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Enlightment, the Age of Vanity: A Comparison of the Pope’s and Voltaire’s Perspectives (1929 words, 7 pages)

The Age of VanityThe Enlightenment was an age of intellectual revolution, in which enlightened individuals either challenged or supported the paradigmatic goals of the time through great philosophical works. Scientific advancements assisted with the movement to stray away from the powers that had been dominant for so long, most notably ... Read More

Procrastination and the Changing of My Perspective in Life (316 words, 1 pages)

A clock reads half past eleven, a student sits tirelessly at his keyboard scrabbling together nonsense. Thoughts of regret enter his mind, the weight of procrastination creeps up behind his acing shoulders. His fingers tremble, his eyes twitch, and his mind withers to a staggering halt. Time seems to be ... Read More

The Factors That Influence Obesity Among Children in the United States (1060 words, 5 pages)

Introduction In the recent past the issue of obesity among children has become analarming health problem in the United States. According to a 1999-2002survey undertaken by NHANES, approximately 15 of persons aged 7-20 areoverweight. Obesity is a significant problem among children since it isacknowledged as one of the leading causes ... Read More

Francis of Assisi and Thomas Aquinas' Summa were both important men in the church. There teachings impacted the beliefs and practices of the church. Yet, they differed on their approach on theological methods, views, and concerns of to the church of their day. These two different perspectives are First as ... Read More

The Unique Perspective of Life in South Boston in Michael Patrick MacDonald’s All Souls (805 words, 3 pages)

Michael Patrick MacDonalds All Souls exposes a way of life, and a tragic acceptance of death, that few in South Boston were willing to accept as true during the 1980s. MacDonald, like many others from Southie, developed a great sense of community pride and saw his neighborhood as an idyllic ... Read More

A Feminist Perspective on Mahasweta Devi’s Breast-Giver: Political Promises of Senator Sanchez in Marquez’s Death Constant Beyond Love (722 words, 2 pages)

Analyzing Mahasweta Devis Breast-Giver from a feminist point of view, women are simply tools to be used in someone elses time. In the beginning of the story, a cook gets raped by her Masters son. When he begs her not to tell, she says Whats there to tell (1069)? The ... Read More

A Psychological Approach to The Metamorphosis by Kafka (528 words, 2 pages)

Because The Metamorphosis seems to be a story about how he thinks of himself somewhat as an insect in his own life or world, I chose to read it from the psychological approach.The Metamorphosis begins with Gregor Samsa waking up to discover that he has changed into a monstrous cockroach. ... Read More

Irony: How to Promote and Maintain American Obesity Rates (846 words, 3 pages)

Lively Art of Writing Full Irony Its All WrongAmerica. We are a powerful nation. We live in the land of freedom, opportunity, and success. People from other countries dream of coming to America to start a new and better life. Success brings wealth, money which can be used to purchase ... Read More

Looking at Butterfly Effect by David Hernandez from the Theory of Knowledge Perspective (504 words, 2 pages)

As one begins to read and understand literature, they form interpretations of what the literature should be about. We often begin to assign meaning to things and make the story as relatable as possible. With writing and analyzing, though, comes critiquing. Critics look at works through a surfeit amount of ... Read More

An Examination of the Psychological Ideas and Interactions Among People in Scripts People Live by Claude Steiner (812 words, 3 pages)

In Scripts People Live, Claude Steiner presents many psychological ideas and interactions among people in order to assert that emotional and mental stress, as well as gender roles and concepts, come from within. Steiner begins with three concepts 1) People are born O.K. When people are born, they have no ... Read More

A Look at the Disagreement of Feinberg with Psychological Egoism (1098 words, 3 pages)

Psychological EgoismFeinberg believes that people do in fact care about the wellbeing of others and that they do not strictly act in a way to gain happiness for themselves. He disagrees with the psychological egoisthedonist point of view, that when someone offers help to another person, he or she does ... Read More

The Aesthetics of Art Through the Perspectives of Philosophers (1470 words, 5 pages)

Aesthetics is the philosophical study of art, both in terms of whatdefines the specific nature of an art object and what is necessary for someartifact to be called "art". These are intuitively important questions forthose who have an appreciation of art for instance, if one goes to amuseum and sees ... Read More

The Ethical Perspective on Reproducing Other Artists’ Music (919 words, 4 pages)

The ethics of reproducing or using other artist's songs is a murky subject and the legal issues surrounding this topic is worse. It should be important to note that many artists employ covers or recreations of songs and that many artists go through periods of recreation, such as Roy Lichtenstein's ... Read More

The Issue of Psychological Disorders: The Example of Jim Carrey Diagnosed with ADHD (2573 words, 9 pages)

American society is one of the few developed nations to not extend proper psychological treatment for those suffering from psychological discord. Psychological discord a problem that not only affects lower class members of society, but it also affects the famous celebrities and stars. Psychological abnormalities are actually quite frequent amongst ... Read More

Technical Perspective of Relevance Clip in the Movie Birdman (360 words, 1 pages)

Technical Perspective of Relevance Clip (Birdman) Relevance, a main theme in the film Birdman, is a message deliveredin multiple ways. When analyzing the film using Lester's Perspectives, onecan take note of how the creators of this film carried the theme via thetechnical channels. The script, acting, and so many other ... Read More

