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    essay are Plato’s Idealism and Mill & Bentham’s Utilitarianism. I chose these two theories because‚ to me‚ they are the ones that seem to be the most realistic and interesting. The way to get from the level of the "is" to the level of the "ought" of the Philosophers in these theories are the two bests. In this essay‚ it will be shown that the two theories are not so different in their relation between the level of the "is" and the level of the "ought"; it will be shown that Idealism would be a better

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    led emergence of idealism and realism as two major traditional philosophical schools of thought in the realm of philosophy. So this paper projects the meaning of idealism and meaning of realism then discusses in detail the basic assumptions of idealism and those of realism and how these two traditional schools of thought differ and their implications within the educational setting. Meaning of idealism Idealism is one of the traditional philosophical schools of thought‚ idealism as describe by Ishumi

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    Interpretation Arrowsmith (By Sinclair Lewis) Sinclair Lewis is a famous American short-story writer and playwright. He was the first among American writers to receive Nobel Prize in literature “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create‚ with wit and humor‚ new types of characters." His satirical method is largely based upon grotesque‚ on a revealing detail‚ overstatement‚ understatement‚ paradox and irony‚ the works of his pen are known for their insightful

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    chapter‚ Barbara Arrowsmith is a young girl whose brain was asymmetry and her body was not normal since her right side was larger than her left. Due to her learning disabilities‚ she lacked the spatial reasoning. She also had kinesthetic problem as well as visual disability. She had trouble understanding math concepts‚ grammar. Due to her dyslexic‚ she couldn’t tell the different between b‚ d‚ q‚ and p‚ read “saw” as “was” which almost cost her life since she sniffles sulfuric acids. She does have unique

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    The International Olympic Committee has become a corporation-like entity incurring in commercialism and contradicting the Hellenic Ideal of Justice. After stating our thesis it is important for us to be aware of the definition of the two main concepts under analysis. The ideal of Justice: The ideal of justice is based in three principles: equality‚ impartiality‚ and moral reciprocity. Where individuals should be treated as equals under the same set of rules or guidelines‚ as well as requiring members

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    scene Shakespeare presents the relationship between Romeo and Juliet as a tragedy. I can tell this because it says ‘I must be gone and live’. This shows that Romeo knows he might die if he stays but he is choosing to stay to see Juliet. It also shows how much they love each other as Romeo is showing he would die for Juliet. By using the image of death‚ it shows that the story might become a tragedy. By including hints towards a tragedy‚ it keeps the audience interested. It also shows how bitter the feud

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    Racism creates tension between different cultures within the same society. The reason we have this tension is because of the ethnocentricity between different ethnic groups. Ethnocentricity is belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group. So how does the presence of multiple cultures within a society create tension? How does society integrate different groups of immigrants‚ and how do immigrants transform societies? When different cultures intermingle‚ it creates tension‚ and we as a society

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    Miranda. Another aspect of how patriarchal society is shown is that Miranda is the only female character in the play however Sycorax‚ Caliban’s mother and Miranda’s mother are mentioned briefly. There are many themes explored throughout the pay such as love‚ betrayal‚ loyalty‚ greed‚ affection‚ protection‚ desire‚ conspiracy‚ envy‚ authority‚ rape and magic. The presentation of the relationship between Prospero and Miranda questions and debates the family love between them.

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    creates tension in this moment in the play through the song‚ the dialogue and the stage directions. The song creates a lot of tension in this moment in the play. The song does this by having Rudolpho singing this the song about Catherine. This creates tension because the song objectifies Catherine by calling her a “paper doll” in the song. This also creates because it helps confirm the theory that Rodolpho is only after Catherine because he wants his papers to be an american citizens. Tension is also

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    These works‚ still popular today‚ prove him to be a consummate dramatist. Shakespeare knew how to craft dramatic scenes full of external and internal conflict and emotion‚ something the Elizabethan audience delighted in; he also intertwined superstitions of this era and pageantry‚ which the Elizabethans also loved. Shakespeare creates external conflict between opposing characters to build tension onstage. When Hamlet and King Claudius

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