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common people school education, which used to be privilege of ruling class...Confucius advocated a set of moral code on basis of f...

for truth and justice, industry and self-denial, moderation and public duty" (Dawson 6) would, in the future, come to the social l...

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

be applied to laws. One obeys the traffic signals. This is because to do so promotes safety, but it is also a most efficient way t...

spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

does not rely on whether it is historically or chronologically accurate. Confucius statement cannot apply to all instances of kno...

pronouncements express a similar orientation, they are actually quite different because the positive form encompasses a "greater e...

This paper discusses how the Shang Dynasty developed in Xiao Jing with the Xiao notion and Confucius' contributions the primary fo...

ideal of humaneness or goodness, and li to ceremonious behavior or to social norms in general. According to the instrumentalist, ...

trees, grass and animals continually suffer the ravages of an uncaring population, who, in all respects, is supposed to see that t...

all their duties to their relations, the people are aroused to virtue. When old friends are not neglected by them, the people are ...

In five pages this paper examines the teachings of Confucius disciple Mencius. Four sources are listed in the bibliography....

that which has the smallest absolute disadvantage. They should also import commodities where the absolute disadvantage is the grea...

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

This paper discusses the argument between Achilles and Agamemnon from a political perspective. Three pages in length, two sources ...

This essay answers three question. The first pertains to the arguments presented to Achilles on why he should fight, the second li...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

This research report compares Penelope's relationships with that of Odysseus. How the marital relationship comes to fruition and i...

which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...

sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

he rolls a huge boulder across the opening to the cave. Polyphemus eats two of Odysseuss men and it is clear that he plans to make...

quoted as saying: "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persua...

although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...

In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...

In six pages this paper compares these two works of ancient Greek literature in a consideration of relations between state and soc...

the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...

of mortal men exceeding fair" (18.490). The image of "two cities" mirrors the basic plot of the Iliad, which is a ten-year-long ...

fatal wrath that consumes Achilles is responsible for pushing him to the edge of sanity, for his very existence hinges upon the le...