Ishmael
Essays

¶ … Covenants and How They Weave Together

¶ … Roots of the Feeling of Moral Superiority in the U.S.

This paper describes the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible, which are referred to as the Torah in the Jewish tradition and the Pentateuch in the Christian tradition. The books include: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. They describe the creation of mankind, the development of the relationship of between God and the Israelites, and the search for the Promised Land.

This paper focuses on the primordial theory of ethnicity. Primordialism believes that ethnicity is based on inborn traits over which the individual has no control, and that the primacy of loyalty to one's kinship group is a primary driver and motivator of human behavior. The paper examines the Balkan Wars, modern Israel, and the genocide in Rwanda to examine the impact of ethnic-driven discord on the modern world.

The Islamic faith represents one of the most widely spread and acknowledged religions in the world. Often misunderstood and even more often exploited, members of the Muslim faith have developed an identity in the modern…

Judaism is one of the oldest and most complex of the world's monotheistic religions. It spawned the birth of both Islam and Christianity. The long development of the Jewish belief system and traditions has formulated…

Religion is something that is as old as man. It means "almost everything because religions deal with the whole of human life -- and death" (Bowker 2006). Since the beginning of mankind, individuals have searched…

An Analysis of Ishmael Beah's Experience as a Child Soldier

The concept of Zionism is one with a rich history, and ramifications in social, political, and theological realms. Rooted in the Jewish tradition, it is a controversial position that some hail as gospel to the Torah,…

Invisibility as an Escape From Racial Degradation