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- 2901: Candide
- Voltaire’s Candide Optimism vs. Reality Thesis: The story of Candide deals with irrational ideas taught to Candide about being optimistic, versus reality as seen by the rest of the world. I. Optimism – Overwhelming theme A. Candide learns optimism B. Pangloss as a very hopeful character C. Twist in the themes of the story II. Contrast within the Story A. Martin as a pessimist B. Effects ... jokes and witticism, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life. The story deals with irrational ideas as taught to Candide about being optimistic, versus reality as seen by the rest of the world. The overwhelming theme that is presented throughout the story is optimism. Out of every unfortunate situation in the story, Candide, the main character, is advised by his philosopher-teacher that everything in the world happens for the best, because "Private misfortunes contribute to the general good, so that the more private misfortunes there are, the more we find that all is well" (Voltaire 16). Pangloss, the philosopher, states ...
- 2902: Liberty in the Gospel: Galations 5:1-12
- ... a number of myths about Christianity, with the result that they never respond to Jesus as He really is. The myth that Christianity stifles personal freedom. That is a major myth in today's pagan world. A myth that is keeping plenty of lost people from knowing the fullness of life. The passage deals with circumcision and uncircumcision. This was a major sign in those times of being clean and unclean ... by their physical appearance. The immediate context of the passage shows how Paul was zoning in on the freedom of the believer verses the freedom of the unbeliever. Freedom is the prevailing cry of the world today, the overwhelming concept of so many people and nations. Yet even though scripture specifically speaks on the liberty that Christ presents here in verses 1-12, some people resist Christianity as itself an obstacle ... speaking circumcision refers to the removal of the male's foreskin. The Hebrews circumcised infants and a sign of their responsibility to server God as His special holy people in the midst of this unclean world. God instructed Abraham to circumcise every male child in his household, including servants, (Gen. 17:11) as a visible physical sign of a covenant between the Lord and His people. The Hebrew people came ...
- 2903: Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen
- ... I, money was denied from the Prussian legislature for military expenditures. Though, at first, Bismarck's policies were not well received by Parliament, public opinion began to favor his side in 1864. Bismarck knew that war would be necessary to achieve German unification and so he began to plan accordingly. In 1864, Christian IX of Denmark tired to seize the border territories of Schleswig-Holstein. Prussia and Austria joined forces verses ... the Gastein Convention. At this time he also submitted a plan for German unification to the German Diet. This plan excluded Austria (klein-deutsch). As a result of this, Austria and other German states declared war on Prussia, beginning what is now known as the Seven Weeks War. Austria and its allies were quickly defeated, and Bismarck incorporated Schleswig-Holstein, Hannover, and some other territories into Prussia. However, Austria was treated kindly in the peace settlement. In 1866, the old German Confederation ...
- 2904: War Of The Worlds: Human Survival
- ... rays, destroying towns and cities will anyone survive against the overwhelming odds? What were the Martians doing here? This could not have been a friendly visit, so what were their intentions? In H.G. Wells War of the Worlds the humans’ instinct to survive overcomes threats to their existence. When faced with the unknown the human instinct for survival gives us only two options, fight or flight. When the unknown plumes ... 117) because of the lack of food or water or they were shot by someone trying to find food and shelter. Family members did not know of the death of their loved ones until the war was over. Unfortunately many humans had to suffer with the losses and some could not live with that and they ended their lives by their own hand. Many people homes were destroyed, and their possessions were lost forever. Most people were happy enough, just to have survived. As always humans fear the unknown, and what we can not control. Although the humans fought valiantly, they did not win the war. Many humans had survived the war only because they stayed hidden until the threat had passed. In this case it was the Martians that were killed by the naturally occurring red weed that was ...
