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It is here that the concept of utility arises. Hume asserts that qualities are valued either for their agreeableness, either to t...

understanding the deeper connections and interpretations of the characters who populate Chaucers work. Those deeper connections cl...

The Miller's Tale and the Pardoner's Tale from Chaucers' Canterbury Tales are compared in this paper to Beowulf and Sir Gawain and...

not sound in this matter due to the inability to gather all necessary data prior to the reduction (Cooney, 1999). Without the cor...

does the reader surmise that the author is wholly attentive to his craft, but he also is privy to the notion that Wordsworth write...

he was supposed to have picked up at this station has broken down, so he is delayed. He tries to make himself busy and during this...

Swift, "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, and "Heart of Darkness" by William Conrad. Gullivers Travels "Gullivers Travels" is a b...

the animals and they all break out, running to the house where the food is kept. Mr. Jones discovers what has happened and he trie...

large family and its members extraordinary lives gave her much company and entertainment (one brother married their cousin, the Co...

armies. By the middle of the 16th century, Italy had become a battleground for the ambitions of France and the Empire, and the Ita...

Rime of the Ancient Mariner reflects a significance quite distinguishable in its ability to address faith human conflict with mere...

the other; and, the law of contrast which is opposite the law of similarity where one thing or event may trigger or associate itse...

in his own personal progress at the cost of everything else. He was wholly supportive of the scientific community during the Enli...

own view of human nature was that it was filled with darkness at virtually every level. Layers Upon Layers Multi-layered storytel...

this reveals his positive outlook toward the world and his own existence, and allows the reader some comprehension as to his value...

situation has resulted in opportunities for great innovation and creativity in both legitimate and illegitimate enterprise. Not su...

of perfect freedom to order their actions, and dispose of their possessions and persons as they think fit, within the bounds of th...

fictional historical account, as the author uses a host of unusual situations and characters to dramatize historical interpretatio...

human beings perceive of things far beyond their physical limitations. The law of pragnanz, which asserts that man is "innately d...

the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and that any ...

a prince should behave and when behavior is justifiable. The author also to an extent addresses the nature of man. At least one ca...

of society. However, Hobbes is also making the assumption that human beings will able to ascertain what is the correct way of doin...

survival means a profit needs to be made. In the public sector the ultimate failure is to fail the community with social consequen...

linked to societal ideas of the early eighteenth century as to what constituted a "proper" middle class English life. This is evid...

is referring not to a political orientation, but rather to a general stance toward society. This is the same sentiment expressed ...

obvious, even if one had not heard the laws of God as such, this ignorance has never constituted an excuse for sin. As this indica...

dispose of their possessions and persons, as they think fit, within the bounds of the law of nature, without asking leave, or depe...

but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...

(Sophocles). In this she is arguing how she has not followed the laws of "men" or even of the gods in this case, but rather per...

have been a devil, cleverly taking the shape of his father in order to lure him into committing a sinful act. Basically, Hamlet ...