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The Historicity of "Acts", 2002.
A look at the history and the controversy of the "Book of Acts" from the New Testament.
2,822 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper examines how for centuries, the historicity of the "Book of Acts" has been questioned and criticized, prompting historians to label it "the storm center of modern New Testament study." It discusses how many scholars have suggested that the Acts were written as a means of religious propaganda, rendering the work historically unreliable and how others view the "Acts" as a blend of historical facts and unhistorical traditions. It also shows that while the argument continues in present time, the "Book of Acts" has withstood the test of time, holding its ground as an accurate and reliable historical work, particularly as a result of many recent archaeological findings.
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"In Acts, the Ascension takes place in Jerusalem, while in Matthew and Mark it is in Galilee. All the accounts, however, agree that it did take place on a mountain. In Acts the Ascension happens 40 days after the Resurrection, when Jesus appears repeatedly to his followers. In Matthew and Mark, there is no indication of this time period between the Resurrection and the Ascension. Some Gospel writers were not aiming at historical accuracy; they were more concerned with getting the message across. However, Luke took great care to make that his facts were accurate."
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The Message and Method of Sharing Christ in Acts, 2002.
This paper is a study of the message in Acts from a Christian perspective. Emphasis on the great commission to share the gospel, using examples presented in Acts.
1,841 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, £ 41.95
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This paper describes the Book of Acts, its importance, and the significant role it plays in Christianity. The paper looks at the book's importance from a historical perspective, taking into account the events going on in the world during the time this book was written, the author of the book and the importance of one's belief in God.
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"The Book of Acts is one of the most significant books in the New Testament. It describes the origin of the church and the lives of the apostles who were responsible for carrying out the great commission. Acts presents a great example of the Christian mission, as well as providing the inspiration to complete that mission. Christians are called by God to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to all nations of the earth. The apostles were devoted to this mission, and would give their lives for it. This is the mission we as Christians are called to: To devote ourselves to the Lord and to bring his lost sheep into the fold."
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Susanne K. Langer on 'Acts' as Elements in the Continuum of Life, 2002.
An interpretation of philosopher Susanne K. Langer's views on acts.
4,427 words (approx. 17.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 82.95
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According to Susanne K. Langer in her work, "Mind: An Essay on Human Feeling", acts function as elements in the continuum of a life. This paper analyzes Langer's views on the subject including her theory that within all acts, one can find smaller functional sub-units which, in their miniature realm, still exhibit and adhere to the typical act form. Langer claims that if we should turn our attention in the opposite direction, from microscopic acts to those of macroscopic dimensions, the same essential pattern, the same act form, will dwell there too.
Outline
The Act Concept
Individuation and Involvement
The Evolution Of Acts
The Growth of Acts
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"Langer refers to the environment facing an organism at any given time as the environmental situation or ambient world. An organism shapes its ambient world; the stuff of the actual environment is altered through peripheral contact with that life. Not only do environmental forces impinge upon the organism, but that life, because it is a life and therefore does not exist passively, effects changes on its immediate environment. We could say that, in a sense, both creature and environment adapt. Different organisms in the same environment, because of their probable living uniqueness or individuation, may therefore exist in widely different ambient conditions. (282)"
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Christian Missions in Acts 8:1-28:31, 1994.
This paper discusses the relationship between the Christian mission to Judea, Samaria and other communities (Acts 8:1-12:23) and the mission of Paul "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 12:24-28:31).
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 27.95
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"This paper is concerned with the relationship between the Christian mission to Judea, Samaria, and other communities (Acts 8:1-12:23); and the mission of Paul "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 12:24-28:31).
The basic purpose of The Acts of the Apostles is to describe how the early Christian Church leaders went on to preach, assert, and proclaim the salvation Jesus Christ had given to the world. In order to spread the good news, it was essential for the apostles to perform missionary work. Certain Christian concepts and theological issues were in need of resolution; and the early Christian movement was slowly on its way to become a world-wide religion.
