Essays on Likeness

WANG KEPING (b.1949)

“IDOL” 1979 NO

WOOD

57x30x15 Collection of the artist Exhibited: Asia Society Hong Kong (May 15 – September 1, 2013). “Blooming in the Shadows” China Institute Gallery New York (September 15 – December 11, 2011). “Wang Keping, Works from 1979-2006” organized by He Xiangning Art Museum, Shenzhen, China (Oct 25th until Nov 23rd, 2008). National Art Gallery, Beijing (August, 1980) “The Stars Outdoor Art Exhibition” Beijing (27 September, 1979) Wang Keping was born in 1949 in Beijing, China, and is one of the most significant contemporary Chinese sculptors. He is known as one of the founders of the ‘Stars’ group (Xingxing), which ...

Abstract

A nurse is likely to face different worldviews constantly in their line of work. Such worldviews are often shaped by different religious and cultural beliefs. The question of euthanasia for patients with terminal illnesses lends itself to different worldviews and interpretations. George’s condition of ALS has forced him to consider euthanasia. From, a Christian standpoint, this choice is wrong because only God the Creator has the authority over life and death. Also, Buddhism does not favor euthanasia. The question of the causes of sickness also lends itself to religious interpretation. Christian interpretations are varied. One view is that ...

The man is a creation in the image of God according to Genesis 1 verse 26-27 including several other instances in the Bible where Man and image of God are in mention. The verse is a big basis for the Christian faith, a sense of pride and more belief in this religion; having a likeness of a supreme God, the creator (Giordan, 2011). The statement that is a direct quotation from the Bible, followers of Jesus and his message are therefore Christ-like considering the exact meaning of the word Christian. There are some people who criticize the issue quoting ...

Gender Difference and Complementarity according to Cloutier

Cloutier identifies the belief that men are superior to women because of cultural stereotypes. The cultural assumptions according to Cloutier could be drawn from the Bible where a woman was created as a helper. This implies that according to some beliefs, men and women are naturally different. Others according to Cloutier have the belief that the only reason why man needs woman’s help is for bearing children. However, as Cloutier argues, that the Western culture should no longer make people view women as inferior and created only for procreation. Since everyone is committed to the need for personal ...

Introduction

Sexuality and Christianity - often these two topics are opposed. This is not surprising because the negative attitude towards sexual relations and sex-phobia, fear in relation to sexuality, negative attitudes towards sexuality accompany the entire history of the Christian churches. One theory of the fall of humanity says that the sin of Adam and Eve was that they have entered into a sexual relationship. (Kamitsuka, M.D., 2010, p.26) In turn, the Christian asceticism tried to instill in Christians a feeling of contempt for their own corporeality (by the way, another theory Fall states that "leather garments" that God gave ...

Question one A

Dating back to the renaissance and the Baroque times to date, art is considered very important in nearly every society globally. The statue of David by Michelangelo at the Accademia Gallery is among the one of the famous David’s Florence. A number of artists have come up with the creation of the likeness of David, the famous biblical hero, which is one of the main symbols of Florence. Since the times of renaissance Florence has always portrayed David as their emblem of the city. Florence wanted to project David’s strength, courage as well as youthful confidence. During ...

Milton's Satan is perhaps one of the most hotly discussed literary characters, as generations of critics over the last three hundred years have kept the battle over the issue of the primacy of Satan in Paradise Lost not only alive but also enduringly animated. It appears as if every generation has found its own reading and interpretation of this highly complex character created by Milton. The critical pendulum swings from one extreme to another: While some hail Satan as the hero of the epic, some find him a lowly creature worse than a worm (Vijayasree, 68). Milton presents Satan ...

Brief Summary

In recent years, technology has moved so fast that since the advent of Google Earth, less than five years later, there are now companies that have sent their satellites into space to capture real-time images of the earth as reported by NOAA Satellites and Information (2016). This trend even received the attention of high profile celebrities and has been endorsed by George Clooney, who has collaborated with the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) to help document crimes against humanity in the conflict-ridden Sub-Saharan region. (Tovrov, 2012). Cheaper, higher resolution, and complex satellites are being sent into the earth's stratosphere, some ...

