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Antiwar Sentiments, Sociopolitical Thought, and the Vietnam War

7,000 men a month virtually indefinitely. Political cadres won support from, or at least neutralized, the Southern peasantry. Weak...

Major Characteristics of Conservative and Liberal Thought of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

In five pages this paper discusses conservative and liberal thinking of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as each is represe...

Machiavelli's Impact on Political Theory

This paper discusses how the works of Machiavelli still influence political thinking and theory hundreds of years after his death....

Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Early Political Thinking

This paper examines Hobbes' work, Leviathan, as well as Machiavelli's, The Prince as they relate to the beginnings of political th...

An Overview of Aristotle

The contributions of Aristotle to contemporary thought is presented in this overview consisting of four pages. Seven sources are ...

A Comparison of Marx's and Rousseau's Views on Alienation

In five pages this report examines how alienation determines political thought as it relates to the concepts of Jean Jacques Rouss...

Uniqueness of the Human Brain

In twelve pages this research paper examines studies on the human brain to determine whether or not there is any uniqueness in tho...

Miracles and David Hume

In twelve pages the impact of Hume's arguments regarding miracles on religious thought is assessed in terms of whether or not God ...

The Evolution of Stoicism

This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...

Swedenborgianism and Adventism

This paper consists of six pages and contrasts as well as compares these two types of religious thought and despite some similarit...

An Analysis of 'Mambo Kings'

In this research paper that consists of 4 pages, five questions are posed and answered, why the film is thought-provoking and the ...

An Analysis of the Film 'Selena'

The biographical film of Tejano singing sensation Selena Quintanilla Perez is considered in a research paper consisting of 4 pages...

Music as a Reflection of Societal Issues

The writer discusses the role of music in society by concentrating on the new band Blues Traveler, which some think will be the ne...

Italian Renaissance and Humanism

In five pages the Italian Renaissance is examined in a consideration of how humanism affected Medieval thinking, religion, and soc...

Comparing Friedman and Plato's Economic Ideas

illustrates his stance which is that people, even if they are lacking, do not have the right to coerce the wealthy. Thus, if someo...

An Analysis of The Long Discourses Of The Buddha: A Translation Of The Digha Nikaya

& of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside gre...

Rationalism and Empiricism

"empiricists claim that nothing is in the mind that did not come through the senses." Such a claim would suggest that people are l...

Socrates' Thoughts and Influence

Socrates frequently alluded was the basis for his debates with Gorgias, contending that the degree of abstraction pursued by thoug...

Patient Choice and Medical Negligence

mechanism it can be expected that this shift in the accountability and transparency needs to be indicates within case law. It can...

Consideration of Medical Negligence

In ten pages medical negligence is considered with such cases as 1957's Bolam v. Friern HMC and 1997's Bolitho v. Hackney HA refer...

Humanism, Structuralism, and the Individual

to language. For example, there would not be the idea of darkness without an understanding of what it means to have light. Therefo...

Radical Aspects of the Scientific Revolution

the sun around which our planet revolved, not the sun around the earth as was held by the Church (Meeks, 1997). This assertion al...

Skepticism and Descartes' Cogito

questions that are not answered by the phrase "I think. Therefore I am." What if one does not think? Does that prove that he or sh...

Critical Thinking, Elementary Grades, and Music Education

the research linking music instruction with developing higher-order reasoning skills is still controversial. Therefore, there is a...

Nuclear Power and Views of Albert Einstein

In five pages nuclear power as regarded by Albert Einstein is examined within the context of contemporary thought with an analysis...

Critical Thinking and Language

t hat has been linked to complex problem solving and other forms of higher cognition, such as deriving abstract principles and cha...

Strategic Thinking and Its Practical Applications

of a statistical area that has many goals. In addition to needing to meet specific deadlines to fulfill filing requirements and su...

Critical Thinking Questions and Argument Techniques

To date there has been no argument that sinks in with her, and we are nearly to the point of giving up. My own inability to criti...

Process of 'Big Bet' Business Risks

The author of this article went on to point out companies in Canada that had made and succeeded on big bets (such as Nortel on opt...

Great Philosophers and Contemporary Leadership

of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...