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Abortion: An Argumentative Essay

the demands of the world. Side #2: Pro-Life The utilitarian perspective defines the need for autonomy in decision-making, a...

Argumentative Essay on God's Existence

any scientific evidence to prove that a higher power created the universe. It is, most likely, as with humans, a product of evolu...

An Argument for the Death Penalty

that the Constitution contains a "right to die" (Callahan 10). But apparently, those liberals who have made such a mess of the la...

Beyond the Hype on Cloning

Transplanting artifically grown organs and body parts are among arguments in favor of at least limited human cloning. This paper i...

Accountant Ethics and Compromise

In five pages this paper examines one author's assertion of how ethics can be compromised in the accounting profession through bil...

The Views of Alex C. Michalos on World Poverty, Currency Exchange, and STET

In a paper consisting of fourteen pages Michalos' belief that budgetary reforms in Canada, the U.S., and the world can erase globa...

America and the Impossibility of Cultural Assimilation

In nine pages this research paper discusses the cultural assimilation myth that has always been a part of the U.S. immigrant exper...

Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

In four pages Chapter 4 of Nicomachean Ethics' Book II is examined in terms of developing an argument supporting Aristotle's conte...

Arguing Against Involuntary Sterilization

In twelve pages involuntary sterilization is first evaluated in terms of pros and cons before the argument against the practice ba...

Justice Theories of Plato in The Republic

In six pages this paper considers the self interest and justice arguments of Thrasymachus and Socrates in The Republic. One sourc...

Socrates' Choice to Stay in Prison in Crito by Plato

in violation of the law and acknowledged that he should be punished accordingly. His "apology" was not a request for forgiveness,...

Truth According to Plato in The Republic, Apology, and Crito

In eight pages this paper analyzes how Plato's methods as they involve truth are considered in an examination of this trio of dial...

Soul Theory of Plato Featured in The Republic, Phaedrus, and Crito

In nine pages this paper considers Plato's views regarding the soul's immortality as featured in three of his dialogues. There ar...

Summaries of Plato's Dialogues Phaedo, Crito, Apology, and Euthyphro

pious is to act like him, and not tolerate any ill act. Socrates wants more detail. Euthyphro says that what pleases the gods is ...

Citizen Duty According to Socrates in Plato's Crito

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

Andrei Tarkovsky's Cinematic Poetry

This in-depth research paper puts forth the argument that the films of director Andrei Tarkovsky are best seen as cinematic poetry...

Metaphors in 'Oresteia' by Aeschylus

In this paper consisting of five pages the argument presented is that metaphors especially bird metaphors are employed to represen...

Themes of Bood and Evil in The Bible, Crito, and The Oresteia

This paper addresses the nature of morality as portrayed in these three works. The author compares and contrasts how good, evil, ...

Virtue and the Good Life According to the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

so morality, for Aristotle is defined by mans choices towards ethical virtue (1098a16). In Book II of "Nicomachean Ethics," Ari...

'Evil Genius' and Rene Descartes

significance despite scholarly interpretations to the contrary, because Descartes, himself, rejects this line of reasoning (109). ...

Lack of Tolerance in Moral Principle Illogic

In four pages this paper examines the tolerance that is sadly lacking from most moral principles with a discussion of illogic and ...

Rules of Investing

In six pages with an outline of one page also included the traditional rules of wise investment are considered with the argument p...

Faith or Reason in Belief in God

In five pages a dialogue between two people is explored with one who argues that a person believing in God must possess good reaso...

Profiling & Terrorism

criminal profiling, law enforcement personnel use characteristics associated with a particular crime or group of crimes to develop...

Rene Descartes/Proving God Exists

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

Synthesis, Analysis of 3 Public Policy Articles

which specifically examined why theories pertaining to foreign policy change had received little scholar attention. Holsti focused...

Northrop's Essay on Globalization and the Great Convergence

large number of arguments that are spread over the same chronological period it may be argued that this is a logical structure (Do...

Analysis of Rene Descartes' Two Meditations

In five pages two of Descartes' arguments are analyzed in terms of the nature of object existence and the determination of dreamin...

'The Case for Materialism' by Richard Taylor and 'Why I Am a Dualist' by William S. Robinson Critically Analyzed

In nine and a half pages the relevant points of each article are considered in terms of arguments and pespectives with these findi...