The magic of blood: A review of Glib's book

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   08/05/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The Magic of Blood is a peculiar juju. Early on through the book, it wasn't grabbing me, so I went to a Taco Bell and tried reading it there. I'm a veggie, so the menu didn't offer "greater cultural understanding", but something in Dagoberto's...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The stories in the first section.. The stories in the second section.. That closes the second section. . the ?literary canon? for fiction.. Conclusion.....»

Second language processing and the access question

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/04/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «The rest of the paper will be spent expositing and, when necessary, critiquing, some of the literature on second language processing. I will pay particular attention to the recent Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH), due to Clahsen and Felser. In...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. The access question.. Processing.. The Shallow Structure Hypothesis.. Conclusion.....»

Multiple Wh -Questions: Logical form and paired list readings

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   08/01/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «In her paper "Multiple Wh Questions," Veneeta Dayal takes a comprehensive approach to the topic of questions involving multiple wh-elements. She begins the paper by discussing the way in which a study of multiple wh-questions might provide valuable...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The phenomenon of wh-fronting. . Context dependent questions.. The use of wh-fronting for diagnosing scope. . Issues at stake when discussing multiple wh-questions.. Multiple wh-questions and pair answers.. Con...»

Tangled claims and tensions in Heidegger's rectorate address

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/30/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In the following paper we will undertake a close analysis of "The Self-Assertion of the German University," Martin Heidegger's address to the University of Freiburg upon assuming the rectorship at the school. Though space constraints dictate that...»

Synopsis abstract : «First remarks.. Inexorability and the spiritual mission.. The essence of the German University.. Conclusion.....»

Linguistic adaptation, English instruction, and the second generation Latino immigrant

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Research papers   |   07/30/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Since colonial times, the U.S. has been a nation both divided and united by its ethnic and linguistic diversity. Benjamin Franklin himself regarded the German minority of Pennsylvania as linguistically and racially inferior, yet also printed the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Defining in particular who Hispanics are.. The debate on bilingual education and the assumption on acculturation in today's immigrants.. Advancing the quest for a better understanding.. The importance of understanding of English. . Arguments of...»

Death of a salesman

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/22/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Tragedy is defined in literature as "the fall of a worthy, usually noble hero or heroine" and would rely basically on a protagonist who started in a high status in society and would eventually have a downfall as the story progresses ("Tragedy.")....»

Synopsis abstract : «'Death of a salesman' a tragedy.. Characteristic flaw in Willy Lohman. . Definition of a man's success for Willy.. Willy's suicide.. Conclusion.....»

Satan of paradise lost

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/21/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout more than three hundred years of criticism on John Milton's Paradise Lost the character Satan has been a subject of controversy for many reasons and from many perspectives. Despite being God's adversary, Milton shows his readers a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Background on the Satan entities.. Dante's Satan.. Satan appears as the Prince of hell.. Satan and Eden.. Satan's transformations.....»

On necessity as a defense to homicide in Regina v. Dudley and Stephens

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «The present paper asks and addresses the questions: what principles, if any, distinguish Regina v. Dudley and Stephens (RDS) from scenarios in which necessity ought to be a defense to homicide? Were Dudley and Stephens guilty of murder? After...»

Synopsis abstract : «Floodgate necessity scenarios. . Destruction of property to avert peril to a community or destruction of a community to avert peril to a larger community.. Translating ex post RDS into an FN.. Contrasting the ex post and ex ante floodgate...»

Taking virtue seriously

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In the present paper I will examine Cicero's charge in De Finibus that Epicurean theory does not, as it were, take virtue seriously. I will then lay out two Epicurean responses to Cicero's objection. I will show that the first response - that...»

Synopsis abstract : «The difference between Epicurus and the other Greek ethical theorists.. Pleasures and pains do not always guide one's actions.. How is it possible to reconcile the tenet with the claim that Epicurean theory takes virtue seriously? . Is living...»

Female protagonists in the sound and the fury and as I lay dying

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «"The following Ralph Ellison quote is often found on the book jackets of William Faulkner's novels: "For all his concern with the South, Faulkner was actually seeking out the nature of man. Thus we must turn to him for that continuity of moral...»

Synopsis abstract : «Parallels between 'The Sound and the Fury' and 'As I Lay Dying'. . The significance of the parallels between the male characters.. The female characters of Addie Bundren.. The character of Dewey Dell in As I Lay Dying.. The character of Cora in As I...»

Adolescence and growth development

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In the realm of mother and daughter movies, "White Oleander" touches base on so many topics in its attempt to create beautiful chick flick as an adaptation of the popular novel that Oprah herself had recommended. The movie itself was moving and it...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction of the film.. Understanding Astrid.. The second foster home for Astrid.. One among top female movie of the decade. ....»

Homosexuality and deceit within "The Children's Hour"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman is a cautionary play of how small lies can lead people into ruin and self-destruction. The central issue of homosexuality driven by deceit is the cause of turmoil on the lives of the people of Lancet. A...»

Synopsis abstract : «The element of deception.. The first accusation of homosexuality.. The homosexual lie - its effects on lives.. Martha convinces herself of the lie.. Relevance of homosexuality today.....»

Points of intersection: A handful of dust and St. Mawr

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «In Evelyn Waugh's novel A Handful of Dust as in D.H. Lawrence's novel St Mawr, a common rhetorical layer discusses the search for life's meaning, which in many aspects mirrors Ellington's experience of finding agreeability in music, as well as the...»

Synopsis abstract : «The protagonist in A Handful of Dust.. The characters of Brenda and Mrs. Witt in St. Mawr. . Lawrence's protagonist of Lou and Waugh's protagonist of Tony Last.. Lou Witt's realization on escaping the false illusions that surround life. ...»

