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The Difference Between a Politician and a Statesman (537 words, 1 pages)

Winston Churchill was a statesman, not a politician. As President John Adams once said that a politician fears man, but a statesman fears God. Winston Churchill demonstrated statesmanship. He feared not what the people thought of what he believed but that he would be held responsible before God if he ... Read More

A Report on the Reign and Fall of Julius Caesar (469 words, 1 pages)

Julius Caesar was, probably, a central figure of the last years of Roman republic. He was great orator, politician and general. He always had to be the first and was totally ruthless in pursuit of his goals and ambitions. He was loved by a lot of Romans, especially by lower ... Read More

The Confusion in the Novel, The Crucible by Arthur Miller (860 words, 1 pages)

There is a lot of confusion is the play The Crucible as to what the certain motivations of the characters in the play is. Why are some of the characters lying about sightings of the devil with certain people they are trying to get rid of? The motivations of John ... Read More

A Synopsis of the Book, The Crucible by Arthur Miller (835 words, 1 pages)

It may just be an unescapable human trait, or it could be that we have psychologically evolved less than we actually believe, but the tendency for human beings to search for other reasons and explanations for bad incidents has alway been present. The book, "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller, focuses ... Read More

The Defeat of the Spanish Armada (416 words, 1 pages)

Once the armada had been defeated only around of the Spanish ships (65130) made it back to Spain. And Over 20,000 Spanish Sailors and Soldiers were killed in the battle of the Armada. But Spain did certainly not lose importance after the Armada had been defeated. In fact Spain defeated ... Read More

A Discussion of the Concept of Love in The Purgatorio (1415 words, 2 pages)

The Concept of Love in The Purgatorio A significant idea contained within Dante's The Divine Comedy is the Augustinian concept of ordered and disordered love. Each realm of the afterlife symbolizes the type of love the inhabitants exercised while they were living on earth. For example, the Inferno represents disordered ... Read More

An Analysis of the Compatibility of Faith and Reason in W. K. Clifford’s and William James’s Works (1313 words, 2 pages)

The Compatibility of Faith and Reason When comparing the two selections by W.K. Clifford and William James on the compatibility of faith and reason, I feel that both arguments make very valid points. However I do think, after careful reading and based on my own experience, that William James has ... Read More

The Importance of the Code of Hammurabi to the People of Mesopotamia (899 words, 3 pages)

In this paper I will focus on, The Code of Hummurabi and how the people of Mesopotamia lived their lives according to the code. The Code of Hummurabi contributed to the value of cultural progress in the Near Eastern countries, during the historic age, which has influenced future generations. Such ... Read More

Geoffrey Chaucer’s View of the Catholic Church in The Canterbury Tales (925 words, 2 pages)

The Catholic Church Through The Eyes of Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer uses some of the characters in the Canterbury Tales The Prologue in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to point out his view of what was right and wrong within the Church during his time. He uses the Prioress, Monk, Friar, Summoner, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters of the Knight and the Squire in the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (408 words, 1 pages)

In the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer presents a series of sketches on a diverse group of people during the medieval period. Through the portrayal of the Knight and the Squire, he vilifies the rapid decline of the aristocracy. Chaucer introduces the Knight, the most socially prominent pilgrim ... Read More

The Psychology of the Bystander Effect (1750 words, 3 pages)

On the night of March 13, 1964 at 310 in the morning, 28 year-old Kitty Genovese was stabbed repeatedly in front of an audience of 38 people. She screams, "Oh my God, he stabbed me! Please help me!" Instead of rushing to her side, the crowd only stares. Many of ... Read More

A Comparison of Smirnov and Mrs. Popov in the Brute by Anton Checkov (728 words, 2 pages)

Smirnov vs. Mrs. Popov In the drama The Brute, Anton Checkov displays how men feel that women treat men, and in the same respect how women feel that men treat women. The portrayal of characters in this drama is somewhat humorous because regardless of the outward expression of the main ... Read More

The Significance and Influence of the Gospel of Matthew to Society (2265 words, 4 pages)

In my opinion, one of the most important world masterpieces we can study is the Gospels in the Bible. Especially the Gospel of Matthew. This book continues to make a profound influence on thousands of people on the earth. It is inspires, teaches, demands, and gives us hope. It sets ... Read More

A Review of Guido Ruggiero’s “The Boundaries of Eros” (1749 words, 3 pages)

The Boundaries of Eros (by Guido Ruggiero) is set in Renaissance Venice and examines the society's view of acceptable sexual conduct while maintaining the fabric of society. The main sources are court records of the various sex related crimes. Occasionally augmented by diaries and details of dowry prices. At the ... Read More

A Short Summary of The Gospels (576 words, 1 pages)

