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Sophocles' Observation 'Truth is the Strongest Argument'

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...

Comparison of Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In eight pages the protagonists of each play are compared and contrasted in terms of desire for truth, changes, and the collision ...

'The Stranger' by Albert Camus and the Character of Meursault and 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse

In six pages these characters are philosophically analyzed from Stoic, Sophist, Cynic, Epicurean, and Cyreniac perspectives and ex...

Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromise of 1850

freedom was the Mason-Dixon; now it was moved all the way to Canada. Bounty hunters took full advantage of this operation by gene...

W.H. Auden, Georges Braque, and Pablo Picasso

In five pages this report considers W.H. Auden's poetry line 'Art is a lie that tells the truth' within the contexts of painting b...

Adolf Hitler's Lies and Deceptions

In five pages this paper examines the real truth behind Adolf Hitler and not the wartime deceptions and lies with Maj. Richard G. ...

Truth and Order in 'Over 2000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance' by Elizabeth Bishop

In five pages this paper analyzes 'Over 2000 Illustrations and a Complete Concordance' by Elizabeth Bishop in terms of function, s...

Points of Pope John Paul II's The Splendor of Truth

In five pages The Splendor of Truth of John Paul II is examined in an overview of several crucial points. There are no other sour...

Rene Descartes and the Cartesian Circle

In five pages this paper examines skepticism, cogito, the truth rule, and the circular argument about God's existence within the c...

Reading the Book of Nature by Peter Kosso and Science

In five pages this paper examines if truth is generated by science in this analysis of Peter Kosso's text. Four sources are cited...

Buddhism's 8 Fold Path

In eight pages Buddhist concepts of karma, samsara, and nirvana are considered in this overview of the eightfold path and four nob...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

In eight pages this paper analyzes this classic American novel and its confrontation of post First World War truths about the Amer...

Overview of Truth and Content in Stuff Magazine

In five pages this men's magazine is examined in terms of the truth behind its content or lack thereof. Four sources are cited in...

Edgar Allan Poe's Short Story Themes

In seven pages this paper examines knowledge, time, and truth in this thematic analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's stories 'The Balloon ...

Liberty and Truth According to the Concepts of John Stuart Mill

be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others" (Mill PG). Thus,...

Character Analysis of Biff in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

In five pages the development of Biff through different life stages from schoolboy to adulthood are examined with a discussion of ...

'Araby,' 'Casino,' and 'Story of an Hour'

storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her" (Chopin p. NA). She retires ...

Machiavelli's Beliefs on Truth as a Princely Duty

a leader? How should a prince behave? Although the motive for Machiavelli writing this piece, and the application of this work to ...

The Validity of Information in Magazines

This paper examines the topic of information accuracy and truth in the content of magazines. This six page paper has seven source...

Importance and Evolution of Odysseus

episode. Examining the evolution and fundamental importance of Odysseus life brings one to consider the elements of ethics ...

2nd Meditation of Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes' Second Meditation is analyzed in 5 pages with sensory information interpretation and truth the primary focus of di...

Refutations and Conjectures

to favor a theory, Popper believed, was taking the easy way out; only by finding a theorys flaws and weaknesses could it be consid...

Analysis of Emily Dickinson's Poetry

The truths of our lives are such that we often see only a part for a time and perhaps even forever. Even those truths...

Was Socrates a Patriot or a Traitor?

tone and character with the description of Xenophon, who says in the Memorabilia that Socrates might have been acquitted if in any...

Godly Encounters

means "face of God" (NIV). These verses record that a "man" (exact origin is unstated) wrestled with Jacob until daybreak. Jacob ...

Witnessing Events in Albert Camus' The Stranger

his mother and we do not understand what type of relationship they had together. We also begin to understand that he and his mothe...

Moment of Truth in 'The Temple of the Holy Ghost' by Flannery O'Connor

It took place in the south, as did most of OConnors stories, and showed the ignorance of southern whites by using a certain predil...

Hamlet and the Function of Art

soliloquies: "O what a rogue and peasant slave am I," (II.ii.550) in which Hamlet discourses on the art of the theater, and compar...

Palestinians as Victims of War in Paradise Now, Making Of, and Palestine

acknowledging responsibility for their own deaths if Israeli forces fired upon them (Twair 56). Abu-Assad later revealed that his...

Subjective Truth and Soren Kierkegaard's Philosophy

by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...