The spirit of Thoreau

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Henry David Thoreau was an essayist and philosopher who played a major role in the moral consciousness of the United States during the decades leading up to the Civil War. An influential and revolutionary thinker through both his writings on...»

Synopsis abstract : «The life of Thoreau.. Thoreau's life in Emerson's cabins.. Thoreau as a political prisoner.. His tendency for a principled anarchism. . Thoreau's writings on slavery.. Martin Luther King and Thoreau.....»

Seamus Heaney's politically poetic voice

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Seamus Heaney is one of Ireland's most prolific poets. He has published thirteen major volumes of poetry to date, and shares the honor of being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature with fellow Irish writers William Butler Yeats, Samuel Beckett, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Seamus Heaney.. The critic Elmer Andrews.. Death of a Naturalist and Personal Helicon.. Heaney's political interests as a Roman Catholic and a nationalist.. Bog poems.. Identity crisis.. Heaney as a poet.....»

Teaching themes of empathy through children's literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/17/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «As Christians we are called to treat all individuals with understanding and compassion, extending to them the same unmerited favor that God has extended to those who follow Him. But how do we extend a sense of understanding to those whose...»

Synopsis abstract : «psychological definition for empathy.. Stories and eliciting emotional responses.. General reading and reading stories with empathetic characters.. Tom's Midnight Garden.. The Secret Garden.. Then There Were Five.. Conclusion.....»

Real-World relevance of fantastic creation: An examination of "High Fantasy" and the goals of literal and historical writing.

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Research papers   |   07/17/2008   |   .pdf   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «For the most part, fantastic or otherwise impossible methods of storytelling are ignored in the world of modern and classical literature. In order to accurately appreciate the quandary of the modern "Fantasy" author, one must be aware of the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Improtance of J. R. R. Tolkien's work.. The language.. The sentence structure.. Composition.. Characters.....»

Petrarch's rime sparse

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The reader of Petrarch's Rime Sparse is compelled as early as the first sonnet to impose narrative onto the poems. In Voi ch' ascoltate in rime sparse il suono, a poet-figure emerges and addresses the reader as he reflects on what he calls his...»

Synopsis abstract : «Fundamental assumptions derived from the two poems.. True and false autobiographical statement. . Did Laura cause the poet to see without eyes?. Poet's emphasis on the truth of the tornare a me(nte) trope. . The timelines within the poems.. Laura...»

Is "Sicilian truth" an oxymoron?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Tomasi di Lampedusa's Il Gattopardo is by no means the kind of text that invites the reader to take it lightly and straightforwardly. The subtle irony running through the piece constantly implores the reader to interpret and re-interpret various...»

Synopsis abstract : «Lampedusa's irony on the narrative level.. Partial insight into Tancredi's consciousness.. Truth and interpretation.. Conclusion.....»

Circumstance in Jane Austen's early novels

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Circumstance and money figure heavily in Jane Austen's first two novels-Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice-particularly in the way these social and financial considerations impact marriage. They can cause multiple problems, thwarting...»

Synopsis abstract : «Importance of financial and social circumstance while marrying.. The character of Mrs. Dashwood.. Lucy Steele - epitomy of the common belief.. Edward and Elinor's marriage and Miss Steele's and Willoughby's.. Characters from Sense and Sensibility...»

Troilus' unwilling free will

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/17/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde" consistently and emphatically stresses the absolute nature of courtly love and its proclivity to incite moral responsibility with relation to one's sense of free will and personal obligation. Chaucer toys with the...»

Synopsis abstract : «External influences to which Troilus actively submits.. Pandarus.. The concept of courtly love.. The idea of celestial authority personified as Nature, Love, Fortune, and Fate. . Troilus's passivity in his love affair with Criseyde.. Chaucer's...»

Denial: Internal struggle of a homosexual

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/16/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «James Baldwin's" Giovanni's Room" explores the internal struggle of a homosexual in denial. The main character, David, faces an internal conflict that eventually destroys every relationship he encounters in his personal life. His own struggle with...»

Synopsis abstract : «David's sense of isolation in adulthood.. David's sexual development.. David's flight to Europe.. David's sense of normality.. His relationship with Giovanni and his infidelity of Hella.....»

The Wife of duplicity

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/16/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The Wife of Bath's Tale, from Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", was a veiled social critique. Her tale was a treatise of social commentaries on the role of gender, the church, and nobility in society. Geoffrey Chaucer used the duplicity of...»

Synopsis abstract : «The Wife of Bath's.. The meaning of the tale.. Symbolism in the Wife of Bath's.. Chaucer and the Church's politics. ....»

Sermon 8 on the plagues of Egypt and the ten commandments of the law

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/15/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Augustine was greatly appreciated by his respective community for his teachings on Christianity and the profile of the Christian identity. His resources were not limited to only the New Testament Scriptures but avail other writings to further...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction - Ten Commandments - Symbolic of the plagues of Egypt.. 'You shall have no other gods beside me'.. 'Remeber the Sabbath and keep it holy'.. 'You shall not dishonor your parents'.. 'You shall not kill'.. 'You shall not covet your...»

Tool or trifle: The moral question of style

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/14/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «"You know not what hurt you do to learning that care not for words, but for matter, and so make a divorce betwixt the tongue and the heart." (Roger Ascham) I am thirteen. Almost every afternoon I shove a book in my pocket, a hat on my head, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «My instruction in writing always seemed to contradict my taste in reading. . Morris W. Croll, a Princeton professor - Historian.. The development of theory regarding style.. Should we even be worrying about sty;e? . The problem with scientific and...»