NCAA Governance

NCAA athletes should be paid to protect these student-athletes from being exploited by the universities to profit from commercial enterprises. The present set-up of NCAA is that it has three divisions namely, Division I, Division II, and Division III. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II universities and schools are allowed to offer scholarships to the student-athletes for playing a sport. For Division III, the universities or schools are prohibited to offer any athletic scholarships to the student-athletes under this category. Currently, the NCAA has prohibited the student-athletes to receive payment in whatever form for their athletic skills ...

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Introduction The philosophy of transcendentalism is based on the belief that there exists a higher form of knowledge or reality that could not be fathomed by human reason, which humans can achieve. As defined by scholars, transcendentalism is the idea that people “have knowledge about themselves and the world around them that ‘transcends’ or goes beyond what they can see, hear, taste, touch or feel”. Transcendentalism is not a new concept. Historically, the idea of transcendentalism can be traced to the works of the Greek philosopher, Plato and the doctrines of major religions such as the ancient ...

MLA

Presented in Partial Fulfilment INDS 400: Capstone Man was created in God’s image and given the responsibility and power over God’s creation. Therefore, man is expected work as commanded by God. Hence, as man works on Earth, he represents God the Creator. The purpose of this work is to bring both land and nature under God’s rule. Man, at the time of creation, was given the mandate to subdue the earth. Throughout the Holy Scriptures, man has been designated as God’s faithful servant. We are called in our different careers to serve for the glory ...

Personal Worldview

A majority of human beings reflect on their existence as well as the universe. In this regards, many questions abound concerning their respective purpose and what happens upon the completion of one’s life on earth, as well as the existence of a Higher Power (O’Brien, 2011). These questions are integrated in the context of modern health in an attempt to understand spirituality and its relevance in Managed Care.

Spirituality is related to a range of different meanings in consideration to other contexts such as sociological and philosophical elements. Flanagan (2010) takes a sociological consideration and relates spirituality ...

(Case on North Carolina Housing Finance Agency)

Concepts and Analysis

Vision, Mission, and Value North Carolina Housing Finance Agency Management Committee is tasked with the responsibility of establishing and protecting fundamental values, ethical principles, and overarching purpose which govern the running of the not for profit entity through establishing the firm’s vision, mission and value statement. Therefore, the vision, mission, and values are the foundation and core pillars of the organization’s operations. As such, they are the yardstick in which the organization will execute its obligations and mandate since the vision, mission and values assist in planning, monitoring, and decision-making ( ...

Part One

The worldview refers to a theory of the world which is used understand life. In other words, worldview refers to a mental model of reality that provided answers to various life questions through providing a framework of attitudes and ideas about life, ourselves and the world. Therefore, it creates a comprehensive system of beliefs.

Part Two

Question One According to Genesis (1:1-2), the bible accounts that God created earth and heaven. However, there was no life yet. The bible further acknowledges that God created all that is on earth through the account of creation, as detailed in Genesis 1, in six ...

Introduction

Tesco is the leading supermarket in United Kingdom, and is the dominant company to realize endless benefits of large data analytics. It supplies customers nationally with groceries and a huge range of diverse services. From the start of mid 990s, Tesco launched own loyalty program having Clubcard. Several competitors used identical cards as a way to get target coupons and discounts. Nevertheless, Tesco discovered the importance of insight it would provide into its consumer’s behavior patterns. The company commenced processing the large flood of data originating in from these cards, and managed to better target mailings of coupons ...

People’s existence on earth has been an enduring riddle, but many cultures have had a try or two at answering it, spawning myths of all kinds. Myths are narratives that are symbolic in nature and attempt to explain the origin of a group of people and the source of the existence of the world we live in today. Most myths recognize the existence of a supreme being from which the earth was created and also fostered the existence of the first human beings on earth who eventually generated the whole human race. This paper explains the myths of ...

