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The Priority Argument and Aristotle's Political Hylomorphism

Abstract I wish to demonstrate in this article that Aristotle's argument for the priority of the city in Politics I 2 is supported by his conception of the ontological priority of form (and actuality) over matter (and potentiality). This interpretation should enable us to see that, just as his ...

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To What Extent did Nicholas II Uphold his Pledge to ‘Maintain the Principle of Autocracy’ in the Years 1894-1914?

To What Extent did Nicholas II Uphold his Pledge to `Maintain the Principle of Autocracy' in the Years 1894-1914? After the short comings of Alexander II and III's reign as Tsar, it became increasingly clear that Russia was a backward-medieval nation in comparison to her more liberal minded ...

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Compare And Contrast: "Dead Man's Dump" By Rosenberg And "dulce Et Decorum Est" By Owen

Compare and Contrast: "Dead Man's Dump" by Rosenberg and "dulce et Decorum est" In the poems "Dead Man's Dump" by Isaac Rosenberg and "Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen the main concern of these poets is to relay the theme of death. They want to let the reader feel the action, to see it with ...

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The Oddessey

The Odyssey tells of the adventures of Odysseus. After fighting ten years in the Trojan War, the story tells it took Odysseus ten more years to reach home, in Ithaca, and his wife, Penelope. The Odyssey begins describing the current circumstances. The Trojan War is over, and all of the survivors ...

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Maria Mitchell

The person that I chose for the Womenƒ­s History Month report is , who was a self- taught astronomer. She discovered Comet Mitchell and made amazing achievements throughout her life. was born on August 1, 1818 on the ...

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Personal Writing About My Mother And Her Stay In The Hospital

by Master of Zoul During second period math class, the PA comes on. I hear "David Higgins to the office for an early dismissal, Please". Being as I was only in the second grade, I rushed to the office, only to see my God Mother waiting for me. She tells me that we have to go pick up my other two ...

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The Reign Of Edward VI

saw great religious upheaval from a Protestant religion that was Catholic in nature to a more clearly defined and radical quasi-Calvinism. In that sense religious policy hardened. But the policies and ideal never became deeply entrenched and accepted throughout the country and often only existed ...

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Muhammed Ali 2

Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca. Because the climate of Mecca was considered to be unhealthful, he was given as an infant to a wet nurse from a nomadic tribe and spent some time in the desert as a wanderer. By the time he was eight he lost both his mother and his grandfather. Muhammad ...

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Oedipus The King: Free Will Vs Fate

The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmic order or fate which the Greeks believed guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. ...

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Beowulf: A Man Of Many Values

In the epic poem, Beowulf, a monster named Grendel has been invading Heorot, a communal mead hall, and has been killing and devouring the Geat warriors. As their only way to end this massacre, the Geats asked Beowulf to defeat this monstrous beast. He was successful in doing this and in the ...

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Mitchell V. Wisconsin: Why Mitchell V. Wisconsin Sucked

On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin's penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminals who "intentionally select the person against whom the crime...is committed..because of the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, national ...

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Jacob's Ladder

is a film which draws specific conclusions on exactly what takes place in a person right before death, and the afterlife which await them. Hell is seen as a temporary stop where people's memories and attachments are taken away so that they can enter heaven cleansed of their past life in order ...

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The Journey Of Odysseus And Te

lemachos In The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Richard Lattimore, several themes are made evident, conceived by the nature of the time period, and customs of the Greek people. These molded and shaped the actual flow of events and outcomes of the poem. Beliefs of this characteristic ...

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Voltaire's Writing Techniques In Candide

In Candide, Voltaire uses many writing techniques which can also be found in the works of Cervantes, Alighieri, Rabelais and Moliere. The use of the various styles and conventions shows that, despite the passage of centuries and the language differences, certain writing techniques will always be ...

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Abraham Lincoln 3

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Lincoln entered office at a critical period in U. S. history, just before the Civil War, and died from an assassin's bullet at the war's end, but before the greater implications of the conflict could be resolved. He brought to the ...

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Tragic Hero Characterization I

"Pity and Awe, reconciliation, exaltation and a sense of emotion purged and purified thereby"1. As this quote from Aristotle's Poetics states, a tragedy must arouse feelings of pity and fear, thus producing a catharsis of these emotions in the audience. In order to arouse the emotions of the ...

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The Journey Of Odysseus And Telemachos

In The Odyssey written by Homer and translated by Richard Lattimore, several themes are made evident, conceived by the nature of the time period, and customs of the Greek people. These molded and shaped the actual flow of events and outcomes of the poem. Beliefs of this characteristic were ...

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John Brown

Born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 9, 1800, was the son of a wandering New Englander. Brown spent much of his youth in Ohio, where he was taught in local schools to resent compulsory education and by his parents to revere the Bible and hate slavery. As a boy he herded cattle for General ...

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Frederick Douglass And Slavery

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass was the most distinguished and influential black leaders of the nineteenth century. Douglass focused his writings on the harshness and brutality of slavery. He describes in many of his books accounts of his own experiences as a slave. A reader is able to perceive a ...

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Leinigen Response

The human brain needs only to become fully aware of its powers to conquer even the elements. The human brain is powerful and controls all of a person's body. It easily compared to the central processing unit in a computer; all information is received, transferred, and sent back out. Without it ...

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