Death of a Salesman: Tragedy or not?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The great authors of old, such as Aristotle, Sophocles and Homer, all wrote incredible tragedies that immortalize the classical notion of a tragic hero. But what of today? Are there no tragedies that occur in the society of today? Where is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Willy and Biff Loman go on an archetypal 'voyage of discovery'.. Biff Loman succeeds where his father failed. . Miller's Death of a Salesman.. Sartre says that one who kills himself lies to himself.. Miller's Death of a Salesman, it matters not...»

Augustine and the vast interior: A discussion on Christian Asceticism

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/14/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Augustine's Confessions are built upon the twin poles of a search for God and a search for self. These twin poles are also twining poles because Augustine proclaims that one can only understand self in light of God and that one can only find God...»

Synopsis abstract : «The origins of accusation.. The creatureliness of man.. Augustine - 'happiness is indeed the chief end of man'.. The intention of sinful actions.. The life of accusation.. Augustine's seriousness about seeking righteousne...»

But the sun also rises

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In Ernest Hemingway's book, The Sun Also Rises, both the title and epigraph create commentary on the attitude of the characters. By using both a Gertrude Stein quote and a passage from the book of Ecclesiastes, Hemingway shows how his generation was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The repetitiveness found in nature.. The flawed standards in judging life. . The Sun Also Rises - search for the meaning of life.. Lessons learnt.. Conclusion.....»

Modern tragedy-The crucible

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In the history of the theatre, tragedies have always existed as a window to human nature. They depict man at his best, ready to sacrifice everything, even his life for the cause. The different types of tragedy include Sophocles's Greek tragedy,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction - history of tragedy in theatre.. Authenticity among gross hypocrisy running rampant in Salem.. John's efforts to achieve authenticity.. Motif in The Crucible - moral absolutism.. The permitting factor for the court's moral...»

Why the Greeks?

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/13/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «I take the question which is the title of this paper in two ways. First, I take it to mean, "what racial, historical, cultural, geographical and political factors gave rise to what is commonly considered the first flowering of philosophical...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Technology and society.. Greece's rise above other civilizations.. The receptive impulse.. The creative impulse.. Greek Philosophy - aligned with the Christian worldview.. Conclusion.....»

American art : An interface with the modern art

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/11/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout the history of art, different movements arise as a result of the social, political, economic, and emotional state of mind that both people and nations are experiencing at a given time. Modern art and postmodern art are no two exceptions...»

Synopsis abstract : «Modern art and what it means.. Witcombe notes - 18th century thikers beliefs.. 19th century - exercise of artistic freedom.. World War One left progressive modernism dazed and confused. . Postmodernism.. Postmodernism and modernism.. Witcombe -...»

Fitzgerald and modernism

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/11/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout periods of literature, Modernism has revolted against former social standards and subject matter that is both prohibited and restricted in conversation and literature alike. The early 1900s were a time when writers were determining for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Fitzgerald's portrayal of the 1920s.. Nothing new about first-person narration in the 1920's. . Material Fitzgerald employed to write.. Amory Blaine and Jay Gatsby share similar backgrounds.. Fitzgerald comments on the importance of wealth in...»

Memorize your timetables: The rational world and the power of prediction in Tabucchi's La Testa Perduta di Damasceno Monteiro

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Research papers   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In Antonio Tabucchi's La Testa Perduta di Damasceno Monteiro, the reader is pulled into a detective murder-mystery dealing with decapitation, murder suspects named il Grillo Verde, and tripe. Of particular interest, however, is the character of Don...»

Synopsis abstract : «Don Fernando can be interpreted as committing himself to a claim.. Don Fernando - then, l'opinione pubblica can be manipulated in a predictable way.. The insopportabile human behaviour that Don Fernando considers.. Whether or not the world is, in...»

European social philosophy: A look at human need in Hegel's "Modern civil society"

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In his Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Hegel gives an account of the modern social world as consisting of three institutions: the family, civil society, and the state. Focusing on modern civil society, I plan to discuss one of several ways in...»

Synopsis abstract : «The first principle, according to Hegel.. All individuals in modern civil society are interdependent.. The individual continues to consciously acknowledge himself as being alone.. Hegel argues even further on multiplication and particularization of...»

Human catharsis in war

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/10/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Do you ever look at something for so long it doesn't make sense anymore? Have you ever been stuck in a moment that was your entire life? Cheated death, but regretted it afterwards? Looked at the man standing next to you and thought, "Who will die...»

Synopsis abstract : «When people make mistakes, why do they say, 'I'm only human'? . Living through war is like hunger. . There is a paradox between the words 'powerless' and 'kill'.. Soldiers suppress their humanity.. The psychological state of a soldier.. Soldiers...»

Sir Thomas Browne: The cosmography of himself

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/09/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «There is an adventurer who discovers more that is truly surprising, than the one who penetrates jungles, crosses deserts, and keeps the company of caravans; for all 'Africa, and her prodigies' cannot have an effect on the placid, unplumbed nature,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Any philosophical, or even truly reflective, writer, must partake somewhat of this introspection. . We can reconstruct, to some degree, the progress of Browne's introspection.. The life and spirit of all our actions, is resurrection.. This...»

Analyzing the Amplesso: The philosophy of lovemaking in Calvino's Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Book review   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Italo Calvino's Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore is usually acclaimed on grounds of its experimentation with narrativity. More specifically, Calvino weaves the beginnings of ten different pseudo-novels into a larger plotline involving the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Calvino's narrator - distinguishing between the objective end and the possible subjective end.. The narrator describes the climax of the amplesso.. According to the narrator, one is able to posit a kind of direction or order in the behaviors of the...»

The ethics of Merton: Non-violence and its connection with the sacred

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Nonviolence is both a form of theory and the commitment to a lifestyle which adheres to this theory. Although there are different perceptions of the importance of direct action, nonviolence is mostly defined by its attitude of understanding and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander.. The duty of a righteous man.. Emptiness makes us the vehicle of a greater understanding. . Religion is bound up in the dogmas which can be used as tools of power and division.. How do you enforce nonviolence?...»

