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Right vs. Wrong In Plato’s Republic, Book 1, various interlocutors make arguments on the definition of justice. Cephalus proposes the definition of justice as “speaking the truth and paying whatever debts one has incurred” (Plato, 331c). I will prove Cephalus’ argument true by analyzing the structure and his use of examples, discussing possible errors in…

Did Christians cause the fall of one of the greatest empires ever in the history of the world? How could Christians do that? Questions that need answers are How was Rome built? Why were Christians persecuted? What the Christians did to the country and the culture. Starting off, how was Rome built and what was…

Scholars and film critiques have often regarded the fifth-generation film Director, Zhang Yi Mou’s films as a visually sensual feast (Zhu 26). The predominant use of the color Red in his highly stylized films: Red Sorghum (1988), Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern (1991) are evidence of his trademark visual style thus leading scholars…

Jesus came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarene people. There were graves in that place. Two men came from among the graves to meet him. They had bad spirits in them. They were so bad and strong that people feared to pass that way. They shouted, `Jesus, Son…

The modern world is not concerned with ethics. More often than not, people’s main aspiration lies in wealth, the appearance of having such or the realities of life without. And yet, for all our advancements and the deepening of our understanding our past and how that may play into our future — human beings are…

The dhamma is prakrit form of the sanskrit word dharma. However, ashoka tried to use it in a much wider sense. Scholars have expressed different opinions regarding dhamma of ashoka. Some are of the view that his dhamma is nothing more than buddhism others feel that it was not a particular religious system but a…

Abstract Business ethics is a form of applied ethics that scrutinizes ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that occur in a business environment. In the more conscientious marketplaces of the 21st century, the demand for more ethical business processes and actions (referred to as ethicism) is mounting. In addition, pressures for the application of…

Enlightenment is a product of the Scientific Revolution which began in the sixteenth centuries. The scientific revolution changed medieval beliefs held on for centuries; through the use of reason and scientific method, it had made people look at the universe differently.  By the 17th century, thinkers hoped to apply the scientific and systematic ways of…

Summary The Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling is the thought provoking book of McMinn which was published in 1996 and includes ample guidance and inspiration for the practitioners of Christian counseling. This book reveals that how the three perspectives of psychology, spirituality and theology can be amalgamated to facilitate individuals in identifying definite…

Recent estimates indicate that are millions of American adults, and juveniles who are experiencing compulsive gambling problems. Those numbers are compounded by the loved ones who suffer along with them. If the Broken Window Theory is applied, the effect of gambling’s negative side effects start to spill over into the mainstream of society, or the…