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Socrates

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF Philosophy was both serious and dangerous, chose to ignore both. Ignoring the first made him one of the most engaging of all philosophers, ignoring the second was to cost him his life. He was born in a middle class home in Athens, in 470 BCE. His parents were Phaenarete and ...

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Medium is the Message

Thousands of years have passed since our culture invented an alphabet to allow spoken words to be permanently recorded. This 'great leap' from orality to literacy had many consequences that will be discussed here. However, many other technologies have come into existence since the alphabet was ...

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From Orality To Literacy

Literate? Thousands of years have passed since our culture invented an alphabet to allow spoken words to be permanently recorded. This 'great leap' from orality to literacy had many consequences that will be discussed here. However, many other technologies have come into existence since the ...

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Character Development in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

English 10 14 November 2017 Character Development in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Fantasy appeals to us, to put it crudely, because of the relationship between magic and morality. An alternate world filled with strange and wonderful things, a world defined by ...

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Similarities In Conrad's "The Secret Sharer" And "Heart Of Darkness"

Joseph Conrad's books, The Secret Sharer and Heart of Darkness, both deal with each of our "dark selves". These books also have similarities which are overwhelming. In describing the true inner self of humans, Conrad used many symbols which have become apparent in many of his novels. Conrad uses ...

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Gullivers Travels By Jonathan

Many authors write books about events, their lives and their environment, and their corrupt government. One satirical author who wrote a novel about living in a corrupt society is Jonathan Swift who wrote Gulliver's Travels. The places the protagonist had visited reflected on the author's ...

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The Work Of Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy, the author of many "American styled" novels such as Blood Meridian, All the Pretty Horses, and The Crossing, writes very good stories that appeal to the senses and the soul. He doesn't have famous writing "heroes" that give him an inspiration to write, nor give him ideas of what ...

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The Town Of El Dorado Springs

Picking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I ran ...

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What Is Satanism?

Satanism is the religion of the flesh. Happiness, to the Satanist must be found here and now. No heaven exists to go to after death and no Hell of burning punishment awaits the sinner. Strongly attached to our family and close associations, we make excellent friends. Satanists do not believe that ...

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The Beak Of The Finch

People who have served in the Armed Forces may be familiar with the expression, \"If you can\'t dazzle then with your brilliance, baffle them with your baloney.\" uses such laughable logic, it is remarkable that anyone would believe it. The book does such a terrible job of presenting a case for ...

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The Life Of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was a nineteenth-century novelist who was and still is very popular. He was born in Landport, a region of Portsmouth, on February 7, 1812 (Kyle 1). Charles Dickens was the son of John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. John Dickens was a minor government official who worked in the Navy ...

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What Is Satanism?

Satanism is the religion of the flesh. Happiness, to the Satanist must be found here and now. No heaven exists to go to after death and no Hell of burning punishment awaits the sinner. Strongly attached to our family and close associations, we make excellent friends. Satanists do not believe that ...

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Catcher In The Rye

One of my favorite books of all time is the influential and widely acclaimed book, The . Written by J.D. Salinger nearly fifty years ago, this book is one of the most famous books in common circulation today. It has also been a topic of much controversy and debate over the years due to the ...

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The Bogus Logic Of The Beak Of

People who have served in the Armed Forces may be familiar with the expression, "If you can't dazzle then with your brilliance, baffle them with your baloney." The Beak of the Finch uses such laughable logic, it is remarkable that anyone would believe it. The book does such a terrible job of ...

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My Life In Vietnam And The Move To The United States

The challenging family situation I would like to share with you is our move from Vietnam to the United States. In 1990, my life was changed when my family immigrated to a new country, hoping for a better future; wealth and education. My life in Vietnam was hopeless, because I was a outstanding ...

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The Life Of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was a nineteenth-century novelist who was and still is very popular. He was born in Landport, a region of Portsmouth, on February 7, 1812 (Kyle 1). Charles Dickens was the son of John Dickens and Elizabeth Barrow. John Dickens was a minor government official who worked in the Navy ...

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Poverty

is a problem. A large problem in most countries. Millions of children around the world sit on street corners each day begging for change, food, and love. Begging for a chance at life. There are two major classifications of , personal and social. Personal , such as the lack of proper food, ...

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The Town Of El Dorado Springs

Picking research projects, sometimes for me, is an agonizing problem that eventually turns into an enlightening experience; what was to be my American Humanities research project was just such an experience. I had preliminarily thought I'd look into cultural myths. While researching myths, I ran ...

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Churchianity

CHURCHIANITY Religious Deception and Spiritual Fantasy By Samuel Provance There are perhaps few places in the world one could find as diverse in thought, opinion, and experience than what is universally known as "the church". ...

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Distortion of History

IT'S INTERESTING to see how history is distorted in the act of grasping it: how it bends to fit the mind of the person who takes it in. You can investigate a historical epoch and watch as others, arriving at disparate conclusions, paint a portrait with a selection of colors chosen to fulfill their ...

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