Essay 2.1

Swiffer's Gendered Ad Since men and women are different in numerous ways, it must not come as a surprise that advertisements depict men and women in different ways. Stereotypes are formed through the continuous, prolonged exposure of viewers to the various devices of imagery. These stereotypes begin to pray on our gender, and eventually help us form a bias in the media, and in our homes and lives. The notion, message, or idea of an array of depictions must be taken into consideration when analyzing stereotypes. The recent print ad of Swiffer Bissell Steamboost can be used as an ...

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The term ‘worldview’ simply refers to an individual’s perception of the world around him, which is often based on the existing knowledge that he has accumulated over the years. As observed by scholars, people do not possess a ‘tabula rasa’ or blank mind when it comes to the natural world around them since they have their own opinion and values as shaped by their “socio-cultural environment or from previous educational experiences”.

The question of origin – (How did life begin? How did mankind come into existence?)

According to the Christian beliefs, all life forms, including mankind, were created by God. This belief is clearly articulated in the story of creation in ...

Executive Summary

Hanna Wash Australia Limited is the leading distributors of vehicle washing equipments in Australia and New Zealand. The unique selling proposition for Hanna Wash Australia is their unparallel reliability, superior quality, and ease of operations for both the end users and the car wash business owner. Hanna Car Wash serves the businesses that are already in the business or willing to be in the business of Self-Service Car Wash Business. Another business segment that Hanna Car Wash serves is the car manufacturers. It serves the businesses that are located in the geographical boundary of Australia and New Zealand. As ...

Religious transformation is the awakening or understanding of the religious knowledge in the case of a human being who had no knowledge or belief of spiritual existence. The spiritual awakening leads to the transformation of lifestyle and other things that humans do that are inconsistent with the spiritual beliefs that they hold, after the transformation. Transformation is the fundamental meaning of religious conversion from one denomination to another. However, the transformation is affiliated with special rituals that are symbolized depending on the religion the human being is affiliated with after the transformation.

The African schristians and Islamic communities in ...

- What is Lipinski’s Rule of Five and why is it important to drug design?

Lipinski's rule of five is popular as the Rule of five (RO5) or Pfizer's rule of five. It is a standing rule that evaluates drug likeness in determining whether chemical compounds that have certain biological or pharmacological activities have properties that make it a probable orally active drug for human consumption. This rule is on observing that many medication drugs have lipophilic molecules (Anastas 56). This means that the rule is applicable in drug discovery when lead structures that are pharmacologically active optimized. This increases the activity and compound selectivity insuring proper maintenance of drug-like physicochemical properties as illustrated ...

1) Nursing calls for individual endurance, attention and commitment towards the career. The requirements for nursing do not only call for a career choice, but also a personal attitude towards the profession with the aim of aiding the sick. This calls for our attention towards those in need of help around us, far and way beyond. Following the nature of the job and having been in the healthcare system for over 12 years, I believe this will be the best profession for me to venture in, both as a professional path and an educational path for exploration.

My desire to be a nurse ...

Business Structures & Taxation Law

Summary In the course of this paper, the prospects and business structures will be examined for the band Black Narcissus, a five-piece death metal band that is currently assessing its future as a brand. There are many different factors contributing to their current success, and their immediate and long-term prospects as a band, which will be evaluated based on current taxation law and the conditions already facing the band’s future. Already, several issues have presented themselves that must be solved: - The issue of writing credit between the two creatives of the band and three remaining band members who ...

Implementing Self-Directed Teams

Implementing Self-Directed Teams

Introduction

As a team or group desires and time, although, the outcome can be very helpful for each person. At the preliminary of the up to date plastic industry, there are some components, which may need Amasi Corpus Christi to conceive groups or assemblies, to advance the position of the Amasi Corpus Christi. For the group to recognize this promise, and convey genuine advantages to the association, they should be adept to differentiate their power and weaknesses (Bishop & Scott 2000). Everyone should be adept to broadcast, cooperate and even in the face of trials to the achievement ...

