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An Analysis of The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman

New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman expertly illuminates his knowledge of globalization in the captivating bo...

'Eye of Power' by Michel Foucault

In seven pages Michel Foucault addresses knowledge and power and the relationship that exists between them in his essay entitled '...

Greek Philosophers and Myth v. Knowledge

he did not know the true cause of an action he would readily admit to not knowing. This should not be mistaken however for a will...

Argument of Illusion by George Berkeley

In five pages Berkeley's illusion concepts and arguments as represented in Principles of Human Knowledge and the Three Dialogues b...

T. Coraghessan Boyle's Carnal Knowledge

Alena and Jim's relationship is the focus of this analysis of T. Coraghessan Boyle's Carnal Knowledge consisting of five pages. F...

Counseling and an Eclectic Approach

all of us are enough complexes, minor neuroses, quirks, behavior patterns, beliefs, inadequacies and competencies to require at le...

Concepts of Julien Offray de La Mettrie and Immanuel Kant

de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...

Bertrand Russell and 'A Priori Knowledge'

In one page this paper explains Russell's The Problems of Philosophy in which he discusses how a priori knowledge exists and emplo...

A Self Examination and Personal History

In a paper of twenty pages family histories and self examination are explored in terms of how they mold personal respectives and h...

Richard Rodriguez's 'The Achievement of Desire'

In five pages this paper analyzes the essay by Richard Rodriguez entitled 'The Achievement of Desire' in which learned and experie...

Intellect in the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century

people were gradually becoming restless in light of many realities. The conditions in Europe were not good, nor had they been for ...

Platonist v. Sophist World Perspectives

A creative fictitious dialogue is developed between a Platonist and a Sophist in this paper consisting of six pages which emphasiz...

Is Knowledge True, or False, or Does It Reside Somewhere in the Middle?

would provide an explanation for celestial motion (Greer 356). For hundreds of years, Newtons laws of physics remained unchalleng...

Siddhartha and Descartes

and space-- the factual historical figure and the imaginary Eastern mystic. Descartes criticism of Siddhartha One can imagine t...

Historical and Contemporary Religious Responses to Science and Technology

empires that would endure for centuries. These initial ties would culminate in a genuinely global integration of human cultures. ...

Conceptualization and Teaching

In eleven pages this paper discusses how preteaching conceptualization for a specific child group can be organized as it pertains ...

Benito Cereno by Herman Melville and 'Song of Myself' by Walt Whitman

Romantic tradition, of which Melville was a nominal or part-time member, of the innocence and moral superiority of a pastoral moti...

Cancer Detection and Breast Self Examination

In an analysis of the study, throughout 1994, doctors had diagnosed breast cancer in 144 of the women getting regular screenings a...

Overview of Postmodern Views on William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines postmodern philosopher Stanley Cavell's views on William Shakespeare's tragic plays Antony and Cl...

Progress of the Space Program

otherwise come into existence if it were not for the inherent desire to be the best. Humans have forever longed to explore ...

Double Helix Importance and the Discovery of Watson and Crick

In fifteen pages this paper examines the discovery of Watson and Crick and what led to the Double Helix and its importance to DNA ...

Process of Learning

control his or her eyes well enough to scan a line of text from side to side, and the physical aspects of the other activities are...

Learning Transfer and Knowledge of Results

In twelve pages this research paper examines the relationship that exists between learning transfer and knowledge of results. Twe...

Motor Learning and the Impact of Knowledge

In twelve pages this literature review considers the development of cognitive motor skills and the knowledge of results' effects. ...

Problem Solving, Knowledge Transference, and Cognitive Psychology

In six pages cognitive psychology is examined in terms of processes of problem solving and knowledge transference with Siegler's c...

Confirmation of the Existence of ESP

The girl left it at school the night before the second chance. A 27-month-old girls uncle died the day after Christmas after havi...

Democracy of Ancient Greece

In this paper consisting of five pages the development of democracy in ancient Greece is considered in terms of the evolution of i...

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

In five pages knowledge in terms of concept, foundation, and actual application as perceived by Russell is examined within the con...

Zen of On the Road by Jack Kerouac

In four pages this paper examines On the Road from a Buddhist perspective of a symbolic journey toward nirvana through knowledge. ...

Third Meditation of Rene Descartes

In five pages Descartes' Meditation III is analyzed in terms of affirmations, denials, knowledge, and the existence of God. There...