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- 3181: Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence
- ... a divine Creator with a specific plan in mind and made in the image of his Creator. Men are entitled to the pursuit of happiness but also required by the Laws of Nature and Nature's God to be the just attendants of the land and of the governed. The Nature of man is sinful so that they must be governed but those who govern must be accountable to God just ... which calls on absolute monarchy in order to deal with what he calls inherently selfish, aggrandizing nature of humanity. Aristotle[384-322 B.C.] was a Greek philosopher who studied under Plato. Aristotlelian logic (Aristotle's deductive means of reasoning) especially sylogism_ dealt with relationship between proposistions in terms of their form instead of their content. By using this kind of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All human beings are mortal, the major premis, I am a human being, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion Aristotle found all of his truth. I can't connect Aristotle's view of human nature with that of the Founding Fathers and since an omnipotent deity was not feasible for Aristotle (since he couldn't see it and therefor couldn't belive ...
- 3182: The Return of the Native: A Relationship Destined for Destruction
- The Return of the Native: A Relationship Destined for Destruction Jason Burr In Hardy’s “The Return of the Native”, Mrs. Yeobright and Clym Yeobright share a relationship filled with destruction and havoc. Hardy presents Clym and Mrs. Yeobright as two very similar characters. Both are extremely judgmental and narrow minded. They both share the same objective throughout the novel, control of Clym’s life. Clym struggles with Mrs. Yeobright, but final submits to her. Mrs. Yeobright is a very domineering and controlling lady. She struggles to retain Clym for herself. As Clym pursues what is natural in life, a marriage, Mrs. Yeobright calls him “unnatural”(161). Mrs. Yeobright has a strong will and believes that she knows what is best for Clym. She is very inflexible with her ideas: “Don’t you see that by the very fact of you choosing her you prove that you do not know what is best for you “(161). Clym, who possesses the same strong will as Mrs. Yeobright, ...
- 3183: Beauty And The Beast
- ... Beast teaches us. First, and probably, the biggest one, is that beauty is only skin deep. It is what is on the inside that counts. Second, which ties in with the first lesson is, don’t be too greedy because you will only be looking for the beauty on the out side. Finally, do unto others as you would have done to you, this will make you beautiful on the inside ... Finally, to be truly beautiful you must treat people how you would want to be treated. Before I get into those versions of Beauty and the Beast, I want to talk about those who don’t think this fairy tale should be seen or heard by children. One version of this tale is by none other than Disney. Kathi Maio said, “Disney’s version features a beast who looks ugly and acts even uglier… What a heart-warming fable! Why it’s a regular training film for the battered women of tomorrow!” (194). At first I thought, ...
- 3184: Hamlet - Collective Unconscious In Hamlet
- The famous psychologist Carl Jung believed that the universe and all of its inhabitants are made up of a measureless web of thought called the collective unconscious, it’s suggests that the collective unconscious is rooted in the genetic code of every living thing. This collective unconscious is evident in an individual’s personality, which is comprised of five separate personalities blended together; these are called archetypes. In Jungian psychology, there are five different archetypes: the shadow, anima, animus, persona and the wise old man or mana-personality. Each influences a different aspect of one’s personality. These influences vary from one individual to another depending upon the dominance of each archetype. In the play Hamlet, each one of these archetypes manifests itself as a dominant personality trait within one ...
- 3185: Comparison Of Animals In Anima
- ... and Trotsky followed the teachings of both Marx and Old Major. Snowball wanted to improve life on the farm just as Trotsky was trying to improve life in Russia. Trotsky was chased away by Lenin s KGB or secret police just as snowball was chased away by Napoleon s dogs. Napoleon himself was more Stalin than Lenin was however. Napoleon wasn t a good speaker or clever like snowball just like Stalin wasn t as educated as Trotsky or as good a public speaker. Napoleon was cruel, brutish, selfish, devious and corrupt. Napoleon didn t follow ...
