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Transcendentalism In Dead Poets Society
673 words
Transcendentalism emerged as a philosophical and
literary movement during the nineteenth century
which focused on intuition and the individual
conscience. Established by the German philosopher,
Immanuel Kant, Transcendentalism gained support
from writers such as Emmerson Thoreau, and Fuller.
These supporters believed that fundamental truths
are known to the heart and therefor cannot be
grasped by the senses. As applied to modern times,
the movie Dead Poets Society depicts the
Transcendental trut...
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Love Of Nature First Stage
1,418 words
William Wordsworth is a revered romantic poet who
believed that the meaning of romanticism is best
illustrated when using everyday life events and
familiar speech. Wordsworth's explicit love of
nature and mastery of the language allowed him to
bring such emotion and power into each poem
without the use of sophisticated words, which he
believes takes away the effect of what is trying
to be said. His intentions were such that any man
capable of reading, well educated or not, could
feel these emoti...
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Noble Eightfold Path Law Of Karma
1,241 words
Buddhism is one of the major religions of the
world and has been for almost 2, 500 years,
although it does not always appear to be a typical
religion. It differs from other religions in that
Buddhism is not based on the belief in a divine
power, such as Christianity or Islam. Buddhism is
more a way of life and a learning process than a
set of divine commands. This essay will define,
describe, and analyze the ethics of the Buddhist
religion. It will present the reader with the
basic principles an...
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Peace And Good Private Conduct War
1,184 words
Address before the Men's Club of the Prospect
Street Congregational Church, Cambridge, Mass. ,
June 7, 1898. There are moments in every man's
life, in the life of every nation, when, under the
excitement of passion, the simple truths which in
common times are the foundation upon which the
right order and conduct of life depend are apt to
be forgotten and disregarded. I shall venture
tonight to recall to you some of these commonplace
truths, which in these days of war need more than
ever to be ke...
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Myths Of World View
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MYTHS OF THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC WORLD VIEW A MYTH
IS a traditional story that offers an explanation
of some fact or phenomenon. Myths are neither
wholly true nor wholly untrue. They may have been
more true in the past than now, but people act as
if they are still true, even when they no longer
really believe in them. Some modem usages of the
word have connotations that suggest that myths are
irrelevant or wrong, but this is not necessarily
so. Myths are of considerable importance to
people, and ...
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Method Of Doubt Existence Of God
1,110 words
The existence of God has been a question since the
idea of God was conceived Descartes tries to prove
God's existence, and to show that there is without
a doubt something external to ones own existence.
He is looking for a definite certainty, a
foundation for which he can base all of his
beliefs and know that they are true. Descartes'
overall project is to find a definite certainty on
which he can base all his knowledge and beliefs.
Descartes attacks the principles that support
everything he bel...
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Teenage Pregnancy Mother Dies
937 words
Frans mother is dying of cancer but she has lived
a more full and satisfying life that her daughter
although it had been a sad one. Frans mother had,
of course, been married and at one time been
devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She had
endured a difficult marriage since her husband was
rigid, inflexible and unforgiving. (p. 6) She
probably put up with such a nasty man for the sake
of her daughter Fran. She did experience the joy
of motherhood and the trials and tribulations of
parenthood whil...
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Prison Guards Death Row
466 words
William Faulkner said that "The best literature is
about the old universal truths, such as love,
honor, pride, compassion, and sacrifice. " This
means that long standing truths contain ideas that
appeal to people and also create a sense of
feeling for the particular characters in the
novel. I agree with Faulkner's statement because
many books that I have read have contained the
elements he named. This statement is true of the
book I read, The Green Mile by Stephen King,
because this novel has mu...
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Soul And Body Transcendental Experience
1,234 words
Through his poetry, Whitman's "Song of Myself"
makes the soul sensual and makes divine the flesh.
In Whitman's time, the dichotomy between the soul
and the body had been clearly defined by centuries
of Western philosophy and theology. Today, the
goodness of the soul and the badness of the flesh
still remain a significant notion in contemporary
thought. Even Whitman's literary predecessor,
Emerson, chose to distinctly differentiate the
soul from all nature. Whitman, however, chooses to
reevaluate...
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Image Of Women Sexual Immorality Pornography
828 words
Throughout history, society greatly esteemed
morals. What used to hold a place of respect by
many now appears ludicrous and pointless. Sexual
values, for example, manifests this recently
acquired, negative viewpoint. But attaining these
goals not only constitutes a positive achievement
for society, but also exemplifies what God asks of
us. In 1 Corinthians 4: 8, it says to "flee from
sexual immorality" because in our bodies dwells
the living God. Our societies' lackadaisical
attitude toward porn...
