Essays 421 - 450
in effect. The relative attractiveness of foreign goods to U. S. buyers, and of U. S. goods to foreign buyers, depends in part on...
reforms to France, however, it did not make France a democracy. The socioeconomic structure of pre-Revolutionary France was at th...
determine their own choices, as opposed to being automatically programmed for response. The concept of a rational society, in whi...
the elimination of evil is indeed a good thing, no matter how it is arrived at, the truth according to Burgess is that oppressing ...
paper is to explore that complex relationship as it falls under the liberal philosophy, that great tradition epitomized by such ph...
the world, but only derive essence later. In other words, a human is nothing to start with, and the essence of the person comes fr...
first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...
difference between the two representations. When one is cast forward by way of determinism, it is as though one has absolutely no...
God warned Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of Conscience, but they did not heed his admonition. Convinced by the serpent th...
excuse is often that the colonizers are there to "save" the natives by introducing them to Christianity, or to "educate" them; in ...
of the Soul Jonathan Lear describes the knowledge someone has regarding something already known as knowingness. This is developed...
is something that is not synonymous with love. At the same time, the sexual system is more than just something that involves a man...
they are dull-witted animals fit only for manual labor (Huxley). The idea of manufacturing sentient beings and then using chemical...
truth that was eventually revealed. While we may argue he could have looked for the truth, rather than running from it, thereby sp...
seem to be too concerned with how the situation turned out; this, as I see now, was because he had a queue of others just waiting ...
different aging theories, i.e., what causes the aging process. Three such theories are discussed in this essay: The Wear and Tear ...
of an omnipotent God, and therefore there is considerable debate as to whether the actions of a human being can be genuinely consi...
national level and then to the local level. In this publication, Foner avoids popular rhetoric and mawkish sentimentality and cho...
control practices and free contraception; the changing attitudes of women; and the availability of part-time work. After the war,...
user and alternatives to those elements which have been capitalized upon. Rather than a sense of control which many people believ...
and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...
how to think about religion at all. In addressing this issue, many have heard of the First Amendment which supports the separati...
problem with this argument, however, is that, as mentioned above, people lend out albums, tape off them and enjoy the music. Furth...
competition, but also restrict and control it so that free competition remains. Article 82 at first looks to be a strange ...
In five pages this paper opposes free trade in an examination of various trade theories as well as the 2000 Economic Report of Pre...
was limited in size in capitalist nations and the one from which most members had hope of escape were they able to work for their ...
national check collection system (Libby, 1994). Foreign banks entering the United States to do business are subject to rules of th...
one may see it as quasi-scientific determinism. Yet, from a Western point of view, Buddhism is considered to be indeterministic (A...
said" ("Alan Greenspan," 2007). Slide #5: How are Interest Rates Determined? * The Fed creates monetary policy through "setting ...
free is to have the ability to tell the truth. Two plus two does equal four. His problem is that he cannot tell the truth or he wi...