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Cult of Courtly Love and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

This paper consists of 10 pages and examines the reflection of courtly love in this poem and its false ideals. There are 9 source...

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels and the Idyllic Houyhnhnm Society

In five pages Part IV of Gulliver's Travels is analyzed in a discussion of the social ideal represented by the Houyhnhnms. Two so...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

This paper examines Franklin's memoirs in terms of the ways in which it reflects Enlightenment ideals in context as well as form. ...

Enlightenment Ideals in Common Sense by Thomas Paine

written in 1776 by Thomas Paine. This pamphlet requested that the United States immediately declare independence from Britain. I...

French Revolution and Napoleon

Rather, they wanted what they called "enlightened despots" like Empress Catherine of Russia or Joseph II of Habsburg (18). They th...

The Pluralist Family and Feminism

This paper examines the ideals of the pluralist family as they relate to the feminist agenda. The author discusses the industrial...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the Utopian Kingdom as Conceptualized by Gonzalo

In five pages Act II's short passage in which Gonzalo details his ideal kingdom characteristics are examined in terms of Utopianis...

Concepts of Law According to Moses Maimonides

In five pages this paper discusses Moses Maimonides' theory of law and his quest for a perfect law ideal. Three sources are cited...

Contemporary Concept of Love Compared with Socrates' Idea Expressed in Plato's Symposium

In six pages this paper examines Socrates concept of love, then compares it with the contemporary interpretation before being inte...

The Ideals of Feminism

This paper discusses the ideals of feminism. The author defines the movement as an act to enhance womens' quality of life by chan...

Culture and Crime in the Works of Oscar Wilde

In five pages this paper discusses the lack of incongruity between crime and culture as this theme pertains to Wilde's An Ideal Hu...

Victorian Morality and An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde

In five pages this essay discusses how Victorian morality is portrayed in Oscar Wilde's witty and sophisticated play. There are n...

Mass Media and the Military

and the technology in Star Trek has evolved, its primary premise has not. The fundamental concept holds that peace must be mainta...

British Political System and Ideology

In five pages the British political system is examined in terms of the influence of ideology with a consideration of what ideal me...

Concept of Rights

In ten pages this paper discusses the evolution of the concept of rights in a consideration of ideals and the interpretations of T...

Tempestuous Paintings of Caravaggio

than painting. The jealous man heaped insults on Lena. Upon hearing of this, Caravaggio hit the young lawyer with a powerful blow ...

Cuba and America under Bill Clinton

Politics, rather than political ideals or defense of freedom, provided the basis for a vacillating foreign policy in relation to C...

Virtuous Republic Ideal

In six pages this paper examines America's historic concepts of democracy and the importance placed upon the virtuous republic con...

The Concepts of Graded Structure, Central Tendency and Ideal Dimensions Among Tree Experts and Novices

6 pages and 2 sources. This paper provides an overview of an article by Lynch, Coley and Medin entitled: "Tall is typical: ...

Two Hundred and Twenty Five Years After the Declaration of Independence

In five pages this document is examined from the perspective of 225 years after its issuance in terms of its concepts and compromi...

Comparison of Social Ideals

In ten pages this student provided paper considers social justice and ideals as addressed in the concepts of William Ryan, Michael...

Classical Greek Polis and Women

In five pages this paper discusses the Greek polis, gender ideals, and changes that led to the Hellenistic era as described by a b...

Greek Culture and the Original Olympic Games

of the Games. Whether they existed before that year is unknown, and there was debate many years ago as to whether 776 BC could be...

Oedipus's Athenian Traits

In five pages this paper examines how Oedipus exemplifies the Athenian male ideal. There are no other sources cited....

Shakespeare, Love, and Loyalty

In five pages this report examines the plays Love's Labor's Lost and A Midsummer Night's Dream in terms of William Shakespeare's d...

Enlightenment Ideals and Military Theory

In twenty five pages this research paper examines how late 18th century military theory was profoundly influenced by the Enlighten...

Things and Their True Essence in The Republic by Plato

as its model. Things are intellectually and emotionally captured by the understanding, not by the senses. The "Forms" of Things ...

Utopian Education and The Republic by Plato

In four pages this paper examines the educational ideal of Utopia Plato presented in The Republic. There are no other sources lis...

Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

In five pages the pure reason ideal as depicted in this philosophical treatise by Immanuel Kant is analyzed. There are no other s...

Christianity versus Boethian Philosophy

Boethian ideals are emphasized in this five page comparative analysis of Christianity and Boethian philosophy. There are more tha...