Today only villages and some small towns remind us of this kind of life, and as time passes, more people choose to abandon traditional way of life, to move to the "big city". ... Wealth was not something to be pursued, the character and personality of the individual had greater value than his wealth: "the hard-working poor man is superior to the lazy rich man" (Vidich: 230). ... In modern societies government is done indirectly and people have little participation in decision making. ... Human in traditional societies, however, didn't seem to have much better quality in their relationship...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Nevertheless, he still points out that even without coercion there will still be those whose destructive, anti-social, and anti-cultural behavior will cause problems, especially if this group is big in number. ... Though the first prohibitions separated a man from his animal condition, others can be more harmful. ... It serves "to reconcile a man to the sacrifices he has made on behalf of civilization." ... Man gives the nature the characteristics of a father. ... Eventually God turned into a single person, and one to where the man could relate to it as his father. ...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Many Christian religions emphasize God giving man free-will to choose his/her path (with consequences, of course). ... The Quran suggests that "we have shown man the right path. ... Cultural institutions such as religion are created to satisfy the needs of personal security and enlightenment for some thing bigger and in control of personal fates. Keeping cultures other than American in mind, religion is a strict way of life and the majority of people in that culture must conform to those beliefs with little personal choice. ...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I will focus on religious liberty and how it became one of the big issues when "creating America" and why it is still a "big issue" in today's America. ... In 1689, Great Britain had passed a religious Act of Toleration, but this meant little for American colonies.4 In his Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson highlighted the fact that in 17th century Virginia, it was punishable for "parents to refuse to have their children baptized," and for various other offenses.5 Sheriffs imprisoned Baptists living within Virginia; Baptist ministers were not given permission to preach th...

• Word Count: 3342
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The other significant field of exploration was man's own skill or matter-of-fact insight. ... "[2] Does this not require us to regard religion as nothing but a special way of looking at man's duties--i.e. at his morality? ... In spite of his own rhetoric about scientific method, he in fact gathered little data on this matter, instead remaining in the realm of the ideal. ... The "City of God" consists of those who will enjoy eternal happiness with God in heaven, the "City of Man" of those who will not. ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate