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Andy Warhol Campbell Soup
1,371 wordsThe life and work of Andy Warhol has inspired many writers to tell of the artist's secrets in published writings. However, Carter Ratcliff accomplishes this feat in a unique fashion, profiling Warhol's work in Andy Warhol. A must-read for anybody interested in the origins of American Pop art, Ratcliff's book touches on all aspects of Warhol's work. Segmented chronologically, Ratcliff explains the influence and significance of select paintings, as well as sections devoted to Warhol's sketches, ph...
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Brave New World Field Of Medicine
1,097 wordsIn Brave New World, Aldous Huxley tries to convey the belief that every invention or improvement for the, so called, betterment of mankind is only an instrument for his ultimate destruction. 'We are, '; he said, 'on the horns of an ethical dilemma and to find the middle way will require all out intelligence and all out good will. '; This goes for all fields of life, medical, technical, social, etc. Not only in the book, but also in real life, one can see that this belief is evidently true. A fir...
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Fourteenth Century Black Death
526 wordsThe Black Death was a bacterium which was carried by flea infested rats. This disaster spread across Europe quite rapidly. Much accusation for the cause of the plague was pressed onto the Jewish community. The most common plague was the bubonic plague, although the pneumatic plague also existed. This disaster caused economic, social, political and cultural havoc. Approximately 50 % of the infested population died, which, was estimated between 19 to 38 million. During this occurrence 25 to 50 per...
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Macbeth Ordered Killed King
314 wordsMacbeth's meeting with the three witches is what first incites the disaster when they tell him that he is to be the Thane of Candor and King of Scotland. Macbeth is surprised by this news and wants to hear more. Macbeth writing to his wife about his encounter with the witches also proved to be a mistake because she became ambitious about Macbeth becoming king and she becoming queen. Macbeth had outside influences involved in the death of Duncan, but the other deaths in the play are caused only b...
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Socially Accepted Universal Law
805 wordsthat maxim which you can at the same time will to a universal law. In other words an act that should be followed only if people will follow it. If you jumped off a bridge, think if everyone would do the same and it would become socially accepted. It states an interesting point if you think many of todays and the past legislature was in fact developed this way. Toss the people an idea and see if they follow it through time changing it to better accommodate the people and the views at the time. Th...
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Comparison Of Marcus Garvey And David Duke
1,072 wordsRacial issues have always been debated and followed by many people throughout the history of America and will continue to be for a long time. Along with these debates come movements and with movements come leaders. Two well-known leaders of racially driven movements are Marcus Garvey and David Duke. Garvey was a black man looking to forward his fellow black man's financial state and living conditions, and he became a leader for his movement. Duke is a white man who feels that with all of the rac...
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Comparing Lisbon Earthquake And Auschwitz
1,000 wordsIn 1755, an earthquake measuring 9. 0 on the Richter scale occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, changing European history and philosophy. But how does one geologic event trigger a paradigm shift from naturalism to liberalism Naturalism unites with rationalism during the Age of Enlightenment, a philosophical movement during the 18 th century, which rejects traditional social, religious and political ideas with an emphasis on rationalism. People believe in a world, which follows logical rules, where reas...
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Afford To Buy Environmental Regulations
587 wordsEnvironmental Science - P 5 -IP Many people argue that environmental laws are too costly and cannot be always justified by the benefits they bring to the society. I cannot agree with this position I firmly believe that preserving the Planet is one of humanity's main tasks. We need to save as much as possible for the future generations and do our best in protecting the environment. In order to evaluate the costs of the environmental laws, it can be useful to apply the cost-benefit analysis. It is...
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The Women Of Colonial Latin America
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Alan Greenspan Crude Oil
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Nuclear Arms Race World War Ii
1,876 wordsDr. Strangelove vs. WWII The truth is bad enough - but nowhere near as bad as you probably think. The truth will do away with a lot of silly ideas, a lot of completely wrong notions, which millions of people now believe about the atomic bomb. These ideas could easily cause great panic. And right now the possibility of panic is one of the best weapons any enemy could use against us. " (Gerstell, How to Survive an Atomic Bomb, p. 1) The World War II has taken lives of millions of people. It produc...
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Post Cold War Sphere Of Influence
1,747 words... terms about the long-range future of the security system. Note succeeded Kennan at the PPS and it was his NSC 68 written in 1949, which became the blueprint for American grand strategy in the cold war. Its analysis of Soviet intentions and capabilities set the tone and framework, at the highest levels, for US relations with the Soviet Union. The US reaction to the perceived Soviet threat was to be one of containment. The notion of rolling back the gains of communism however, was never actual...
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Brave New World Field Of Medicine
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Candide Voltaire Thirty Six
1,221 wordsCandide A Contrast to Optimism- Francois Marie About de Voltaire was the French author of the novella Candide, also known as Optimism (Durant and Durant 724). In Candide, Voltaire sought to point out the fallacy of Gottfried William von Leibniz's theory of optimism and the hardships brought on by the resulting inaction toward the evils of the world. Voltaires use of satire, and its techniques of exaggeration and contrast highlight the evil and brutality of war and the world in general when men a...
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Cameron Titanic Authentic Historical
224 wordsHollywood director James Cameron? s 1997 film, Titanic, is the most authentic historical drama of the sinking of the R. M. S. Titanic in 1912. Researching countless journals of the survivors and examining images of the actual ship, Cameron realistically recreated the doomed passenger ship? s voyage and destruction on a grand scale. From the world-class china and the officers? outfits to the separation of classes onboard and historical dialogue, the story of Titanic was validated to the extreme. ...
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Gods And Goddesses Guilty Conscience
1,288 wordsMyth- Aliki, The Gods and Goddesses of Olympics History 106 - 05 Nov. 27, 1996 Eng. 265 - 01 Oct. 1, 1996 Prof Janice Antczak Myth- Aliki, The Gods and Goddesses of Olympics, Harper Collins Publishers, 1994. After reading The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus, my first reaction was that it was a wonderful and fascinating example of how Greek mythology explains the theories about life, death, and the wonders of nature. Although I enjoyed the book, I also wondered if it was a little too confusing to a...
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Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plants
719 wordsChernobyl and Three Mile Island Chernobyl and Three Mile Island bring visions of mushroom clouds, destruction, death. What do they have in common? They were both nuclear accidents. They bring up a serious question: Just how safe is nuclear energy? There are many viewpoints on the topic, but most are polluted with myths and ignorance. With the popularity of the prime-time cartoon The Simpsons, many people s view on the topic have been distorted. The father (Homer) is an under trained, high-school...
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Jon Krakauer Thin Air
802 wordsInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mr. Everest Disaster As a child, Jon Krakauer dreamed of climbing, but he never dreamed that this one climb would be a disaster. Krakauer was assigned by Outside Magazine to report on the commercial expeditions that were being conducted on Mount Everest in May 1996. Jon Krakauer, the narrator and author, describes a first hand account of this ill-fated journey. Krakauer, his guide, and a group of climbers set out to the top of Mt. Everest to see how wise ...
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Low Interest Rates Lower Interest Rates
791 wordsThe Canadian economy is a complicated and important issue for all Canadians because it affects everyone. It is also important for us to be informed about the economy in order to be better prepared and equipped to deal with the problems. The economic issue discussed in this essay concerns the current reductions in interest rates. Firstly, this essay will discuss the short term effects that are expected. And secondly, it will discuss the possible outcomes that may be caused by the low interest rat...
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Prince William Sound Exxon Valdez
262 wordsThe Exxon Valdez Oil Spill An Environmental Disaster? Presentation by Dr. Ed Gilfilan Dr. Gilfilan? s presentation was about the studies that he did after the spill of the Exxon Valdez. The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef and spilled 11, 000, 000 gallons oil into the Prince William Sound in Alaska. As the oil mixed with the water it turned into a thick mixture called? mousse? . This mixture came ashore on many of the islands, which was the major part why people saw this event as an awful ...
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