Moral philosophy on God, rationality, and the death of both

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/09/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Right off the get go one can see these two philosopher's thoughts on morality appose one another, but their differences goes far beyond a petty disagreement over morality. The nature of their conflict goes much deeper, past a simple debate over what...»

Synopsis abstract : «Understanding Kant's notions of morality.. The problem plaguing Kant.. The first imperative is a test of universality. . The second categorical imperative is the principle of treating each rational agent as an ends not a means.. The third...»

Edgar Allan Poe: The relationship between symbolic imagery and the human psyche in "Metzengerstein" and "A Tale Of The Ragged Mountains"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Edgar Allan Poe is one of the best known authors in American literature. John Kehoe (1997) discusses Poe's life in his brief biographical article "Edgar Allan Poe." Kehoe explains that Poe is considered to be one of the major literary figures of...»

Synopsis abstract : «History, Narrative, and Authority.. Barbarese - 'Character becomes a densely configured allegorical shape'.. The use of a physical object to allegorize a character's psyche.. Conclusion.....»

Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" and Elie Wiesel's "Night": A literary analysis and comparison of Holocaust literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The Holocaust of the 1940s is one of the most abominable periods in world history. Approximately eleven million Jews lost their lives during World War II due to Nazi genocidal policy enforced by Adolf Hitler. Jews were beaten to death, starved,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Ruth Wood (2007) explains that the reading of Anne Frank's diary.. Elie Wiesel also writes passages that are shocking for readers.. Daniel R. Schwarz (1998) discusses the ethical reading techniques.. There are many similarities between Anne Frank's...»

Mind control and nineteen eighty-four and brave new world.

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Dystopia is, "an imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror." (Dictionary) In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four, we are introduced to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Nineteen Eighty-four, as a totalitarian dystopia, explored the insidious mind control methods of Big Brother. . In Brave New World, while mind control was as important as it was in Nineteen Eighty-four.. Drugs are also a useful controlling tool in...»

Literature's ladder

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Each age of British Literature- from Romanticism to Post-Modernism, can be seen as a rung on a ladder that ushered in the next age. As each age instigates, encourages, and nourishes change and progress, a new age is ushered in. And just as one can...»

Synopsis abstract : «Romanticism was an extremely important catalyst to change. . Following Romanticism, there is Realism. . Modern writers wrote about the inner, psychological aspects of humankind.. Modern novelist Virginia Woolf also brought us a new method of...»

Facing adversity : Women and religion in Alice Walker's "The Color Purple"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" is one of the most well known novels in contemporary literature. This book places the author among the top literary canon of American writers. Since its first publication in 1982, the novel continuously gains both...»

Synopsis abstract : «Alice Walker initially introduces readers to Celie.. After Celie's mother dies, her father gives her away in marriage.. Celie begins to liberate herself from the dogmatic and deeply embedded images of religion.. Celie can now see past the rigid...»

Unifying mankind through asexuality and abstraction

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The unprecedented bloodshed, terror, and violence that blanketed Europe during World War I left the people at the War's end saddened and detached, and the world, "chaotic and fragmented" (Tepper, p.79). Over ten million people had died, had been...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstraction in The Waste Land.. Eliot achieved abstraction through the medium of asexuality.. Asexuality allowed him to disconnect from the notions of fertility and birth.. For Eliot, Teiresias symbolized the unification of the two sexes.. The...»

A child's sex and age as predictors of the total time spent engaging in sex-specific toy play

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Research papers   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «This naturalistic observational study examined the effect of a child's sex and age with regard to how long comparatively that child is likely to engage in the three established categories of sex-specific toy play: male sex-specific toy play, female...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Method.. Materials.. Procedure.. Results.. Discussion.....»

History and spirituality of the book of common prayer

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Introduction The Book of Common Prayer is the universal title given to a number of prayer books in the Church of England and used all throughout the Anglican Communion. The very first volume, that came out in 1549, in the reign of Edward VI, was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Matrimony.. Marriage Ceremony in the 1928 and 1979 Editions.. Declaration of Consent in History.....»

Neoclassicism

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «During the late eighteenth century, significant changes in the arts promulgated the development of, what has since become known, as the period of a neoclassicism. The period has become such an important part of art and architectural history that any...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Neoclassical Movement.. How Neoclassicism Shaped the Interiors of the Day.. Neoclassical Architecture.. Neoclassical Art.. Conclusion.....»

Portrayals of traditional and contemporary views on marriage in Postwar Vietnam through modern Vietnamese literature

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Marriage is a historically worldwide phenomenon. However, different times and cultures hold distinct views towards marriage. What constitutes a traditional or untraditional marriage varies greatly from culture to culture and even from time to time...»

Synopsis abstract : «Establishing traditional and contemporary Vietnamese perceptions.. Traditional marriages in Vietnam are rapidly declining. . The discrepancy between the data collected in the statistics and the information gathered in interviews.. The mother's...»

The lady of Shalott" by William Holman Hunt

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   07/03/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «To begin, the referenced version of Hunt's The Lady of Shalott holds a history and meaning unparalleled to most paintings. Most significantly, this was the final painting completed by Hunt before passing away in 1910 (Stilo, par. 2). The finished...»

Synopsis abstract : «The painting was officially finished in 1892.. The unique form of the poem was not the only element of The Lady of Shalott that was discussed in Punch.. Signs of the female recoil start to become apparent.. With such modern, radical ideas of...»