The self-portrait is probably the most important painting in the repertoire of the artist since it defines the character and vitality of the subject matter. A self-portrait is an important statement about oneself apart from also being intrinsically linked to an artistic development. I approached the self-portrait issue with some trepidation, since this has been the remit of several great artists over the years, and several have been studied in detail, apart from offering important guidelines about that particular artist’s work (Smith, Kelly, 1997). The practice of portraiture probably began with the Ancient Egyptians when it was ...

“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, published in 1955, is an excellent exposition of grace and sin. It is also based on the notion that existence of God is is depended on morality. This story is about grandmother and his journey from being a manipulative and selfish woman to the realization of being graceful. This story is based on the core notion that one feels the reality of life when they are faced with the worst situation in life. The grandmother who is the central character in this story tries to convince her family to ...

God created human beings to work, and He has authority over humans to perform duties to the extent they are capable. In the first book of the Bible, God creates work into the real meaning of humanity. He creates human beings in his own image, and God himself is a worker. He places Adam in the garden of Aden for the reason of working it. In different parts of the scripture, God commands humans to work to their level best. Work carries on through to the end of the Bible. Having been created in the image of God, accountants tend ...

“In giving her existence, a great law had been broken; and the result was a being whose elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in disorder, or with an order peculiar to themselves, amidst which the point of variety and arrangement was difficult or impossible to be discovered” (Hawthorne, Chapter 6 p. 98). The quote above generalizes Pearl’s character. She was the daughter of Hester Prynne, a woman living in the standards of the Puritan society condemned by the people as ‘brazen hussy’ who bears the scarlet letter ‘A’ fantastically embroidered upon her bosom (Hawthorne, Chapter 2 p. 57). ...

Capstone Project

Executive Summary The hypothetical idea which has been chosen for this analysis is the establishment of a Bar BQ restaurant in an area, in which we have asked number of questions from the respondents to get an idea about their choice, and what sort of products they are intending to have in the market with us. We have found that age plays a dominating role in having the choice of foods, and it is also found that the stance of the company is very essential as far as managing the productivity is concerned.

Introduction

Business Statistics is an important thing, and ...

Reflection on Judaism human nature

Various religions have different beliefs on human nature. This paper seeks to analyze the human nature as presented in the Judaism philosophy as recorded in Torah. Judaism hold that the origin of human beings is creation i.e. humans were created by a supernatural being-God (Harold Coward, 2008). I partially agree on this philosophical approach because the origin of humans as we may know today is subject to serious debate. There is no any specific evidence on the origin if humans that leaves no doubts and various question unanswered. The created human beings are in the image of the creator. ...

How Formal Symbol Manipulation model applies to Formal Logic, and how human cognition differs from Formal Logic but still fits in the Formal Symbol Manipulation The structure of GOFAI has its roots on formal symbol manipulation model of computation which is in turn based on formal logic. Therefore, for one to have a clear understanding of GOFAI they must be familiar with the logic. Logic has two domains that include the realm of symbols, also known as syntactic the domain and a realm of reference also known as semantic domain and normally related to the external world. The structure can ...

Introduction: Overview

Many comparisons exist in Genesis's and Babylonian stories. In these stories, one Supreme Being created humankind and explains how everything on the face of the earth came into existence. Moreover, they also set up their calendars and describe examples of evil within each of these stories to guide man towards living a fruitful life. The Babylonian myth informs us that the god, Marduk, created humankind from the blood of another god known as Kingu. ``By blood, I will compose and bring a skeleton into being, and from it, produce a lowly primitive creature by the name ``man’’ (Walter Reinhold, 2002). On the ...

I always have the enthusiasm to learn and develop as a scholar. Since childhood, I have developed a strong desire for Biology, a likeness that I developed back in primary school where I had a strong interest in animals and plants with the adaptation of the living organism in their environment. I liked to read books on cells and how the cell elements interact while accomplishing the various cell functions. Due to this long likeness for dealing with living organisms, I decided to explore biological sciences as an undergraduate student in addition to getting concerned about nature while also volunteering in activities that are aimed ...

