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A Discussion on Poetry (1634 words, 3 pages)

In what sense and how far is the genius master of his madness? For it goes without saying that to a certain degree he is master of it, since otherwise he would be actually a madman. For such observations, however, ingenuity in a high degree is requisite, and love for ... Read More

A Pitiful Outcast of a Modern Man in Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot (1593 words, 3 pages)

TS Eliot The love song It is an examination of the pitiful outcast of a modern man--overeducated, well-spoken, irrational, and emotionally awkward. Prufrock, the poem's speaker, seems to be addressing a potential lover, with whom he would like to "force the moment to its crisis" by somehow fixing their relationship. ... Read More

Poetic Elements in Richard Cory, a Poem by Edwin Robinson (616 words, 2 pages)

Poetry Assignment "Richard Cory" Richard Cory is a poem written by Edwin Robinson, he uses a variety of poetic elements. Poetic elements are imagery, rhyme scheme, symbolism and hyperbole to name a few. Robinson's most common elements used in this poem are rhyme scheme and hyperbole. Robinson uses many elements, ... Read More

The Ring of Gyges from The Republic by Plato (897 words, 2 pages)

The Ring of Gyges The story of the Ring of Gyges is an excerpt from book two of Plato's The Republic, in which Glaucon disagrees with Socrates and insists that people act moral because they lack the power to behave otherwise. In an effort to support his claim, Glaucon recites ... Read More

A Discussion on Plato’s Argument for the Benefits of a Just Life (1665 words, 2 pages)

Platos Argument Plato's argument for the benefits of a just life is intrinsically linked to his definition of good and its relation to people's desires. He begins by showing that when the objective of a desire is simple (e.g. quenching a thirst), the desire must be correspondingly simple. Since thirst ... Read More

Late Pleistocene Extinctions: Overkill or Climate Change? (2485 words, 4 pages)

Evolutionary Synthesis Biology Late Pleistocene Extinctions Overkill or Climate Change? Abstract During the late Pleistocene era, which lasted from about 18,000 to 10,000 years ago, North America was filled with giant mammals. These mammals were known as the Pleistocene mega-fauna. At about 10,000 years ago, almost all of these huge ... Read More

An Analysis of Plato’s Concept of Ultimate Happiness (477 words, 2 pages)

Plato considers and believes that ultimate happiness is to come into union with the forms, the eternal, or the beautiful and good, in this life. Happiness, for Plato, would be getting to know the forms, the eternal, or the beautiful and good in this life. The forms are perfect ideals ... Read More

The Contrasting Views of Plato and Aristotle on whether Human Beings Are Naturally Good (2008 words, 3 pages)

In order to contrast a philosophers theory of whether human beings are naturally good with a philosopher who does not, we must examine in depth what each philosopher believes is a good human being. The two philosophers I will be comparing are Plato and Aristotle. Neither philosopher believes all people ... Read More

A Summary and Analysis of Book I in Plato’s “Republic” (1401 words, 2 pages)

Platos Republic discusses numerous topics such as justice, music, poetry, politics, etc. While I found the discussions on music very controversial and interesting, the discussions on justice also caught my eye and provoked a lot of thought on my part. Book I of Platos Republic examines justice carefully. Book Is ... Read More

The Real Life Counterparts of the Animals in Animal Farm by George Orwell (1294 words, 3 pages)

The purpose of the Russian Revolution was to fix problems from Czar Nicholas II. The purpose of the Animal Farm Revolution was to make life better for all the animals. However, both revolutions made life worse afterwards. All of the characters in Animal Farm have counterparts in real life. This ... Read More

An Analysis of “The Piano Lesson” by August Wilson (1400 words, 2 pages)

In the drama, "The Piano Lesson" by August Wilson written in 1945, it showed the difficulties in releasing the past and moving forward in one's life. It also centered on the conflicts between brother and sister over differences in values and beliefs. For example, the brother, Boy Willie, wanted to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Criminological Theories In “Prison Is a Member of Their Family” by Adrian Nicole Lebane (1557 words, 2 pages)

Abrams 1 John Abrams Professor James CRJ 12-10-03 Criminological Theory The participants in the article from the new York Times, "Prison is a Member of Their Family", written by Adrian Nicole Lebane, go through many constant changes as the years pass. This article shows how being arrested and imprisoned can ... Read More

A Summary of the 1997 Film “Photographing Fairies” (528 words, 1 pages)

Photographing Fairies is one mans search for what is real in a world that has horribly disappointed him. After losing his wife the day after their wedding, the main character, Castle, losing all hope and all lust for life. During World War I, he is indifferent to imminent danger and ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of Human Life in the Story “The Allegory of a Cave” and the Film “The Matrix” (827 words, 1 pages)

The Allegory of the Cave is a story about a group of humans who were living in the bottom of an underground cave. The humans were restricted in every way that they were chained to prevent them from looking towards the top of the cave where the exit and a ... Read More

The Misinterpretation of the Culture and Influence of the South as Portrayed in Eudora Welty’s Petrified Man (785 words, 1 pages)

Petrified Man by Eudora Welty One of Eudora Weltys criticisms is that she occasionally possibly misrepresents the culture and influence of the south. Do you think that is the case in The Petrified Man? When I think of the south, I think of southern hospitality. I picture people always talking ... Read More

