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1989's Spanish American War

noted how relations between U.S. and Spain had seriously deteriorated, and that with increasing unrest of the Spanish-Cuban War no...

Comparison of Mark Halliday's Young Man on Sixth Avenue and Dagoberto Gilb's Love in L.A.

his best friend for lunch, and they have a wonderful meal, the food is great, the conversation witty, and life is good. This youn...

Justice According to Thucydides and Plato

has Socrates presented with various definitions of justice. Socrates is always opposed to any rule or definition that can be appli...

Sovereignty of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke's Concept of the Majority

with "the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government." While his major focus is the framework of justifiable and workable...

'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' by Ambrose Bierce

formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him" (An Occurrence...). The third person point of view is d...

Solitude Perspectives of May Sarton and Henry David Thoreau

be? soliloquy that we are allowed an insight into the extent of his grief and suicidal tendencies, and in O, what a rogue and peas...

Modern World and Marxism

the utopia that Marx sees as a communist society. Yet, the final three parameters of this human journey involve capitalism, social...

Charlemagne's Life from 2 Perspectives

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the views of Charlemagne's life presented by Notker the Stammerer and by Einhard ...

The Philosophy, Meaning, and Value of Being Good

This paper examines the true meaning of the very vague word, good. The author points out that the word has two separate and unique...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Happiness

In five pages this paper examines happiness as reflected in two oppositional views presented in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. ...

A Feminist Criticism of Traditional Male Patriarchy

This paper examines the methodology of feminist criticism as it relates to traditional views of male dominance. The author review...

Pride According to Aristotle

In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...

Government Authority

the government have the right to act? By what measure can one say that an existing government is a rightful one? Hobbess...

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote and the American Dream, a Critique of the American Dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald's “The Great Gatsby” and Truman Capote's “Breakfast at Tiffany's”

Gatsby, and in Truman Capotes Breakfast at Tiffanys, first published in 1958. Both define the American Dream as the exclusive pro...

Comparative Analysis of Robert Nozick's and John Rawls' Justice Theories

In five pages the economic justice theories of Robert Nozick and John Rawls are compared and contrasted in terms of their similari...

Taylor and Mommsen on Bismarck

authors address the same topic, but in very different ways. Taylors approach has a more simplistic, general approach, since his ...

Private Property and Philosophy

In seven pages this paper discusses private property in a discussion of social contract theory, the views of Rousseau, Hobbes, and...

Jeffrey Reiman's The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison and Jack Henry Abbott's The Belly of the Beast

These texts are contrasted in terms of how each author views crime in society and the impact of socioeconomics in five pages. Two...

Human Reproduction and the Views of Aristotle

The other part listens to reason "as one would listen to a father." Aristotle asserted that there was no absolute, objectively, ...

Personal Property Concepts of John Locke

In eight pages this report discusses John Locke's Second Treatise on Government in a consideration of the political philosopher's ...

TV's Origins

In five pages this paper examines the origins of television from broadcast and technological points of view. Two sources are cite...

Love in the Works of Plato and Isaac Bashevis Singer

This paper examines how love is conceptualized by Plato in Symposium when contrasted and compared with the views of Isaac Singer i...

Pope John Paul II's Views on the Church Position as Defined in the Documents of Vatican II

The pope then adds: The unity of all divided humanity is the will of God. For this mission he sent his Son, so that by dying and ...

Langston Hughes: “I, Too, Sing America”

the more tolerant cities of the north, where there was both work and opportunity (Rowen and Brunner). Nearly three-quarters of a m...

Buddhism and Its Teachings: Effective or Ineffective?

old age, death, and finally, a monk "who had given up everything he owned to seek an end to suffering" ("Following the Buddhas Foo...

Obesity and Television Viewing: A Review of Literature

factor in the onset of childhood obesity. Dennison, Erb, and Jenkins (2002) report that children spend a larger portion of their ...

Both Sides of the Gun Control Issue

subject to "two competing philosophies" (Gorman and Kopel). In countries like the U.S. and other democracies that derive their pow...

Different Views on Suffering

They really also want to get on with their lives. Dying takes a toll on families. It is easier if the individual dies sooner than ...

Revenge and the Law in Beowulf and Njal’s Saga

his murderous attacks upon Hrothgars sleeping warriors. Hrothgar makes it clear that Beowulfs obligation is based not on ties of ...

Future Water Shortages?

(2001) offers solace, however, with his thesis that water is in fact not only plentiful but also renewable. Lomborg (2001) encour...