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- 11551: Plato versus Aristotle
- Plato versus Aristotle Plato and Aristotle, two philosophers in the 4th century, hold polar views on politics and philosophy in general. This fact is very cleverly illustrated by Raphael's "School of Athens" (1510-11; Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican), where Plato is portrayed looking up to the higher forms; and Aristotle is pointing down because he supports the natural sciences. In a discussion of politics, the ...
- 11552: The Things They Carried
- ... a necessity for everyone. Norman Bowker carried a diary. Rat Kiley carried comic books. Kiowa, a devout Baptist, carried an illustrated New Testament that had been presented to him by his father who taught Sunday school in Oklahoma city. He also carried his grandfathers old hunting hatchet. Because the land was was minded and boobby-trapped, it was SOP for each man to carry a steel centered, nylon-covered flak ajcket ...
- 11553: Science Fiction
- ... having power To be such as it is[…] The soul[,] is a pure spirit Or intelligence, which has received before birth all the Metaphysical ideas; but after that event it is obliged To go to school and learn anew the knowledge It hath lost (RABKIN, 68). This anti-clerical concept could be found by many to be offensive, but by using alienation to create an alter-reality, its not a direct ...
- 11554: A Fantasy
- ... he always came and rescued me. He would take me to places like Disney World and Six Flags and of course he got to ride the rides to. He would even go with me to school some times. Thank goodness he was just in my imagination or I might have gotten into trouble by the teachers. He was my bestfriend, up until about third grade. He was always there to play ...
- 11555: Convicts and Australia
- ... colonies shopkeepers and small traders were almost exclusively made up from ex-convicts, some having started their careers while still in bondage . By the end of Macquarie's term as governor, ex-convicts had risen high within trade circles, accounting for nearly half the colonies resources, and quickly came to occupy positions of power within the 'hierarchy of wealth' . One notable example of this can be seen in the case of ...
- 11556: The Howl of a Generation
- ... a personal voice which could sing of experience beyond the bounds of what was permissible – by 50’s academic standards – to speak of in poetry. Battling writer’s block, Ginsberg decided to enroll in graduate school at U.C. Berkeley, moved to North Beach, and moved in with a friend of Kerouac’s. It was in these surroundings that he came to be part of poet Kenneth Rexroth’s Friday night ...
- 11557: Should The Driving Age Be Lowered To Sixteen?
- ... s a lot less time and money spent running around after their teenagers. It’s a lot more useful towards the family for example the teenager could pick up a younger brother or sister from school and or do the shopping. Driving at the age of sixteen also would make teens depend on each other rather than depending on adults which would be a great benefit to society.
- 11558: Academic Attitude
- ... his academic potential to the higher level. As well as achieving the higher level of thinking, the student must actively pursue his learning. The way a student approaches his education, weather he be in junior high or seeking his doctorate, is his academic attitude. The student should no longer be baby sat. She must think for herself rather than be force fed information. To achieve this higher level of thinking, as ...
- 11559: Will There Be a World War III?
- ... influence that it is asked: Is the world Americanizing? That trend toward Americanization also is driven by immigration, tourism, language, advertising and international commerce. Harvard’s Joseph Nye calls it “soft power” and ranks it high. Our foreign policy is moving from Henry Kissinger to Arnold Schwarzenegger.” (Williams 93) Is this good? I think so. The United States has many good things to offer the world. But these things can be ...
- 11560: Lifetime of Choices
- ... require a substantial amount of money. Being a lawyer is probably the more practical choice because they make substantially more money than teachers do. But they also are required to spend significantly more time in school and are also less in demand than teachers are. Teachers have a better work schedule than lawyers do. They habitually get off by four and have a two and a half-month vacation for the ...
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