One way the text can be interpreted is supporting censorship in society. ... Aside from protecting children, the text also addresses censorship as necessary in cases to protect national security. ... With the implementation of censorship, the text argues that censorship limits the marketplace of ideas. ... The text makes the argument that the opinions of a small percentage of the population should not be used to control the majority. ... Because of the lack of bias in the text, both the pros and cons of censorship are discussed and argued by the author. ...

• Word Count: 774
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The literary styles of repetition, imagery and parallelism were used to express the crucial concepts of the text, which also contributes to its popularity. ... (Arberry) The crux principle of the text asserts on being kind to one another, and encourages people to always be charitable, especially to the needy. ... Among all the positive moral properties spelled out in the Qur'an, belief is at the center of the text. ... The messages from the text are conveyed with various literary structures and devices. ... Also in the context of being a religious text, it is beneficial to get the point...

• Word Count: 1297
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this class we have discussed Confucianism at some length, and though I have found the texts to be very interesting, I don't think that I would classify Confucianism as being a religion when compared against my personal view on the subject. ... Out of the two forms of Hindu scriptures, Shruti and Smriti, I am personally familiar with one of the texts composed in the Smriti volumes. That text in question is the Bhagavad-Gita. ... Under the direction of Chuang Tzu, the Tao Te Ching has come into existence in such a fashion that it seems to mirror other deeply religious texts such as the B...

• Word Count: 1904
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through a comparative study, one is able to identify the contextual differences and similarities between two texts. ... Thus, a comparative study allows one to identify the connections between two texts to gain an insight on the changing values of respective contexts. ... A comparative study allows for the comparison of values between respective contexts of two different texts. ... Thereby, the comparison of these texts accentuates the changing contexts and their impact on our values....

• Word Count: 1029
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. ... This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book to completely understand every concept of their religion. ... Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity ar...

• Word Count: 1524
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sacred texts such as the Quran, or the Bible are based on personal interpretations of the texts. Strong personalities can influence the perspective of others and their interpretations of these sacred texts. ...

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

The interpretation of the text changes even when we read out the authentic content that persistently remains timeless through generations. ... Readers of the story "Chameleon" in the past would render the gist of this literary text as being logical, since all that the character did in the chameleon was to just listen to the crowd. ...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hinduism is the world's third largest religion. It differs from other religions in that it dos not have a single founder, a specific system, a single system of morality, or a central religious organization. Hinduism actually consists of many different religious groups that came about in India sinc...

• Word Count: 290
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In order to reach Truth, it is important to be clear of external influences such as religious texts, speculative opinions, and logic or inferences, rather it depends on how a person know for himself that certain things are unwholesome, if so, he should give them up, and how certain things are wholesome, which are the ones that the person must pursue and accept. ...

• Word Count: 637
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Religious Tradition Religious Traditions are the laws, regulations, beliefs, doctrines and practices which are handed down from one generation to another. Traditions in religion are either right or wrong. Followers practicing religious traditions follow in accordance with the scriptures to be pract...

• Word Count: 877
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Several religions have different and distinctive stories explaining how man, society, and parts of their religions were formed; yet all of them together suggest that there was a sole person or group that directly played a role in this creation encompassing food, animals, and the geography. Whether ...

• Word Count: 692
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy" (Stephens). ...

• Word Count: 839
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ismar Schorsch in "Learning to Live with Less: a Jewish Perspective" discusses that scholars have discovered that tradition actually lends itself to a much more constructive and healthful approach to ecology, if the old Jewish texts and writings were heeded. ...

• Word Count: 1393
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Christianity and Islam are both peacemaking religions that not only strive for the unity between a person and their God, but by bringing that well-being into society. Both religions work towards "opening paths of dialogue" (Pope Frances) as they both advocate nonviolent attributes and contribute to ...

• Word Count: 985
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As well, it is often only found late in life, and is different from the state of being that the gods are in, but it is still comparable to the gods, and Aristotle may be implying more than is specifically stated within the text. ...

• Word Count: 1572
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Introduction to Religion My purpose in writing this paper is to articulate why my religious and spiritual life has changed significantly as a result of my recent introduction to religion. As a result of this course of study I have a new perspective on religion. This new viewpoint has not neces...

• Word Count: 1758
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this essay my main prerogative is to establish how those foreign lands within the chosen texts, affect the views and attitudes of the travellers persona and if so, how it changes their lives and their understanding of their own original upbringing. ...

• Word Count: 1742
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The early Christian, in controversy with the Jews, appealed to the Hebrew Scripture as proof-texts, but if fact they were reading these Scriptures in a new way, in light of the Christ-event, and hence were not giving deductive or syllogistic arguments. ...

• Word Count: 2454
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although it appears Aristotle and Machiavelli disagree on the role of virtue should play in political life, it is important to note that their definition of virtue does not derive from the same source, and therefore these terms are not synonymous as they appear in the translations of these two texts. ...

• Word Count: 1841
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

How did Akhenaten's rule (lasting from 1350 to 1332 BC), with particular reference to religious reforms, influence the society of Egypt and its people; how effective was his overall administration of the Egyptian empire? Akhenaten, the so called "Heretic Pharaoh" was a Ruler of Egypt during the p...

• Word Count: 2164
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My conception of religious liberty was vague when I was younger, but as I got older and I became aware of the world around me, religious liberty has been a topic that everyone has been discussing - not only privately but also in public and especially in the papers. I used to be an uninformed protestant of the Lutheran church. I once read in the newspaper that Denmark is the least religious country in the world. When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. Fur...

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