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"Dr. Glass-Case" by De Cervantes

Cervantes "rather formulaic" descriptions of Italian cities were "perfectly in tune with the rhetorical canons of the time" (Cerva...

"Some Moral Minima" by Lenn Goodman

Goodman presents challenges to relativism, which is the view that morality is relative and that ethical truths are dependent on th...

A Critique of Imperialism, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

of human achievement, both intellectually and morally. This attitude is inherent in Heart of Darkness when Conrad describes the id...

Inclusion in the Contemporary Literary Canon, Anton Chekhov

This research paper/essay provides an argument that Chekhov deserves his place in the literary canon, providing a brief overview o...

A Modern Fairy Tale, Edward Scissorhands

This essay presents the argument that "Edward Scissorhands," directed by Tim Burton, is a modern, gothic-tinged version of the fai...

The Need for Social Housing

The writer looks at the way social housing provides affordable housing in the rental market. Despite arguments that the policies ...

Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Mythos

One more type of proof has been added to Aristotle's three means of proof in a debate or argument. It is Mythos. All four are expl...

Shame and Violence

The writer looks at the argument proposed by Gilligan, that shame is the dominant cause of violence in the US. The writer argues ...

"Human Freedom and the Self" by Roderick Chisholm: An Argumentative Essay

Professor Chisholm's argument and counterargument are presented in a paper of 6 pages that ultimately supports the philosopher's c...

Social Security Privatization - The Debate

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at Social Security privatization. The paper presents arguments against privatization. ...

"To Catch a Predator" and Ethical Broadcasting

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at ethics in broadcasting. Arguments are made against the broadcasting of exploitative...

Eastern Europe after WWII, Nationalism, Ethnic Violence, Anti-Semitism

This research paper considers issues such as nationalism, ethnic violence, and anti-Semitism in regards to Central and Eastern Eur...

Prochoice v. Prolife

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

Hero's Cycle and Lord of the Flies

This essay presents the argument that in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the character of Simon is congruent with Joseph Camp...

"Time and J.R.R. Tolkien" by Marie Nelson

This essay is on Marie Nelson's article "Time and J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Riddles in the Dark.'" The writer relates Nelson's principal a...

A Just Verdict, Albert Fujimori

This essay argues the verdict reached against Albert Fujimori, former president of Peru, is appropriate due to the detriment, inju...

"The Story of an Hour," Effect of Patriarchy

This essay pertains to "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. The writer presents the argument that the principal point that Chopi...

Raising the Minimum Wage

a high school diploma" (Woodward, 2007). Its also interesting to note that Wal-Mart, the largest retail corporation in the world, ...

Is There A Moral Or Economic Case For The Existence Of Fair Trade Organizations?

There are a number of charities that work towards fair trade as a part of a larger remit to help those in needs such as those in d...

Sigmund Freud And Jose Ortega y Gassett

prone to violence if left on its own. Freud began his essay by acknowledging that the existence of a war leads to confusion within...

Women’s Rights/Incompatibility with Islam

of the state. They are always perceived in their relationship to men as defined by Islamic scripture. Within this social and polit...

The Positive Aspects of Monopolies

they do not need to (Gisser, 1999). This meant some monopolies would end up lagging behind technologically other similar industrie...

Aristotle/De Anima

possibly think?" (I.3). As this indicates, Aristotles perspective is grounded in observation and reality. He sees the mind as intr...

Abortion: Unborn Human Life by Patrick Lee

that this is necessarily the moment it became a human being worthy and deserving of life. In Lees work he notes that "The majori...

Why Capital Punishment is Necessary

is, if someone commits a heinous crime, they deserve a similar fate. The death penalty is sometimes not nearly as harsh as the cri...

Rene Descartes/Proving God Exists

the fire next to him. Therefore, he reasons that the effect, the idea of God, must have a cause in reality. Descartes writes, "B...

Should Employers Provide Health Insurance?

Morally and ethically employers have a duty of care to their employees, they are the source of income and as such the source of we...

Saying Goodbye to Debate Class

chore. It is these assignments that have held the greatest lessons, however. These assignments that superficially seem so ...

Universal Grammar in Second Language Acquisition

linguistics which are extrapolated from the study of linguistic generalisations. These are that is A is true then B must be true, ...

'Letter from Birmingham Jail' by Martin Luther King Jr.

and intensity of the problem of justice. The author, of course, is Martin Luther King Jr. and his authority is well grounded. H...