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The Presidency and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson

and 1776, and there he would write the Declaration of Independence ("Thomas Jefferson," 2007). In 1786, he helped to author a bill...

The Radical Nature of the American Revolution

This researech paper offers a comprehensive examination of the ideas that preceded the American Revolution, such as the concepts p...

Philosophy and Metaphysics

human nature is bound by the weakness of mans character? In short, Platos (1979) freed prisoner is himself, the cave reflects the...

Church and State Views of Thomas Jefferson

believe in freeing slaves, and he was "stuck" with their decision. The student may consider the fact that President Jeffer...

Defending Thomas Aquinas' Proof God Exists

basic argument that Aquinas presents for the existence of God. The following is just one way in which this could be addressed: A...

Thomas Paine's Political Propaganda

he inspired two nations. Kindig (2003) summarizes that Paine: "communicated the ideas of the...

Analysis of Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy

which the faith is based. First, a certain amount of diversity is absolutely imperative in order for a species to thrive. So much ...

Tudor Literary Tradition and Utopia by Thomas More

as long as the economy were flourishing, they reasoned they were prospering as well, so there was no need for rebellion (Kautsky, ...

Scientific Knowledge Foundations

and bring the concept back to reality, most people know someone who gets wonderful grades in school, but does not have a lick of c...

Renaissance Sonnets and How They Evolved

composing sonnets was considered a necessary endeavor when courting someone (Goldenberg). For example, a man of any position would...

Personal Exploration Through Biography

that Jean Edward Smith agrees with this assessment, but he believes biography is an art form that should take into account the anc...

'Just' Revolutionary War According to Thomas Jefferson

to the human condition. In fact, many of the existing laws in England today, are based upon his work. Assuming that his words ar...

Literature and the West's Medieval and Renaissance Cultures

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

Jefferson's Relationship with Sally Hemmings

times of conception for the birth of all of those six children. There are no records that she was elsewhere during those times, or...

Four Commencement Speakers from American History

Americas historical experience with race, ethnicity, and/or gender. Who could be more appropriate for this task than one of our c...

Tom Paine: Common Sense

that would "sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge" (Paine). The alternative was to return to British control, wh...

Short Story Analysis: Three Literary Works

way his eyes move continually to the fact that he cannot stand to be touched: "Once, when he had been making a synopsis of a parag...

MySpace: An Invisible World Flattener

other nations (the U.S. and Western Europe, as mentioned) are sitting back relaxed, not paying attention to the destruction of the...

Thomas Nagel/”Moral Luck”

that are beyond their control. In other words, there are factors that affect the way in which an event is evaluated morally that a...

The Day Dixie Died

relatively focused, yet incredibly broad look at the struggles of many whites in the South in a timeframe of just a couple of year...

Life in Prison from the Inside

are not always paragons of virtue; they may use methods of unfair intimidation against certain inmates while allowing the actions ...

Thomas Aquinas, On Law

reason provides a means of discerning action that is "according to nature" (77). He also cites Augustine in stating that there are...

Trial Techniques

where to go to find information. The authors also consider what they call the "trial notebook," which is a means to organize "tr...

The Lexus and the Olive Tree

In the past, for example, a person in Bolivia could not start a company utilizing hand woven fabrics from Bali. Today, with the In...

“The World Is Flat”: The Mixed Impacts of Globalization

The title of Friedmans book relates to the misperceptions Columbus dispelled in the fifteenth century. His trip across the seas l...

Thomas More’s Utopia

rely on hopes and prayers for peace. If battle is necessary then they do whatever is necessary to make the battle as quick and pai...

“Human Built World”

that probably springs to mind first is a computer. This is only one part, and a very small segment, of the vast human enterprise t...

Technology and Globalization

that the world was round, following the voyage of Christopher Columbus to America, when seeking to find a route to India, a journe...

How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

a family and part of that beautiful communion involves eating, but yet interestingly enough it is also the source of their trouble...

Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on Religion and Philosophy

truth that transcends the traditional means of understanding or knowing. For Aquinas, reason does have limitations. He writes: "N...