Until the birth of Jesus Christ, for as far back as man can recall, there has been one undying religion, Judaism. This religion was based on the Hebrew Bible and the people were believed to be the descendants of Abraham. It was believed that Jesus was born of a virgin ... Read More

A Book Report on The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris (1647 words, 3 pages)

A Cosmological Thrill Ride When we were first assigned this term paper in the very beginning of the course, I decided that I wanted to read a mathematical book outside of class upon which to base my term paper. Had I picked a topic such as the Pythagoreans or just ... Read More

The Basics of the Abrahamic Religions (502 words, 1 pages)

Belief systems, or religions are perhaps the strongest force in society. All of these beliefs are important to each religion in there own way. They're what make each religion individual and special. Each of these religions had its own beliefs and sacred texts, though all shared some concepts. In the ... Read More

An Example of Karma in The Beach by Danny Boyle (371 words, 1 pages)

In Buddhist teaching, the law of Karma states the following "For every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant according as its cause was skillful or unskillful." The video "The Beach" demonstrates very ... Read More

An Analysis of Jonathan Edwards’ Sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (383 words, 1 pages)

In the sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathon Edwards creatively preaches, by using different rhetorical structures and devices throughout the short lecture, that his audience should come to know the Lord and be saved. Edwards begins his sermon with figurative language by using metaphors to describe ... Read More

A Comparative Analysis of the Characters of Daedalus and Orpheus of the Ancient Greek Myths (1615 words, 2 pages)

According to Joseph Campbell, the artist-scientist is "curiously disinterested, almost diabolic human phenomenon, beyond the normal bounds of social judgment, dedicated to the morals not of his time but of his art. He is the hero of the way of thought-singlehearted, courageous, and full of faith that the truth, as ... Read More

A Book Review of The Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Capellanus (1329 words, 2 pages)

The Art of Courtly Love What Is Love? What is love? The question as to what love is, is an age-old question that men and women have pondered since the beginning of time. Dictionary.com tells us that love is "A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a ... Read More

An Analysis of The Dream of the Rood (1771 words, 2 pages)

In the Anglo-Saxon literature, the scop has a privilege of retaining history, culture and social values of that society. In many cases the scop exercises the power to create stories which reflect the values of that society. The Rood in the The Dream of the Rood also tells a story ... Read More

The Tradition of the Olympic Games Throughout History (1599 words, 3 pages)

The tradition of the Olympic Games leads back into antiquity and spans across the centuries. The Greek poet Pindar claims that the Olympic Games were created by Herakles, the strongman hero of Greek mythology, and that it was in celebration of the success of one of his twelve labors. However, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Devil’s Temptation of Jesus Christ (349 words, 1 pages)

"If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." The first temptation was on the level of His physical nature, to turn stones to bread. He was hungry and the devil gave him a suggestion of what to do. The devil tempted Jesus through his human ... Read More

An Analysis of the Soliloquy of King Henry from Henry IV by Shakespeare (721 words, 1 pages)

In the soliloquy from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part II, King Henry is prodigiously vexed by his inability to sleep. In addressing sleep itself, with the use of an apostrophe, he hopes to persuade it to fall upon him by asking various rhetorical questions. He pleads with sleep for it to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Gospels of the New Testament (1810 words, 2 pages)

Should one fully read the opening four Gospels of the New Testament, he or she can find many similar patterns of literature and themes affording much attention to detail and study. This is what someone such as Merriam Webster would define as the Synoptic Gospels. So, what are and how ... Read More

An Overview of the Socrates in the View by Plato (868 words, 2 pages)

General Information Written by Plato and based on a dinner party attended by seven men to discuss the topic of love. Usually they would have drunk plenty of wine but they had just attended one of the men's daughter's wedding so they decide to have a dialogue on love. Socrates ... Read More

An Analysis of the Symbols in T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land Poem (1802 words, 3 pages)

Symbols in T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" When the poem was first printed in book form two months after its initial publication in the "Criterion" of October, 1922, the printer needed additional copy to fill a signature since Eliot had no other poems ready at that time, he submitted ... Read More

An Overview of the Symbolism in Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1059 words, 2 pages)

Symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown is a story about a man and his faith. Goodman Brown ventures on a journey into the forest where his faith is tested, as he attempts to resist the temptations of the devil whereupon he returns to his ... Read More

An Analysis of A Few Kind Words for Supersition by Canadian Writer Robertson Davies (814 words, 1 pages)

A Few Kind Words for Superstition is an essay by the Canadian writer Robertson Davies. The essay focuses on the belief of the human world in superstition and its different forms. Davies states that superstition throughout human culture is something of an underground belief that no one will admit to, ... Read More

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Published: Friday 25th of January 2013