An Argument as to Whether Gambling on Games Denied Pete Rose Admission into the Hall of Fame (915 words, 2 pages)

Introduction It all started on February 21, 1989. Pete Rose just met with the commissioner Peter Ueberroth and Commissioner-elect Bart Giamatti. The two officials accosted Pete Rose to discuss his gambling habits. Rose defiantly declared, "You can read anything you want into it. But I don't see anything bad." Unfortunately ... Read More

How the Human Race Has Come up with the Criteria for Judging the Sentence or an Organism (821 words, 1 pages)

Deceased Monday, November 5th, 2001. Great Britain's Prison Service has reported that animal rights terrorist Barry Horne, 49, died in a Worcester hospital on November 5 after a short-lived hunger strike. The official cause of death was liver failure. In 1997, Barry Horne was sentenced to 18 years in prison ... Read More

The Theme of Violence, Science and Ethics in Tim O’Brien’s Story “The Man I Killed” (616 words, 1 pages)

Violence, Science and Ethics Tim O'Brien's story entitled "The Man I Killed" takes place during the Vietnam War. This story is about 3 men that stop to search a body that one of the men named Tom just shot. The other men, Kiowa and Azar, want to keep moving on ... Read More

The Life of Pericles in the Ancient Greece from 495 B.C (751 words, 1 pages)

Ancient Greece had many ups and downs in its very long history. As a growing civilization it earned numerous allies as well as enemies. One of these great enemies were the Persians. Although the Persians were very powerful adversaries, the Greeks defeated them and at that point the era of ... Read More

A Lady’s Opinion of the Kind of Man She Would Like to Be With (510 words, 1 pages)

The perfect man is said to be hard to find, but I believe there is someone for every person. Sometimes a man is not perfect when you meet him, but he may have some qualities you like. If you are young some men will grow and mature into someone, you ... Read More

A Biography of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Life and Writing Career (3293 words, 6 pages)

Percy Bysshe Shelley, from the early 19th century, was the most determinedly professional writer of all the English Romantic poets . This is seen in not only his symphonic poems like the Ode to the West Wind, his lyrical sonnets such as Lines written among the Euganean Hills amongst The ... Read More

Penelope’s Psychological Ambience towards Odysseus in the Play the Odyssey (1322 words, 2 pages)

Penelopes Perplexing Persona Things are not always as they seem at first glance, particularly in the realm of behavior. What appears to be the obvious reason for a course of action, may not be the actual driving force behind it. This is the case in Homers The Odyssey, in which ... Read More

An Elaborate Torture and Execution Device in Franz Kafka’s in the Penal Colony (445 words, 1 pages)

In The Penal Colony By Franz Kafka The complication of the human brain goes beyond the need to keep traditions. We live in a world of transitions, based on moralistic facts and materialistic predominance. The evolution of man is no longer the overcoming of itself, but the universal answer to ... Read More

A Test of Faith in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (641 words, 1 pages)

The Faith of Jeremiah Land "Peace Like A River", by Leif Enger, deals with numerous instances involving Jeremiah's faith for his family. Without Jeremiah's faith, the Land family would have never made it through their trials and misfortunes. To furnish the well being of his family and find his son, ... Read More

A Biography of George S. Patton a General from World War Two (834 words, 2 pages)

When people thing of World War II many things come to mind Gas Chambers, Nazis, "Japs", and General George S. Patton. George S. Patton is one of the most controversial issues of World War II. People have called him a great and heroic man, while others called him a pre-madonna. ... Read More

An Analysis of Pathos in City Lights: A Comedy Romance in Pantomime by Charlie Chaplin (814 words, 1 pages)

Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, subtitled "A Comedy Romance in Pantomime," was released in 1931. Chaplin was responsible for the film's production, direction, editing, music, and screenplay. City Lights is a combination of pathos (an emotion of sympathetic pity), slapstick and comedy. In the film City Lights Chaplin uses pathos in ... Read More

An Analysis of Racism in Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson (2113 words, 3 pages)

"The reasonable man adapts to the world around him. "The unreasonable man expects the world to adapt to him. Therefore, all progress is made by unreasonable men." -George Bernard Shaw The book Autobiography of an "Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson is the tale of a black man who decides ... Read More

The Issue of Passive Smoking in Restaurants in the United States (321 words, 1 pages)

There is nothing more annoying and sickening than sitting down for a meal at the local restaurant, or any place for that matter and having the poisonous haze of cigarette smoke drift towards you. It moves in an ever-expanding mass to all corners of the room, being inhaled by all. ... Read More

A History of the Life of Dr. Benjamin Spock (544 words, 1 pages)

Dr. Benjamin Spock, 1903-1998 His life covered most of the last century. His influence will reach far into the next. He was, and will always be, a man for all children. While specializing in pediatrics, Spock realized that he could best help his young patients and their parents if he ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Satan in Paradise Lost by Milton (792 words, 1 pages)

Paradise Lost Satan's Character In Milton's first book of Paradise Lost, Satan, the expected evil archfiend of the epic, is actually depicted as a powerful and heroic character. Satan's passionate and ambitious character is more intriguing than God's reasonable and mild personality. Milton needs Satan to be a desirable character ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013