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  Afghanistan - SOCIETY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Society in predominately Islamic Afghanistan is defined by a rich melange of variety reflecting its position at the hub of four great cultural zones.
Embodied in the acceptance of the male right to control decisions on female behavior is the dual concept of male prestige and family honor.
By imposing strict restraints directly on women, the society's most sensitive component symbolizing male honor, authorities convey their intent to subordinate personal autonomy and thereby strengthen the impression that they are capable of exercising control over all aspects of social behavior, male and female.
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 Righteous Harmony Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Righteous Harmony Society (Traditional Chinese: 義和團; Simplified Chinese: 义和团; pinyin: Yìhétuán); was a society in China that executed the unsuccessful Boxer Rebellion in the closing years of the 19th century.
They were anti-foreign (originally against the government, but eventually turning against the Christian converts and the colonizing foreign powers).
More likely though, their name was mistranslated as Fists of Righteous Harmony Also, according to Small Planet communications, The society was started in the Northern Shandong province, desperate people soon supported the society, and believed that peace wouldn not bring them hunger.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fists_of_Righteous_Harmony   (218 words)

  
 Religious or Righteous
"Righteousness," as it is understood in the OT is a thoroughly Hebraic concept, foreign to the Western mind and at variance with the common understanding of the term.
Righteousness, or a right relationship demands that truth be sought, upheld and spoken, but it must be spoken in love.
The demands of true righteousness form the “joints and ligaments," the relationships, that hold the various parts of the church together Righteousness sustains the very purpose and meaning of the church as the community of saved people who serve as the light to the world and the salt of the earth.
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 Washington Temperance Society
Heretofore most Temperance societies were confined in their operations to annual, semi-annual, or quarterly meetings; on which occasions the societies met, heard a report and a speech or two, and then adjourned, too often to remain inactive until the next regular meeting.
Society meets every Monday night, at which time the pledge is read as often as called for, and the different members, as there may be occasion, or as they may be called on, relate their experience.
The general impression of the society seems to be, that all legislation bearing on matters of morals, and the habits of the people, is premature, until the great mass of the public mind is prepared for it.
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 Boxer Rebellion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Boxer Uprising (Traditional Chinese: 義和團起義; Simplified Chinese: 义和团起义; pinyin: Yìhétuán Qǐyì; The Righteous and Harmonious Fists) was an uprising against Western commercial and political influence in China during the final years of the 19th century, from November 1899 to September 7, 1901
The uprising is named for the society known as the Righteous Harmony Society (義和拳) or in contemporary English parlance, "Boxers", a group which initially opposed but later reconciled itself to China's ruling Manchu Qing dynasty.
The Boxer uprising was concentrated in northern China where the European powers had begun to demand territorial, railroad and mining concessions.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boxer_Rebellion   (1838 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Righteous Fists of Harmony
The original Righteous Fists (or Harmonious Fists, depending on the translation) were a secret society in China in the late 1800s with the goal of disrupting the ruling class and stopping foreign invaders from the West.
Formed last summer, the Righteous Fists of Harmony have set a swift pace playing gigs in every variety of bar, theater and house party.
With simple, tight harmonies and the nicely rounded range of Cook's voice, it's actually tough to pinpoint their sound.
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 BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g) - Online Information article about BRIGHT, JOHN (1811-188g)
Fox, and one of the persecuted and imprisoned preachers of the Society of Friends.
harmony with the nation they may go on for a long time, but throwing themselves athwart its course they may meet with accidents not pleasant for them to think of." He also spoke strongly in the same session in favour of the bill permitting marriage with a deceased wife's See also:
The next session found him disqualified by a severe illness, which caused his retirement from office at the end of the year, and kept him out of public life for four years.
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 CHAPTER XIV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This suggests that we might helpfully reflect upon society and the relation of the person thereto by focusing upon the different notions of freedom and attempting to see the implication of each for life in society.
For this harmony is appreciated not merely intellectually in terms of its relation to a concept or schema (the first Critique), nor morally in relation to the force of a just will (the second Critique), but aesthetically by the plea-sure or displeasure of the free response it generates.
Within this harmony it implies, as Jefferson wrote in the "Declaration of Independence," that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights among which are life, li-berty and the pursuit of happiness; it is the task of governments to protect and promote them.
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 The Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism - A Study in Spiritual Evolution
Shells which spiral to the right in a clockwise direction are a rarity and are considered especially sacred.
In Oriental thought, the fact that it protected the bearer from the scorching heat of the sun was transferred into the religious sphere as a "protection against the heat of defilements." Thus the coolness of its shade symbolizes protection from the heat of suffering, desire, and other spiritually harmful forces.
At the same time, the recipient is goaded to righteous karma, being reminded that future positive effects have their roots in the causes of the present.
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 Muslim American Society
That is why God has seen fit in His love and mercy to repeat the phenomenon of prophecy, to send forth prophets to recover the divine message and reestablish it in the minds and hearts of humans.
This explains the harmony and cooperation that characterized Muslim-Jewish relations throughout the centuries that followed.
It was a revolt against empty theological polemics; it was a masculine protest against the exaltation of celibacy as a crown of piety.
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 Boxer Rebellion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Boxers were a secreat Chinese society bent on driving the "foreign devils" out of China once and for all.
No one seems to to know the exact origin of the Boxers (I Ho Ch'uan, which means Righteous Harmonious Fists), they may have been around in the 1700s, because Jesuit missionaries were expelled in 1747 due to Boxer influence.
In this she stated that secreat societies were part of Chinese culture and were not criminal.
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 WriteClique.net - "Marching towards the dawn of a righteous society." by Mahendran Thiruvarangan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
We must call them up to join our march to cultivate great human values and grant them equal dignity in our society, if they have the will and might to reform themselves as civilized citizens who have abandoned their evil attributes for the well being of the society.
Lust and greed are two instincts of human nature, but we must understand that there are other things that one should follow in his life such as helping those who are in need, respecting the rights of the other man, showing mercy and compassion towards those who are longing for rejuvenation in their lives.
A man or woman is expected to reach a particular position at the end of his or her life, by leading the means of his or her live, in order to be fruitful to others and the growth of good morals in the society.
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 Encyclopedia: Boxer Rebellion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Yìhétuán Qǐyì; The Righteous and Harmonious Fists) was an uprising against Western commercial and political influence in China during the final years of the 19th century, from November 1899 to September 7, 1901
The uprising is named for the revolutionary society known as the "Fists of Righteous Harmony" (in the then current Wade-Giles system of Romanisation of Mandarin Chinese transliteration, I-Ho Ch'uan) or in contemporary English parlance, "Boxers", a group which initially opposed but later reconciled itself to China's ruling Manchu Qing dynasty.
Boxer activity began in northern Shandong in March 1898, with the slogan "Overthrow the Qing, destroy the foreigner".
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Boxer-Rebellion   (549 words)

