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Aristotle and Sebastian de Grazia on Leisure

In fact, he suggests that work is done for the "sake of leisure" (267). More completely, Aristotle believed that it is important ...

Ninteenth Century French Feminism and Madame de Stael

prominent salonniere" (Kale 54) - gained significant insight as to the perceived value of class, gender and social stature, partic...

Justice and Ethics II

it is likely that he is carrying a significant amount. If he reaches his destination in no worse physical condition than that whi...

Madeleine de Scudery's Literary Salon and How It Influenced Marie Jeanne L'Heritier's Writing

of what we desire, we are only so much the nearer losing it; and when at a distance from it, we live in expectation of enjoying it...

Research Study in Marie Jeanne L'Heritier's Writing and the Influence of Madeleine de Scudery's Literary Salon

it again" (De Sevigne, 1982). Analyzing the literary insights of a number of these female authors, including Marie-Jeanne LHeriti...

Robert Altman and Jean Luc Godard

Altman dusted Mr. Marlowe off and brought him back, but his vision was very different from the earlier films. This Marlowe was a d...

Democratic Historian Alexis de Tocqueville

some sense, by our lack of perspective. Most of us live in a democracy like fish who live only in water and are therefore blinded ...

Female Psychology in the Plays of Tirso de Molina

de Molina). Tirso showed direct hostility toward the "culterianismo" in plays such as Amar por arte mayor and La Celosa de si mi...

St. John De Crevecoeur's Essay 'What Is An American'

from the soil and the sweat of their labor. European society, in contrast, had institutionalized class divisions that kept the ric...

Overview of Famine Theories

value, it changed the way in which famine theories were examined and bought the study, in academic circles, back into the realm of...

Overview of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

light of that, what would Tocqueville say about democracy in America today? Likely, he would say the same things but would be much...

Composition of a Higher Renaissance Religious Mass

the opening, your next task is to turn to a declamatory delivery of the words "ut animalia viderent Dominium natum" (that the anim...

Chicano Author Sergio Troncoso

can be different for different people with the interpretation being subjectvie. By looking at this work there is a reflection of...

Humility in Oscar Wilde's De Profundis

This, of course, did not set well with the Marquess of Queensberry, since Sir Alfred Douglas, his son, was involved closely, and i...

Filmmaker Vittorio de Sica's The Bicycle Thief

influential example of neo-realism in the holistic sense and then examine this with reference to particular scenes and frames in t...

Personal Theories on Democratic Citizenship

to a head. To understand those differences it is instructive to look at writing from the early years of our history. Tocqueville ...

Suzanne de Passe Harvard Case Study

Motown Productions. This was a cross-functional team that shared responsibilities and were involved in every project together. The...

'Medici Cycle' of Peter Paul Rubens

of understanding into a cultures ideals and belief systems. The purpose of art, the creation of art, the interpretation of art, an...

Francis De Sales, Martin Luther, and Erasmus

the option of acting differently. Furthermore, early Christians argued that God, who is completely good, cannot be held responsibl...

Historical Accuracy of Brian De Palma's Film The Untouchables

also gave rise to greater criminal activity. Coupled with the decree of prohibition on alcohol, many took advantage of this easy m...

Peter de Jager and Organizational Change Resistance

(2001) suggests that some resistance is good. He explains that if one tries to get rid of all resistance, then they may be ignori...

Sixteenth Century Abandoned Wife Bertrande de Rols

precludes any acknowledgement of anyone outside of the upper classes of any society, however. The "common people" receive little ...

Social Life and Intellect in Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

and find neither peril nor advantage in the free interchange of their thoughts. If they meet by accident, they neither seek nor av...

The Architectural Features of Notre Dame and St. Etienne

generally viewed as a precursor of the Gothic style of church architecture, which began in 1140 with the re-building of St. Denis ...

Europe During the Renaissance and Perceptions of Fortune

a dramatic shift in perception in regards to fortune, and what was once believed to be a pre-ordained right was now considered to ...

Existence and the Philosophies of Simon de Beauvoir, W.E.B. Du Bois, John Rawls, and William James

were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...

New World Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

to make it clear that this communication was primarily by sign language. He writes that "when we asked they would answer by signs,...

Simone de Beauvoir, Emma Goldman, Foucault's Power Structure, and the Film The Matrix

who is a software programmer by day and a hacker known as Neo by night. Becoming increasingly disillusioned with his life, Neo se...

'Yvain' by Chretien de Troyes and Relationship Reciprocity

to Yvain goes even further than the loan of the invisibility ring. Lunette considers an alliance between her lady and Yvain to be ...

Artistic Portrayal of Women

altar, they represent Jesus human and divine natures. Believers are also called to be the light of the world. In the Smoking Flame...