Although the first Christian believers were tolerated for the Most Dart by the Roman establishment, this would not be true ... "
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SPEECH ACTS AND IMPLICATURES, 2007.
A discussion regarding speech acts and implicatures.
1,523 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 35.95
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This paper reviews and discusses speech acts and implicatures in relation to pragmatics. According to the paper, any time a person talks, they perform a speech act, for language is not just a logical system and, therefore, the context and the intention of the speaker are extremely important. This paper tries to sum up the points of view of John L. Austin, John R. Searle and Paul Grice as far as speech acts and implicatures are concerned, trying to draw parallels with the seminar as often as possible.
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Austin's Contribution to the Study of Speech Acts
Searle's Classification of Speech Acts
Grice's Work on Implicatures: The Cooperative Principle
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"In this perspective, implicatures (that is to say, the implied meaning that is based on the assumption that the speaker follows the cooperative principle and the four maxims) are made possible by the cooperative behaviour of both the speaker and the listener. Those implicatures are first implied by the speaker, and then inferred by the listener: we may call them "invited inferences". Even if it is very important for the listener to assume the speaker is being cooperative (that is to say, that he follows the conversational maxims), this may not be the case every time: when one or more conversational maxims are apparently broken, this may give rise to implicatures as well. One can classify implicatures into two categories: conversational and conventional implicatures. Conversational implicatures rise out of the breaking of the conversational maxims, whereas conventional ones do not interact with those maxims. "
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Passing on the Impacts of Civil Rights/ADA Acts, 2008.
An analysis of the development and impact of the Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans With Disabilities Act.
3,822 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 24 sources, MLA, £ 73.95
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This paper discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the impact it exerted to help birth the Americans With Disabilities Act. The paper argues that without the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Americans With Disabilities Act would not be alive today. It describes the concepts of the American with Disabilities Act that emulate precepts that the Civil Rights Act purports. The paper contains copies of original sources.
Table of Contents:
Civil Rights Considerations
Civil Rights Act
Past Progress Points
Affirmative Action
Civil Rights Act's Impact
ADA
Title VII's Protections
Statistics
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"As the ADA, a civil rights law focusing on discrimination, it is based fundamentally on traditional concepts of discrimination as adapted and applied to the unique circumstances of people with disabilities initially in The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (e.g., the requirement that employers provide reasonable accommodations to allow people with disabilities to function optimally). Through thoughtful and innovative application, the ADA has helped people with disabilities win many important battles in the war for their independence. However, the ADA alone cannot win the war. Its use to achieve particular social goals is limited by the specific language and legislative intent of the law. (Batavia & Schriner, 2001)"
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Acts and Omissions in Moral Actions, 2005.
A discussion of the acts/omissions doctrine and its relation to morality.
2,028 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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The paper deals with the question of whether omitting to do something can be the same as actually performing an act. Is failing to give pensioners extra money for winter heating the same as shooting them dead personally, just because in both cases they die? The relation of motives to acts and omissions is discussed, as is the idea of an act being so inconvenient and difficult as to allow an omission. "Negative relevance" and the idea of "playing God" is also discussed.
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"In moral philosophy, there is a significant debate raging about the relationship between acts and omissions of an agent. Logic dictates that the action of an agent leads to a consequence, which in most cases can be held up to moral judgement. When omissions are considered, however, it is more appropriate to say that the behaviour of the agent is what results in the consequences. For omitting to perform an action can be just as morally right or wrong as performing an action. This has led to some interesting and disturbing questions; in fact, it is testament to the power of reason that some cases in which anybody could be expected to have an instinctive moral judgement reaction in a certain direction actually turn out to be much less straightforward than they at first seem. Although the distinction between acts and omissions is by no means the only criterion for judging the morality of acts by, the discussion helps to further identify how moral judgements can be made. For example, the doctrine of double effect is connected to it, which also sheds some light on how motives and intentions work in influencing moral decisions."
