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The Call Of Jack London
1,107 wordsDuring a time when man had gold fever, and philosophical views plagued the minds of many, one man took these views and turned them into great outdoor adventures. John "Jack" Griffith London, a twentieth century author, wrote The Call of the Wild, other novels, and short stories that depict the philosophical views of the time and added adventure to them by using his own life experiences that carried thousands of men including himself to the Klondike in search of gold. In Winter 1876 San Francisco...
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Holden Salinger
862 wordsJ. D. Salinger? s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, should long be remembered as an American classic. Although some may not consider it one of the most eloquently written stories of its time, it certainly captures the reader? s attention. Salinger is able to incorporate philosophical views throughout the story in terms of Holden? s ethical code; at the same time, he keeps the reader entranced with radical turns of events and Holden? s character. As far as ethics is concerned, Holden has his fair sh...
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Greek Tragedies Ancient Greece
739 wordsOne of ancient Greece s tragic plays in entitled The Bacchae, written by Euripides. Many larger and deeper philosophical views are expressed in the play. The plot contains many speeches, and one might think at certain points that they would be the moral. The actual moral, however, is almost impossible to define. Euripides uses a style of writing that is heavy with surreal details that are not present in other Greek tragedies. On page 21, lines 506 - 7, the comment How do you live? What are you d...
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Pompey The Great Philosophical Views
1,459 wordsHIS LIFE. Cicero is credited with being the greatest of the Roman orators. He was born at Arpinum 106 BC, the same year which gave birth to Pompey the Great. His family was ancient, and of equestrian rank, but had never taken part in public affairs at Rome, though both his father and grandfather were persons of consideration in the part of Italy in which they resided. His father determined to educate his two sons, Marcus and Quintus, on an enlarged and liberal plan, and to fit them for the prosp...
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Philosophical Views Today
1,277 wordsMy own philosophy of education is rather difficult for me to explain. There are many parts of our educational system that I disagree with. The problem is that I see far too many problems, yet offer few answers. Today? s educational systems seem so trendy and political. It almost seems like we should not get comfortable with any one way of doing things because policies and procedures change so often. My own philosophy is one that many people have heard of, ? If it? s not broken, then don? t fix i...
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19 Th Century 18 Th Century
1,373 wordsThe Enlightment was the movement that spread and caused and influence in it s society. Romanticism, was wide spread in many different areas. Since the middle ages, had there been in artistic movement that made a big change. That changed was quickly traveled on to Germany and England and quickly spread through to the Western Hemisphere. The beginnings on the last decades in the 18 th century transformed poetry, novels, drama paintings, sculptures, all forms of concert music especially opera and b...
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Ultimate Reality Thomas Aquinas
238 wordsThere are many ways in which the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle have reached that of that of Saint Thomas Aquinas, due to the fact that Aristotle thought the world that we live in today is the ultimate reality. While Plato thought the world that we see every day is real but is not the ultimate reality. Thus Aristotle s views were closer to that of Aquinas s and had the greater impact. Aristotle s philosophy is more scientific and shows that the universe is like one gigantic organism that keep...
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