  
 Online Etymology Dictionary
Meaning "harmony of sounds" is attested from c.1440; sense of "music in parts" is from 1599.
sense of "mental harmony" is recorded from 1927, on analogy of radio waves.
Barber-shop is from 1579; in ref. to close harmony male vocal quartets, it is attested from 1910.
www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=harmony&searchmode=none   (903 words)

  
 Boxer Rebellion, Chinese Nationalist Uprising (1899-1900)
The name Boxers (Yi He Quan) refers to "The Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fist," a loose English translation of a Chinese term also meaning "righteous harmony band." In 1899 the Boxers, a secret society of Chinese, began a campaign of terror against Christian missionaries in the northeastern provinces.
The terrorist activities of the Boxer society culminated on June 17, 1900, in a general uprising in Peking, capital of China.
Other treaty provisions included commercial concessions and the right to station foreign troops to guard the legations in Peking and to maintain a clear corridor from Beijing to the coast.
www.paulnoll.com /China/History/history-boxer-rebellion.html   (442 words)

  
 Harmony
The trap he sets often is built upon society’s superstructure, a code made solid by the righteous for their own benefit.
The ways of the righteous and the wicked are quite well defined in the twisted particulars of those terms.
The righteous, the lawful, the chaotic and the wicked are all a part of the balance.
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 Shadownessence -> Harmony loss
I'm not sure whether he was right or not in his decision, so i want to be sure if, when I bicker to the ST about it, I won't make myself look like a whining kid.
Even if the situation called for a Harmony roll (and the situation doesn't seem like it called for it, though I think making one there sounds dramatic and cool), you did get the successes.
Sure, sometimes it's just right for them to die, but that makes their life no less valuable.
www.shadownessence.com /forum?showtopic=5619   (1554 words)

  
 New Haven Advocate: Johnny Was Good   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
If you read guitar-geek mags, you have heard that nobody had a faster right hand than Johnny, with his buzzsaw technique uncompromised by a single wimpy upstroke.
He was the muscle to their heart, and The Ramones' righteous heart touched a lot of people.
In yet another indication that universal health care would help us appear a more civilized society, a whole mess of New Haven-based musicians are getting together this weekend to help an old friend who could use a hand with his towering medical bills.
www.newhavenadvocate.com /gbase/Music/content?oid=oid:82765   (754 words)

  
 55 Days at Peking
Now, as a new century was about to begin, Tsu Hsi, empress dowager of the Ch'ing Dynasty, searched for a way to rid her empire of foreign parasites.
He suggested an "Open Door" policy in China whereby equal trading rights for all foreign powers and non-interference among the foreign nations each within its sphere would be guaranteed.
A secret society, known as the Fists of Righteous Harmony, began to grow.
www.vernonjohns.org /snuffy1186/55days.html   (612 words)

