Universalism

institutions are the main binding forces of family and society, which prepares the children for their life. Parsons uses his work on “pattern variable” to bring out this which talks about the society and community. In this he uses “Particularism” and “Universalism” to study the importance of education. In a Particularistic manner he states that the family has a role and this provides that the family does not universalise the child’s behaviour. In Universalistic point of view the child is looked…

and on the two sides: coloniser and colonised; and principally, to examine the process of decolonisation. Postcolonial criticism’s origins can be traced to Said’s Orientalism according to Milner and Browitt (2002). Said portrays the Eurocentric universalism which admits the superiority of what is Western and the inferiority of what is not, he states that “there are Westerners, and there are non-westerners. The former dominate; the latter must be dominated” (Said 1994: 36). For him, Orientalism…

Why did The Thirty Years ' War begin? The Thirty Years ' War was fought between 1618 and 1648. Myron P. Gutmann puts that among the major wars of the modern European history the Thirty Years ' War stands out not just for its duration but also for its striking impact on the international system in which it took place. But As learned in History 1102 the Thirty Years ' War began by means of a diplomatic incident called the defenestration of Prague which was an act of throwing people throw…

The views were expressed by important people and the people needed to choose which view was “correct”. Plutarch viewed Alexander the Great as a philosopher created “universalism” and saved them from their “brutish manner of living”. By him being sent down he was able to shine light on people instead of leaving them in the dark. The people before him knew of only one form of government, and everyone was one. But, Alexander…

provides a clear statement of human rights and cultural diversity. Macleod develops a discussion of cultural diversity in the sphere of human rights to a level that is deeper than that which is allowed for by the usual and verbal opposition between "universalism" and "cultural diversity." Important Quotes: According…

Popular Culture Postmodernism possess both a positive attraction and a usefulness to the analyst of popular culture as it offers a wider and more dynamic understanding of contemporary representation. It has entered into a more diverse number of vocabularies and has spread outwards from the realms of art history into political theory and on to the pages of youth culture magazines, record sleeves and fashion spreads. In the book “Postmodernism and Popular Culture” by Angela McRobbie, she talks…

The Ten Commandments are receiving a great deal of ridicule in more recent years. The heated debates within legal systems across the United States on whether or not it is constitutionally correct to have a religious symbol such as the Ten Commandments displayed on government lawns has been met with mixed reviews by Christians. After speaking with my neighbors in an almost completely white-privileged, Christian dominated city on the Iron Range, I find that a great deal of people feel the removal…

In Ousmane Sembène’s 2004 film Moolaadé, the community faces challenges regarding certain beliefs on the roles women have in the world. The people of Burkina Faso have always lived by certain traditions and when someone tries to contest a tradition, it brings conflict, anger, and death to the community. The film shows the roles woman play in an African lifestyle. It also shows how a community adapts to change and the struggles of going through change. Moolaadé shows how one individuals everyday…

In the words of Robert Krapohl, a Baylor University Librarian, “no scriptural doctrine has proved more difficult for Christians to defend in the modern era than the traditional notion of hell.” While this issue at one time was cut and dry, it now is one of the most widely debated and misunderstood doctrines in the church today. This doctrine affects most “major doctrines of the Christian faith, not just the area of eschatology,” but throughout all aspects of Christian life. This asks not only…

lifetime. A family man, Huxley had five siblings, married twice, and had one child. Huxley identified himself as a humanist, pacifist, and satirist, later becoming interested in more spiritual topics such as parapsychology and philosophical mysticism; Universalism in particular. Living sixty-nine years, Huxley passed away on November 22, 1963; the same day as both C.S Lewis and President John F. Kennedy. On his deathbed he had one dying wish written out to his wife Laura asking for one hundred…