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In a world full of trial and affliction, where one will experience the sentiments of sorrow, anger, worry and confusion, having a companion who has the capability of imparting understanding would render great support to a person in distress. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses the characters of Reuven, Mr Malter and Reb Saunders to portray the attributes of sympathy and understanding. Throughout the storyline, these three characters display their kindness and compassion towards people by…

Communication “Communication embraces the entire world of human interaction and behavior” (Giger & Davidhizar, 2002, p. 185). Communication is how culture is preserved and transmitted (Giger & Davidhizar, 2002). There are two types of communication in one’s culture, these include verbal and nonverbal. Some examples of nonverbal communication are, facial expressions, body language, hugging, shaking hands and other forms of touching. Communication can be the biggest barrier in working with…

In the minds of an average teenager their parents are too strict, forcing them to do chores, finish their homework, and are all around fun-suckers. Compared to an average parent, the character from the book The Chosen, Reb Isaac Saunders would compare to a prison warden. Principles of Hasidism (An Ultra-Orthodox sub-group of Judaism) governing his every waking moment, Reb Saunders serves as a man of devout following. Not only a follower but, a leader, referred to as a Tsaddik or “Righteous One”…

Litrature review Adoption and prosocial behavior Adoption can be defined as a social and legal process by which a parent-child relationship is established between persons unrelated by birth. Costin(1972) states that through this process, a child born to one set of parents becomes the child of other parents, a member of that family, and assumes the rights and duties of children born in birth families. Nearly a million children were adopted internationally in Western countries between the end of…

Summary: As the Jews arrive in the Concentration Camp, they are to leave their belongings in the train car. Men are sent to the left, women to the right. Already, some Jews are being beaten and shot. Eliezer’s one thought is not to lose his father. A kind prisoner comes up to Eliezer and his father, asking them their ages. On hearing that Eliezer is 15 and his father is 50, the prisoner tells them they should be 18 and 40. Age can mean the difference between life and death. Another prisoner…

Throughout the world there is many views on capital punishment, they all differ in some way. Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths all have traditions and reasoning for their stance on capital punishment. For, against, or undecided the way these religions feel about capital punishment helps sculpt society’s opinion. Whether or not capital punishment will completely become abolished someday, the reality is it is still very much present and will continue to be, until someone can prove otherwise.…

The quotes do represent a deep, inherent, widespread, general and persistent sexism in religions even though the quotes come from holy books and famous theologians. For example, the quote from the Talmud, the Jewish holy book, says “The words of The Bible should be burned rather than taught to women.”. That quote displays that they believe that women are less than men. It is like they believe that women don’t have the willpower or the authority to learn or to be taught the words of the Bible.…

in the great beyond plays a noteworthy part in the life of an Orthodox Jew. One of the centre religious convictions of Judaism is the conviction that for each activity on earth by people he will be compensated or rebuffed on the planet to come. In Talmud, earth is named a hall to the royal residence, this present reality that first…

Core values are the fundamental belief of a person or an organization. There are millions of core values, but some of them are so important to everyone that throughout the changes in our society, politics and other things they remain the core values we abide by. They dedicate behavior and help people understand between right and wrong. Some of my core values that I abide by are loyalty, respect, patience, integrity and discipline. But one of the most important value/belief in my perspective is…

Eliezer Wiesel is the author of the memoir “Night”, a book describing the Holocaust from the perspective of fifteen year old Wiesel. The story begins in Sighet, Transylvania as Wiesel is forced from his homeland by the Nazis to Auschwitz and later transferred to Buchwald. Here Wiesel, still an innocent, impressionable young man, undergoes a horrific journey in which his only goal is to survive. His experiences of hopelessness, inhumanity, human suffering, and death in the concentration camps…