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Contemporary Courts and Books Six and Seven of Plato's The Republic

In four pages this paper discusses the contemporary court system and considers Plato's philosophy on leadership as presented in Th...

Improving Rene Descartes' Psychology Limitations with the 'Conscious Mental State' of William James

In two pages this paper examines how William James sought to improve upon Descartes' seventeenth century psychological philosophy ...

Themes of Morality and Values in Hansberry's, Raisin In The Sun

This essay examines thematic elements in Hansberry's play, A Raisin In The Sun. The author focuses on morals and family values. ...

Historical Value of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

In three pages this essay considers the historical value of this text in terms of its firsthand descriptions of slave oppression. ...

'On Liberty' by John Stuart Mill and Theory

In four pages this paper discusses the rationale, argument, and philosophy of the theories presented by John Stuart Mill in 'On Li...

Value Conflict in The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki

In five pages the setting of prewar Japan is featured in this tale of four sisters and the conflict of transitioning values as pre...

Challenging Society's Values and the Works of George Bernard Shaw

In twelve pages this paper discusses how Shaw challenged prevailing social values in his comedies Man and Superman, Pygmalion, The...

Imperfection Valued in Utopia by Sir Thomas More

island Utopia was to be the highest state of the republic, a society governed by reason and fairness, rejecting greed and based on...

Morality According to Auguste Comte and John Stuart Mill

place of divine forces and natural phenomenon is seen in a depersonalized way. The final stage is the third stage of positive scie...

A Consideration of the Question Why Should I be Moral?

In this four page essay the writer turns to the philosophies of August Comte for an answer to the enduring question of why moralit...

State v. Nonstate Societies and Conflict Resolution

In seven pages the nation state is traced back to is anthropological roots and how social conflict is dealt with by nonstates and ...

Overview of Hospice Care

In twelve pages this research paper presents an overview of hospice care in an examination of program history, basic concept defin...

Value of Vegetables and Fruits in Terms of Nutrition

In six pages this report evaluates vegetables and fruits in terms of their value from a nutritional standpoint. Six sources are c...

Rights and Language

In five pages this paper discusses the 'language of rights' within the context of 'Practical Philosophy and the Bill of Rights: P...

American Values, J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur, and Benjamin Franklin

In six pages this paper examines how de Crevecoeur's Letters From an American Farmer and Franklin's Autobiography reveal the true ...

Nullification Crisis and John C. Calhoun

In eleven pages this paper discusses the nullification crisis in a consideration of John C. Calhoun's role and philosophies. Ther...

The Development of Libraries

carefulness of life and beauty, isnt that high...

Progressive Reform Movement and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

In five pages this paper discusses how the Progressive Reform Movement perspectives relate to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell...

Comparison of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover

In seven pages this paper examines these two U.S. presidencies in terms of individual philosophies and the impact the Great Depres...

Learning's Theoretical Components

from personal experience, including elements of culture; 3. the development of learning through the function of the brain is relat...

Ancient Greece and Education

In five pages this research paper discusses education in ancient Greece with a consideration of the systems in Sparta and Athens a...

Christianity and Friedrich Nietzsche

In four pages this paper discusses Christianity as perceived in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and described in On the Gene...

Alasdair MacIntyre's View of Virtue and Academic Dishonesty

In this paper consisting of five pages the philosophy MacIntyre describes in 'After Virtue' is applied to the ethics of academic d...

Outdoor Education and Leadership and the Value of Good Judgment

In five pages this paper discusses rock climbing and other types of outdoor educational activities in a discussion of the necessit...

Environmental Consciousness and the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

In eight pages this paper assesses the moral and legal responsibilities of Exxon regarding the oil spill with the philosophy of Im...

Benjamin Cardozo's Growth of the Law

In nine pages legal philosophy is examined within the context of Benjamin Cardozo's book which was first published in 1924. Three...

Moral Value and Women in the Works of William Faulkner

In five pages this paper examines the moral value and depiction of women in William Faulkner's Sanctuary, The Unvanquished, As I L...

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In nine pages this research paper compares these two works in terms of how they represent free will and determinism philosophies. ...

Values in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In five pages this research paper examines the changing of American values as represented in Fitzgerald's novel with Tom Buchanan ...

Family Values in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

In five pages this report discusses the theme of family values as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath, a 1939 novel by John Steinbeck....