Take that Baudrillard: The absurdity of narrative and the possibility of meaning in Candide

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/30/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Voltaire has been said to have been mocking Leibniz's popular theory that "whatever is, is right," (Pope, l.294) in Candide. While that is true, it only scratches the surface. The more significant fact is that the language and logic with which...»

Synopsis abstract : «Leibniz's theory is exhibited as ridiculous and indigestible from the get-go.. El Dorado offers the concession; it is as perfect as could be.. Jean Baudrillard and his concept of the ?murder of the real? .. the reader finds that the disproof of...»

Women, Prison and Crime

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Book review   |   06/30/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «This book examines female institutions and the treatment of women inmates in the past and today. It focuses on why women are incarcerated, the different programs in prison available to them, crimes women commit, incarceration and crime rates...»

Synopsis abstract : «There are three distinct differences between male and female prisons. . Prisons are more like cottages.. There are five categories of programs in women's prisons.. Like men, women who have little stake in society often resort to criminal behavior....»

Empire of the Sun by James Graham Ballard

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   06/27/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : «Jim, an eleven year old boy, and his parents are living in a wealthy European area in Shanghai during World War II. The novel begins the evening before the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Most of the European families had already been evacuated from...»

Synopsis abstract : «Everywhere in the city people were watching movie reels of the war. . Behind Dr. Lockwood's estate was the Hungjao airfield where the Chinese faught the Japanese in 1937 trying to keep them from reaching Shanghai. . Jim woke up in his room on the...»

Humor as a Mask for Anguish in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/26/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «As the quote from The New York Times points out on the back cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou's novel is "Simultaneously touching and comic." Through language, choice of detail, and the story itself, Angelou introduces humor and...»

Synopsis abstract : «One source of anguish that Maya tries to tickle with humor is her position as an African American.. Maya's grandmother (Momma) is at the center of another African American-white encounter.. Another source of anguish for Maya is her looks.. Maya's...»

Jo Shapcott's Mad Cow

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/26/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Jo Shapcott is considered to be a contemporary British poet with traits of a Desperado poet. I explore the literal and figurative meaning of the cow in some of her Mad Cow poems as well as the issues that have influenced the usage of this persona. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. Critical Perspective.. Interpretations of the Mad Cow.. Analysis of Selected Poems.. The Mad Cow in Love.. The Mad Cow Talks Back.. The Mad Cow Tries to Write the Good Poem.. Overview of the Selected Poe...»

Moral Philosophy: A Smorgasbord of Moral Philosophers

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/24/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «"Aristotle, the man with a Grecian plan" Aristotle along with many of the other ancient Grecian philosophers are considered to have given birth to rational thought and its integration into philosophy, so it is no surprise that Aristotle's work...»

Synopsis abstract : «Aristotle, the man with a Grecian plan.. But how exactly does one flourish? . There is a difficulty with living Aristotle's life of contemplation.. The thought component of virtue revolves around what Aristotle describes as the Doctrine of the...»

Political Aesthetes: Emily Mann's Execution of Justice and the Identity Crisis of Documentary Theatre

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «The documentary theatre, unlike conventional theatre, defines itself in terms of actuality, authenticity, and verifiability. Reality plays draw their power and identity from their use of "actuals," authentic materials such as transcripts,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Tensions were growing in San Francisco as the gay community expanded.. Commissioned in 1982 by the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco to address a subject relevant to the area.. Difficulties with delving into the intricacies of theories on documentary...»

The Poetic Practice of Alexander Pope: The Authoritative Voice of Reason and the Expulsion of Pride of Man

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Alexander Pope was a poet greatly concerned with perception: his perception of God and his fellow man, and how he was perceived by others, both personally and as an artist. Despite his physical maladies, he saw himself as a great poet, destined for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Alexander Pope was a poet greatly concerned with perception.. The term ?true taste? seems somewhat ambiguous.. Pope has no qualms about matching every insult given to him with a cutting remark in return.. Instead of demanding why perfection was not...»

The Rhetoric of the Personal and Pictorial: Portrayal of the Self and the Abstract in Young, Gray, and Collins

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Following the ethical and didactic works popular in the early eighteenth century, which offered a view of Man as an imperfect but scientific being in search of meaning in a universe created by a perfect God, a crop of poets emerged who wrote instead...»

Synopsis abstract : «Suvir Kaul described the poetic climate in which these poets arose.. Young's Night Thoughts are quite literally poems.. Just a few years after Young's publications of the Night Thoughts, Thomas Gray wrote and published his ?Elegy Written in a...»

Coleridge and the Poetic Imagination:The Link Between True Life and True Poetry

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/24/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «There is no single theme that pervades every one of Coleridge's many poems, but a body of motifs relating to familial relationships and friendship imbue both his conversation poems, such as Frost at Midnight and The Eolian Harp, and his "mystery"...»

Synopsis abstract : «Coleridge explored idealized familial relationships in Frost at Midnight.. Born in 1772, the youngest of Reverend John Coleridge's ten children.. Coleridge analyzes the Lyrical Ballads, his collaborative effort with Wordsworth.. Coleridge attempts...»

Mingled Voices: The Communication between the Contrary Natures of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In his "Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, books of children's poems" written and illustrated by himself, William Blake explores human perception and the contemporary social milieu, focusing on the transience of opinion and the variability...»

Synopsis abstract : «Following the emerging tradition of writing individually disseminated by poets.. His poems tend to revolve around a few key themes and symbols which focus these lessons for the reader. . This narrator is not so accepting of his fate.. The account of...»

Into the Darkness: Marlow's Discovery of the Relationship between Darkness and Civilization

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In his novel Heart of Darkness, published in 1902, Joseph Conrad explores the deepest reaches of the African continent, and at the same time, the innermost secrets of human nature. The novel is narrated mostly by Marlow, a seaman known for his...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. If these men are pilgrims at all, their god is the 'flabby devil'. Mr. Kurtz: The most perfect example of this loss of civilization. Marlow's meeting with Kurtz. His loss of civilized behavior . His sins and the darkness within his...»