Philosophy

Three philosophers named Demea, Philo and Cleanthes debates the nature of God existence. In their argument, they differ harshly in opinion on God’s attributes or nature and whether knowledge of a divinity can come from humankind. This is after all agreeing that god exists. A number of arguments try to make us recognize the nature of God. There a number of topics debated such as the argument from design. This argument only proves that there is an existing power which may be God or other natural powers which control the universe. This essay explains deeply the arguments of each person ...

Part I

What is world view? World view refers to an individual’s societal essential cognitive orientation that encompasses the individual or their societies’ knowledge and perspective that is an inclusion of natural philosophy, crucial, existential together with normative postulations; or values, ethical conduct, themes and emotions.

Part II

The question of origin Christianity is derived from Jesus Christ. It is said that Christianity traces back its roots to the first century AD and is engrossed in the Old Testament. Christians believe that god created the universe and everything in it. According to them, God is not part of the creation ...

The Trojan War is easily one of the most critical events in Greek Mythology as perhaps best emphasized in Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad. While there are variations in the accounts as to the causes of the War, the War that was waged by Achaeans against Troy, follows the loss of the King of Sparta’s wife to Paris. This does however remain largely debatable as regards its historical veracity, with beliefs that Homeric literature did exaggerate different things in line with varied poetic needs. This paper assesses the varied accounts of the primary and secondary factors that caused ...

Consulting For Entertainment Weekly

According to the contract that was singed by Disney´s agent and by Ms. Peggy as the singer of the film the Lady and the tramp; Ms. Peggy was going to be paid for her work with $3.500 besides residual payments at 12.5% of the sales of the movies; meaning this, that Ms. Peggy was giving her permission to use her voice as a commercial issue of that movie to Disney, giving them also the rights to distribute the film to any other technology yet to be invented (just like we can see now DVD, Blue Ray, and even VCR ...

Education

Introduction World View and philosophy of life is like a pair of glasses through which people overlooks the world. This is like the lens through which people filter and prioritize the sorts of facts that people consider sensible in life. This helps decide the direction one needs to take as a view of the world. Whether to take it with sadness or with joy. The view and people have about life may tell individuals whether to view the world fact with joy or positively. The same may tell world to ignore the world facts altogether. This is the foundation in ...

Biblical World view Competences

Religion and spirituality are core aspects of many people around the world. Christian faith has a powerful influence in the world today. At the core of the Christian faith is the belief that God made humans in his own image. This doctrine affects how religious counselors interact with Christians and non-Christians. Incorporating this belief in religious counseling helps achieve therapeutic goals faster than eradicating or avoiding the doctrine. Religious counselors face different scenarios depending on the client’s professed faith. Clients may hold the Christian doctrine as their spirituality or their religion. According to literature, spirituality focuses on the ...

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What is the ultimate reality? What is the source of everything?

The problem of the meaning of life - it is a problem of the desired ideal, or the truth. Her understanding of the defined purpose , direction and nature of all human activities . However, the very solution to the issue , if we essentially due to the existential -personal setting man: his freedom , his spiritual and moral condition . On the historical stage three main forces claim to address these issues: religion, philosophy and science. Summarized their responses can be expressed as follows. Religion, which refers to a complete system of beliefs, where the idea of ​​God ...

The Holy Bible which is considered a sacred book by all Christians presents to humanity God, who is an all powerful and the creator of heaven and earth. Through it, and more specifically in the Old Testament, God reveals himself to those people who seek to know and understand him therefore making these people his own. Both the prophets, the teachers of the law and the authors of the books of the bible acknowledge this fact and seek to explain how God is and how he relates to his people in a couple of ways. This leads to the understanding of ...

Every vocation has its own foundation. As for the vocation of chaplaincy, its foundation is anchored on the Bible, and the interpretation of the words in the holy book. Although there are many relevant words from the bible, only the words expressed in Genesis 1:26-27 will be discussed this essay. The vocation of chaplaincy borrows a lot from Genesis 1:26-27; it gives an understanding of man’s uniqueness, and God’s plan to redeem man to a new creation made in his likeness. For many centuries, Christians have held onto the belief that man is created in the image of ...

