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An Overview of Affirmative Action

In five pages this paper considers how the issues pertaining to Affirmative Action are depicted conservatively by Thomas Sowell in...

Affirmative Action and Plato's Philosophies

In ten pages this paper examines the debate on affirmative action from the viewpoint of Platonic philosophy. There are 6 sources ...

Allegories in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this essay discusses the spiritual meaning of the allegories featured in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorn...

Le Morte D'Arthur by Malory and The Faerie Queen by Spenser and Characterization

In six pages the fully developed characters Malory features are contrasted with Spenser's stiff stereotypes in order to perpetuate...

Contemporary World and the Role of Classic Rhetoric

In four pages this research paper considers the compatibility of the contemporary world's technology and mass media with the class...

Defense of Socrates in Plato's Apology

(he disguised himself as a woman and attended rites which only women could witness). Socrates is being held responsible for the i...

Bernard Ramm's Protestant Biblical Interpretation

In five pages this paper discusses how to understand the Christian Bible in an analysis of Ramm's text that focuses upon typology,...

'Notion of Truth' According to Wittgenstein and Plato's 'Theory of Forms'

understand each of these elements through sensation, he finds himself challenged by the mutability of everything that exists: not...

Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

In eight pages this essay analyzes the text's complexity in terms of Bunyan's uses of setting, allegory, and characterization with...

Rhetoric, Reagan, and the Outcome of the 1984 Presidential Election

The outcome of the 1984 presidential election is the topic of this twelve page paper. The term rhetoric is discussed in a positiv...

Marxist Rhetoric in 'The Hunger Artist' by Franz Kafka

predictable of a portrayal for a writer as talented as Kafka. It has almost become cliche for writers to appear as either the poo...

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

In five pages this paper argues that this story by Kafka represents a creationist evolution allegory. One source is cited in the ...

Plato's 'Symposium' and Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages the theme of love is considered within the context of these authors and their tales. Three sources are cited in the...

Love's Infinity in D'Aragona's Dialogue and Plato's Symposium

In five pages this paper compares the views expressed by these authors regarding women's role and the infinite nature of love. Fi...

The Old Testiment, the Koran and Plato's Republic on 'Justice'

In 5 pages the roots of justice are exposed in these respecitve works in which an imaginary dialogue between Moses, Mohammed, and ...

The Rhetoric of Aristotle

pursuit of knowledge based on truth, Aristotles argument is that rhetoric is both persuasive and credible, and that it can be an e...

Rhetoric in Kenneth Burke and Quintilian Compared

In twelve pages the topic of rhetoric is examined in a comparison of Kenneth Burke and Quintilian's thoughts on the subject with a...

Summaries of Plato's Dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

Defending Plato's 'Republic' with a New 'Apology'

In this paper of fifteen pages it is Plato that is accused of treason in this new version of 'Apology' and must defend himself aga...

Learning, Recollection and Plato's Phaedo and Meno

In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...

Citizen Duty According to Socrates in Plato's Crito

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

3 Speeches and the Uses of Rhetoric

In six pages this paper analyzes how rhetoric is used in three speeches delivered by President Bill Clinton including 'We're Losin...

Hodding Carter III's Speech 'We're Losing the Drug War because Prohibition Never Works'

This speech addressing the 'war on drugs' is analyzed in terms of speaker rhetoric effectiveness in five pages. There are no othe...

Aristotle's Rhetoric

In five pages this paper examines oppression and the deliberative argument as featured in Aristotle's Rhetoric. Five sources are ...

John Dryden's 'Absalom and Achitophel' and John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress

In five pages this paper discusses the human nature representation in allegories featured in each of these works in a contrast and...

Persuasive Essay on Not Smoking

of heart and lung disease. For many, the reasons above are not "good" enough reasons for them to decide not to smoke....

Motivational Leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

In five pages this paper examines the visionary and motivational leadership qualities FDR possessed as evidenced by his inspiratio...

First Amendment and Freedom of Speech

In five pages the 1st Amendment as it relates to freedom of speech is discussed as it relates to the famous rhetoric of James Alex...

Rhetoric Theory Development and Richard Nixon

words were nothing more than vehicles of manipulation available for use at any whim, granting suggestion and persuasion with every...

Psychic Hotline Television Commercials and Persuasive Communication

In six pages this paper discusses the underlying persuasive communications methods employed by psychic hotline TV commercials with...