  
 Righteous Fists
Description: The Dragon's Breath are a society of wizards who are concerned with harmony above all.
The Dragon's Breath began as a philosophical sect in Zuyang, the imperial capitol, during the reign of Baoxin.
In this way, the harmony of leadership is assured.
www.angelfire.com /rpg/dragonfist/dragonsbreath.htm   (693 words)

  
 Virtue Ethics [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
This long and gradual process of moral character development may take as long as a whole life-time, but once an agent's character is firmly established and we can depend on her to act consistently and predictably in a variety of situations then that agent is the virtuous agent.
Sometimes ‘quite a lot' may be the appropriate amount of emotion to display as in the case of righteous indignation.) The mean amount, the right amount, is neither too much nor too little and it must be sensitive to the requirements of the person and the situation (more on this in the next section).
If virtue consists of the right reason and the right desire, virtue ethics will be action-guiding when we can perceive the right reason and have successfully habituated our desires to affirm the commands of reason.
www.iep.utm.edu /v/virtue.htm   (7414 words)

  
 Gathas - a Glance
The choice is made by good thinking and the correct judgement, an act that helps one to dedicate his or her very life to God and thus work toward establishing the chosen dominion in which there would remain no oppression and thus none oppressed.
The souls of the righteous will always, here and hereafter, be strong, but the wrongful will face failures in their climb to wholeness.
And although it is God Who knows best how dedicated to righteousness a person is, Zarathushtra venerates his companions, living or not, by their names and encircles them in love, in a true tribute to those who are devoted to God and God's creation.
www.zoroastrian.org /GathaSongs/aglance.htm   (6297 words)

  
 Muslim American Society
Whether they are right or wrong is another matter; what is material here is the representation of the globalization of our religion, a convergence in Islamic terminologies that is the result of our historical experience over the last century (more of which later).
People have the right to present constructive and critical opinions, but I cannot stay silent if these are grounded in total nonsense.
Granted, in a pious culture, many people do things for reasons of salvation and righteousness, as rightly they should, but their own example creates a cascade effect, bringing others into harmony with the teachings of God.
www.masnet.org /views.asp?id=379   (2030 words)

  
 SERVE THE SOCIETY
Bharat has men who are capable of educating even the ancient sages about the essence of scriptures; men who have sacrificed their lives for the uplift of society; men who can wield power over the land.
In such a sacred land justice and righteousness have been consigned to flames, resulting in trials and tribulations, turmoil and unrest on a large scale.
Eschew selfishness and self-interest and resolve to serve the society.
www.eaisai.com /baba/docs/d981122.html   (1728 words)

  
 89.01.04: Utopian Communities, 1800-1890
They wished to separate themselves from the dominant society, did not vote or participate in political life, and became self-sufficient with a woolen factory, two flour mills, a sawmill, machine ship, and a summer resort hotel to attract tourism.
His legacy at New Harmony was (1) a model for future social experiments; (2) an ongoing progressive educational enterprise which would greatly influence public education; (3) a blueprint of “do’s and don’ts” for community administration.
In the end, the failure at New Harmony was generally seen as a failure in leadership rather than principle; it was the failure of one man’s plan, not the failure of an ideology.
www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1989/1/89.01.04.x.html   (7295 words)

  
 China Steps Up Its Drive to Halt Dissident Sect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The rally, held to demand official recognition of the group, demonstrated that this obscure spiritual sect was in fact a highly organized movement with an international network capable of mobilizing thousands of people and putting them under the noses of China's top leaders without a whisper of warning.
At the turn of the century, the Fists of Righteous Harmony, or "Boxers," mixed martial arts and mysticism in their campaign to expel foreigners, which ended with a Western and Japanese expeditionary force occupying Beijing.
And Communist officials are well aware that the Communist Party, in its early years, was an underground organization with ties to other secret societies and that it owed much of its own rise to power to disaffected elements of society.
www.rickross.com /reference/fa_lun_gong/falun73.html   (1231 words)

  
 Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival Mid-Atlantic Regional
The Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival, the premier American showcase for vocal harmony music, celebrates its 21st year in 2005.
Harmony, rhythm, and soul, with a touch of mischief and a whole lotta fun - that's Cartoon Johnny.
Brock and The Rockets were the first D.C.-area acappella group to headline at the Birchmere, were earlier winners of the Harmony Sweepstates eastern regional, and hosted the regional in D.C. in 1994.
www.harmony-sweepstakes.com /dc.html   (1621 words)

  
 ::: Robert Henry Chandless Photographs :::
The roots of the Boxer Rebellion can be found in the 1895 Euro-centric settlement after Japan's defeat of China in the Sino-Japan War.
In 1899 the I Ho Chuan, loosely translated as the Fists of Righteous Harmony, which westerners loosely translated to 'Boxers' began efforts to increase membership.
The Boxers were a society of zealots from the north of China that believed they had magical powers and were invulnerable to bullets and pain, and that "spirit soldiers" would rise from the dead to join them in their battles.
content.lib.washington.edu /chandlessweb/boxer.html   (551 words)

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