Essays on Divine Power

Nowadays, Hawaii is one of the most popular travel destinations. The first associations that come to one’s mind hearing about Hawaii are board surfing, aloha, hula, and incredibly beautiful ocean and sky. However, despite the seeming enervation, Hawaii islands have a rich history rooted in the history of the Polynesian Triangle. This paper aims to discuss the history and culture of ancient Hawaii and the kingdom. As well as New Zealand and Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Hawaii is one of the corners of the Polynesian Triangle. Most cultures of the islands in the Polynesian Triangle have similar Polynesian ...

Theory/Author Name and Background

The theory on spiritual well-being in illness is a concept that was explored by Sr. Mary Elizabeth O’Brien. Sr. Mary began her career as a nurse at the Mercy Hospital in Pennsylvania and she worked closely with people with chronic illnesses. Over the course of the history of nursing and specifically on the issues that touch on chronic illnesses and end-of-life care, the aspect of spirituality holds significant influence as to the development of the care plan (O'Brien, 2003). Even in the contemporary healthcare system, nurses are expected to observe the code of ethics within the specifics of ...

Figuration Is Fundamental To Our World, To Our Lives Figurative language uses words to invoke a deeper understanding of the message they carry. Figurative language compares, contrasts or associates words with the main aim of producing a deeper meaning out of a word or words, or a combination thereof. The use of plain words with normal meaning seldom invokes one’s attention and therefore might not draw their thoughts to understand deeper meanings or messages intended (Bennett, & Royle, 2014). However, the use of figurative language draws attention and hence invokes the reader’s mind to think deeply and understand ...

Introduction

“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable”- George Bernard Shaw. The above quote by the famous Irish playwright makes an absolute sense as the reality of the world is unbearable indeed and it is an art that offers the much needed solace to mankind. Art as a form of expression of emotions has the power to evoke strong feelings like joy, sorrow, disgust, love, horror, devotion and many more to say. Many look upon the universe as a work of art by the omnipresent God as the beauty that lies in the nature is enigmatic and often ...

Introduction

Laws are intended to enforce and reflect the ethical and moral standards in a society that is civilized. Laws are used in civilized societies as fundamental instruments for controlling the behavior of man. There is a slight difference between ethics and morals that should be outlined. Morality deals with the aspects that are regarded as wrong or right. Morality originates from the conscience of the individual and from the values of a society that are based on political principles or religious traditions. A moral conduct, therefore, is that which is considered right in the conscience of the doer and the values of ...

D.F.3 In the monotheistic tradition, there are similarities and differences between the hero and the saint. Although heroes may seem to be associated largely with ancient religions, they are still significant in the monotheistic traditions and religions that are dominant today. This is because of the need to establish a human point of contact with the divine power. Heroes are viewed as human figures who undergo and overcome physical feats for the sake of the larger population. For example, the Old Testament provides the story of Moses who experienced numerous physical adventures while doing the will of God and ...

What would you really expect of someone who is to narrate his experiences as a slave ,teaches himself how to read and write , narrates about his passage from childhood full of ignorance to adulthood and self realization, his aborted attempt to escape, and his final successful escape attempt from slavery , followed by a short discussion of his time in the north? It is just such a man who we meet in Frederick Douglass own novel Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave .Through what he says about himself, about people around him ,the society that he lives in as , ...

Ambiguity as well as fulfilment of divine prophecy

Ambiguity as well as fulfilment of divine prophecy

INTRODUCTION

Samson, the renowned Judge of ancient Israel was born as a blessing from the angel of the Lord to a woman who could not have a baby (line 4, The Birth of a Samson). He was born to save Israel from the scourge of Philistines. And after doing all the great deeds, he finally gets enslaved by Philistine authorities due to his wife’s betrayal. But he finally avenges the sufferings of his land and people by killing the Philistines by toppling the roof of the theatre. John Milton has expressed the story very well ...

Introduction

The complex nature of human government has been in existence since the classical period. In addition, the human government continued to employ titanic resources, which made it further complex. Consequently, political philosophers tried to create an understanding and influence various stakeholders with respect to human government. Such political philosophers have attempted to provide intricacies as well as paradoxes revolving around the political system that controls and manages humanity. Amongst the political philosophers who have provided the intricacies and paradoxes on human government include Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes. Machiavelli and Hobbes have provided similar and divergent views on purpose ...

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Research Question3 Introduction.3 1. Background of Process Theology3 2. Core Concepts of Process Theology4 2.1 Concept of World Creation4 2.2 Concept of God Immutability5 2.3 Concept of God Sovereignty.5 2.4 Concept of After-Life6 2.5 Concept of Trinity.6 2.6 Concept of Jesus Christ7 3. Relation between Process Theology and Bible..8 4. Criticism of Process Theology...8

Process Theology

Thesis Statement: The concepts of process theology are quite different from those people used to associate with traditional Christian theology. Research Question: Does process theology represent a relevant alternative to traditional Christian ...

Chinese metaphysics is known to be one of the oldest and the most reputed of all the various spiritual and social theories that existed in the world. Decision making is an important part of the various theories that are developed in order to explain the reason behind the true spirit of any given discussion and therefore it is important to have logical understanding of theories in order to have a sound decision making technique. Ti and Yung are also one of the most well known terms in the Chinese metaphysics and where lot of concepts are hypothesized, they are extremely ...