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War of the worlds

... of the Worlds is more of a scientific romance than a science fiction novel, and it is greatly influenced by the current ideas of Britain at the time. The prophetic nature of the ...

(4 pages) 18 0 1.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The history of the term utopia and dystopia with reference to an advertisement and a painting to show the meaning of these two terms.

... of people shouting ‘death to America’ followed by corpses and the destruction of the world trade centre (screenshot above). The advertisement is filled with images of intense violence highlighting the ...

(4 pages) 13 0 5.0 28/Mar/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

The Effects Of The Studies Of Charles Darwin

... the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world, with the tower of Babel, the rainbow as a sign, etc., etc., and from its attributing to God the feelings of ...

(7 pages) 21 0 0.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

How the Irish Saved Civilization

... the history of the world to speak out unequivocally against slavery." Augustine was there to see the end of the Roman Empire and Patrick was there to see the preservation of the ...

(1 pages) 2110 0 0.0 01/Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

PLATO: Greatest Contributor to Philosophy A report about Plato's contributions to the development of philosophy. It covers his Academy, Dialogues, and his student Aristotle.

... the teacher of Alexander the Great, a wise and strong leader. Aristotle and his student Alexander the Great went on to make enormous impacts on the history of the world ...

(3 pages) 313 1 3.7 07/Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

Descartes's evil demon hypothesis, descartes and galileo's distinction between appearance and reality; Nietzsche's "History of an Error"

... History of an Error", Nietzsche thinks of the real world as a myth. He calls it unattainable, "an idea no longer of ...

(3 pages) 95 0 4.3 14/Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

In conjunction with his analogy of the cave summarize Plato's distrust of images. To what extent was Plato's position on images similar to Judeo-Christian beliefs?

... Sophie’s World’Published in 1995 by Phoenix House-McGrath, Alister.E. ‘Christian Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian ... ’s World’Published in 1995 by Phoenix House-McGrath, Alister.E. ‘Christian Theology: An Introduction to the History of ...

(5 pages) 16 0 5.0 17/Apr/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy

The Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle. Speaks of Darwin's life

... the past history of the earth and its inhabitants. (Darwin 194-195) Darwin's experiences formed his professional and personal habits for the rest of his life. The ...

(8 pages) 59 0 3.4 05/Apr/1994

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Changes of the Civil Rights Movement. Speaks of Cohen

... the right from the wrong. He wants the audience to see the effects that their judgments will and have had on the rest of the world ...

(3 pages) 73 0 3.0 01/Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

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