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  • Thoughts on Nature

    Thoughts on Nature

    The study of human nature has experienced much philosophical thought throughout the Modern Age. While many modern thinkers have developed unique ideas about man in the state of nature, none are more influential than the theories of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In this essay, I am primarily concerned with defining what philosophical theory is more plausible in today’s society. Is human nature, just an environment of man against man; full of competiveness and violence,

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Top
  • Becoming President: Natural-Born Citizens only or All Citizens?

    Becoming President: Natural-Born Citizens only or All Citizens?

    Becoming President: Natural-Born Citizens Only or All Citizens? Article II, Section I of the Constitution states, "No person except a natural-born citizen, or citizen of the United States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of president." This means, according to the 2000 census, that roughly ten percent of the population of Americans are ineligible to run for president, as they are naturalized citizens, not natural-born. This

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    Essay Length: 1,320 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Nature Vs. Nurture: The American Pit Bull Terrier

    Nature Vs. Nurture: The American Pit Bull Terrier

    Wheeler 1 Erica Wheeler Dr. Jones ENC 1101 29 September 2007 Nature vs. Nurture: The American Pit Bull Terrier Imagine you have a three year old little girl who loves to play out in the front yard. One day she is outside playing in her sandbox and she, like all little girls, lets out a squeal. All of a sudden the neighbors' dog hears it, runs as fast as he can and jumps over your

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Contradictory Nature of Soft Determinism

    The Contradictory Nature of Soft Determinism

    The Contradictory Nature of Soft Determinism I. Introduction "There is a continuum between free and unfree, with many or most acts lying somewhere in between." (Abel, 322) This statement is a good summation of how Nancy Holmstrom's view of free will allows for degrees of freedom depending on the agent's control over the situation. Holmstrom's main purpose in her Firming Up Soft Determinism essay was to show that people can have control over the source

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: regina
  • Nature Vs Nurture

    Nature Vs Nurture

    Oliver Konteh Perspectives on Human Nature Prof. Kurt Frey Nature vs Nurture For the past five weeks we have studied three different but influential people in our perspective on human nature class. They are Freud, Plato and Tzu. The main discussion between all of them is nature versus nurture. I will discuss the difference between nature and nurture and then I'll apply to each of these philosophers and how they react to it. When looked

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Edward
  • Nature Versus Nurture

    Nature Versus Nurture

    We all live in different worlds. Nobody can claim that their life has been the same as yours. You might be wealthy or poor, a megastar, or an anonymous face in a city of millions. You may have an older brother, be an only child, have mixed race parents, live on the sunny side of the street…or in an igloo. Your genes make you unique, but so does your life. It is different from every

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • Naturalism

    Naturalism

    Naturalism Naturalism depicted the universe as cold and heartless, and person's fate is determined by heredity, society and natural forces. Naturalism focused on poverty, cruelty, and war. A major idea of naturalism was that humans could disappear and it would have no effect on the universe because we are obsolete. Naturalism focuses on the negative side of things, usually with little or no humor. Jack London, author of "To Build a Fire", was just one

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Monika
  • Perceptions

    Perceptions

    Research today is often charged with providing evidence to underpin decision-making that influences policy development, healthcare practice or simply furthering our understanding of society. As researchers, we are thus called to focus our efforts on exploring the different social contexts experienced by individuals, communities and organisations. This requires us to perfect our understanding of issues by considering a variety of opinions, viewpoints or perspectives in specific contexts. It means moving research away from a 'simulated

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: David
  • Using Endgame and Top Girls as Your Starting Point, Examine the Ways in Which Departures from Theatrical Naturalism Are Used to Develop the Main Themes of These Plays.

    Using Endgame and Top Girls as Your Starting Point, Examine the Ways in Which Departures from Theatrical Naturalism Are Used to Develop the Main Themes of These Plays.

    Theatrical naturalism refers to the act of using dramatic techniques to create the illusion of reality. A plays themes and key points can often be better portrayed through the unreal, certain themes perhaps benefiting from the flexibility a lack of reality allows. Two such examples can be seen in Thomas Beckett’s Endgame and Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls where both play writes exploit departures from reality to better develop or in some cases allow the existence

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Nature Accounts for Behavioral Differences Between Males and Females

    Nature Accounts for Behavioral Differences Between Males and Females

    Men and women behave in completely different ways. Men are often scrutinized for being too aggressive, violent and only wanting sex. Women, on the other hand, are often criticized for being too bossy, fussy and only wanting commitment in a relationship. The differences in the way males and females behave can be accounted for through both nature and nurture aspects. In regard to behavior, men and women are expected to play standard roles in life.

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Prospero Constructs the Tempest Hierarchy and Returns Affairs to a “natural” State

    Prospero Constructs the Tempest Hierarchy and Returns Affairs to a “natural” State

    The Tempest raises many questions regarding the formation of authority and power. Is hierarchy understood as natural or as constructed? Also, what are the consequences when authority is usurped? This paper will attempt to answer these questions in a succinct manner using textual references to solidify its arguments. As the play progresses, Prospero constructs the hierarchy in such a way as to return things to their “natural” state. Any type of usurpation, whether attempted

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Nature Vs Nurture Mario Puzo - Peter Cary

    Nature Vs Nurture Mario Puzo - Peter Cary

    Nature Vs. Nurture Mario Puzo’s, Omerta, reflects the theory of Thomas Hobbes In the state of nature, where the theory states, that in the state of nature“…no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”(The Modern Age: Ideas In Western Civilization, Page 37-30) In Peter Cary’s, True History of

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Edward
  • Nature’s Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics

    Nature’s Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics

    Nature’s Numbers: The Unreal Reality of Mathematics By: Ian Stewart The main purpose of this book is to show how many uncertain things that are involved in math. The chapters dive into the deeper meanings of what is meant by some of math’s most complicated questions. The chapters are entitled; The Natural Order, What Mathematics Is For, What Mathematics Is About, The Constants of Change, From Violins to Videos, Broken Symmetry, The Rhythm of Life,

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: July
  • Perception of Carver's Neighbors

    Perception of Carver's Neighbors

    Matt Casey Sarah Hauer English 1102 29 January 2008 Perception of Carver’s “Neighbors” In “Neighbors,” Raymond Carver gives a very ambiguous narrative viewpoint of the Stones’ lifestyle. At the beginning he describes them as, “always going out to dinner, or entertaining at home, or traveling about the country somewhere in connection with Jim’s work,” which emphasizes the idea that the Stones are somewhat of an “antonym” to the Millers (70). Also, the Stones “seemed” to

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mike
  • Audience Perception of the Stereotypical Black Image on Television

    Audience Perception of the Stereotypical Black Image on Television

    Audience Perception of the Stereotypical Black Image on Television In the introduction to the section on understanding social control in Race, Class, and Gender in the United States, Paula Rothenberg states “The most effective forms of social control are always invisible”(507). One of the most prevalent forms of invisible social control the creation and perpetuation of stereotypes. Studies have shown that stereotypes can become so ingrained in the minds of those exposed to them that

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Xml Description of Process Logic

    Xml Description of Process Logic

    Description of Process Logic XML can express, or model, many types of data structures, including structures that are similar to relational data, hierarchical data and loosely structured data. The use of XML as a support for the databases on the mentioned company’s web site to track shipment and orders is based on many factors, and the logic behind this markup language is substantial in the success of this implementation. XML is described mostly in terms

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Wave Nature of Light

    Wave Nature of Light

    Wave Nature of Light Objective: The purpose of this lab is to investigate interference, otherwise known as the diffraction of light. A beam of light acts a wave, and we are able to use equations so calculate the wavelength of the light used. The diffraction of a straight edge demonstrates that light waves bend around straight edges, allowing light to enter an area of shadow. When waves are superposed, they reinforce each other when crests

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Jack
  • How Have Psychological Theories Elucidated the Nature of Anxiety: With Particular Reference to Panic Disorder?

    How Have Psychological Theories Elucidated the Nature of Anxiety: With Particular Reference to Panic Disorder?

    How Have Psychological Theories Elucidated the Nature of Anxiety: With Particular Reference to Panic Disorder Everybody has had experience with anxiety. Indeed anxiety responses have been found in all species right down to the sea slug (Rapee, et al 1998). The concept of anxiety was for a long time bound up with the work of Sigmund Freud where it was more commonly known as neurosis. Freud’s concept of neuroses consisted of a number of conditions

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    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Max
  • Equality Is Naturally Impossible

    Equality Is Naturally Impossible

    Equality is naturally impossible. The politically-correct aim for equality between men and women is not achievable. It is absolutely impossible. To try to highlight this, notice that there is no equitable solution even to these two very simple questions: Should women have more votes than men? Is it not equality for men to be paid the same rates as women for doing the same jobs? The answer for both of these questions is, No! For

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Bred
  • How Does John Keats Feel About Nature?

    How Does John Keats Feel About Nature?

    How does Keats feel about nature? If you read through Keats’ work it is clear that he loves nature. As he is dying he feels like he is losing everything close to him, his girlfriend, his friends and nature. Nature has become his family and a large and significant part of his life; all Keats wants to do now is die without pain, “to cease upon the midnight with no pain.” He has accepted his

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Steve
  • The Paradox of Nature

    The Paradox of Nature

    “The Paradox of Nature” A painter whose best-known influence was that of the Romantic Movement, Caspar David Friedrich was well versed in many forms of art. While he had a formal art education, he did not begin his oil paintings until after the age of thirty. Two of his more famous works, he painted in 1818, The Wanderer above the Sea of Mist, and Chalk Cliffs on Rugen. Both of these paintings are typical of

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Bred
  • Human Nature

    Human Nature

    It ruins lives. It tears families apart. It is even called one of the seven deadly sins. Greed is defined as a selfish desire to obtain money, wealth, food, material possessions or any other entity more than one legitimately needs. A basic desire to increase wealth is generally considered acceptable in Western culture. When do we cross the line into greed? Is greed human nature? Are we nurturing a society to be greedy? Need

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    Submitted: January 16, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers

    Natural Born Killers” is one weird-ass movie. With the weird actors and funky camera movements. It’s unforgettable. A trip into the mind of two serial killers. The film is real good, but I think it might be even better if you were drunk. You might be a little used to everyone acting weird and all the psychedelic colors. But since I am not old enough to do that yet, I’ll just review as how I

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike
  • Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

    Nature Vs. Nurture Debate

    Nature vs. Nurture Debate There is an issue that has been conferred upon by philosophers in the past and still so by scientists today. This issue is whether heredity or environment plays a greater role in the determining or shaping of an individual's behavior. It is known as the nature versus nurture debate. Numerous generations before us have deliberated on the reasons behind the development of human behavior. There have been many theories formulated to

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Nature Vs Nurture

    Nature Vs Nurture

    Nature -VS- Nurture Nature versus Nurture is the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior and development. In this issue nature can be defined as, behaviors due to heredity. Which means behaviors are based on the genetic makeup of an individual and is an influence of the individuals' growth and development throughout life. On the other hand nurture are causes of behaviors that are environmental. Which means the influence is from,

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mike

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