- 3186: How to Listen to Music, Not Just Hear it
- ... recliner. Now, you need to find the best room to put that chair in, so you can listen to you music. The room can be any normal room with four walls but, the room can't be wide open. For example, it can't be an unfinished basement with concrete walls and a cement floor. The sound will not be able to bounce off the walls and give the effect as if the sound is coming from behind you ... is a typical family room with sheet rock walls and four ninety degree corners. The second consideration is placement of speakers. The corners of a room are the perfect spot for your speakers. You shouldn't position them flush against the wall, but put the back of the speaker into the corner, so each side of the speaker is against each wall. For this reason, the bass is extended (louder), ...
- 3187: Till We Have Faces
- TILL WE HAVE FACES C.S. LEWIS The first person narrative in the ancient kingdom of Glome, a land ruled by a tyrannical king and religious goddess Ungit. Narrated by Princess (later Queen) Orual. The first section of this novel presents ... the hands of the gods, but what most torments her is the loss of her previous sister Istra (Psyche), in which loss Orual shares responsibility and blame: this loss of Psyche results primarily from Orual s jealously and rage at the gulf dividing herself (non-believer) and Psyche (believer). The second, and much shorter section of the novel, which breaks off with the dying Queen Orual s last utterance, proclaims the Queen s great realizations. She now understands why there can be no answer, no justification, from the gods and her charges against them : "How can they speak to us face ...
- 3188: Marijuana Should Be Legalized
- ... source of fiber for cloth and cordage for rope. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew hemp. Washington, our first president, declared, "make the most of the hemp seed. Sow it Everywhere." In 1988 the DEA's own administrative law judge concluded, "marijuana is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man." Cannabis and hemp are the same. Cannabis can be used as a medicine to treat nausea, pain and ... similar to being intoxicated in alcohol. Users may develop tolerance, but it has yet to be proven that marijuana is physically addicting (Grolier). Marijuana use became a concern in the United States during the 1930's. Laws were passed which made possession, sale, and use of the drug illegal, and provided severe penalties if any of the laws were broken. Possession of THC was made illegal in 1968 (Grolier). Despite all ... have better medicines, and it would allow police and other law enforcement officials to devote more resources to hard drugs like crack and cocaine. Marijuana can be compared and contrasted with alcohol. During the 1920's, all use, sale, and possession of alcohol was illegal. This was called Prohibition. The events that occurred then are very similar to what happens today with drugs. Gang shoot- outs were common. There was ...
- 3189: Frank Lloyd Wright Innovator I
- ... drastically influenced architecture of the twentieth century around the world. CHILDHOOD Born in 1867 Wisconsin, Frank Lincoln Wright grew up in the comfort and influence of a Welsh heritage. The Lloyd-Jones clan, his mother's side of the family, would have great influence on Frank throughout his life. Unitarian in faith, the extended family lived within close proximity to each other thus enabling a strong support system for those born or married into the clan. Great themes within the Lloyd-Jones clan included education, religion, and nature. Wright's family spent many evening listening to William Lincoln Wright read out loud the works of Emerson, Thoreau, and Blake. Uncle Jenkins was the family minister while Aunts Nell and Jane would open a school of ... the fields with his uncles, and was intellectually guided by the Aunts and his mother. Before her son was born, Anna had decided that her son was going to be a great architect. Using Froebel's geometric blocks to entertain and educate her son, Anna appears to have struck on a genius her son possessed. Use of the imagination was encouraged and Wright was given free run of the playroom ...
- 3190: Who Are You?: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
- Who Are You?: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Since His Earliest Days as a Popular High School Actor and His Years as The "Best Networker" in the San Diego Music Scene, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Has Reinvented Himself as the Voice of an Alienated Generation. A Rolling Stone Special Report "Welcome to the R.E.M. album-release party," Eddie Vedder deadpans from the stage of Seattle's Showbox theater -- "and the Pearl Jam reunion tour." It's Sept. 14, 1996, and Pearl Jam are preparing to launch the world tour for their new album, No Code. This warm-up club gig ...
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