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Competition With One Religion And Science God
378 words
Religion and science have always been in direct
competition with one another. The ultimate goal of
science is to prove the in existence of God with
facts, while the existence in God is simply based
on belief and faith. While 95 % of the people
living on Earth believe in a superior being of
some sort, some might say that religion clouds the
minds of otherwise logical individuals and makes
it impossible for them to pursue the truth of the
Universe. Thus, the debate on which view is the
right one c...
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Sojourner Truth Equal Rights
1,301 words
According to many sources Aint I a Woman? is
Sojourner Truth's most recognized impromptu
speech. The speech was given at a womens rights
convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851. Frances Gage, a
feminist activist and author, recorded the event.
The speech was published more than twelve years
later in 1863. Frances Gage reported that Truth
encountered hissing and hostility as she began to
speak. Yet there is much debate and conflicting
reports on how she was received. According to
Carleton Mabee, Gage's...
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Theology In The Middle Ages
540 words
Who were some of the outstanding theologians of
the High Middle Ages and what were their ideas?
Why was theology so important in the Middle Ages?
For about the first 1000 years after the death of
Christ, paganism, propoganda and superstition were
popular beliefs. The thoughts of two theologians
of the time period, Peter Abelard and Thomas
Aquinas, would change this belief system forever.
Peter Abelard applied logic and reasoning in a
systematic fashion to church doctrines, and
greatly furthered ...
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Lp Also Pp Pp Also Pa Worlds
1,283 words
ter> Sam Vaknin's Psychology,
Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web
Sites Some things are logically
possible (LP). Others are physically possible (PP)
and yet others are Physically Actual (PA). The
things that are logically necessary (LN) are
excluded from this discussion because they
constitute a meta-level: they result from the true
theorems in the logical systems within which LP,
PP and PA reside. In other words: the LN are about
relationships between t...
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To Kill A Mockingbird Style
615 words
The stylistic elements that an author chooses are
instrumental in ensuring that the theme or tone
that he or she wishes to convey is in fact
conveyed to the reader. Harper Lee obviously
realizes this, for in the novel To Kill A
Mockingbird (Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird,
[New York: Warner, 1982 ] 278) she wisely selects
a distinctive style to relate the moving story of
a young child discovering harsh truths regarding
human nature The predominant stylistic element
Miss Lee uses is her diction...
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Greek Philosophers Human Beings
595 words
Human beings have all sorts of beliefs. The way in
which they arrive at them varies from reasoned
argument to blind faith. Some beliefs are based
from personal experience, others on education, and
others indoctrination. Many beliefs are no doubt
innate: we are born with as a result of
evolutionary factors. Some beliefs we feel we can
justify, others we hold because of gut feelings.
Obviously many of our beliefs are wrong, either
because they are incoherent, or because they
conflict with other be...
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Play Oedipus Rex Downfall
702 words
Dennis Terry Period Two English IV AP Through
Sophocles? use of foreshadowing in the play
Oedipus Rex, certain truths are revealed to the
reader, such as the fact that a lack of respect
for fate can eventually bring on a person? s
downfall, by driving them to delusion. Oedipus is
looked up to by all his kingdom at the opening of
the play, only to be thwarted by his own lack of
intelligence and more by his lack of faith than
even that. Oedipus, once the sanguine, yet
slightly overbearing ruler of...
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Eternal Truths Or Virtues Truths Or Virtues Laws
368 words
QUESTION: Define the origins of natural law and
the contributions of the following theorist.
PLATO? The idea that law should strive to reflect
certain universal, absolute, and eternal truths or
virtues. ? The Republic (famous treatise), Plato
portrayed an idealistic or utopian society
governed by philosopher-kings. ? His followers
believe in the existence of certain ideas that are
universally and eternally good, and w / which all
laws should be consistent. ? He believed that
humans could never f...
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Back In Time Final Cause
1,181 words
The Monadology attempts to define the ultimate
substance of the world. The first part of The
Monadology explains what a monad is, whereas, the
second part of The Monadology concentrates on
metaphysical principles. All that there is in the
universe consists of monads, which there are an
infinite number of them. A monad is a simple,
indivisible substance. It can also be thought of
as the true atom of nature, in brief, the elements
of things (Leibniz, 1714: 285). Whatever, is, was
and will be true ...
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True Or False False Statements
876 words
To make a statement on the ethical goodness or
badness about some action can be neither true nor
false due to the fact that this statement is
merely an opinion of mine and not actually based
on facts. This opinion is an extension of my
expression that this action performed is wrong. I
can express my opinion in many different ways such
as body language or speech but none of these will
make the opinion I have, or in this case the
statement I make, true or false. There are also
those statements in ...
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