives all point to one main factor. Targeting the
higher authority:
Revenge towards the authority;
Anger towards the authority;
Boredom from lack of authority;
To convince of self-existence, and
To explore prohibited areas placed by authority.
The pattern of locations the police established, is that all the tags, or the
writer's signature, are placed in exposed, publicised areas so the public can
witness the graffiti vandal's attempt to ‘make his point.'
The targets are not necessarily towards formal authority, such as .....
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Animals In The Research Lab
Number of words: 321 - Number of pages: 2.... moral reasons
for the use of animals in research. This has attempted to slow or halt the work
of scientists. Some activists groups intimidate or harass individual scientists,
conduct demonstrations, or sometimes commit acts of vandalism. There are a few
health professionals who support the activist movement but they truly stand
apart from the vast majority of physians and most Americans who readily accept
the fact that animal research is necessary to gain medical progress.
The use of living animals remains a very important way to solve medical
problems. Almost every medical achievement .....
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Racism By Police Officers
Number of words: 506 - Number of pages: 2.... been known to be racist towards teenagers and women also. It is less of an issue now but definitely still exists. Many male police officers don’t want women on the force and don’t believe that they can perform the job as well as men can. This makes it harder on women who want to become police officers. Police also harass teenagers the same way they do blacks and other minorities. Police often take advantage of younger people by doing illegal procedures to get the kids in trouble. Younger people don’t know their rights as well as older people do, and the police use this to their own .....
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The Rise Of Violent Crime In Canada
Number of words: 2891 - Number of pages: 11.... Canadian society refer to
general wrongdoing as being a crime. A simple example of this is when grocery
stores all raise their prices for certain food products. People then refer very
casually to this act as a crime or that these prices are criminal. Individuals
in our Society often have a fear of being victimized by others, such as the
government, friends and or strangers. This fear is often equated with crime
since all crimes have a winner and a loser or victim as would be the legal term.
This equation often makes involvement in these acts of "crime" a personal thing.
Which results in .....
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