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Essays 241 - 270

The Physical Realm According to Rene Descartes

examine carefully Descartes famous "cogito ergo sum" statement, which was the original Latin for "I think, therefore I exist" - or...

Legal Consent, Sex, and the Consumption of Alcohol

the sexual act did not take place. It may only mean that a very bad decision was made that has the potential to cause a great deal...

Trade Unions from an Employer's Perspective

between the unions and the employers it has been argued was merely a symptom of the society in which the unions operated (Kessler-...

Media Moguls

profitable fashion, it has created problems as well. One of the most obvious and by far the worse of these problems is that it is...

Justice Concept

the supreme principle, the fundamental principle on which any well-ordered society could live (Bhandari, nd). Plato was certainl...

Personal Truths and Beliefs

People play devils advocate all the time, negating valid premises. This is how high priced attorneys win impossible cases and it i...

Methicillin Susceptible and Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

hospital and longterm health care settings. Of those who have acquired the infection, most are methicillin resistant ((MMWR, 2001...

The Birds by Director Alfred Hitchcock

In a report consisting of six pages the notion of seemingly harmless creatures turning on innocent residents of a northern Califor...

Cultures That Are Invisible

In five pages the notion of 'invisible cultures' as portrayed in Blues People by Amiri Baraka, Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, Sp...

Andre DuBus' 1991 'Killings'

in the story where a judgment is made concerning the validity of revenge. The argument is made that a killing will not restore ...

Man's Final Good and Methods of Determination in Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

In a report that consists of five pages the notion that Aristotle considered social ethics and moral values separate is examined. ...

Genders and Are There More Than Two of Them?

Of course, the authors notion at first glance appears ridiculous. Everyone in the world knows that there are two sexes. Still, whe...

Human Understanding According to David Hume

determines that moral decisions are established as a result of moral sentiment rather than understanding. In the first section o...

Is College Hazing a Rite of Passage or a Major Problem?

In five pages this paper examines the hazing issue from both sides with one supporting the notion it represents a rite of passage ...

Copyright Law and Idea Monopoly Control

In five pages this paper argues against the notion that copyright laws are responsible for a creation of idea control by a monopol...

Wilfred Owen's Depiction of Death in War in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'

In five pages this paper argues that the poet's message is in contradiction to the standard notion that dying for country is an he...

An Examination of Nozick and Rawls Theories

In this paper of five pages the free market entitlement theory of Nozick's is compared and contrasted with John Rawls' notion that...

An Attention Deficit Disorder Hypothesis

between covert processes and observable phenomena believed to arise from such processes" (Warner-Rogers et al, 2000, p. 520). Ina...

The Nurture Assumption by Harris

In five pages this paper examines this controversial text from both points of view in an argument that supports the notion that th...

Change According to Aristotle

In five pages the argument that Aristotle's notion that change is in all things is refuted by an examination of death. Two source...

A Review of David Christian's Article, 'Silk Roads or Steppe Roads? The Silk Roads in World History'

This paper discusses in 5 pages the notion that silk roads represent broad terms in world history not just in terms of civilizati...

Marketing Research Firms and 'Unnecessary' Copyright Laws

In six pages the notion that copyright infringement laws are not necessary for marketing research firms that freely borrow from ex...

Voluntary Simplicity Doctrine of Henry David Thoreau Expressed in Walden

In three pages this paper discusses how Thoreau described how possessions own individuals instead of the other way around in Walde...

The Enormous Radio by John Cheever

the author created characters that were both believable and fully developed, which is a feat not easily accomplished in such parti...

Medieval Perspectives on Religion by Keith Thomas and Eamon Duffy Compared

the other hand, is quite different. Duffy sees the magical element as part of an overall religious system that was flexible, vibra...

Comparative Analysis of Buddhism and Taoism

"a holy book" but Tao means "the way," simultaneously a path and principle of order. Throughout the centuries, translators have al...

Coriolis and Centrifugal Forces

These forces are compared and contrasted. The Coriolis effect is compared to the notion of centrifugal force which are both discus...

A Poetic Explication of 'The Paper' by Merwin

In one page the images and themes presented in this poem are discussed with the conclusion drawn that this excellent prose belies ...

U.S. Presidency and Criminal Law

In six pages this paper considers the case of President Bill Clinton in the presentation of a constitutional law argument that sup...

G. William Domhoff on the Governing Upper Class in Politics

In seven pages this paper examines the notion of a governing upper class in politics as observed by G. William Domhoff in a consid...