- 2905: Brave New World: All Things are Relative
- Brave New World: All Things are Relative The dictionary defines civilized as "advanced in social customs, art, and science". The keyword here is social customs. A persons idea of what is civilized is relative to his culture. Through ... demeaning women to us but who are we to judge when the United States has had a long history of racial and ethnic discrimination and only now are we changing. The society in Brave New World has not lost their values but has simple changed their idea of what is right and wrong. After all, how much have we changed in the past 600 years. Six-hundred years ago in England, we killed people for conducting scientific experiments and believed this was against the teachings of the church. The society in Brave New World is a mirror to our own when we view the past. If a person from the present were to see the sacrifices and eating of the human flesh by the Aztec Indians, that person ...
- 2906: Ehrlich's Population Bomb
- ... and how these problems are directly or indirectly linked to overpopulation. Ehrlich explains situation using various examples of how mass starvation is inevitable if population continues to increase the way it is currently. In third world countries their food supplies are becoming increasingly scarce because of their increasing populations. In these third world countries the rich-poor gap is increasing creating the potential for large parts of the population to starve. Paraphrasing Ehrlich's ideas in chapter can be explained as; there is only so many resources and ... as population increases those resources will soon be depleted. Ehrlich uses historical population research to lead to the conclusion that in 90 years the population could be well over the earths carrying capacity. In third world countries where population control is rarely used population, pollution, and scarcity are becoming ever increasing problems. Roughly 40% of the population in third world countries are children 15 years or older. Ehrlich explains that ...
- 2907: A Demon Haunted World
- A Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Well I can certainly see why this book was rated with five stars. I found Sagan’s book, “A demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark” one of the most eye-opening books that I have read in a very long time. I must admit that when this book was first presented to me ... of these so-called ghosts are really just your imagination running wild. That was Sagan’s attitude in this book. I think that Sagan believes that science does do a lot of good for this world and for the lives of many, but still there are just some things that have no scientific way of being proved. Whether you believe it or not, if you can’t scientifically prove it ...
- 2908: Internet The Advantages And Disadvantages
- ... are faster and perform more functions. Cellular phones, now light and compact, were bulky just ten years ago. The most incredible invention, the Internet, is bringing infinite amount of information to your desktop. In the world of the of the Internet there exist a world blind to skin color and other physical appearances. The Internet while still young in age has grown rapidly, spreading to countries world wide and connecting 50 million users. With its popularity, it is incumbent upon our society to recognize how the Internet works and to be aware of its advantages as well as disadvantages. While seemingly ...
- 2909: Virtual Reality - What it is and How it Works
- ... the illusion of reality with a piece of machinery known as the computer. This is done with several computer-user interfaces used to simulate the senses. Among these, are stereoscopic glasses to make the simulated world look real, a 3D auditory display to give depth to sound, sensor lined gloves to simulate tactile feedback, and head-trackers to follow the orientation of the head. Since the technology is fairly young, these ... in real life, people rely mainly on vision to get places and do things. The eyes are approximately 6.5 centimeters apart, and allow you to have a full-colour, three-dimensional view of the world. Stereoscopy, in itself, is not a very new idea, but the new twist is trying to generate completely new images in real-time. In 1933, Sir Charles Wheatstone invented the first stereoscope with the same ... main types of feedback that are being researched are that of force- reflection feedback and tactile feedback. Force feedback devices exert a force against the user when they try to push something in a virtual world that is 'heavy'. Tactile feedback is the sensation of feeling an object such as the texture of sandpaper. Both are equally important in the development of VR. Currently, the most successful development in force- ...
- 2910: Fahrenheit 451: A Censored and Structured World
- Fahrenheit 451: A Censored and Structured World Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 forces us to envision a world that is so structured and censored fireman exist not to fight fires ,for all buildings are fireproof, but instead to burn books. Fahrenheit 451 is a horrific account of what could happen in an all ... did not want to think, so they didn't. As frightful as it may seem this book is all too real. If mankind is not careful about how much "political correctness" affects our lives our world could end up identical to the world portrayed in Fahrenheit 451.
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