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The Architectonic Spaces Theories of Architect Dom Hans Van Der Laan

Van Der Laan was a Benedictine monk who lived from 1904-1991. He was born in Holland and both his father and several of his broth...

Altruism Defined

Comte was instrumental in relating the correlation between altruism and morality, and therefore replaced the idea of God with Huma...

Analyzing the Biblical Eve

the traditional interpretation of Eve as the originator of all sin and death for the human race. However, the student may wish to ...

'The Epic of Gilgamesh' Heroic Analysis

which features the exploits of a heroic protagonist, is used. Although it was Homer who popularized this literary form with his p...

Moral Foreign Policy Difficulties and 'Just War' Theory

given and part of that speech includes the following observation: "For centuries, philosophers and theologians have grappled with ...

Happiness as Viewed by the Philosophy of Aristotle

In five pages Aristotle's concept of happiness with an emphasis upon a life of contemplation is discussed. Five sources are cited...

The Woman in Blue Reading a Letter by Jan Vermeer

its geometrical balance with the map, and essentially we are presented with an incredibly intense visual image. But, is this parti...

Sociological Phenomena Observed

the most part, the people appeared to be upper middle class. I believe this to be true due to the way in which they were dressed a...

Gertrude Stein and the Advancement of Women

of men, she was sexually attracted to women and made no attempt to hide her lesbianism, much to the shock of her Victorian contemp...

US Republican Government Assessment

decentralized is the fact that politically, regions are significantly divided, so much so that election outcomes can be predicted ...

Spirituality and Liberation Theology

buggy rides. In the future, people may have flying machines that make the automobile look antiquated. Yet, is this really liberati...

Goodness and Philosophy

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

Education and John Locke

independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...

Capitalism Perspectives of the 19th Century

(2002) demonstrates what capitalism is all about as it portrays the rising form of government in this brilliant novel. The protago...

Kings and Kingship in the Old Testament

repair the ravages of human sinfulness" (OBrien, 1999, p. 16). However, the allure of worldliness proved too much for the Israeli...

Vanishing Point Film and Existentialism

on the Today show, but most will die before that time. The speedometer on the car can indeed represent life and how or why one can...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Waste Land in the Works of Mason and Fitzgerald

to him. He merely knows that without his job he is lost, but he doesnt have the insight to look inward for the answers....

America and Catholicism

and symbols of faith, Catholics are able to participate in their religion, which serves a variety of sociological and psychologica...

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume

than just reasoning and experience anyway. Deductive and causal reasoning are two types but it is still not construed as adequate ...

Antenna Levitation and Human Diamagnetism Gravity

Gravity and Levitation" really does exist, however, point out that when this phrase is analyzed word-by-word we have a road map to...

Developmental Psychology and Adolescence

characteristic called magical thinking which suggests that there is a belief that one is magically protected from dangers and that...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Social Values

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

Discussion of Corporate Culture

Schein (1985 cited in Smith, 1998) provides a threefold classification of culture which includes the elements of assumptions, valu...

The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare and Kingship

He plots to have the Bohemian king poisoned, but Polixenes manages to flee Sicilia unharmed and return to the safety of his homela...

Education According to James Banks and John Dewey

truth is that they sometimes support antiquated principles. While Dewey wrote in a time when the 9 to 5 job was a given, fast forw...

Diderot's Agnus Scythicus and Enlightenment Ideas

would bleed when cut, but when cooked it tasted like shrimp. Oddly enough, they also claimed that the plant was invasive and would...

Modernism and Capitalism Perspectives

too much like pre modern despotic households (1997). He sees a compromise as the answer. Rather than going one way or the other, ...

Defining an 'Antihero' in Literature

rules that serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Willy had no moral code. He worshiped m...

Money and its Time Value

in the future than it would be even if there were no inflation due to the accumulation. Not having it may be seen as being an oppo...