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Philosophers Compared

if it is taken outside of the context of societal situations. For Nozick, justice is more clearly a function of societal roles a...

Learning, Recollection and Plato's Phaedo and Meno

In three pages this paper considers whether or not learning is new information or simply recollection of past experience according...

Approaches to Science, Richard Pirsig's Work, and the Text Science and Its Ways of Knowing

In four pages this paper examines various scientific approaches as featured in Richard Pirsig's work and in this text. Three sour...

Critical Evaluations of Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley

In six pages this paper examines changing critical assessments of Percy Bysshe Shelley's poetry from past to present in a consider...

The American Scholar and Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper examines these writings by Emerson in terms of how they reflect his beliefs that the future should be foc...

Changing Times and Changing Interpretations of 'The Waste Land' by T.S. Eliot

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares criticisms of this poem by T.S. Eliot and the changing interpretations that have t...

Classic Literature's Portrayal of Male Characters

In five pages this paper evaluates the realistic depiction of male characters in literature past and present in a consideration of...

Past and Present Romantic Literature

In nine pages this paper discusses Romantic literature of the past and present with a consideration of female authors Fannie Flagg...

Condition Known as Dental Phobia

In six pages dental phobia or a fear of dentists and dental practices is discussed. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Past and Present Uses of Thalidomide

In six pages thalidomide's past uses and the birth defects that resulted are discussed in contrast to present day research that ha...

Skin Condition Known as Seborrheic Keratosis or Warts

In five pages this dermatological overview discusses these benign growths on the surface of the skin and the role played by sun ex...

The Childhood Condition Known as Attention Deficit Disorder

In five pages ADD as it affects children is discussed in terms of symptoms, the unknown cause, and medication options. Five sourc...

Physicans' Supply and Demand

In six pages this paper discusses how supply and demand has changed in the past two decades with regards to physicians with 2000 y...

Woodrow Wilson's Designs on D.W. Griffith's 'Birth of a Nation'

In an argumentative essay consisting of 6 pages it is asserted that Wilson believed this racist film would serve to combat imperia...

Literature v. Film in William Shakespeare's As You Like It and While You Were Sleeping

In four pages comparisons between the two heroines are made with emphasis upon plot, theme, and characterization in a consideratio...

Cinema and Political Messages

In twenty five pages with two pages each devoted to 18 past and present films including The Grapes of Wrath and Apocalypse Now are...

The Wind Won't Know Me Book Review

In a paper consisting of five pages the conflict between the Hopi and Navajo is examined especially in terms of the impact this st...

Christianity and the Virgin Mary's Role

love for Mary, to recognize her as their mother and the mother of all believers in Him (Neubert 1). Mary was present...

John's Gospel Chapter Ten, Verses 1 through 15

In six pages this essay analyzes these verses of John's gospel in terms of its past and continuing relevance. One source is cited...

Buddhist Meditation Practices Known as Vippassana and Samatha

In eight pages this report contrasts and compares these various types of Buddhist meditation practices. Seven sources are cited i...

Brief Overview of the Internet

This paper consists of five pages and considers the Internet's history, past, present, and what the future of cyberspace will hold...

Border Guards of Russia, Past and Present

do all that was possible to prevent Soviet citizens from leaving the country. To leave the Soviet Union without official permissi...

Medieval Period Known as the Crusades

In five pages this paper examines the mission that propelled the Crusades and how objectives were achieved. Four sources are cite...

A Consideration of the 'Building Blocks' known as Amino Acids

In five pages this basis for all proteins is considered in detail in terms of their structure and how they act. There are seven b...

'Those Who Know' by Marcus Garvey

In five pages a poetic explication of this work by Marcus Garvey is presented. Three other sources are cited in the bibliography....

New York and Capital Punishment

In eight pages capital punishment in New York is examined in terms of history, morality, statistics on crime along with the views ...

'Strange Fits of Passion I Have Known' by William Wordsworth and its Hallmarks of Romanticism

In five pages this paper argues how this poem by Wordsworth is the definitive representation of Romanticism in its presentation of...

Interracial Marriage in Othello by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the social perceptions of interracial marriage past and present as they relate to ...

Past and Present Social Change and Prohibition

a considerable surprise that Prohibition was not readily supported by women. This historical event of the 1920s marked a period w...

Musical Genre Known as the Blues

In five pages this paper examines 3 influential composers and musical artists in this consideration of the blues genre. Five sour...