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Essays 1921 - 1950

The nature of Gabriele in Thomas Mann's Tristan

merchant, different than an efficient plumber, or an efficient gardener? One thing would be that he is used to getting the "mos...

Reading the Book of Nature by Peter Kosso and Science

In five pages this paper examines if truth is generated by science in this analysis of Peter Kosso's text. Four sources are cited...

Literature and the Epic Nature of "The Iliad" by Homer and "Gilgamesh"

of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...

The Nature of Monetary and Fiscal Policy

is by simply watching the news. During the winter of 2001 for example, the drop in the stock market was significant and while Wall...

Man Against Nature in Lee Tamahori's 1997 Film The Edge

new person. This has been tradition since Gilgamesh. The hero emerges from the wilderness to contribute to society and carry out...

The Nature and Function of Humor

dealing with the world in future" (Palmer 57). As this suggests, humor, at least temporarily, has the power to free perception fr...

Man's Nature in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Ethan Brand,' 'The Birthmark,' and 'Young Goodman Brown'

barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind. It was all as lonely as could be; and ther...

The Global Nature of Racism

This research paper examines racism, taking a global perspective and arguing that this is a pervasive problem that can be found an...

God's All Powerful and Singular Nature

In five pages this paper examines that the several biblical references to more than one divine entity do not in any way alter the ...

The Nature and Logic of Capitalism by Heilbroner

Keynes, contending that such theories are simply erroneous. His vision of capitalism is different from the capitalism that class...

Egypt's Sacred Forces of Nature and Afterlife

In five pages this paper considers how life, death, and afterlife were perceived by the peoples of ancient Egypt. Three sources a...

The Nature of Radical Innocence in Literary Depiction

This research paper examines Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and how the characterization of this novel's main character denies thi...

Verbal and Nonverbal Types of Communications and Their Ambiguous Natures

In five pages verbal and nonverbal communications are analyzed in terms of their various ambiguities. Three sources are cited in ...

Nature vs Nurture in “Born into Brothels”

what they do their lives seem etched out in stone. The girls destiny is particularly concerning. Unless something miraculous hap...

Reflections on The Nature Of Political Things

the controls and values that are applied in the way that man comes together in a state and the applications of morals categorizati...

Reality of the Nature versus Nurture Argument

no matter what (Wikipedia, 2005). In the meantime, "nurture" is defined as an environment that is not of a genetic factor, one in ...

'Nature' by Ralph Waldo Emerson

my eyes,) which nature cannot repair" (Emerson). In this he clearly envisions nature as an entity that can fix all mans problems,...

Nurture or Nature in the Intelligence Debate

generalist view intelligence as some sort of innate capability, a capability which is determined by some particular factor which i...

Justice and Its Dual Nature

of the state. With Aristotle, Western concepts of justice began to diverge from this conception of justice, as Aristotle divided j...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Crimes Against Nature

chapter he begins with the "Mess in Texas" which is the home state of Bush. He states, "According to the Texas Commission on Envir...

Some Kind of Paradise by Mark Derr, Ethics and Nature

Derr reveals how human settlement from prehistoric times to the eras of European colonization have used and abused the land to ach...

Outsourcing Explained in the Context of Coase's Nature of the Firm

is made by looking at the trade-off and the margin between the relative transaction costs impacting on the external and internal e...

Literature and the Nature of Good vs. Evil

goading and nagging, contributed to Macbeths downfall; however, when one examines the play that the main impetus to Macbeths actio...

Discussion of a New York Times' Article on Nature versus Nurture

In five pages this 1997 newspaper article is critiqued in terms of assumptions and each side of the argument's pros and cons. The...

Changing Perceptions Regarding Nature, Animals, and Humankind

In nine pages this research paper considers the natural world and how humankind's perceptions regarding animals have changed with ...

Second World War's Mythological Nature

In four pages this paper examines the myths associated with the Second World War in an analysis of Michael C.C. Adams' The Best Wa...

Nature of Mental States by Hillary Putnam

In three pages this paper examines the theories of philosopher Hillary Putnam as represented in the text. There are 3 sources cit...

Nature as Viewed by Father and Son John and William Bartram

In four pages this research paper examines the lasting horticultural contributions of these early father and son botanists. Two s...

The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion by Zaller

(1). Zaller examines the relative balance and amount of attention given by the media to political positions. It is Zallers object...

Nature of the Soul According to Plato and Sigmund Freud

In five pages this paper discusses the soul and its significance as conceptualized in the arguments of Plato and Sigmund Freud. F...