The acknowledged Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis uses his novel‚ Zorba the Greek‚ as a means to present philosophical ideas to his audience. In his novel he explores many different themes and ideas‚ some of which stem from his greatest inspirations. Two of these philosophical ideas are Epicureanism and Dionysian nature. Epicureanism is a theoretical system founded by the philosopher‚ Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.)‚ who held that happiness should be valued as life’s highest good and that the best way to
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Concept of business ethics base on Islamic perspective Can be explained through several sources information: 1. Quran and Hadith Based on the Quran‚ in the surah Al-Baqarah‚ verse:275‚ “…. Allah has permitted bay’(trading) and forbidden riba(usury)…” Regarding on this verse‚ it is obviously‚ explained the concept of business ethics from Islamic perspective; which in Islam‚ the usury totally prohibited. As we know‚ the conventional business ethics are allowing usury in the market system
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Grendel from a different point of view or wondered what his motivations in Beowulf to kill so many people were? In the epic poem Beowulf‚ Grendel is described by the author as an evil and cruel creature that has a strong desire for man´s blood. However‚ we get a very different characterization of the same character in the novel Grendel by John Gardner. In this book‚ Grendel is illustrated as the only character that thinks and reasons clearly. Therefore‚ readers get a very different perspective of Grendel
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Human Interaction from a Psychology Perspective Do we act the same within social interactions as we do when we feel that no one else is looking? Do we conform to society’s standards of what is considered normal behavior? Does our behavior in social interactions depend on a variety of factors ranging from brain chemistry‚ individual belief’s‚ cultural influence? We are all influenced by a variety of factors in our social interactions with others. Does the interaction offer us some type of
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Security testing from perspective of scrum development Rudra Prasad Tripathy Ph.D. scholar‚ Utkal university Technical architect‚ JDA india software(P) Ltd. Hyderabad‚India Rudra1in@yahoo.com Ranjit Kumar Panda Senior Engineer‚ MindTree Limited Bangalore‚ India panda.ranjitkumar@gmail.com Abstract— We are trying to show how security testing plays predominant role in secured development and through agile methodology-particularly scrum is a suitable development process. Keywords-scrum;security
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the reader the opportunity to see the story in a constructed way where both the reader and the narrator are linked from beginning to end. Nick Carraway begins the story with a simplicity emphasized on his father’s advises. He begins by commenting on himself‚ stating that his father taught him to not judge other people because if he does not see it from their sociological perspective he will not understand his judgments. This gives us a clear example of his personality and way to approach things
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Christian perspective The Christians are against suicide. The Bible views suicide as equal to murder. According to Bible‚ suicide is not what determines whether a person gains entrance into heaven. If an unsaved person commits suicide‚ he has done nothing but “expedite” his journey to hell. According to Mr. Chiam Teng Poh‚ the pastor of Jelutong Chinese Methodist Church‚ Christianity does not accept a person to commit suicide. Mr. Chiam explained that because life is precious‚ and from the bible
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The 14th Century: From Chaucer’s Perspective Often times‚ spoofs or satires of certain events or eras‚ however funny they may be‚ might be the most accurate depictions of that specific event. It is a way to over exaggerate details to make the reader very aware of them. In that same way‚ it also becomes memorable and not easy to forget whatever event or era the satire or spoof is presented. This is held true for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer paints an accurate picture of what it was to live in the
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Scorsese’s Goodfellas in it’s very essence isn’t a Marxist text‚ however‚ upon viewing the film with a Marxist perspective it is hard to deny some of the underlying values of the film which seem to lambast Capitalism and support the idea of a Marxist society‚ whether it was the directors original aim or not is a question I am not able to answer. The key to critiquing a film from this unique perspective is to put yourself into the mind of a Marxist viewer and analyse the details of the film which coincide
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age‚ race‚ class‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ sex and disability is rife amongst the employed and unemployed alike‚ unemployment creates further segregation amongst these already stratified people. This essay will look at unemployment from the functional and conflict theory perspective‚ as well how four main institutions (family‚ education‚ government and health) are affected by unemployment. It will also look at Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim and their contribution to sociology and the theory of functionalism
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