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The Alien and Sedition Acts, 2005.
An overview of the highly immoral Alien and Sedition Acts implemented by the United States government during World War I.
1,040 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper discusses the unconstitutionality of the Alien and Sedition Acts and their implementation during World War I. The paper goes on to compare these acts with the McCarythist school of thought during the post-Word War II era.
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"In retrospect, America has done many things of which it should be ashamed. In times of crisis the government has forgotten the very principles on which the nation was built, and executed laws and programs that were clearly unconstitutional and in violation of axiomatic human rights. One of America's most shameful moments can be found in the institution of the Espionage and Sedition Acts. Created from the desire to unify the nation, these acts, drafted in 1917 and 1918 respectively, made criticism of the government, Constitution, or flag illegal; furthermore, interfering with the draft or encouraging disloyalty was also unlawful. During the "outbreak of public hysteria early in World War I" (History Channel OL), these outrageous laws caused more than 2,000 prosecutions. The Espionage and Sedition Acts served to curtail freedom of the press, suppress liberty to political affiliation, and foster hostility towards innocent foreigners."
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Acts of Terrorism, 2002.
An investigation into the reasons that acts of terror are committed.
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 34.95
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This paper explores the motivations behind acts of terror. It is written in the light of the September 11th attack on the USA in 2001 and it studies recent acts of terrorists both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. It focuses on the personality of Osama Bin Laden and what he symbolizes for the American people.
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"A great deal has been written about terrorism since 11 September 2001, but this should not blind us to the fact that terrorism is hardly a new phenomenon. Although it is hard to believe that there is anyone in the world who is not now more aware of the possible reach and effects of terrorism than they were six months ago, if we are to come to a better understanding of the ways in which terrorists operate and the basic human psychology of terrorism than we must take a longer view of the phenomenon (McDermott 2002). Only if we do so ? if we look at terrorism over a period of centuries and include an analysis of both religiously motivated and other forms of terrorism ? can we come to any clear understanding of what happened in the United States in September as well as what has happened since then (Miller 2002)."
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Criminal Acts Committed by Business Professionals, 2008.
This paper discusses the mismanagement and criminal acts of the three companies, Tyco International Ltd., Bear Stearns and Fannie Mae.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 20.95
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This paper takes a look at the three specific companies of Tyco International Ltd., Bear Stearns and Fannie Mae, stating that all have committed criminal business acts due to the greed of their executives. In the case of Tyco, the company's three top executives, CEO Dennis Kozlowski, CFO Mark Swartz and Chief Legal Counsel Mark Belnick allegedly took loans without receiving approval, sold shares without telling investors, and fixed the company's books by inflating operating income, among other acts. The article next describes Bear Stern's mismanagement as "toxic waste", referring specifically to the largely failing hedge fund the company ran with investor and client money. Lastly, the paper discusses Fanny Mae's over six years of financial fraud. Again the paper concludes that head executive cashed in on millions of personal bonuses, leading the company to years of misstated earnings, merely because of their personal greed.
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Tyco International Ltd.
Toxic Waste ala Wall Street
Nothing Funny about Fannie Mae
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"Pure in simple, what Bear Stearns did was not prudent fiduciary and fiscal responsibility but bloated speculation born out of greed and wanting to make a "fast buck." People trusted them with money - some of them their life savings and hard earned cash - and when the truth of their financial mismanagement came to light, they had the gall to ask for more to bail them out from their own wrong doing. As a result of ethically and morally questionable financial mismanagement, Bear Stearns of Wall Street redefined the term toxic waste in money matters considering when they ask people for their money in the first place, they were selling them s--t and when the caca hit the fun, they hide behind obtuse and highly technical mumbo-jumbo that aims only to save their own hides at the cost of the investors. The way Bear Stearns acted is like a thief caught in one's home and the thief asking the victim for bail money."
