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- 3041: A Separate Peace
- ... obsessively against their imaginary enemy. They develop a particular frame of mind in order to allay the fear that arises while facing their nonexistent enemy. In the novel, the protagonist, Gene, tries to fight a war with his best friend, Finny, not realizing that the enemy he sees is not Finny but is his own insecurity. At the beginning Gene believes that Finny is actually his enemy who is trying to ... people to find his own value. Gene also realize that wars-both the wars there at Devon, such as between him and his imaginary rival, Finny; and the wars fought at other places, such as World War II-are caused "by something ignorant in the human heart." Gene feels "only Phineas never was afraid, only Phineas never hated anyone. Other people experienced this fearful shock somewhere." This ignorance in the human ...
- 3042: Descartes Meditations
- Descartes Meditations is a discussion of metaphysics, or what is really real. In these writings, he ultimately hopes to achieve absolute certainty about the nature of everything including God, the physical world, and himself. It is only with a clear and distinct knowledge of such things that he can then begin understand his true reality. In order to acquire absolutely certainty, Descartes must first lay a complete ... intellect considerably, leading to his assimilation of wisdom and virtue. It also follows that evil is a product of a limited intellect, so it is us, not God, that is responsible for evil in the world. Another possible solution to the 'problem of evil' is the theory that our world or reality is the most perfect of all possible worlds, therefore God cannot intervene without making things worse. There exists some reasonable conjecture dealing with these solutions. One is that many modern philosophers, scientists, ...
- 3043: Beowulf and Jesus: Sacrifice and Inspiration
- ... sins. Beowulf’s first action toward saving others was traveling across the ocean to save the Danish people from the monster that plagued their region. Beowulf was "greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world" (Raffel 23). He realized he was the only person who could go on this journey, especially "when help was needed"(Raffel 117). Help was needed, and Beowulf came to the rescue by physically saving the ... for what he deemed the worthiest of causes. Just as Jesus did for mankind, He preaches that "the man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life"(John 12:25-26). Beowulf did not deserve to die "he never did deserve an end like this, dying miserable and alone"(Raffel 43). Beowulf knew it was his ... are inspired by their example. Beowulf was a triumphant fighter and an inspiring leader to his warriors. Battle was an important component of Anglo-Saxon life; fighters were considered powerful. His desires to rid the world of evil inspired those men to travel across the sea far away from their homes to help restore righteousness. Beowulf and Christ shared the gift of inspiration. Everyday people think of Jesus and try ...
- 3044: Alexander Hamilton
- ... chain. Under his bosses tutoring he learned quickly learned about global finance. The port of St. Croix was where Hamilton worked most of the time. In his early life he got a picture of the world from there. He saw the worst side of the world too. St. Croix had a major slave trade economy. Hamilton left there with a great hatred for slavery. While Cruger exposed Hamilton to the financial world a priest by the name of Hugh Knox advised Hamilton on the spiritual world. Hamilton came to know Knox shortly after his mother had died. Knox had a great part in the life of ...
- 3045: Heart of Darkness: Different Centers of Darkness
- ... the lures of man’s primal, animalistic nature, as the reason for colonial Kurtz’s shedding of civilization. However, it is the nebulous role of the American army in Vietnam, and the horrible attributes of war, that drive Col. Kurtz into a dark realization that war cannot be fought successfully, if one does not come to terms with the “horror and moral terror.” He disclosed the notion of civilization from war, thus becoming a ruthless, yet effective fighting machine. Nevertheless, it is this venture into gloom that ends up destroying Col. Kurtz. Finally, Dorall mentions that most critics see The Heart of Darkness as a ...
- 3046: Unique Cultures of The World
- Unique Cultures of The World Regions throughout the world have developed unique cultures. Aspects of these ways of life vary tremendously. This indisputable fact can be proven by simply studying one of these aspects. Cuisine, the cuisine of China in particular, is the aspect ... this region’s people use mutton and lamb more than in other regions. Without a doubt, the one dish that has escaped from Peking’s borders and captured the imagination of people through out the world is Peking duck. In fact, the ducks for this meal are often raised and fattened especially for the meal. On the eastern side of China is Shanghai, which covers the area of the Kiangsu, ...
- 3047: A Separate Peace: An Analysis
- ... it could be official. Finney wanted no part of it. He knew he broke the record. That's all that mattered. He proved his accomplishment. What an insane way to act. I would want the world to know of my great accomplishment. I believe this made Gene crazy. That is was so easy for Finney to decide to break the swim record and not really care. Personally this was hard for ... needs the maturity of an adult to fully understand. Personally I am not sure of the exact intents of the scene. It just seems that Gene is continually struggling with himself. Then there is the war. The way Finney always ignored the fact that there really was a war in progress. This seems strange. Gene didn't really believe that the war was not real. However, it seemed easier to think of it through the eyes of Finney than to accept the reality ...
- 3048: Iliad
- ... men. They both display behavior that could be described as heroism. The first way in which Achilles, who fights for the Greeks, and Hector, who fights for the Trojans, act differently is how they approach war and the inevitable violence and death that accompany it. Although Achilles knows that he is fated to be killed in battle, when his faithful and devoted friend Patroclus is mercilessly and dishonorably cut down in combat, he puts aside his pride and chooses to temporarily forget about his previous feuds with Agamemnon that have, up until now, prevented him from participating in the war. He joins the fighting with a deadly and vengeful mindset that will likely play a major factor in the outcome of the war. Today, this lust for revenge might be considered a glaring character flaw. However, this passion for retribution undoubtedly conforms to the heroic code of Greek society. Meanwhile, Hector is full of indecision and reluctance ...
- 3049: The World Without Cars
- The invention of the automobile in the early 1900's was one of the many great inventions during that time. Cars have enabled our nation to grow and develop. Life without cars would cause the world to be a completly different place. The loss of cars would affect transportation, the economy, health, cultural development and the environment. Transportation would greatly be affected if we did not have cars. Especially in America ... as big of a threat to skin cancer due to the loss of the o-zone by polution from our cars. This polution also affects our water. In conclusion, the loss of automobiles in the world today would greatly affect the world. Many bad things would result from this such as transportation, the economy, cultural development and health. Although, not having cars would be hard, it would be very good for our environment.
- 3050: Adam Smith
- ... bias: he strongly disapproved of excessive regulation of colonial trade by parent countries. But his analysis is rich with insight and remarkably dispassionate in its argument. Adam Smith recognized that the discovery of the New World not only brought wealth and prosperity to the Old World, but that it also marked a divide in the history of mankind. The passage that follows is the work of this economic theorist who discusses problems in a language readily understandable by everyone. Adam Smith ... opulence," and it was then, in his middle or late 20s, that he first expounded the economic philosophy of "the obvious and simple system of natural liberty" which he was later to proclaim to the world in his Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. About 1750 he met David Hume, who became one of the closest of his many friends. In 1751 Smith was appointed ...
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