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Erica Jong's Fear of Flying

This paper provides a reading of Jong's novel, Fear of Flying. The author raises questions on a variety of Jong's assertions and ...

Morality As Seen by Austustinians and Thomists

Thomists and Augustinians are concerned primarily with issues of morality. This paper examines the two theologies and how they vie...

Prejudice and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper analyze whether or not bigoted views by William Shakespeare are represented in The Merchant of Venice. Th...

Managing For Results Economic Tasks and Risk Taking Decisions by Peter F. Drucker

often up to a handful of individuals, all of whom must possess the learned art of managing for results if those results are to occ...

Contemporary Religion and Plato

In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...

The Guide by R.K. Narayan and 'Self' Construction

In five pages this paper considers the author's views regarding how the self is constructed as depicted in his novel The Guide. T...

Children, Guns, and School Violence

In ten pages this paper examines the issue of violence in school from a psychosocial point of view. Ten sources are cited in the ...

Relationship Between Personality Characteristics and Body Types According to William Sheldon

In five pages this report considers 'trait theorist' Dr. William Sheldon's views regarding the relationship between body types and...

The Open Boat vs. The Snows of Kilimanjaro

injured while enjoying an African hunting adventure with his wife, Helen. The primary theme is death, and how man often puts off ...

Comparative Analysis of Plato's Interpretation of Socrates' Trial and Death and I.F. Stone's The Trial and Death of Socrates

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these differing views on Socrates' trial for political subversion and execution. T...

Taylor and Bradstreet, Two Puritan Poets

Puritans have a dour, unsympathetic reputation, so the idea of Puritan poets may seem rather odd. However, that faith tradition pr...

History of the Gay Marriage Debate

In eight pages gay marriage is examined from a historical perspective in a consideration of constitutional and legal rights and al...

The Character of Count Vronsky in Anna Karenina

enjoys with any other friends and social acquaintances. Yet in virtually every social circumstance, Vronsky is there. He begins ...

Sicilian Mafia, Deviance, and the Sociology of Crime

In five pages this paper examines the Sicilian Mafia in a contrast and comparison of how the connection between agency and structu...

Political and Economic Power Correlation

In six pages this paper discusses the Enlightenment of the 19th century in terms of how Jefferson, Paine, Smith, Rousseau, and Loc...

Child Pornography and Prostitution: A Question of Economics?

in many cases, to chide in unison that prostitution should be accepted as a valid part of the worlds economy and even as a means f...

Synoptic Gospels and Soteriology

Aquinas goes on to explain Christs sacrifice through suffering in that it came out of Christs love and obedience for mankind. This...

Are Baseball Players Paid Too Much?

effective use of athletic product endorsement and development of brand image can make or break a product in todays complex economy...

Computer Information Systems Industry Employment

in using it, and why? Seemingly any company wishing to do intense data scanning on consumers will be able to justify to their own...

Human Nature as Portrayed in Machiavelli's The Prince

armies. By the middle of the 16th century, Italy had become a battleground for the ambitions of France and the Empire, and the Ita...

2 Opinions on Globalization

remarks about Globalization in general. He states: "Globalization is a transformation of social geography marked by the growth of ...

Edgar Allan Poe's 'Fall of the House of Usher'

of food, loud noises upset him, strong scents, such as from flowers disturbed him. In every sense of the word, he was neurotic. Us...

David Hume and Immanuel Kant on Freedom of the Will

event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...

The Emergence of Feminist Theology

experiences of women (Hilkert, 1995). Her ideas struck a chord in the public and since her article more than thirty years ago, nea...

Individuality and Liberty According to John Stuart Mill and Henry David Thoreau

respond to and voice his opinions regarding the political events and developments of his time in England, but with a vision for th...

From the Glittering World by Irvin Morris and Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Rocky was killed, Emo became an alcoholic and Tayos condition was left uncured by white medicine (Austgen, 2002). Tayo again has...

Machiavelli's Theories On Government

classical realism and to assess the general ethical issues raised by realism and the relationship between science and politics" (F...

Democracy According to Socrates and Henry David Thoreau

pleas, Socrates will not hear of any escape plans. He points out that, even though the sentence was unjust, it was perfectly legal...

Punishment Perspectives of Max Weber and Emile Durkheim Comparison

allows others to live peacefully. Incarcerating a rapist or murderer makes certain that no one will be harmed by that individual ...

The Heroism of Beowulf

turbulent in respect to British history ("Angelcynn" PG). It was a time when England was first created, and the time of King Arth...