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Analysis of the Speech Acts, 2004.
This paper offers a discussion of the acts of speech.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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In this article, the writer studies the act of speech. A summary of some key terms within the study of verbal conversation is presented. The writer explores the speech acts and Grice's model of maxims. In this paper, the writer discusses ideal communication and failures of communication. Further, the writer shows how messages are received.
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"Speech allows human beings to accomplish various tasks they feel are necessary to their survival, happiness and self-actualization. Verbal speech acts are usually conducted for communicative purposes and into this category of speech acts falls the construct of verbal conversation. Ideal sustained communicative events in this case, verbal conversations require two or more participants to repeatedly alternate their roles between speaker and listener. The failure of communication is most fundamentally caused by a failure of one of the parties to accept the alternate listening role ... "
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2006.
A discussion on whether the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have managed to meet their intended objective of eliminating discrimination in relation to equal pay.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, £ 31.95
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Legislation relating to discrimination in the workplace that affects modern workers can be related to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Equal Pay Act focused on gender and wages, attempting to create a national law that prohibited employers from paying women less than men for the same type of work. This paper maintains that, unfortunately, discrimination in relation to equal pay still exists in the United States, demonstrating that these laws had little effect on the realities within the workplace.
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The Enclosure Acts, 2002.
An examination of the farming changes resulting from the Enclosure Acts that helped bring about an Industrial Revolution in 18th-century England.
1,417 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 33.95
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This paper discusses how, in the mid to late 18th century England, changes made to agricultural practices throughout the land sped the country towards the Industrial Revolution. It looks at how the Enclosure Acts bought about the consolidation of parcels of land and how common land was then allocated among land barons and the wealthier farmers. It analyzes how these parcels of land aided the technological advancements being made at the time and evaluates whether, overall, they were beneficial to the general population of 18th century England.
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"Obviously, the way the Enclosure Acts were implemented was unfair. Without money and political influence to back them, the poorer members of the parish were, time after time, given the short end of the stick. The concept behind the Acts may have been one of efficiency and efficacy, and their implementation did increase food production, however, greed spoiled the purpose. Peasants no longer had access to communal lands that their families for ages had used. They no longer were able to gather food after harvests that would normally sit in the field and rot. The land they were given to farm was of poor quality, unsuitable for crop production. And, the requirement of expensive fencing and gating made it impossible for the poorer farmers to keep what little land they were given."
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Analysis of McMillan's "Disappearing Acts", 2002.
This paper looks closely at "Disappearing Acts", written by Terry McMillan. The writer discusses the novel as a comprehensive narrative exposing rotating points-of-view on cross-gender communication.
4,128 words (approx. 16.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 78.95
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This paper looks at the issue of gender dynamics in modern society as portrayed in "Disappearing Acts". The writer compares this novel to Terry McMillan's first novel, "Mama", noting that they are both energetic and earthy books, taking place wholly within the confines of an intense relationship.
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Synopsis
Movie Quotes
The Story
The Upshot
Title
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"To disappear is defined as a verb meaning to vanish from sight and/or to no longer exist; and act denoted as anything done, being done, or to be done, the process of doing. In this sense the title is referring to Franklin?s modus operand. Whenever he gets frustrated by his unstable employment and/or family troubles, he takes to the drink and then makes himself scarce, usually by hiding out at his favorite bar, or sometimes absconding for up to days at a time. This is a conditioned response to his problems, ?Despite the fact that ?attributes that ought to be equally valued and discouraged, we persist in using bipolar terms to characterize men as ?independent? ??strong,? and unemotional? (A&B, 21). And since men learn from role models in their lives that emotional vulnerability is unacceptable behavior, and therefore are regarded negatively when disclosing personal information, they are prone to keep their feelings undisclosed and find another venue for release. In Franklin?s case this routine happens to be physically running away from his problems and drinking to numb all feelings."
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