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Sacred pain and self-harm in Christian religious practice

The concept of sacred pain is one that has had a profound effect on the theory and debate, regarding faith. The real origins of inflicting pain upon one's body to cleanse one soul dates so far back and is pervasive in so many faiths that the resolution of its history is impossible.

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Johnson's exploration of wishful thinking and human irrationality in poetry

Jonson's theme -- so often stated in his major writings, particularly in "Rasselas" - is the dangerous but all-pervasive power of wishful thinking, the feverish intrusion of desires and hopes that distort reality and lead to false expectations, where we picture things as one would like them to be,…

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Slavery's role in the economic development of early American society

Slavery, and its negative (and positive) effects on society, is not nearly as pervasive in today's modern world as it has been in previous centuries. One expert writes "early Christians repeatedly conceived of sin and salvation in terms of slavery and freedom" (DeWet, 2010, p.

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RosettaNet and enterprise integration standards in e-commerce

Electronic commerce has revolutionized the value chains of nearly every industry, regardless if their focus is on business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) markets and the extent of their distribution networks prior to the pervasive adoption of the Web.

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Social biases: prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination

Social bias is a concept which should need no explanation, however, unfortunately, that is not the case. In this society, instances of social bias are insidious and all pervasive. They are represented by prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.

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Parental influence versus media socialization in childhood gender development

I certainly agree with the notion that gender socialization pervades almost every aspect of childhood, and it is so ingrained in the childhood experience that many people simply fail to notice how pervasive it is.

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Causes of domestic abuse against women and behavioral patterns of male abusers

Domestic abuse [...] abuse directed toward women, and what can be done to help control this abuse. Domestic abuse is one of the most pervasive problems facing our society today. Often, the abuse is kept secret because of fear or threats from abusive partners.

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Joseph Nye's theory of soft power in American foreign policy

What are the strengths of Nye's arguments? By suggesting that a strategy of "soft power" (using America's substantial strength of influence, international collaborative coalitions, and non-lethal approaches to persuasion) is preferable to storming into a nation such as was the case with the U.S.

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Sin and priestly fallibility in Joyce's "The Sisters" and MacLaverty's "The Beginnings of a Sin"

The absence of a clear vision of heaven on earth, the persistence of human fallibility and sin even in the lives of holy men, and the general pervasiveness of Roman Catholicism influence in society is evident both in the early Irish Catholic tales of the 20th Century author James Joyce and the…

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Social causes of child abuse in the United States

Specifically it will discuss the social causes of child abuse. Child abuse is one of the country's most pervasive problems, and it occurs for a number of reasons. Many abusers come from families with histories of abuse, many others abuse children for a variety of reasons outside themselves.

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