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Essays 1951 - 1980

Ecclesiology/Reformation & Great Awakening

writing The Pagan Servitude of the Church, which is also known as The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. Luther states overtly th...

Bertrand Russell/On Denoting

"shaves all those who do not shave themselves" and then inquiring if the barber shaves himself or not ("Bertrand Russell"). Anothe...

Franz Liszt/The Romantic Concerto

much as a pause ("Romantic concerto"). The form of the Romantic concerto was influenced by the taste of the public during this per...

Kelvin Moffett/Tattooizm

and having food passed to her through a slot" (Moffett 146). When Dixon mentions his plan, she resists the impulse to yell and tel...

'Right to Die' Case of Nancy Cruzan and the U.S. Government

In a report consisting of five pages former Attorney General and Edwin Meese and late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Brennan a...

Philebus by Plato and Pleasure

In five pages this paper discusses Philebus by Plato in terms of how it represents the philosopher's views on pleasure. Nine sour...

The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon and the Postal System

In five pages this text examines how the author portrays his view of the postal service and its cultural impact. Three sources ar...

'Corrupted' Man Political Theories

In three pages this paper discusses how the 'corrupted' man theories were viewed by John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx a...

The Change in Africa's Dependence on Europe

9 pages and 7 sources. This paper considers the transformation of Africa in recent decades, including the emerging view of Africa...

Similar Values of the Greek Stoics and Jean Paul Sartre

of the fact that the Stoics believed that natural evils were an aspect of existence that could not be overcome, those who possesse...

Peter Novick's That Noble Dream American Historical Profession

In five pages this paper critically examines the text and the views expressed by the author within. Twelve other sources are cite...

The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

In ten pages this paper examines the author's religious views, his book The Last Temptation of Christ and the subsequent film adap...

Analyzing America is Her Name by Luis J. Rodriguez

of the population and discrimination among Hispanics toward any of their own who also can claim Indian heritage. Less obviously s...

Totalitarianism Indictment in Animal Farm by George Orwell

a committed socialist. And yet, Orwell might have been the only one who considered himself to be a socialist. However, because of...

Ritual and Law in the Writings of Mencius, Han Fei, and Confucius

The ways in which Chinese philosophers' views of human nature influenced how the perceived the interrelationship of rituals and la...

Policies of Birth Control in China

In eight pages the philosophical views of Pythagoras, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill are applied to an exploration of the bir...

The Mind, Functionalism, and Consciousness

This paper provides a synopsis of the views of Paul Churchland and Todd Moody as they apply to elements of human mental evolution,...

Pedro Paramo's Character

so affable to the outside world but toward their families are tyrannical and hateful. Rather, Paramos tyranny extended to all ove...

The Idea of Thought According to Descartes

This research report examines the ideas of the philosopher Rene Descartes and how he views reality. Is only the physical real? Ide...

Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Marriage

"transcendentalist." This was an idealistic philosophy influenced by the German writers Immanuel Kant and F. W. Schelling. It pr...

God's Treatment of Mankind in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton

In five pages this paper examines God's views and treatment of mankind as depicted in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton. Two other s...

B.F. Skinner and Erik Erikson on Personality

In five pages this paper examines Skinner's operant conditioning theory and his views on stimulus and response along with Erikson'...

Paradigms of Radical Humanism and Radical Structuralism

In ten pages these radical paradigms are defined, compared, and then considered within the context of the market view, Theory X an...

The Age of Paradox and Capitalism

Charles Handy's book on paradoxes is explored. The focus of this investigation is on how capitalism is interpreted. How society is...

Edgar Allan Poe's Writing Style Revealed in His Short Stories and Poetry

shows his endeavor in following a specific element of style that was all his own. Mood: for example in "The Fall of...

French Revolution and Civility

In four pages the French Revolution period is considered within the context of religion according to Alexis de Tocqueville and civ...

Causality and David Hume

that the repetition of events in no way created "cause" and that there is not existing interdependence on actions that could be de...

Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume

In five pages Hume's views on morality are discussed in terms of their origins and arguments against limiting self serving actions...

Comparison of John Calvin and Martin Luther

his challenge to the papal system of indulgences while simultaneously responding to some of the practical consequences that the th...

Emile Durkheim, Auguste Comte, and Collectivist Theory

In seven pages collectivist theory is considered through a comparison and contrast of Emile Durkheim's and Auguste Comte's views. ...