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Veterans and PTSD

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that interferes with every aspect of life. It is the results of being exposed to a v...

"Dry September" by William Faulkner

This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Dry September." The writer offers analysis of the plot and argues that Faulkner use...

A View of Life in Colonial America

was soon culturally established as a center for "moral guidance" in the lives of New England colonists. 2.) Why did slavery grow...

The Grand Ladies of Shakespeare, Ophelia and Desdemona

not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....

Aristotle’s Thinking

and civilization. This paper considers his works, his worldview, his influence on his most famous student, Alexander, and how he b...

Slavery Worse for Women, the Story of Harriet Jacobs

This essay is on Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. The writer describes the various ways in wh...

Short Paper on Manfred Kochen and his Achievements

This 7 page paper gives an overview of the life and work of Manfred Kochen. This paper includes a short paper discussion of the ma...

Elizabeth Costello's Views on Animal Rights

Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...

Changing Social Views on Dying and Death

of death often occurs without the presence of loved ones and in the absence of any great fanfare. While some cultures create an e...

Overview of Buddhism

This essay presents an overview of Buddhism that explains the fundamental beliefs of this world religion. The Buddhist orientation...

Diane Ravitch, Her Views on American Public Schools

countrys leading educators and has been a vocal advocate for both testing and accountability initiatives in the public schools. A ...

Beti/Poor Christ of Bomba

see the truth, that is, that the Talas supposed conversion to Christianity is a delusion. A principal focus of Drumonts evangeli...

Lord Byron, We'll Go No More A-Roving

was staying in Venice. It was published by Moore in 1830, after Byrons death, in a text he edited, Letters and Journals of Lord By...

King and Douglass' Writing, Analysis of their Rhetoric

his right to be in the Birmingham community and take part in the struggle of the African American community in that city. This int...

Mexico's Drug Cartel War: United States' Role

United States has long been in battle with itself in an ongoing attempt to control its rampant drug problem, on that clearly stems...

Justifications for Selling Pharmaceutical Products at a Narrow Profit Margin

A problem has resulted surrounding the release of this drug, however, that could threaten XYZs profitability. The new drug is des...

Terrorism and Effective Deterrents

the courts. Consider President Bushs assertion that terrorisms main motivation is that they "hate us." Public opinion polls that ...

Buddhism and Its Teachings: Effective or Ineffective?

old age, death, and finally, a monk "who had given up everything he owned to seek an end to suffering" ("Following the Buddhas Foo...

ICQ: Software Overview

depending upon their immediate interests. Several commands can be accomplished simultaneously, such as holding an instant message...

Good Life According to Friedrich Nietzsche

or good enough. This individual does not say they have gone out of their way for another, nor have they claimed that they have sto...

4 Articles on Jewish Culture Compared

In six pages Jewish life and culture are considered in a discussion of 4 articles which offer contrasting views to Jewish societal...

The Piano Lesson by August Wilson and its Fundamental Perspectives

In five pages this essay discusses the conflicting views of Berniece who wants to keep the treasured family heirloom the piano and...

Worthless 'Unexamined Life' According to Socrates

the two philosophers arose from the manifestation that Gorgias was forever attempting to read between the lines of what Socrates h...

Noted Thinkers on the Afterlife

how the individual, the personality, that is a human being is likely never to experience an afterlife. In this we see that Flew do...

Intellectual Life and Material Conditions According to Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx

they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...

Wilde's and Dickens' Ideas of Traditional Families

the world. This may be a critical look, on the part of Wilde, at the realities of the traditional family which presumes it is the ...

'Unexamined Life' Philosophy of Socrates

In six pages this paper analyzes the contention of Socrates that an 'unexamined life is not worth living' as this view is represen...

Socrates, Human Nature, the 'Good Life,' and Plato's Gorgias

interlocutor" which is consistent with the importance he places on self-knowledge as a way to attain good and happiness. Callicles...

Case Study: Interview With An Older Person

state of self-pity for a life quickly passing her by, but instead has opened an entirely new chapter to her already fruitful life....

'Banal Nationalism' According to Michael Billig

they were wholly unaware of what those differences were expected to be. Conditions were different among those who had succe...