Despite the harsh reality of some of the crimes society commits, a great deal of people have tried to seek refuge and justification in their beliefs. ... To tell you the truth I personally believe that these people commit their crimes because of their own personal issues and not because they are following the teachings of their religion, But in reality the Bible justifies their crimes so what are we to do? ... Some people need to realize that being gay is not a crime, nor are a variety of other things in which the Church condemns. ... In this situation like others, it'...

• Word Count: 2047
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Since the number of people who accept abortion as a normal procedure is about equal to the number those who think of abortion as a crime, there have been a lot of steps taken against abortion, and many in its defense as well. ... The best way for someone to refer to abortion on an ethical basis would probably be through the description and evaluation of the subject based on two of the most known theoretical approaches: those of Kant's and of Utilitarianism (Act and Rule). ... As is the case with many issues in a utilitarian system, the rightness or wrongness of an act in question is b...

• Word Count: 1548
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The hierarchy of importance of these agencies for an individual is based on the personality of that individual and how they define themselves in society. ... Sacred texts such as the Quran, or the Bible are based on personal interpretations of the texts. ... While culture seems to present a ground-base for religion to build on, personality is the individual tools used in the approach to the particular religion. ... She said in an interview, "I also recognize his courage by acknowledging that for one to renounce their once confirmed faith in Islam is a crime under Sharia punishable by dea...

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
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The German philosopher Martin Heidegger addresses the matter of one's self, based on one being measured through their time lived. ... However, this argument does not prevail if the time lived in human form constituting to the true self is considered, based off of Heidegger's theory. ... Because Blake felt most alive during the prime days of crime fighting and war, he was at peace with his self and understanding of it. ... Based on the separation of time lived as a human (John) and time lived as Dr. ... The more experienced, then the closer one can become to identifying what attribute...

• Word Count: 1472
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Freud believed that the id is based on mankind's pleasure principle. ... The ego is based on the reality principle. ... As coalition forces bombarded these cities and forced local authorities to flee, the lack of authority and law gave way to a rash of crimes such as looting of stores and the theft of museum antiques. ...

• Word Count: 1356
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• Grade Level: High School

How you are in life determines whether you move on after death or remain on earth to suffer is determined by how well you treat your neighbor and whether or not you committed crimes towards humanity. ... The wisdom and experience gained by elder members are invaluable, and serve as a base for promoting the values of my religion. ... With the morals and traditions set into play by my religion people will no longer have to suffer through war or hate crimes caused by a divide in beliefs. ...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Marx insisted that stratification would occur soon thereafter when "by talent, crime, or good fortune, some acquire more and better private property while others are left with virtually nothing" (130)*. ... Marx was a reductionism who thought that religion (and nearly all other phenomena) could only be properly understood as "a symptom of something more real and substantial that lies underneath it," which he called the "base" (145)*. He insisted that "economic facts have formed the foundation of social life; they are the base that generates the division of labour, the struggle of classes, an...

• Word Count: 2462
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Serious crimes in schools have risen to 3,000,000 a year, violent assaults have risen to 465,000, and the number of teachers attacked per year reaches 5,000 (Crisis). ... Our government was based on religious principles from the very beginning. ...

• Word Count: 1973
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The first argument is a surface level reason, which is that Susan Wolf's argument is solely based on speculation. ... I define chaos as anything that would disturb the peace of society on a large scale, an example being a robbery or crime in general. ...

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Misleading Religion When the term crusade is used in the media, people tend to think that it is in reference to a "holy war." However this is far from the truth. Throughout time wars have been waged with the claims of a religious purpose, but if looked at more closely, the actual wars were fought b...

• Word Count: 1899
• Approx Pages: 8
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Ritual can undermine social structure in that humankind can find instructions in it as to fundamental organising principles and values upon which their own society is based. ... Compared to Western cities of a comparable size, it has the lowest crime rate; drug abuse, violence, prostitution and delinquency are almost nonexistent. ...

• Word Count: 1448
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He must realize that, like a gypsy, he lives on the boundary of an alien world; a world that is deaf to his music, and as indifferent to his hopes as it is to his sufferings or his crimes (1974:160). ... When scientists forget or fail to learn that science itself is a symbol system, based upon a reimagination of the cosmos in the form of theories, models and paradigms, there is the psychological danger of becoming scientific literalists who take the symbol or metaphor to be reality in itself. ...

• Word Count: 2403
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Cultural perception of sin also differs based on which religions are dominant in that country. ... These days in countries like the United States, England, Canada and any other democratic countries law has taken over as a sort of Hell where you are punished in certain manners according to the severity of your crime. ...

• Word Count: 2360
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School

Douglass felt that the "non-religious slave-holders" were less brutal because they did not lecture their slaves based on a heavenly command. ... I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes, -a justifier of the most appalling barbarity, -a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds, -and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of slaveholders find the strongest protection." ...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Basing arguments on the foundations of the classical writers such as Aristotle no longer produced valid views, as such work supported the belief of witchcraft because these writers had not the knowledge now known in modern times. ... During times of disasters there would be an increasing demand to make the ones blamed, pay for crimes, and to avoid revolt, mass prosecutions would be the only method to appease the people. ...

• Word Count: 1972
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate