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Analyzing David Hume's Essay 'Miracles'

other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...

Abolishing the Patent Monopoly

biotechnology can easily run up to tens of thousands of pages, including text and diagrams (Malone, 2002). Each one must be read w...

Women's Rights in On Liberty and The Subjection of Women by J.S. Mill

should be used to silence the opinions of others makes the implied assumption that his opinions are infallible. Mill grants that i...

Freedom According to Michel Foucault

for social control and the exercise of power, on the other. All government, indeed, all institutions of society, exist along this ...

Bertrand Russell on the Arguments of John Locke and Rene Descartes

In six pages this report assess which philosophical argument Bertrand Russell would support in an examination of Russell's Problem...

The Natural and the Artefactual by Keekok Lee

In five pages this essay examines this philosophical text in terms of how it portrays the correlation between the natural world an...

Contemporary Prisons and Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault

Damiens, was executed in this manner on March 2, 1757. The records of this execution appear to be quite detailed, as Foucault rela...

Utilitarianism and Civil Rights

In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...

Plato's 'Phaedrus'

Platonic love reflects the deepest love possible between two people, in that it does not abide by the notions of restriction, jeal...

Progress Concept and On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

public opinion than when in opposition to it" (Mill 76). When assessing the notion of progress and how it related to Mills...

The Absurd

philosophers and playwrights, addressed themselves to the reality of the absurdity of life and argued that that its reality should...

Ethical Perspectives on Factory Farm Raising of Animals for Human Consumption

with the profits generated from their production of greater importance than the care and welfare of the animals (505). During the...

Argumentative Essay on the Personal Decision of Abortion

involves a critical evaluation of values and desires, and to act in accordance with them after careful reflection. Valuing a pers...

Reaction to Philbert's "Good" Plus a Brief Autobiography of the Student

I must master the processes associated involved in writing clearly as my ultimate goal is to teach middle school, and I must, ther...

Firoozeh Dumas' "Sweet, Sour, and Resentful"

example, the author describes how her mother always shopped for fresh ingredients, and prepared fresh herbs, such as "parsley, cil...

"Size Six" by Mernissi/An Analysis

those who enforce religious laws" (Mernissi). In other words, by being larger than a size six, Mernissi, in the salesladys opinion...

Notebooks of Melanin Sun

This writer/tutor does not, of course, have any idea how the student feels on this topic, or, for that matter, the specific course...

Thomas Nagel/”Moral Luck”

that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...

An Examination of 3 Rhetorical Essays

insanity, which becomes her only way she can avoid the domination that threatens to totally suffocate her individuality. In his di...

What Role Does Intent Play In Determining Ethical Behavior

incorporate personal and sometimes selfish considerations into the process of ethical determinations, but this does not negate the...

"Do You Speak English?" by Simon Collings

This essay takes a Rogerian approach to discussing Simon Collings' s "Do You Speak English?" This essay also includes an explanati...

Does the Fifth Amendment Protect Documents

There are three issues discussed in this essay. The first explains a scenario of a fraud examiner interviewing a person and all th...

Reading as a Form of Resistance

imagine a more severe disparity of power than the one that exists in present-day Iran since its revolution and the institution of ...

Views on Affirmative Action

that this job was "whisked away and handed to an unqualified black" (i.e., Wilkins) (Wilkins 639). On checking out this story, Wil...

Example Essays

high speed crashes would survive. In an era of increased safety and improved equipment in automobiles, the need for speed limits ...

Third Sacrament in Christian Initiation

A Sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. Not all denominations recognize the same ...

Ways to See and Panopticon

The title reflects two essay written by two different authors. John Berger wrote the first one about art and images while Michael ...

Memory and Learning

These problems have a neurological base. They can interfere in learning basic skills, such as reading, and they can also impede hi...

University Days by James Thurber

describes his economic class and the perplexed foot player who has difficulty naming one means of transportation. Again, the humor...

Public Policy Analyses of Various Issues

The writer provides essays on various public issues such as increasing the driving age or providing health care for the homeless. ...