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Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon on Realism and Idealism

to attain a better existence for itself, it has inadvertently caused a domino effect when it comes to such personal pursuits. It ...

Immigrant Cultural Identity in Jose Antonio Villarreal's Pocho

home from school one day, looks at his house, and notes the following: "On the floor of the living room, where two of the girls sl...

The Existence Of God and Descartes' Argument

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

Philosophy Q and A

While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...

Young People Suffering from Seizures and Construction of Identity

particular illness. An excellent example is gay men with AIDS. Due to their own perception of what AIDS involves, many gay men c...

Overview of Perception

are the natural order of things. Are there coincidences, or do no coincidences exist? Much again, has to do with how a person perc...

Disintegrating Cultural Identity fo Aymara Peoples?

of society. In short, to outwardly encourage assimilation would be nothing short of advocating the quest for control. The ways i...

Art of Ana Mendieta, Frida Kahlo, Cultural Identity and Self

arrested by photography(Mendieta). Almost no one was defining their art as Mendieta was during this time in history. Certainly ...

The Natural by Bernard Malamud and Identity

implies that Roys tears at the end of the book signify his total defeat. However, Roys admission that he had never learned from pa...

Ethnic Identity and Ethnic Humor

literatures of the Native American Indians. There was a significant oral and narrative gamut of American culture which is both his...

The Social Contract and Autonomy

world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...

'Trial by Combat' by Shirley Jackson

In five pages this short story examines the theme of identity within the context of this short story. Four sources are cited in t...

Bhagavad Gita Use by Mahatma Gandhi

political ends, one should do so through peace and peaceful activism, and not through violence. There were many other philosophica...

Importance of Graphic Design in Forging Corporate Identity

influential. Here we first need to what we mean by graphic art, and then at the way that modern corporate logos have developed m...

Self Identity and Nelson Mandela

quiet demeanor. And yet, this quiet, intelligent man has managed to accomplish great things in his life. He is known the world o...

Identity Search and Death of Fathers

not been there for his two sons. In this respect both of the sons have had to grow up without their father, or with essentially an...

Comparative Analysis of Richard Wright's Native Son and Black Boy and Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi

a purpose for her life, while she struggled through lifes hardships. The autobiography begins when Anne is four years old and port...

Identity in 'The New York Trilogy' by Paul Auster

to Quinn because they allow him to temporarily lose his identity. By walking, he could leave "himself behind," and simply give him...

Theology in an Exploration of Space and Time

Moltmann's ideas are used to incite discussion on time and space issues in this paper of fourteen pages with time defined and the ...

Black Identity in the Writings of Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois

self through the eyes of others, have become touchstones for thinking about race in America. In addition to these enduring concept...

Contemporary World Search for Arab Identity

with mixed feelings. Many of the Arabs were displaced after the war after spending a lifetime building their identity in Jaffa. Wh...

EU and Cultural Identity Issues

this exemplifies the common purpose and historical links which unite the countries of Europe and demonstrates that there are more ...

Self Discovery According to Henrik Ibsen and Samuel Beckett

eye-opening realization that throughout her life, the men that ruled over her, first her father and then her husband, never actual...

Masculine Identity in Literature Questions Answered

close, as truly intimate with his wife as he is with this group of friends. Nick does not run away from his responsibility, but th...

Overview of Experimental Feminist Poetry

Hunt conveys her message in a type of rapid New York "urban speak," which is specifically intended to jolt the readers passivity. ...

Culture, Identity, and Roots in the Writings of Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, and Harriet Beecher Stowe

society as a whole had become better educated by the mid-19th century, a new market presented itself for stories, regional sketche...

Issues of Multiple Identity as They Relate to Nationalism and Individualism

both a person who is unique in his own right and a member of society. It seems that individualism as a concept...

Robert A. Orsi's Madonna of 115th Street and Catholic Identity

reader see that the various gestures and postures of the people, as well as the kinds of prayers said, and the way in which they w...

Life and Identity of Benjamin Franklin

He so appreciated having the strength of faith present in his life that, like most others, Franklin freely expressed his gratitude...

Science, Philosophy, and God's Existence

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...