Fruitless Labor : Love and Marriage in Joyce's Dubliners

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/24/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In his first novel, a collection of short stories meant to express the paralytic nature of turn-of-the-century Dublin, James Joyce establishes an image of the Irish urban center as a degenerate bed of unhappiness, deprivation, depression, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Dubliners expresses an evolution of love which progresses from innocent infatuation.. One reason why Dublin's emotional life is so stunted - adults are already too scarred from youthful encounters.. The development of romance in Dubliners.. The idea...»

Cyrano de Bergerac hubris and hamartias

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   School essay   |   06/23/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «He has no mortal enemies; his only adversary is death and even then, defeat inevitable, he surrenders gracefully. There is yet forgiveness in his eyes as he is stripped of all dignity. He has nothing to lose except his pride and life; his pride he...»

Synopsis abstract : «He has no mortal enemies.. Cyrano is a man of great integrity.. Cyrano does not have anything to sacrifice.. Tragic flaw Cyrano possesses is he is unable to forgive.. Cyrano has the greatest tragic flaw of all: he gives, but never receives...»

Not Worth Laughing About: Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/20/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «As time changes, so do the interpretations of Shakespeare's dramas. Newer productions are supposed to appeal to modern audiences by reflecting current attitudes and cultural beliefs. Anti-Semitic viewpoints existed long before Shakespeare and his...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The strong focus on the many aspects of Jewish culture. Theodore Komisarjevsky's 1932 staging of Merchant. Komisarjevsky's attempt to overshadow the anti-Semitic undertones of Merchant. Shylock: Not just an ambiguous...»

"A Hideously Difficult Task": An Exploration of American Racial Identity through the Works of James Baldwin

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/20/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In a style similar to other minority works of literature, James Baldwin's writing encompasses the recurring theme of identity-what it means and from where it originates. This theme stems from incomplete identity of the black American community....»

Synopsis abstract : «?Stranger in the Village? and The Fire Next Time were written almost ten years apart.. One of the many problems that blacks face in America is the impossibility for them to identify with any group other than themselves.. Baldwin was the literary and...»

Critical Analysis of "Goblin Market"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Sylvia Plath once said, "The blood jet is poetry, and there is no stopping it." This was true for many poets, and especially true for Christina Rossetti. Rossetti had poetry in her blood, art in her veins. When she first wrote "Goblin Market" in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Barthes was a writer and French critic from Paris. . The notion of the fallen woman stems from the biblical depiction of Eve.. Is assigning an author really an imposition?. Barthes implyies that to incorporate any aspect of the author's life into...»

A Radial Category Perspective on Mandarin Verb Complements

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In his treatment of Claudia Brugman's work on the English preposition over, Lakoff (1987) extends Brugman's analysis of that preposition as a radial category, one in which the different meanings of the word can be described in terms of a category...»

Synopsis abstract : «Wrapping Up Wan.. Some examples of wán adapted from the CALLHOME corpus. . Event Completion has an extended sense I will call Patient Exhaustion.. Hao to Write a Good Ending.. In other usages, h?o denotes attainment that is evaluatively...»

The Rhetoric of Growth in Colorado: Reconciling Perceptions and Reality

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In 1990, Colorado was a state of about 3.3 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). By 2000, Colorado's population had grown to 4,301,261 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001b). Colorado's new residents spurred development in areas once sparsely inhabited. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «Colorado's Business Climate at a Glance.. Governor Owens' remark, speak to what he calls ?that special Colorado way of life,? .. Respect for the wilderness and respect for the individual are both central to the Coloradan identity.. The amount of...»

Gender Representation and the Curation of Chicano Visions

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The Chicano Art Movement began in part as an effort on the part of Chicanos to take agency in their own representation. Before the Movement, most available representation of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans cast them in a negative light - often as...»

Synopsis abstract : «The art of Chicano Visions . The painting by Ester Hernández - far more eminent figure in the Chicano Art Movement.. One mythical icon that many Chicanas have chosen to revisit. Collaborative efforts were established with scholars except...»

The Making of an Official Language : Chaofen Sun

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The foundation for the unification of Chinese has already come into being. It is none other than the standard form of Modern Chinese with the Beijing phonological system as its norm of pronunciation, Northern dialects as its base dialects, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Regional PÇ”tōnghuà – An Investigation of Three Speakers. Introduction.. Investigation.. Retroflex-Dental Merger.. Conclusion....»

Trans formative Exile: Coriolanus' Lack of Evolution During his Banishment from Rome

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «When the people of Rome exile Coriolanus, he seeks refuge in Antium, throwing himself before his longtime enemy, Tullus Aufidius, and offering himself as a weapon against Rome. Although he has fought countless times for Rome, bringing himself to the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Trained by his mother, Volumnia, to cherishs glory and valor above all else.. Claudius wants Hamlet far away from Elsinore so that he cannot kill Claudius.. Coriolanus is bent upon wreaking vengeance on the city he once called home.. Coriolanus...»

Death and Identity in Ladakh and Rondônia

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Every culture defines different entities and ideas in relation to which the individual can experience his or her identity and physical or mental substances on which one's identities are located. Mortuary rites described in Hiroaki Mori and Yukari...»

Synopsis abstract : «Pre-contact Wari' culture's physical interaction with the body of the deceased.. Tibetan mortuary practices reveal that familiar and community interactions play a similar role as the Wari' family does.. To find where the body plays a more central...»

Words about God

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/19/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «If Martin Luther's assumptions on faith in the Word of God are correct, then humanity has nothing to doubt. But his skepticism of the Catholic Church is not a complete philosophical skepticism: at no point in his work is the notion of God...»

