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  • Ice Man

    Ice Man

    Super hero, nickname for jet fighter pilot in Tom Cruise classic, and 5000 year old corps found in a glacier; what do all three of these things have in common, there all called ice man. Unfortunately our paper is on the later of the three, but all the while a very intriguing topic. Dug out of a glacier in northern Italy more than a decade ago, the Ice man nicknamed Otzi, freezes, in all sense

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Janna
  • 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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    Essay Length: 743 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Top
  • On Free Choice of the Will - Would a Good God Let Bad Things Happen? Why Does Man Choose to Do Evil?

    On Free Choice of the Will - Would a Good God Let Bad Things Happen? Why Does Man Choose to Do Evil?

    On Free Choice of the Will By Saint Augustine Questions to be addressed: Would a good God let bad things happen? Why does man choose to do evil? For many people, nothing drives them away from Religion like pushy, preachy people. I don't feel that I am knowledgeable enough to argue many points when it comes to religion. I'm actually not a huge fan of organized religion myself. Like most things, it has its good

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    Essay Length: 2,181 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Yan
  • Leonardo Da Vinci - Renaissance Man

    Leonardo Da Vinci - Renaissance Man

    There are not many men in the history of the world that have inspired, influenced and revolutionized the modern world as Leonardo da Vinci has. His works in Arts, Science, Engineering and many others has influenced many people in their respective fields. His works in Engineering such as the designing of a machine that can fly has gone on to influence the Wright brothers who invented the airplane. His research in Anatomy and other biological

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Max
  • A Good Man Is Hard to Find

    A Good Man Is Hard to Find

    Story Outline A Good man is Hard to Find” focuses on Christianity being filled with sin and punishment, good and evil, belief and unbelief. Title: A Good Man is Hard to Find Author: Flannery O’ Connor Setting: Characters: The grandmother; is not godly, prayerful, or trustworthy but she is a troublesome character. She raised her children without spirutuality, because she is not a believer, she is Godless. The Misfit; is the epitome of the Godless

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

    This book takes place in the past and is about an old man that loves fishing in the Gulf Stream. The old man was a thin with deep wrinkles in the back of his neck and had scars on his hands from handling the fishing rope. He taught this young boy how to fish and the boy loved him. He even brought him fishing many times. But the past 84 days the old man had

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    Essay Length: 675 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Jack
  • A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons

    A Man for All Seasons I believe Mr. Lobell assigned this movie/book to show us how early government operated, as with the ruling of King Henry VIII. And to open our minds to how questionable and twisted our government really possibly is. As well as how far the government will go to control almost our every move, and beliefs. An example from the movie would be how all of the people's thoughts and minds had

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    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Material Definitions of a Non-Materialistic Man

    Material Definitions of a Non-Materialistic Man

    Material Definitions of a Non-Materialistic Man Many people, including Joan Kron, author of the essay entitled “The Semiotics of Home Dйcor,” believe that every object that a human being possesses can say something about its owner, whether outright or personally. She states that objects can have various different values to their owners, such as links to their past, security or perhaps personal comfort, and are possessed and used for various reasons, such as ways to

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    Submitted: January 7, 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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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Mike
  • Is Man Molded by Society, or Does Society Mold Man?

    Is Man Molded by Society, or Does Society Mold Man?

    Is Man Molded by Society, or Does Society Mold Man? Through Literature, the author is often able to express his or her views about society. During the Gothic era in which Mary Shelley’s wrote her classic novel, Frankenstein, many were fascinated by the unknown and scientific discoveries. She incorporates this, as well as her knowledge of various philosophers to create a novel that upon completion has one questioning is Man molded by society, or rather

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Artur
  • 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
  • “a Man Can Be Destroyed but Not Defeated”

    “a Man Can Be Destroyed but Not Defeated”

    Written a century apart the two books, “Moby Dick”, by Herman Melville in 1851, and “The old man and the sea”, by Ernest Hemingway in 1952, create worlds that are based on similar themes, which share motifs and teach lessons of life. “Moby Dick” is a novel that places its action on the sea and involves the work of whale hunters. The author creates a macrocosm- the sea and a microcosm the ship “Pequod” where

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    Essay Length: 575 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Steve
  • 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
  • Function of Setting in Man of La Mancha

    Function of Setting in Man of La Mancha

    Setting, Good or Bad in Man of La Mancha? The setting of a book or play plays a very important role as to whether a book succeeds or fails to catch the attention of the reading public. The setting in Man of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes played an important role in catching the imagination and attention of the reader. The book had three specific functions that allowed the reader to become closer to

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Anna
  • Response to ’’the New White Man’s Burden’’

    Response to ’’the New White Man’s Burden’’

    Response to The New White Man's Burden In the article "The New White Man's Burden," Anthony Arnove talks about the parallels between the United States reason for the current war in Iraq and the United States occupation of the Philippines in 1898. The author draws theses parallels because he wants the reader to see for themselves how similar the experience in Iraq was played out to how the experience in the Philippines was played out.

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Analysis of Centaur Abducting Woman with Fallen Lapith Man

    Analysis of Centaur Abducting Woman with Fallen Lapith Man

    Perhaps the most interesting period in Greek sculpture is the Classical period. During this glorious period of unbelievable craftsmanship, numerous pieces celebrated the Greek's infatuation with fable and war. The sculpture, nicely titled Centaur Abducting Lapith Woman and Fallen Lapith Man, is a wonderful symbol of the artistic period and image of war. Sculpted somewhere around 447-438 B.C., the sculpture was carved out of solid marble to produce a beautiful, and yet horrifying scene from

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Wendy
  • 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
  • The Grizzly Man

    The Grizzly Man

    “The Grizzly Man” The film “The Grizzly Man” is not about a man living with or studying bears. It is a personal journey that one human being takes to discover and confront him. Who Timothy Treadwell really is, was and still is a mystery. However, because of this movie we get an idea whether or not we would like him personally. It seems to me as if he himself was not quite sure of who

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Analysis of "a Good Man Is Hard to Find"

    Analysis of "a Good Man Is Hard to Find"

    Erica Lynch October 24, 2005 English 113(03) Research Project #1 “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” Flannery O’Connor Jackson Jeen Alves. “Good Man”. Racism Examples. Retrieved 20 October 2005. Summary In this short story “A Good Man Is A Hard to Find” there is a lot of racism going on in it. The grandmother is racist because she is a Southern white old woman who does not like as she called them “Negros.” The

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Steve
  • 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
  • The Surroundings of Man

    The Surroundings of Man

    Lisa Trask Mr. Bronner Advanced Sophomore English 1 November 1999 The Surroundings of Man Is man really born with a evil persona or a persona that is worthy as an angel or is man born naked for a reason because he has nothing to bring to this world but himself? A person is not innately any characteristic, he was brought to the world from love and must choose to love or not. Mother Theresa explains

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Man Who Invented Video Games

    Man Who Invented Video Games

    The man who invented video games is Ralph H. Baer. Ralph Baer was born in 1922 southwest Germany. In 1938 he left Germany for U.S. with his family. In 1940 he graduated at National Radio Institute as a radio service technician. In the 1940’s he ran three radio service stores in NY City, he serviced all types of home and auto radios, early FM radios and TV Sets and built PA systems. In the

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • The Death of a Man

    The Death of a Man

    The Death of a Man Being an orderly at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital was a fun job that required a strong heart. The hospital was a great place for me to experience the beauty of life and the unwanted death of humans. Throughout my year of employment at the Community Hospital, I was able to enjoy my work by interacting with many kinds of interesting patients. Without the hospital, I would have never imagined to be

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mike
  • 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