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- 8471: Richard Swinburne's "The Problem of Evil": God's Existence
- Richard Swinburne's "The Problem of Evil": God's Existence Philosophers have looked for ways to explain God's existence for centuries. One such argment that the believer must justify in order to maintain the possibility of God's existence is the problem of evil. In his essay, "The Problem of Evil," by ...
- 8472: Peter The Great 2
- Towards the end of the seventeenth century Russia differed very little from what it had been at the end of the fifteenth. During the reign of Peter the Great Russia's desire for change and a quest for progress was reaching levels comparable to those of Europe. Peter the Great is associated with the movement of Russia from the Medieval world to the Age of Enlightenment ... as an autocratic tyrant. Scholars ask if Peter the Great did indeed open the 'Window to the West,' ans if so what kind of window, and what aspects of the West? The interpretation of Russia's past remains a subject of debate among historians. Image and accomplishments of Peter the Great with each generation produce different attitudes. What views are put forward by Peter's contemporaries and modern historians? How did advocates and opposition portray the reign of Peter the Great? These are important questions to ask in an explanation on how Peter the Great was seen in the ...
- 8473: From Legend To Science The Health Benefits Of Tea
- From Legend to Science: the Health Benefits of Tea Throughout the world, tea and coffee rival each other as mankind's most popular brewed beverages. For thousands of years, however, tea has had one great advantage over coffee: it is believed to have a wide range of medicinal properties. In his book, Tea in China, John ... taste, and this has been true, since tea made its first appearance in ancient China more than two thousand years ago. No one is sure where and when tea was first brewed; stories about tea's origins are more myth than reality. One story tells that a legendary Chinese leader and medical expert, Sheng Nong, discovered tea as a medicinal herb in 2737 B.C. One day while he was boiling water under a tea tree, some tea leaves fell into Sheng's pot of boiling water. After drinking some tea, he discovered its miraculous powers and immediately placed tea on his list of medicinal herbs. John Blofeld, in Chinese Art of Tea, writes that ˇ§it can ...
- 8474: Chopin And Ravel
- Chopinˇ¦s Ballade is described as a story ˇ§carried forward by its own momentum, leaping ahead or lingering over some details but never backtracking.ˇ¨ While Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso is a wild Spanish dance filled with leaps, twirls and excitement. Frederic Chopin (1810 ˇV 1849) and Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), while exhibiting considerable differences in their works, are ranked as two ... Romantic Period in his compositional style, whilst Ravel, however, writing in the twentieth century, reverted to the Classical styles on occasions to gratify his own fascinations. Through the comparison of the musical elements of Chopinˇ¦s Ballade in G minor, Op23 and Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, it becomes evident that Chopinˇ¦s work remained within the framework of the Romantic style while Ravel pursued a course which ...
- 8475: William Shakespeare's Life
- William Shakespeare's Life William Shakespeare was a supreme English poet and playwright, universally recognized as the greatest of all the dramatists. A complete, authoritative account of Shakespeare's life is lacking; much supposition surrounds relatively few facts. His day of birth is traditionally held on April 23, and he was baptized on April 24, 1564. He was the third of eight children, and was the eldest son of John Shakespeare. He was probably educated in a local grammar school. As the eldest son, Shakespeare would of taken over his father's business, but according to one account, he became a butcher because of reverses in his father's financial situation. According to another account, he became a school master. That Shakespeare was allowed considerable leisure ...
- 8476: Oliver Cromwell
- ... 1658 during the republican Commonwealth. As a general on the parliamentary side of the English Civil War vs. Charles I, Cromwell helped bring about the overthrow of the Stuart monarchy, and he raised his country's status to that of a leading European power since the death of Queen Elizabeth I. Being a man with strong character made him one of the most remarkable rulers in modern European history. Although he was a convinced Calvinist he believed deeply in the value of religious toleration. Cromwell's victories at home and abroad helped to vitalize a Puritan attitude of mind, in Great Britain and in North America, which has continued to influence political and social life until recent times. (Gaunt, 1996) Cromwell, the only son of Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth Steward was born in Huntingdon, England in 1599. His father, who was active in local affairs, had been a member of one of Queen Elizabeth's parliaments. Robert Cromwell died when his son was 18, but his widow lived to the age of 89. Oliver went to the local grammar school and then for a year attended Sidney Sussex College, ...
- 8477: Hamlet Character Analysis For
- Hamlet s Character 1In the original version of the famous play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the character Hamlet, Prince of Denmark son of the late King Hamlet and nephew of the present king, is a melancholy ... such as depression and anger, in both movie versions of the play. He is a very emotional character throughout all of the different productions. It is his stage of emotion that notably alters from Shakespeare s version, to Zefferilli s version, and to Branagh s version, and these distinct stages of emotion constitute incontestable physical responses towards other characters in the play. In Shakespeare s version, in the beginning of the story, Hamlet s ...
- 8478: The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass
- The Life and Work of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass's writings reflected many American views that were influenced by national division. Douglass was a very successful abolitionist who changed America's views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. Douglass was born a slave in 1817, in Maryland. He educated himself and became determined to escape the atrocities of slavery. Douglass attempted to escape slavery once, but failed. He later made a successful escape in 1838. His fleeing brought him to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Douglass's abolitionist career began at an antislavery convention at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Here, he showed himself to be a great speaker. Douglass became involved with many important abolitionist causes, both through his literary works, and also ...
- 8479: Euthanasia
- ... to continue with the existing treatment, as advocated by the medical community, or discontinue treatment at the request of the patients’ guardians. The courts considered several factors in making a determination: What are the state’s interests in terms of human life? When does the patient’s right to refuse treatment override the state’s interest? What does the right to refuse treatment entail, and is it included in the patient’s right to privacy? Do a patient’s guardians have the right to refuse treatment on behalf of ...
- 8480: Chopin And Ravel
- Chopinˇ¦s Ballade is described as a story ˇ§carried forward by its own momentum, leaping ahead or lingering over some details but never backtracking.ˇ¨ While Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso is a wild Spanish dance filled with leaps, twirls and excitement. Frederic Chopin (1810 ˇV 1849) and Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), while exhibiting considerable differences in their works, are ranked as two ... Romantic Period in his compositional style, whilst Ravel, however, writing in the twentieth century, reverted to the Classical styles on occasions to gratify his own fascinations. Through the comparison of the musical elements of Chopinˇ¦s Ballade in G minor, Op23 and Ravelˇ¦s Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, it becomes evident that Chopinˇ¦s work remained within the framework of the Romantic style while Ravel pursued a course which ...
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