.... which is viewed in an 'a-historical' context. The Australian Census in 1986 showed that the percentage of people married had increased from 45% in 1981 to 57.8%, showing that 'marriage' was not suffering. Sociologists use historical evidence to theorise, in doing so they develop different terminology. In the case of increasing marital failure during the early 1980's, a ‘negative sanction' result occurred. Sociologists theorised that the increase in failed marriages was because of society's attitude. Marital break-ups were now more socially acceptable. Sociologists have classed their historical reasoning into two categories, necessary and sufficient con .....

.... is sound, and that it does stand up to the soul building criticism. Before I can prove that this argument is indeed a sound one, I must first give a brief definition of the terms validity, and soundness. An argument is valid if and only if it is structured so that it is impossible for it to have true premises and a false conclusion at the same time. An argument is sound if it is valid and its premises are true. it is important for an argument to be validly structured because then a stable conclusion can be derived from its premises. It is equally important for an argument to be sound, because if an argument premises aren't true then it .....

.... "made the world small" (Kinney, 6-10). From its relatively humble beginnings in 1971, to its current world dominance; what makes FedEx such a well-oiled machine? This year marks the 28th anniversary of the founding of . These have been 28 remarkable years that have transformed the way the world does business. From their early Falcon flying days operating in a few U.S. cities, to the global express powerhouse they are today, they have remained dedicated and committed to providing their customers the best possible service possible. FedEx began operating in 1971, and is now the world's largest express transportation company. The founder of this company is F .....

.... never did it truly become horrific until the creation of slavery and indentured servitude. This was especially evident in the Old World Powers. Nations such as Great Britain, France, and Spain brought new meaning to the phrase "physical abuse." Spain and France, countries tied directly to the Roman Catholic Church spread the profound word of Christ along with the purification of numerous heathens. Their mission was simply to expand their territory while infecting the globe with the words of a pathogenic messiah. If in the process it was necessary to "swat a few flies" then so be it in the name of Christ. Nevertheless, their unforgettable actions can never .....

.... love are the same and yet different. Godly, for instance is the love of God, and your devotion and respect toward him, the creator. In all religion, god carries the same aspect. Fraternal love is the love of ones family and relatives, even the love of one who is close to you, in that respect, such as a friend. Then there’s romantic love; a love between two people, which I consider to be both intimate and sexual. Older dictionaries and encyclopedias usually refer to the romantic aspect of love, as the love in which is experience between man and woman. In today’s society it is said that romantic love can be found regardless of your gender and based on that d .....

.... from the studying of logical readers. Also, is the framework of religious concepts easy to comprehend and are as the basic concepts justified? What is the validity of religious concepts and worldly explanations? In logical thought, all answers explain themselves because they come from other answers. The basis of our thought processes deals with a back and forth relationship of answer and explanation. Each answer is an addition to past questions and ideas discussed in the past. Previous explanations are used to answer newly formulated questions and past answers are used to comprehend recent explanations. In the cycle, no new concepts or revolutionary conc .....

.... they are in chains.”(notes 11/4/99) To some, this would be hard to grasp at first. To put it simply, we, as humans, are not living the ways that we are supposed to. Somewhere along the line we got off on a tangent with our development that changed how we are supposed to live. Everything around us is a burden. Rousseau then discusses what the original way of living is. He would say that there is an inequality in how we live, because we are born free and that is taken away from us. The chains that led from the inequality are subjugation, dominance, and oppression. These chains are artificial, because we are born free. Humans acquired .....

.... of the early Greek world was the supernatural. The two worlds were not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men’s lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero’s downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero. In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of worldly matters and of the individual. Aristotle attempted to explain how an audience could observe tragic events and still have a pleasurable experience. Aristotle, by searching the works of writers of Greek tragedy, Aeschulus, Euri .....