The Importance of Acting Responsibly in How Junk Food Can End Obesity, the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Other Wes Moore (1443 words, 5 pages)

The men who attend Wabash College strive to achieve the mission statement every day. They want to stand TALL, or in other words, they want to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. The men at Wabash College find these four pillars to be the defining feature of ... Read More

A Developmental Psychology Paper: Experiments and Observations on a Child’s Level of Cognition, Morality and Psychological Stages (1096 words, 4 pages)

Developmental Psychology PaperChildren are one of the most interesting creatures in the world. I recently observed a teachers daughter who has 6-year. She is a little girl that has full of happiness and laughter. Since her mother is a teacher, she is well educated and has superior intelligent than other ... Read More

An Examination of Cecilia’s First Person Perspective in the Novel The Love of the Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald (800 words, 3 pages)

Or, The Love of the Last Tycoon (1941), if preferred. Either way, the book, though otherwise a quality piece of literature given its unfinished state, has issues concerning its strange jumps in narrative perspective.The book has a strange tendency to leap between a third person omniscient narrator and first person ... Read More

My Perspective on the Unhealthy Effects of Smokeless Tobacco (690 words, 3 pages)

Smokeless Tobacco is not a Safe Alternative for Cigarette, MaybeWatching a baseball game on television is similar to watching a sitcom there are many patterns that are present regardless of which game, or episode, is currently on the screen. In any game, there will be full counts, drunk fans cheering ... Read More

Medical Community’s Perspective of Sex and Sexuality in the Middle Ages (1648 words, 6 pages)

During the Middle Ages, there were many ideas about sex and sexuality, in both the general populous and the medical community. For example, some people believe that there are four aspects to sex and reproduction. Wet, dry, cold and hot. It was believed that both women and men had a ... Read More

The Influence of John Taylor Gatto, Joel Westheimer, and Joseph Kahne on My Perspective in Life (1199 words, 4 pages)

Final PaperEducation is something so integral to the formation of both being a better human being and citizen. Throughout this semester we have spoken about philosophers such as Greene, Lock and Noddings, but to me two philosophers that I could resonate so well with were philosophers John Taylor Gatto and ... Read More

The Consequences of Unsatisfied Psychological Needs in the Novels Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and The Collector by John Fowles (2849 words, 8 pages)

'It is quite true that man lives by bread alone when there is no bread. But what happens to mans desires when there is plenty of bread and when his belly is chronically filled? Abraham Maslow. Abraham Maslow explored the motivations people have, and believed that people possess a set ... Read More

A Discussion on the Self-Determination Aspect of Sport Psychology (794 words, 3 pages)

The aspect of sport psychology I am going to talk about is self-determination, coping and goal attainment in sports. All of these aspects are related to each other and in order to be successful you need to be strong in each area. The purpose of this paper is to show ... Read More

The Problem of Obesity in American Society and Its Solution (641 words, 3 pages)

Obesity Something Else our Nation Cannot AffordIn current American society, money is everything. Congress continues to raise the debt ceiling, President Obama's Affordable Healthcare Act has recently been implemented and our government has just exited shutdown procedures due to a prolonged debate over the national budget. These three events all ... Read More

The Treatment of Obesity Problems in American Society (1396 words, 5 pages)

A Plea from American Taxpayers Eat Less, Move MoreIn current American society, money is everything. Congress continues to raise the debt ceiling, President Obama's Affordable Healthcare Act has recently been implemented and our government has just exited shutdown procedures due to a prolonged debate over the national budget. These three ... Read More

The Effect of the Worlds Perspective of Africa on Society’s Perception (1651 words, 6 pages)

Humans Cause the EffectOften when a person is asked what its like in Africa, the typical answer would fall into the categories of dry air, dusty streets, mud huts for houses, and a burning sun beating down on darkened skin. Wild animals stalking freely wherever they like and poverty visible ... Read More

A Different Perspective of the British Empire in Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire by David Cannadine (3318 words, 10 pages)

David Cannadines Ornamentalism How the British Saw Their Empire is a clear response to Edward Said's influential thesis presented in Orientalism. Cannadine argues that modern study of the British Empire has been dominated by scholars looking at Britain from the perspective of the colonized, and by American critics who give ... Read More

The Cause and Effects of Obesity in America and Its Implication in San Diego (1346 words, 5 pages)

Nowadays, the increasing rate of overweight children and adults is a worldwide health issue, but has been most prominent in the United States and specifically in San Diego. According to Carroll, Flegal, Kit, Ogden (2014), more than one-third of adults and 17 of youth in the United States are obese ... Read More

Aristotle and the Perspective of Reality in the Novel Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (901 words, 3 pages)

I noticed that some of the first-class people were staring me down for having an open book. Duder, that thing smells like wet socks, said the young jock next to me, a senior Credit ape at LandOLakes-GMFord. I quickly sealed the Chekhov in my carry-on, stowing it far in the ... Read More

A Sociological and Psychological Analysis of the Works of Stephen King (2773 words, 10 pages)

While many writers have taken on the task of reviewing and critiquing the works of Stephen King, very few have utilized Queer Theory to explore the often dark and shadowy pages of this American novelist. Most choose to focus on the more macabre elements of Kings, admittedly, thrilling tales of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013