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- 17941: Modern Philosophy
- ... Gorgias, argued that nothing really exists, that if anything did exist it could not be known, and that if knowledge were possible, it could not be communicated. Another prominent Sophist, Protagoras, maintained that no person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience. Plato, following his illustrious teacher Socrates, tried to answer the Sophists by postulating the existence of a world of unchanging and invisible forms ... The phenomenalists contended that the objects of knowledge are the same as the objects perceived. The neorealists argued that one has direct perceptions of physical objects or parts of physical objects, rather than of one's own mental states. The critical realists took a middle position, holding that although one perceives only sensory data such as colors and sounds, these stand for physical objects and provide knowledge thereof. A method ...
- 17942: Antigone 4
- Antigone is a play that mainly deals with differences amongst characters that cause life long drawbacks and a threatening resolutions. The drama is portrayed through Antigone's and Creon's characters, who undoubtedly resemble each other. Although they try to be masters of their own fate and eventually succumb to grieving outcomes, they both seem to have the values of a tragic hero. Although, they ... flaw of Antigone leads to many lamenting events in the play. The manner she poses her characteristics in such as being stubborn and raggedness portrays her flaw in the play. Antigone attempts to challenge Creon's love for power and accepts the punishment given to her. She bows to death because she is aware that she has done a good deed and she will inhale her last breath in honor. ...
- 17943: Isaac Newton
- ... kites, write in notebooks, or invent toys. He made no friends. Silent and dreamy, he was at the bottom of his class. Oddly, it was a savage kick by a school bully that caused Newton's great mind to awaken. The mild, dreamy boy flew into a rage and beat the other boy thoroughly. Isaac determined to beat the bully in school work as well. Soon Isaac was at the head of his class. In 1656 Newton's stepfather died. His mother returned to Woolsthorpe to take care of the farm left by Newton's father. But she could not manage the farm by herself. Isaac was taken out of school and brought home to help her. As a farmer, Newton proved to be a dismal failure. He neglected ...
- 17944: The Role of Citizen Political Participation in Hong Kong and Singapore
- ... traditionally have lacked broad political participation, instead political decisions were left up to a small group of leaders. Historical factors were critical in determining the role of political participation in both city states. Hong Kong's history of colonial rule and the strength of the People's Action Party (PAP) in Singapore acted to keep broad citizen participation in government to a minimum. Hong Kong after World War Two remained a colony of England and it's government remained under colonial rule. Unlike in other Asian nations such as Singapore their existed no major anti-colonial movement and the Colonial government was insulated from political pressure because many residents and immigrants ...
- 17945: Gender Testing in The Odyssey
- ... Odyssey and provides contrast of character with these roles. Relationships between men and women are closely examined in the poem while their own individual strength of character is being tested . The test of a character’s strength and value can easily be seen in Odysseus and his entire journey home to Ithaca. This journey, however, is not the only test in the poem. In fact, the characters in the poem can ... by saying his name is Nobody and when he comes up with the plan to get himself and his crew out of the cave by hiding within the rams. This can be compared to Penelope’s wit proven by her knitting and unknitting the shroud to keep off the suitors for a couple years. Penelope could have slept with any one of those suitors, yet she chose to be completely faithful ... such aggressive sexual dynamics in this particular scene, and it is important to note that only Odysseus (or a man) could still be a hero afterward. Circe says to him, “Come, sheathe your sword, let’s go to bed together, mount my bed and mix in the magic work of love-we’ll breed deep trust between us.” (p. 240) Odysseus replies, “Circe, Circe, how dare you tell me to ...
- 17946: Othello 6
- The theme of racism is strongly depicted in William Shakespeare s Othello. It depicts the attitude of European society towards those that were different in colour, race and language. In Europe, people of white complexion were the majority and all other races were considered to be ... iii, 379). Throughout the play, Iago lays forward a number of reasons for his hatred, which leads to the ruin of most of the characters. It is most likely that the main reason behind Iago s hatred of Othello is the colour of his skin. Similar to many other people of his time, Iago would have had little or no racial tolerance for others, and thereby saw Othello as an outcast ... as referring to Othello as a Barbary horse (I, i, 112) - Which is degrading him to the level of a filthy animal. As was mentioned before, jealousy is also one of the reasons behind Iago s hatred. His behaviour and speech indicates clearly that he is jealous of success (Othello becoming a general, Cassio becoming his second-in-command) as well as the happiness of Othello and Desdemona. An example ...
- 17947: William Richardson Davie
- ... of the eight delegates born outside of the thirteen colonies, Davie was born in Egremont, Cumberlandshire, England, on June 20, 1756. In 1763 Archibald Davie brought his son William to Waxhaw, SC, where the boy's maternal uncle, William Richardson, a Presbyterian clergyman, adopted him. Davie attended Queen's Museum College in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton) in 1776 Davie's law studies in Salisbury, NC, were interrupted by military service, but he won his license to practice before county courts in 1779 and in the superior courts in 1780. When the War for Independence ...
- 17948: Antigone: A Tragic Hero
- ... that make people flock to their side and follow them without a thought of hesitation. In Sophocles' Antigone the hero is a women that believes in her heart far stronger than that of her leader's rule. This brings up many characteristics that are shown within her that are also seen in other heroes. One being that she is up against an impossible enemy, one who does not fit well into society's mold, and is destroyed by her own pride. For these characteristics Antigone is given the title of an epic Heroin. Antigone is one of the lucky townsfolk to be born of a royal house, yet is unlucky to be born in the House that she is born into. As Antigone defies Creon's law, she is cast into a pool of danger between what she believes is right and what the state's law decrees is right. As Antigone is charged with the burying of her brother, ...
- 17949: Blaise Pascal
- ... influenced later generations of theologians and philosophers, helping make mathematics what it is today. Blaise Pascal is considered part of the foundation of the very heart of mathematics. History At age 12 he mastered Euclid's Elements. In 1645, he invented and sold the first adding machine. His study of hydrostatics led to the invention of the syringe and hydraulic press. At age 16, he formulated the basic theorems of projective geometry. These theorems became known as Pascal's theorem. He proved that the level of mercury column in a barometer is determined by the increase or decrease in the surrounding atmospheric pressure. This discovery verified the hypothesis of the Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli ... theory of the odds in gambling games lead him to discover the Theory of probability in conjunction with Pierre de Fermat. This theory dealt with the actuarial, mathematical, social statistics, and calculations used in today's modern theoretical physics. At the end of 1654, after several months of depression, Pascal had a life altering religious experience. He entered the Jansenist monastery in Port Royal. Here, he never published his own ...
- 17950: Bullying In School - Relevant Articles
- ... will attempt to extrapolate the finding of these journals, into a classroom setting. It is hoped, thus, that this critic of journal articles will offer a potential solution to the problem of bullying. Stuart Greenbaum’s article, “What Can We Do About Schoolyard Bullying?,” is a good example of bullying and its prevalence in today’s society. In this article, the author states that bullying is an extreme problem in North America, and particularly in the United States. The author begins the article with a short recounting of Nathan Faris and ... Provo, Utah. This school proposes a “Code of Conduct” that requires each parent to sign a contract. The school, then, is required to carry out and to implement these contracts. The net result of Dixon’s “Code of Conduct” is quite positive as the rate of bullying has decreased substantially (Greenbaum, 1987). Finally, the article attempts to ratify the bullying problem by suggesting alternative strategies. For example, a non-aggressive ...
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