Introduction

Literary critical theory is a complicated process - there are many different ways from which one can look at a story. The question remains, however, whether or not these readings are valid. Is the process of literary criticism a means of mental gymnastics, where theorists can force a reading into a text like a child pushing a square peg in a round hole? Looking at the various theorists who make up the most prominently observed members of the literary critical canon, it becomes clear that the act of reading itself is an interactive one, with the reader bringing just as much into the experience of reading as ...

Introduction

Academic study of the New Testament (NT) excluding Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John sees the influence of Luke in Acts perspective of the divinity of Jesus and Paul's epistles provide his perspective. Reading Luke is critically similar to reading Acts when it comes to the perception of the divinity of Jesus. The early Christian literature of the Acts of the Apostles and the Pauline letters in particular, reflect specific ideas about Jesus and continue spurring debate on the divinity of Jesus, the Son of God, Jesus the man, and Jesus the Christ. There were many centers of Christians ...

Reviewing "The Yellow Wallpaper" through Plato and Christine de Pisan

Charlotte Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the tale of a young married woman who suffers from what is presumed to be post-partum depression. Her physician husband decides to sequester her for a ‘rest cure’ in their summer home, which turns out to backfire when she starts to slowly go insane. The story takes the form of journal entries denoting her gradual slide into madness, as she hallucinates and forms paranoid thoughts about her husband and the outside world. The audience sees all of this through a first-person perspective that allows us to see inside the mind of the protagonist, ...

Charlotte Gilman’s short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” tells the tale of a young married woman who suffers from what is presumed to be post-partum depression. Her physician husband decides to sequester her for a ‘rest cure’ in their summer home, which turns out to backfire when she starts to slowly go insane. The story takes the form of journal entries denoting her gradual slide into madness, as she hallucinates and forms paranoid thoughts about her husband and the outside world. The audience sees all of this through a first-person perspective that allows us to see inside the mind of the protagonist, ...

Introduction

Toulouse, France is the location of the headquarters of Airbus SAS. This is a multinational aviation company, the ownership of which is shared by Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. (EADS). In this work, we will study the issues of cross-cultural communication which were responsible for a delay in the Globe’s project’s cluster of business cultures. The delay of A380 and subsequent losses of Airbus can be explained with the help of the Globe project, to which we will turn to. In this essay, we will try to find a connection between cross-cultural communication and the technical deficiencies of Airbus ...

This assignment has been formulated such that a detailed study can be provided to the readers with respect to Cross Cultural Management. In the following assignment, Cross – Cultural Issues faced by the Airbus Consortium have been discussed, along with the various efforts they took to try and manage them. Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) Project has also been discussed about in the following assignment, which helps to provide a better understanding so as to where exactly Airbus went wrong such that it had to face the various issues. Thus, in turn, provides a better understanding on how to tackle the ...

The perception of God have changed over time as scholars continue delving more and more into the religious studies. This has led to a misconstruction of who God is as people continue making his identity so complex and hard to understand (King 409). Such complexities have changed the understanding of the value that man has for God. This essay seeks to prove that above anything else, God values humans more than anything. This alone gives the idea that God has a great value for the human beings. Al the other creations He made by word of His mouth. He could ...

Under the direction of Minnick, Coca-Cola is rapidly shifting its focus from its traditional brands, venturing into new areas of consumer products. This will not only transform the organization’s marketing and innovative capacities but also allow the organization to appeal to a greater market by keeping up with consumer trends. With the advent of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, customers are currently shifting away from conventional beverages that consist of artificial sweeteners, flavor and are overall highly loaded with carbohydrates. In turn, customers are shifting towards healthy living, which entails the consumption of healthy drinks and foods. ...

In The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill, a lower-class laborer named Yank has a crisis of identity one day when he is referred to as a "filthy beast" by the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, one of his bosses. He then embarks on a journey through New York City, attempting to fit in with the various social classes that he sees, trying to find a place or a people to whom he can belong. The play itself is a masterwork of absurdism, bringing a heightened reality to the themes of class warfare and the search for identity in the human race. These ideas and themes are presented through ...