Synopsis abstract : «No one saw the creation of the Word of God. How could an assumption, which leads to God and the Christian life, be a sin? . Descartes says that initially he doubts the very existence of God. Luther isn't making a Cartesian error however. If...»

Essay on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «William Shakespeare is among the most notable playwrights of all time. Some of his works have been so popular that they have been turned into modern movies, aimed at attracting a new generation to this author's works. While Shakespeare has been able...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Production the size of a ping pong table. The use of characters from Hamlet. the lack of a positive opinion. Stoppard's movie version of his hit play . The inability of this film to capture the attention of the general...»

Sir Thomas Wyatt : Lord of Sonnets

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Research papers   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Sir Thomas Wyatt was a cornerstone of the development of British Literature, and his works influenced the art of literature and made it what it is today. He introduced the sonnet into English civilization, and thus set up the building blocks for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction . The Early Years of Thomas Wyatt. Life from 1503 to 1521. 1525 to 1542. His affect on writing after his Death. Collection of some of Wyatt's Works. Wyatt's works. Works of some he influenced. Conclusion....»

The Techniques that Cults use to Manipulate Converts

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Over the course of the late twentieth century, the development of mass media has enabled average citizens to explore a wide range of lifestyles and issues through the comfort of their homes. While the mass media has provided notable insights into...»

Synopsis abstract : «With the realization that religion plays such a critical role in the development of cults, there is a clear impetus to examine this issue overall.. The history of the Branch Davidians clearly demonstrates that this religious cult did indeed break...»

Challenge Day: A Transitory Charismatic Movement in the Milieu of Modern High School

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/16/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Starting in the 1970s, activists, counselors, and state school boards across the country have taken measurements to quell violence in middle and high schools. The violence stems from the adolescent tendency for concentrated peer groups, which leads...»

Synopsis abstract : «Therefore, teen problems are being faced creatively, from many angles. Schools are imposing mandatory classroom sessions focusing on character and compassion. . The Challenge Day Program was founded in 1987 by Yvonne and Rich Putra St. John. ...»

Syllogistic Decision-Making

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/15/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The process of syllogistic decision-making is predicated on the conclusions that can be drawn from presenting two or more pieces of evidence. In its most rudimentary form the process of syllogistic decision-making follows the following pattern: a =...»

Synopsis abstract : «With the basic context of syllogistic decision-making elucidated, it is now possible to consider the various elements of a moral argument and the functions of each within the context of this process of decision-making. . What is perhaps most...»

How does Shakespeare use or abuse the conventions of romance in as you like it?

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/15/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The world of Shakespearean comedies is undoubtedly romantic, poetic and idealized. As You Like It is no exception in this respect. Romantic in all aspects, especially form and spirit, the play presents before you a world of love, of deceit, of...»

Synopsis abstract : «When we say that As You Like It is romantic in form, it should rush to our mind that the classical rules of dramatic composition, like the observance of the unities, are not at all regarded in its composition. . This romantic-poetic world of...»

Black Panthers

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Research papers   |   06/15/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Introduction Throughout the course of history, a number of different political groups have shaped the process of political discourse. Among the most notable are the Black Panthers. Established in the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Black Panthers?A Review of Ideology. While the Black Panthers clearly recognized that African Americans had been marginalized in the context of the American political system, they also realized that there were other groups that...»

Mimicking an Image in Hopes of Gaining Popularity

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/15/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The average American high school is a mecca of noticeable things. Among them is the most obvious and interesting. Take a walk into the cafeteria, try and find an empty table and sit down. Now look around. What do you think you will observe? It is...»

Synopsis abstract : «What does it mean to be cool? . In reality there is less of a need for formal education given the influential nature of the media in the world today. . There are several prominent movies that send these kinds of messages to the audience. The...»

The Effects of Racial Discourse

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/15/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Introduction Racial discourse is a process that has notable ramifications for society. However, for individuals that are part of the majority race in a community, the reality of issues such as racial prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. My Personal Experiences. Analysis of My Experiences. Race in the Community. Final Thoughts....»

Machiavelli's and Lao Tsu's views on Government

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/12/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout the course of history numerous scholars have stepped forward to offer their opinions on critical issues such as human rights and government. While there are notable differences offered by various authors, each of the viewpoints given...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Machiavelli and Government. Lao Tsu and Government. When framed in this context, it becomes quite evident that there are both similarities and differences between how Tsu and Machiavelli viewed the institution of government....»

The Importance of the Resurrection in Preaching in the Early Church

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/12/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The modern church is a model of both divinity and spirituality. Although many laymen assume that the church existed in this state from the beginning, the reality is that the early church consisted of only a few individuals interested in spreading...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Early Church. A Look at the Bible. With a clear understanding of the context of the early church established, it is now possible to consider the importance of the Resurrection as examined in the Bible. . Paul also provides a...»

An examination of the Philosophy of Pragmatism as applied by Jane Addams

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/12/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Researchers examining the life of Jane Addams argue that she was "the leader and prophet of the settlement movement in America." While Addams is best known for her creation of Hull House in Chicago's urban center, her work, ideologies and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Pragmatism Defined. According to this author, ?The pragmatic method is primarily a method of settling metaphysical disputes that otherwise might be interminable.?. When placed in this context, it becomes evident that the philosophy of...»

Gandhi's ideas of western culture

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/10/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In 1929, Gandhi wrote, "The Western civilization which passes for civilization is disgusting to me. I have given a rough picture of it in Hind Swaraj [India Home Rule]. Time has brought no change to it." Despite the fact that Gandhi openly...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Issue of Nonviolence. The Issue of Religion. Analysis of the Issues. Conclusion....»

