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Essays 1681 - 1710

Iroquois Boys' Manly Rite of Passage

hunter and a brave individual is the most important element of a boy becoming a man. Demonstrating that a person is brave and ab...

Purpose of the Second Edition Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale

particularly useful in determining the prevalence of at-risk students in academic populations. Uhing et al (2005) note how the BE...

The Scale of Adolescent Dissociative Experiences

human being to respond in a way that intensifies the inherent manifestations of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Noted by a...

All That Heaven Allows

This 4 page essay explores the long-lived concept of May-December romance as it is presented in the movies. Social class and age ...

Justice and Self Interest Philosophies

when it is expressed as a love of virtue, and justice when it is considered as one of many virtues. For Hobbes, self-interest "ta...

Philosophy of Education by Jean Jacques Rousseau

tangled when one relies on the system to teach. In fact, when examining contemporary life, one can see that a large compliant abou...

Child Raising Costs from Pregnancy to the Child's First Birthday

this are relatively minor. In determining the average cost of raising a child, after it is born, the student requesting th...

Drinking and the College Student

on-campus student residences. Forty-four percent of schools restrict alcohol use at several college-sponsored, on-campus events" (...

Religion, Metaphysics, and Philosophy

no date). The senses are most attuned when the metaphysical component of time is involved, with a brief moment remembered f...

Proposition 82's Cost Benefit Analysis

African-American and Latino students" (New Research Exposes Hidden High School Drop Out Crisis, 2005). "Official" graduation rate...

Budget and Objectives of Project 'Jump Start'

an age-appropriate level Target population Program participants Program participants Program participants Degree of change 30 perc...

Education Philosophies and Quote Interpretations

fine, but teaching them what counts is best." This quote, which includes a clever play on words, suggests a very practical approac...

Three Essays on Philosophy and Ethics

made to render the greatest happiness for the greatest number. That is all that utilitarianism is equated with. There are differen...

Enlightenment Philosophy and Religion

belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...

Article Critique/Dating Study

previously tested instrument, indicates that issues of validity and reliability were also adequately addressed. The results are ...

Gender in Beowulf

readers know that despite her monstrousness, Grendels mother is considered to be human (Porter). When Grendel enters the mead-ha...

Medicare Policy Memo

insurance coverage, Medicare requires full participation by everyone over the age of 65 (Scanlon, 2001). As costs continue ...

Plato's Philosophy and Criticisms

thought that the Theory of Forms was useless when it came to explaining the material world "because the connection between the two...

Readings/Educational Philosophy

the teacher would be naturally drawn to the Socratic method of instruction, which relies on the teacher attempting to bring forth ...

Sexuality in the Elderly

the amount of semen is reduced, the testicles "do not rise as much as in the young man," ejaculation is not as powerful, and "the ...

Three Questions in Philosophy

humans, it is not necessarily the best thing to do. Kant also supports a categorical imperative principle which suggests that some...

David Hume, Atheism, and Immorality

This paper written in a letter style consists of five pages and examines the contention that David Hum was an atheist and then con...

Theories of Henrik Ibsen and Soren Kierkegaard

This paper examines concepts of paradox and passion, women's social position, and individual autonomy in the philosophy of Soren K...

Ongoing Debate on Stem Cell Research

they could utilize embryos that are not in use. Tens of thousands of embryos are stored in clinics in the United States and some a...

Niccolo Machiavelli's Idealism

In seven pages this paper analyzes the assertion of Niccolo Machiavelli that his philosophy is devoid of idealism while critics ha...

Bolivian Revolutionary Che Guevara

In five pages the philosophy of beloved revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and its good intentions are examined. Three sources a...

Human Nature Approach of American Philosopher and Psychologist William James

In six pages this paper examines William James' philosophy of human nature with religion a primary focus. Four sources are cited ...

Time, Memory, and Sensual Perception

making a new heading for something like "personal thoughts," and give your explanations within that category. I would place that ...

The Importance of Good in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

mean happiness, and he endeavored to prove the good for man by first considering what is perceived as being good, discussing its c...

Four Idols of Francis Bacon

In five pages the 17th century philosophy of Francis Bacon is examined within the context of 'four idols' and argues in favor of h...