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Pursuit Essays and Term Papers
1831 Year of the EclipseMian Naveed
History 1301
John Ryan
November 27, 2012
1831 Year of the Eclipse
1831 was an era that swayed the course of our nation. The year began with a solar eclipse, for many an omen of mighty changes. Nat turner rebellion soon followed, then more violent political arguments over ...
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The IslandThe Lengths of People's Boundries
We as a people are living in a time of cutting edge of technology and ideas. We are on the cusp of understanding the human brain and its properties. For thousands of years we as a species were unable to understand it but thanks to new technologies we have begun ...
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Mimetology in Aristotle, Horace, and LonginusI, no. 1 (June 1995)
Sacred Ambivalence: Mimetology in Aristotle, Horace, and Longinus
Matthew Schneider
Department of English
Chapman University
Orange CA 92666
schneide@nexus.chapman.edu
Almost from its very beginnings mimetology has looked to ancient Greece for its proof texts. For both ...
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Was Socrates Reincarnated As Thomas AquinasAlfateen Jones
Professor: C Clark
Philosophy - 101
Research Paper
11.1.13
Socrates Reincarnated As Thomas Aquinas
Adi Shanakar, A Hindu Philosopher from early 8[th] century is considered until this day the Thomas Aquinas of Hindu philosophy. Though studied in different time frames of ...
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Asian TigersSince the end of the second world war, many East Asian economies have seen a “miraculous” growth. And with so many other nations still in poverty, economists and leaders are turning their eyes towards the “East Asian tigers” to see if they can replicate their results. When looking at the facts it ...
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If Gold Rust What Iron Will DoIf Gold Rust What Iron Will Do
People are born with the insatiable desire to find somebody perfect. We spend our whole lives ransacking the world for the immaculate human being who deserves our boundless reverence and whom we should emulate. We are on an unceasing quest to find our own paragon ...
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I Want a Belief SystemJones - 1
Alfateen Jones
English 101-018
Essay 1
“I want a Belief System”
In today’s society we witness ones relentless pursuit towards the ideals of success. One can come up with all kinds of plans and ideas to be successful. ...
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American DreamThe American Dream
The American Dream is a wish to change one's life for the better. Whether it is wealth, power, freedom, or any other wish, everyone has the ability to achieve their American Dream through hard work and dedication. With these two characteristics, one can make their American ...
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Violence In The MediaViolence In The Media
“Monkey see, monkey do” has become a well-known saying in today’s modern, media-warped society, but is it correct? What has the world come to these days? It often seems like that everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, ...
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The Most Influential President EverIn 1982, forty-nine historians and political scientists were asked by the Chicago Tribune to rate all the Presidents through Jimmy Carter in five categories: leadership qualities, accomplishments/crisis management, political skills, appointments, and character/integrity. At the top of the list ...
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Valley Forge FactsValley Forge: A Tragedy
Facts to know:
• General Washington and his men seek shelter at Valley Forge after Battle of White Marsh
• Battle of White Marsh, last major battle of 1777
• Washington wanted to find permanent winter encampment
• He chose Valley Forge, 22 miles North West of ...
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Poetry as Criticism of LifePoetry as Criticism of Life - Matthew Arnold
In his essay, ‘The Study of Poetry’ Matthew Arnold has presented poetry as a criticism of life. In the beginning of his essay he states: “In poetry as criticism of life, under conditions fixed for such criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic ...
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Women in Pop CultureKevaughn Samuels
WMS 100-01
Pop Culture Paper
10/16/12
Each era within society has distinctively displayed its pop culture through its inhabitants. Pop culture generally stems from its celebrity icons, individuals like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur and the list goes on. Also ...
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Ronald ReaganAaron Zuniga-Bennett
Rueben D'Silva
22 April 2014
In the early 1980s, the American people elected Ronald Reagan as President of the United States of America. Many people claim that Reagan was one of the greatest presidents of all time, while others believe that the country would have been ...
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DiscriminationHave you ever felt like you were being treated unfairly for no reason? Have you ever treated someone else unfairly for no reason? There’s a word for that – discrimination. Maybe you think there was a reason. Was it religion? Race? Ethnicity? Sexual orientation? If you believe there’s a reason for ...
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Black HistoryIntroduction
I am going to share some information with you that you may or may not already know. As most of you have heard or even watched George Lucas's latest film Red Tails, which depicted the courageous Tuskegee Airmen, reminding us of the often overlooked role that African Americans played ...
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Rousseau and SpoonerRousseau and Spooner
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher of the 18th century. Rousseau has written many philosophical texts among them ‘The Basic Political Writings." This book contains a number of topics and articles that include, Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Discourse on ...
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Materialism vs IdealismMARX AND Engels worked out their theory of how human society develops in a struggle against 'idealist' philosophers.
Many people think of socialism as being 'idealist' - that is that it is a nice idea, but unrealistic (what Marx and Engels called 'utopianism'). On the contrary, the ideas of ...
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EuthanasiaBy:
Sarah Hatfield
S104293
University of the People
Phil 1404 Term 2
December 29th, 2014
Euthanasia is the act of ...
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