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Using Critical Thinking to Tell Truth from Lies

Critical thinking has become even more important in today's society of opinion masquerading as news. This paper analyzes contempor...

John Locke and Capital Punishment

be little doubt that the crime rate is higher now, simply by virtue of the fact that the population is larger. Locke would probabl...

Society Does Not Exist

objective that one becomes labeled as selfish and intolerant of commonly accepted methods. This negative connotation of individua...

New York Public School Issues According to a Consultant's 1842 Report

In seven pages this paper presents a report to Governor Seward regarding the Public School Society's Catholic issues and discusses...

Comparative Analysis of the Roman Way of Life with Contemporary Society

In five pages this paper compares the Roman society of the past with today's society in terms of government organization such as t...

Religion and World Construction by Peter L. Berger

"world-building efficacy of society must be explicated" and that this will aid the reader in understanding society in dialectic te...

Society's Dualism in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

In five pages this paper considers society's dualism as represented in Ibsen's social drama. One source is listed in the bibliogr...

Corporate Environment and Capital Finance

In five pages student submitted questions pertaining to commercial finance are answered regarding capital raising through weighted...

Sophocles, Williams and Society Considering Society and Times in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"

The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...

Alcestis by Euripides

In five pages the political issue involving identification of gender roles is examined within the context of the play and a compar...

A Review of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

A 6 page analysis of the societal message being presented in this work. Plot and characters are outlined and the emphasis that th...

Intellectuals and the Use of Critical Thinking

The role of critical thinking in American society has taken on greater importance in the 21st century. This paper relates the conc...

Two Theories on Crime

In eight pages the ways in which theories attempt to explain why some individuals break the law are examined with a discussion of ...

Minoan Society and its Artful Definitions

later Roman cities. In addition, Minoans had indoor plumbing and a system of efficient waste removal. They built great palaces who...

Overview of 3 Major Eating Disorders

of level of severity that is definably correlated to perceptions of the long-term physical impacts. Starvation and self-imposed d...

Caring Theory, a Critique

nurse-patient relationship, the nurse gives without the expectation of reciprocation (1991). Thus, a patient need not return the f...

The Effects of Society on Human Behavior

This paper addresses various literary works relating to human behavior and society. The author discusses George Orwell's work Sho...

Society's Evils in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In five pages this paper examines society's evils as represented within Mark Twain's classic American novel. One source is listed...

Aggression Causes

In fifteen pages aggression causes are discussed in terms of the patriarchal society's role and female oppression, physical effect...

How the Public Perceives Stepfamilies

to a significantly more positive approach to this modern form of family structure, inasmuch as the high rate of divorce continues ...

William Golding's Lord of the Flies and Society's Faults

follow Jack are weary, yet Jack maintains a sense of order that is completely irrational and stifling: "When his party was about t...

Technological Impact of Computers on Society

a change with regard to the overall application in order for computers to become significantly more user-friendly. Granted there ...

Learning Theories of Piaget and Miller

This paper provides a comparison of the learning theories put forth by Piaget and Miller. The author discusses Piaget's Developme...

Adams's Essay 'Should God Create Good?'

In five pages the arguments presented in this essay in terms of God's and man's obligations to potential life are compared to soci...

Relationships Between Men and Women and Consideration of Subordination and Dominance

In a paper consisting of 8 pages two articles relating to the 'American waistland' and 'Barbie Doll culture' are discussed as they...

Influences of Classical Greece

pervaded Western architecture for more than two millennia. The Greek temple emerged as the archetypal shrine of all time. Unlike ...

Ancient Greece and Medieval Societies Compared

In five pages Ancient Greek society is compared with the Medieval society represented in the epic 'Beowulf' in terms of citizen ex...

Society and How It is Measured

In six pages this paper analyzes society within the context of Mahatma Gandhi's contention, 'The measure of a society is how it tr...

General Ideas in the Field of Astronomy

Astronomy and the theories attached to the discipline are discussed in ten pages. Various theories and ideas are included such as ...

A Modern Viewpoint on Beowulf

The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...