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- 611: T.S. Eliot
- ... and political connections in America of that time, and as a result went to only the best schools. By 1906 he was a freshman in Harvard, finishing his bachelors in only 3 years and studying philosophy in France from 1910 to 1914, the outbreak of war. In 1915 the verse magazine Poetry published Eliot's first notable piece, 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'. This was followed by other short ... ironically goes directly against his often-liberal views of love, environment, and morals. These ideas are also what he is attacked most often for. His seeming inability to come up with a coherent and consistent philosophy is nether neither surprising nor important. It must be remembered that Eliot was a poet, not an essayist or philosopher. He was not out to create an intellectual revolution but to write works that caused ...
- 612: Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance
- ... to accomplish anything in this life if they do not risk themselves or do not do anything to get what they want. One should enjoy this life in a responsible way. My particular carpe diem philosophy is do the right thing at the right moment. My parents have taught me that without effort there is no reward, and that the duties are due before distraction. The logical order, is not put ... she is doing is memorizing information. The reward will come sooner or later when one gets a marvelous job and is earning money like crazy. Now I am living and experiencing my own carpe diem philosophy. Now I am experiencing my golden chance of having a great education, and I have to make good use of the experience. The opportunity to come United States to study is very limited for Spanish ...
- 613: An Analysis of British Literature
- ... shown in the poem when he told his lover, "We cannot make our sun/ Stand still, yet we will make him run." Marvell did not believe in the afterlife, so he advocating a Carpe Diem philosophy because he thought life was all a person has. John Donne's writings during the Jacobean Age expressed a very different view than that of Marvell. He strongly supported the church's view of the ... find, and not to yield." The poem expresses the need to look ahead, and continue on with life, even though death may be approaching. "Ulysses" and "To His Coy Mistress" both advocated a Carpe Diem philosophy, but in "Ulysses," the persona had a belief in the afterlife. He believed that he may reach the "Happy Isles" which is the place heroes went after death. It is interesting how both encourage Carpe ...
- 614: Ralph Waldo Emerson 2
- ... his first boot, Nature, was published. Nature expressed the main points of Transcendentalism. With this, Ralph Waldo Emerson started the Transcendental Club the same year. This club published a magazine called The Dial , fully promulgating philosophy, literature, and Emerson's truth fearlessly. He was starting to gain recognition. The young were opening their minds, and the old were impressed. Harvard was so impressed of him that they asked him to give several addresses. In 1837, he gave a well-known address called "The American Scholar" in which he outlined his philosophy of humanism. A year later, he gave another address, called "The Divinity School Address." This argued about Christianity at that time for being too traditional and ritualistic in its ways. These methods didn't fill ...
- 615: Silly Old Bear
- ... observations of child behavior, his wit, and his skill with language, especially wordplay and dialogue which are easily recognizable in his famous Winnie the Pooh stories(Discovering What is Taoism? Taoism is and ancient Chinese philosophy that began during the 300 s B.C. The word tao originally meant way or road. The general idea behind Taoism is that reality consists of all the individual ways and that the characteristics and ... If one has mastered these simple ways of life, he or she will live a harmonious and happy life(Hoff 5). Now, how does Pooh, a simple-minded bear, become a master of a Chinese philosophy? The answer, to put it simply, is just by being simple. Pooh is able to accomplish what he does by being simple-minded. In a Taoist s mind simple-minded does not mean stupid. Simplicity ...
- 616: Comparing Prince Hal and Henry's Models of Statescraft
- Comparing Prince Hal and Henry's Models of Statescraft To compare the difference between King Henry and Prince Hal's style of statecraft, first we have to understand the basic philosophy of each. The King belives that to effectively lead the country one needs to lead by example. According to the King's philosophy the best man is the one who lives a pure life and garners respect and honor from all men. To the King's way of thinking Hotspur is more fit to be a King than ...
- 617: Cultural Literacy According to E.D. Hirsch
- ... American classroom. Although it is simple to imagine the glorious outcome of a nation that is fully literate and educated in several areas, one must look at the details. In spite of Dewey's revolutionary philosophy on education, Hirsch stands completely opposite. Dewey's philosophy stresses the crucial role of experience in a student's education and development. His system would prepare the student for life in the "real world" -- for everyday interactions with peer and co-workers. Hirsch criticizes ...
- 618: The Lives of Confucius and Guatama Siddhartha
- ... One last difference between Confucianism and Buddhism is that Buddhism has a final goal, Nirvana. Nirvana is one reaches an ultimate state where everything in ones life is perfect. On the contrary, Confucianism is a philosophy that gives only rules and proverbs to follow. These rules do not have a goal to strive for in the end. These proverbs just try and guide a person through life and help that person ... religions in the future. Bibliography Encyclopedia Americana; 1994; S. v. Confucianism Encyclopedia Britanica; 1991; S.v. Confucianism Creel, H.G., Confucius and the Chinese Way, New York: Harper and Bro. Publishers, 1960. Legge, James, The Philosophy of Confucius, New York: The Peter Pauper Press, 1976. McNeill, William H., A History Of The Human Community Volume I: Prehistory to 1500, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1992. Nakamura, Hajime, Gotama Buddha, Los Angelos: Buddhist ...
- 619: The Fountainhead: Howard Roark and Objectivism
- The Fountainhead: Howard Roark and Objectivism In the novel The Fountianhead, Ayn Rand uses the main character, Howard Roark, to express her daringly original philosophy--Objectivism. Like Rousseau's "Natural Man" in The Social Contract, Ayn Rand presents Howard as a man, as man should be-- strong-willed, self-sufficient , self-confident, and self motivated. A man who, in spite ... by subsisting on one's own canon, never for a moment yielding the integrity of his/her ego. This idea, in short, is the basis of Objectivism. In my opinion, I think Ayn Rand's philosophy is completely ridiculous. According to The Fountainhead our entire society is based upon the unchanging principles made up and maintained solely by powerful, influential old men (Elsworth Toohey). Furthermore, Miss Rand dictates that true happiness ...
- 620: Gladstonian Liberalism
- ... and to what extent was it applied during his first ministry? This question focuses on Gladstone's liberalism and to what extent he applied it during his first ministry, 1868-74. Liberalism is a political philosophy that stresses individual liberty, equal opportunity and rights, Victorian liberalism was a mixture of ideology, morality and self-interest, and it advocated civil and religious liberty. Gladstone was the embodiment of Victorian liberalism, he tried ... unions. Workers were now protected and had their interests looked after so if they felt that they were being treated unfairly they could do something about it. All of these acts cohered with the liberal philosophy, they gave long overdue equal rights and opportunities to everyone. One of the final acts by Gladstone was the Licensing Act of 1872. This tightened the control on licensing and fixed public houses opening and ...
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