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- 10001: The Gothic Age
- ... in Italy and in Gaul, a great renewal of church buildings; each Christian community was driven by a spirit of rivalry to have a more glorious church than the others. It was as if the world had shaken itself, and casting off its old garments, had dressed itself again in every part in a white robe of churches. Raoul Glaber, Historia, c.1003 The Gothic Age (c. AD 1130-1530) marked ... noisiest of tourists up. One can only imagine the impact seeing such a place would have on a person who has never had the opportunity to see one of the great wonders of the modern world, such as a skyscraper. The name alone is enough to bring visions of grandeur, or Las Vegas, a place known for its flashy style and glitz. Just think what a person who has never seen ...
- 10002: One Is Born A Woman
- ... two sexes which is taken as a given in recent years has come under scrutiny. In the school of Social Constructionist thought the pervading idea is, all perceived relations between the individual and the external world are a product of the social milieu. Monique Wittig argues dogmatically this very ideal in her essay One Is Not Born A Woman. Wittig is a Material Feminist; consequently she analyzes the definition of what ... natural notion of woman, for that matter sex, and assert the categories of man and woman are social constructions. Conceptually and realistically she cannot do this, because to destroy matter is to destroy the physical world. What then would we be left with? In fairness she doesn't deny the existence of matter, rather she says we interpret what we see (ie..man/woman) as a product of social relations. Though ...
- 10003: Tortilla Curtain
- ... state. Don t be surprised, because this is only the beginning. We re under siege here-and there s going to be a backlash. (pg. 146) Jack acts like citizens are in some kind of war with illegal immigrants. With sentiments like this it is hard to deny that he has a bit of paranoia. It is very interesting that he says citizens are under siege from illegal immigrants. It seems ... those sheltered people who use immigrants as a scapegoat for the degradation of our society. Consider the fact that he doesn t even consider himself an immigrant. Besides which, the Jardines fought in the Revolutionary War- you could hardy call us immigrants. (pg. 102) That line just shouts out hypocrisy. This represents the types of reasoning I think a lot of people in America have. I am an immigrant, but I ...
- 10004: Dead Boy, By John Ransom
- ... people who did not ever meet or see the child but realize what kind of a tragedy this death was. Ransom makes a statement at the end of the first paragraph "Nor some of the world of outer dark, like me". This is a strong statement for the simple fact that this shows how much of the town, city, world is affected by one child's death. This next paragraph is by far the harshest. The voices are that of the town's people who say this child was helpless. His death was felt as ...
- 10005: What Are The Main Strengths and Weaknesses of The Rational Choice Approach To Religions Behavior?
- ... the potential for improvement decreases and the years left during which they can capitalise on that improvement decrease. Bruce suggests that socialisation with like-minded believers and how much of a satisfactory explanation of the world and our place in it is given is likey to increase plausibility over time and that there is no need for reference to economics. Iannaccone states that households peactice their beliefs more efficiently when husband ... one simple explanation for an individuals choice of religion as we are all so very diffeerent. Bruce argues that we cannot talk of religion as we do commodities. He states that people in the modern world are not consumerist and those who do change their religion hope for and normally form an enduring attachment closer to tradition than rationality. He argues that only in a thoroughly secular society would religion be ...
- 10006: "Gotti, Rise and Fall": A Book Review
- ... the next, he was a huge mafioso. Jon Gotti has always ben a name you have heard of when you think of the mafia. He was one of the beiggest mafioso's ever in the world. He has commited many murders expesially some in 1977. He was a very secretive man who "worked in the underworld", and was never afraid of anyone or anything, he would never show fear. Jon Gotti ... not only accused of assault but many other crimes including murder and drug dealing. It was not a tough decision for the jury who sentenced Jon Gotti to life in prison. This has shocked the world. I think that the authors were very good at describing the way Jon Gotti is. Their use of imagery and dialogue made it easy for me to see what kind of a person he really ...
- 10007: Gender Roles
- ... Mr. Richards, can I have the same baby again tonight, you know, the one that looks like me! That makes me feel so good inside, and there will be one less single mother in the world. Why it is so hard to communicate with someone of the opposite sex? Is it really the genetically make up, X and Y chromosomes, or is it that we really truly think differently? We really ... and the object of a mans desire. As corrupt as it sounds, entertainment media thrives on this and goes as far as they can to make sure they reach every young girl across the world. Look at the magazines aimed at young boys, there is a totally different theme being carried out. Most boys magazines are comic, sport, and action orientated. The message is totally different. They model they way ...
- 10008: To Kill A Mockingbird Essay
- ... hit em, but remember it s a sin to kill a mockingbird," he is referring to the notion the a mockingbird is a harmless creature and does nothing but sing and bring happiness to the world (Lee 90). Harper Lee takes the title for her novel from this passage because the imagery of a mockingbird is important to the characters of both Arthur "Boo" Radley and Tom Robinson. These two characters ... it is better to conceal the fact that Boo killed Bob Ewell, Scout says, "Well, it d be sort of like shootin a mockingbird, wouldn t it" (276)? If mockingbirds do no harm to the world, then persecuting Boo Radley would truly be "like killing a mockingbird." The character of Tom Robinson is that of yet another unjustly treated "mockingbird." It is here that the significance of the title "To Kill ...
- 10009: Freudian Dream Analysis
- The Enchanting World of Freudian Dream Analysis Our dreams are the source for those illusive, below-consciousness feelings that tend to dive for cover when they meet the light of day. If we are persistent about searching for ... time, we are also dreaming. While asleep, we can gain rest and refreshment for our hard day of work. Essentially, dreams are our method of relaxing and letting our minds drift away into a distant world. Dreams help us to understand ourselves giving that we know how to interpret them. We can find out deep secrets or reveal concealed feelings towards something just by analyzing a dream correctly. When we think ...
- 10010: Aristotle and Kant
- ... emotions are far to unstable to be the base of anything. If we were to let our lives be affected by fear and inclination, (both emotions), then we allow ourselves to be governed by the world among us, and therefore not by ourselves. Autonomy, self-government, happens only when we are under the rule of reason. If we allow the world to make our decisions for us then we are not using reason and therefore not acting morally. Aristotle and Kant were both great philosophers and both had incredibly in-depth ideas on ethics and morality ...
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