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“The Doctrine of the Sword II” (456) Mahatma Gandhi was the first role-model activist that used nonviolence tactics on the process to fight for civil rights and freedom. “The Doctrine of the Sword II” was one of Gandhi’s writings to answer the questions about his point of view on the use of violence. He utilized…

Christianity and Islam are two of the most significant religions since their creation. Islam means “submission” in Arabic, and a Muslim is one who submits to the will of God (Islam page 223). Christians were called so because of Jesus’ title Christos, which is Greek for Messiah (Christianity page 198). Both religions are very similar…

The main idea that underlines the entirety of the movie Gattaca rests on the assumption that at some point in the future, with the radical upsurge of technological and scientific innovations, humanity will experience a different form of discrimination. Rather than depending the worth of an individual according to one’s race or any of the…

The good man and the good citizen are not synonymous. The two are not equivalent. The good man must also be a good citizen, but it is not necessary for the good citizen to be a good man. It is crucial to recognize this distinction because it emphasizes that the qualities of a good man…

Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are those given by a physician indication that in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest “no” resuscitative measures should be used to revive the patient (Pozgar, 2013, p. 153). Difficulties and confusion about do not resuscitate orders still exist, despite efforts to help patients, families, and surrogate decision-makers make informed…

Introduction Within the study of criminals, researchers have tried to explain the influences upon behavior that results in crime. A wide range of types of criminological theories, including biological, ecological, control, conflict and integrated theories, have been suggested and gained popularity. All these theories are distinct from one another, but not wholly unrelated to each…

According to Emerson (2003), the most commonly used cognitive shortcuts in this particular field are those based on trust and expertise. Trust based advertisements about medicine usually involve a celebrity professing the effectiveness of a particular brand of medicine. Advertisers select a celebrity that could genuinely be thought of as one who might use their…

“Karma” By: Khushwant Singh Karma is a story about Sir Mohan Lal (Native Indian) who looks down on his fellow countrymen including his wife and embraces the English ways and culture. He had a reservation on everything Everything English like English cigarrete, Whiskey, The Times News Paper and clothing. When the train was about to…

Two of Robert E. Howard’s tales, “Dig Me No Grave” and “The Brazen Peacock,” feature the worship of a devilish peacock deity, alternately called Malik Tous and Melek Taus. As recently as 1996, T.K.F. Weisskopf could say in the introduction to a Howard collection that “the cult of Malik Tous, mentioned in several stories, is…

In this paper we are going to analyze the work Cain by the British poet Lord Byron, published in 1821, in which we can appreciate an outstanding influence of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. The story of Cain and Abel appears in the book of Genesis in the Bible, and the reader must understand that this…