to discuss my point, i have collected quite a number of articles, anthologies, and books about "wuthering heights" applying various ideas and theories to this fantastic story. hence, i have come to believe that gadamer and jauss are rightful when they claim that "the individaul human mind is the center and origin of all meaning," 3 that reading literature is a reader-oriented activity, that it ...

Quranic characters, including the Saint Mary, have always figured in texts of mysticism. The miracles attributed to her, the sending of heavenly food to her, and the fruition of the dried palm-date, indicate for mystics her exalted statues, her attainment of spiritual positions such as Welāyat (Sainthood), khilāfat al-kobra (great saintship), patience (Sabr), trust in God (Tawakkol), voluntary ...

today, the route for economic development in most countries is the same as international open competitive economy. economic institutes well known that supportive public economy belonged on the past and they may compete in the global economy. it is obvious that if they have no competitive potency or not familiar with competition technique, they may be devastated. banking system aims to collect t...

The unity of existence is one of the most important and complex mystical subjects on which many scholars, especially after Ibn ‘Arabi have always pondered. At a lower level, the Unity of Witness, -Wahdat-i Shohūd-, a spiritual station in which mystic under the spell of Divine love and rapture see nothing save God was presented, which can be identified with the Station of Combination- Maqām-i Ja...

In this article, the concepts of God, human being, and the relationship between them in the works and views of Jan Van Ruusbroeck, the great theosophist of the Catholic Church in Middle Ages, are examined in an analytical manner. Despite the belief in simplicity of the soul, Ruysbroeck also considers some of its strengths. According to him, human being is created based on the image of and simil...

colonialism is an important factor in cultural production and many of cultural constructs all over the world. english and english language teaching are at the center of the contemporary world. postcolonial literature, the genre achebe exercised, is a kind of historical text which has become central to different debates and criticisms. in this thesis, different elements related to the colonial...

abstract: the present study is about prophet ishmael, some parts of his life; his personality in the quran and the bible; and the comparison of the content of these two religious books. compilation of the study has been done with a new perspective and new presentation approach. since prophets have been human beings’ role model and their life has been a perfect example for humanity in all ages,...

The Basis of the right is defined as the man’ obligation to follow the law in a society, and also the sources of the law are defined as the rules and credit propositions of a school. The issue attempts to answer the questions that why Human Begin should be law- bound or law- abiding? and what is the ground for the law- obedience of the human? The answer to these questions may be made from...

this exploratory study aimed to investigate a possible relationship between learners’ beliefs about language learning and one of their personality traits; that is,locus of control (loc). both variables, beliefs and locus of control, are assumed to influence the language learning process. the internal control index (ici) and the beliefs about language learning inventory (balli) were administered...

this study aims to investigate value conflicts between mothers and their daughters among families and influential factors on this conflict in yazd city. this study adopted a survey method and a questionnaire was used that its validity through construct validity (factor analysis) and its reliability by cronbach alpha were measured. the population of this study consists of all yazdian families th...