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Idea Essays and Term Papers
Candide - A Contrast To Optimism
Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire was the French author of the
novella Candide, also known as "Optimism"(Durant and Durant 724). In
Candide, Voltaire sought to point out the fallacy of Gottfried William
von Leibniz's theory of optimism and the hardships brought on by the
resulting inaction ...
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Year Round SchoolWhen students hear about ing, many of them automatically shun the idea. Who wants to go to school for the whole year? But the idea of ing is actually a very good one and is more beneficial to the students that the current school system. ing can be used as a means to keep kids out of trouble, ...
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The Taming Of The Shrewby William Shakespeare is probably one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies. Its plot comes from the popular “war of the sexes” theme in which males and females fight with one another for dominance in a marriage. The play begins with a drunk man named Cristopher Sly being fooled into believing he ...
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Beowulf 10Beowulf is a very complex piece of literature, or perhaps I just have a small mind, never the less it was difficult for me to understand. It was originally a folk-lore, passed verbally through the years, therefore it was told in a manor that could be easily remembered and retold. This story was ...
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Piece Of The PieMoney is an important issue for almost all college students. Very few are lucky
enough not to have the financial burdens of tuition, housing, and food interfere
with their academic initiatives. Some students have parents that are wealthy
enough to cover all of the costs of college. Other students ...
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Agreeing To DisobeyBlindly obeying authority often results in disobedience to one's personal morality. Since rules were established and exist for the common interests of the general population, some would say adhering to the rules is obedient. However, when rules conflict with people's morals, one has the right, and ...
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The Year 2000 ProblemLess than two years until the year 2000. Two seemingly small digits may turn January 1, 2000 from a worldwide celebration into a universal nightmare. With computers mistaking the year 2000 for 1900, virtually all businesses that use dates will be affected. Not only will the companies be affected, ...
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Benjamin Franklinwas born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Since this was on a Sunday, his father had him immediately baptized, to avoid any superstitious curse on him. Franklin was the 15th of 17 children.
When he was a boy, Franklin liked to write his name in a fancy manner. But one day an old man ...
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Major Themes In Faulkner's "Light In August"Light In August:
A Study of 20th Century Man's Search for Self
A Study of the Origins of Evil"...a man's future is inherent in
that man..."
-Faulkner in the University. p.139
Faulkner's Light in August is a metaphor. In fact it is many
metaphors, almost infinitely many. It is a ...
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Slavery - Underground Rail RoadI know you\'re wondering, what railroad? Well the simple fact is that everybody has heard of the Underground Railroad, but not everyone knows just what it was. Firstly, it wasn\'t underground, and it wasn\'t even a railroad. The term \"Underground Railroad\" actually comes from a runaway slave, ...
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Women In The Odyssey: Valued Beings Or Forgotten Slaves??
When reading the Odyssey, it is hard not to notice that women do play
strong roles. During this time period and up until the twentieth century
when women were given suffrage, women were looked down upon. Homer instead
creates several strong female characters such as Penelope, Athene, ...
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Sir Gawain And The Green NightIs a hero the one who decides to stand up when everyone else is only thinking about it? Is a hero the one who retains integrity rather than give in to the world’s everyday temptations? Is a hero the picture of courage, or an example of morals? These are the questions that arise after ...
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Fantasy Author Charles De LintWhen most people think of fantasy, images of fairies, unicorns, dragons, and other fantastical creatures set in a "Camelot" type world comes to mind. Most would not think of these extraordinary creatures living in modern times. The is among many present-day authors that has broken the mold of ...
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Progression Towards LightAeschylus' use of darkness and light as a consistent image in the
Oresteia depicts a progression from evil to goodness, disorder to order. In the
Oresteia, there exists a situation among mortals which has gotten out of
control; a cycle of death has arisen in the house of Atreus. There also ...
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Comprehensive Arguements For The Existence Of GodIn my life on this planet I have come to question many things that many take on as blind faith. We all know that someday we will ‘physically’ die, Yet, we continuously deny the forces working inside ourselves which want to search out the true outcome of what may or may not come after death. It’s ...
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The Homeless: What Has Been Done To Decrease The Problem??
One of the largest growing concerns in Toronto is the constantly
increasing number of citizens who are finding themselves living on the
streets. With the decrease in the number of available jobs, the population
of homeless people has literally boomed. My questions are not as simple to
answer as ...
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Psychoanalytic Approaches To Personality
The area of psychology with perhaps the most controversial history, due to it’s complete
lacking of empirical evidence, psychoanalysis, has it’s origins in the teachings of Sigmund
Freud. Psychoanalysis is a form of therapy developed by Freud in the early 1900’s,
involving intense ...
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Marketing A New ProductIn this assignment, I am going to invent a product, examine all the environmental aspects surrounding it and relate them to the micro and macro environments. I will then carry out a SWOT analysis and an environmental analysis and then draw a number of conclusions and recommendations for my ...
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Lord Of The Flies - A Symbolic InterpretationLord of the Flies is a complex book. When first reading this book one might assume that it is just a book about a group of boys stranded on an island. When looking deeper into the novel you might find that it is actually a commentary on how the author, William Golding, views human nature. From ...
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Labor IssuesLabor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in “1790 with the skilled craftsmen” (Dessler, 1997, p. 544). For ...
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