The Sage: Don Quixote

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/06/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Don Quixote, titular character of Cervantes' famous novel is certain that a scribe who is recording all of his actions will make him famous in history. Such a scribe, in the Quixotic sense, does not really exist, but Cervantes fulfills the role. If...»

Synopsis abstract : «Montaigne devotes a little bit of time to discussing his own modest experience with the power of imagination but for the most part his examples are taken from far-off places and times. . Cervantes shows how differences in language can completely...»

Writing Ethically: Essays of John Edgar Wideman and Jane Tompkins

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/06/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The essays "Our Time" by John Edgar Wideman and "Indians': Textualism, Morality and the Problem of History" by Jane Tompkins are both written by people who are telling stories about experiences that are not their own. Wideman is writing about his...»

Synopsis abstract : «After consulting both primary and secondary sources on the matter, Tompkins finds consistent problems. . The perspective Wideman has as Robby's brother is different from his perspective as the narrator, which allows Wideman to distinguish his own...»

Moral Habits: Aristotle & Immanuel Kant

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/06/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «People often feel a calling to certain fields because they have an innate sense for it. Sometimes the required characteristics need to be learned, other times they are a result of contemplation in regards to each individual situation. But, what...»

Synopsis abstract : «A call came into the fire station today that seemed like every other call, possibly a false alarm, but they approached it is the real thing like always. . The soul of a plant does not exceed the vegetative state that fulfills basic survival needs. ...»

Eugenic Expectations: The Reality of Getting What You Want

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/06/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The advancement of medical technology has encroached upon every aspect of our healthcare system and delivery, yet probably the most sensitive area it has impacted has been our methods of reproduction. Due to the illicit (or at least discrete)...»

Synopsis abstract : «The theory of Microsort stems from a similar practice used for cattle. The science of Microsort began with a particular motive. One of the first questions asked to any expecting or recently ?delivered? couple is the sex of their baby.. Those who...»

T'ao Ch'ien's Use of Poetic Effects of Distance to Affirm His Daoist Principles

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/05/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «At first glance, the poetry of the reclusive scholar T'ao Ch'ien seems like a layman's simple affirmation of Daoist life in the country. But even though T'ao Ch'ien feels he has chosen the right principles for himself, his poetry contains a...»

Synopsis abstract : «T'ao Ch'ien sets up this tension almost immediately in the chronology of his poetic world. . Crop failure is not the only trouble T'ao Ch'ien must face. . T'ao Ch'ien has inserted many dissenting elements into his poetry, his own doubts and the...»

Judgment and Portrayal of Character in the "Love Suicides" and "What the Seasons Brought the Almanac Maker"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/05/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The two narratives of "What the Seasons Brought the Almanac Maker" by Saikaku and the "Love Suicides" by Chikamatsu present variegated looks at the complications of love and society and the need for harmony between the two. Both are prime examples...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Ugliness and the implied good character. Theatre and rousing some sparks of human feeling in Moemon. Tokubei's comment on theatre. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Power and Sexuality in "Leda and the Swan" and "Goblin Market"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/04/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Duality and opposition are forces that play beneath the surface of both William Butler Yeats' "Leda and the Swan" and Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market", two poems that focus on sexuality while incorporating animal figures as holders of power,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The animals: The swan and the goblins. The animals: Separate from the value system. Looking at one of the binary figures in each poem. The fruit of 'Goblin Market' . The ending of each poem and the question posed. Conclusion. Works...»

Knowledge and certainty: limits and value

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/04/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Epistemology is a philosophical discourse that is predicated upon understanding the scope, limits and value of knowledge. While one may argue that the scope and limits are quite straightforward in terms of individual understanding and knowledge, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Epistemological Theories?An Overview. Belief. Truth. Justification. Reliability. Summary/Conclusion....»

Nehru's ideas in relation to Gandhianism

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   School essay   |   06/04/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «A critical reading of Sunil Khilnani's arguments in The Idea of India appears to reflect well on the actions taken by Jawaharlal Nehru in his development of the state of India. As described by Khilnani, Nehru had a number of ideas which appear at...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Duties of the State.. The Use of Non-Violent Action.. Socialism.. Conclusion.....»

All in the Family: The Economics of Interpersonal Relationships in the Gulag

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The synopsis on the back cover of Alexander Solzhenistyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich claims that it is "the harrowing account of one day in the life of a man who has conceded to all things evil with patience, dignity, and enduring...»

Synopsis abstract : «Solzhenitsyn's text continually persuades the reader that the prisoners within the camp have established social networks and hierarchies.. The result of meager food rations and long hours of labor is the development of tightly controlled mutualisms...»

The Epileptic Loophole: Self-control and the Judiciary in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Epilepsy and the punitive system-two seemingly unrelated items that Fyodor Dostoevsky juxtaposes in order to make a point about Russia and the futility of the judiciary. In his giant oeuvre The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky exemplifies the tension...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Smerdyakov's condition. His disease of impulsivity . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Reinforcements for the Free Will Defense

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Here I shall argue against objections raised by J.L. Mackie and Nelson Pike to the Free Will Defense. These philosophers want to know why an omnipotent and wholly good God could not create a world in which everybody acts freely and rightly. I shall...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Logic is a perfectly fine tool until it is applied using nebulous concepts. . Mackie's coup de grace seems to come when he asks why God can't just let people will whatever they wish.. It can be a characteristic of will though because an...»

The Crucible Character Analysis : Abigail Williams "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   06/03/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In any unfavorable situation, we seek a solution and if there is none, then a way out. When one of main characters of Arthur Miller's The Crucible finds herself in a vulnerable position, she not only manages to escape her problems, but also succeeds...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Abigail's main motivation. Her crucible . Conclusion. Reference....»

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