Essays Tagged: "objections"

Sosa's Reliabilism

to first define what he calls 'Generic Reliabilism,' then to show how it is susceptible to certain objections, then to present a modified version of it, and to show that this new version is, in gener ...

(3 pages) 35 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Analysis on Descartes' God existence proof

o this we firstly have to review Descartes' proof of God existence. And after this we will see what objections can his theories hold.Descartes set out to build a set of arguments designed to prove God ...

(4 pages) 221 0 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Home schooling versus public education

f the advantages of home schooling, the number of home schoolers continues to swell.One of the main objections of home schooling versus public education is that there are no socialization skills acqui ...

(2 pages) 162 1 3.0 Jun/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Washington's Farewell Address (his stances on sectionalism, political parties and foriegn policy).

Washington had strong objections to sectionalism. He believed that if states acted only independently then the United Stat ...

(2 pages) 71 0 4.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Critical Thinking and Decision Making

ns, concepts, empirical grounding; reasoning leading to conclusions, implications and consequences, objections from alternative viewpoints, and frame of reference. Critical thinking - in being respons ...

(2 pages) 595 1 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Should Huck Finn be taught in the classroom? Twain was not a racist; he was simply exposing racism in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

low the Mexican War to be ignored because slavery would be allowed in the new territories? If these objections were heeded, then our schools would also be forced to eliminate American history courses ...

(3 pages) 182 3 4.2 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain

Is There too Much or Not Enough Emphasis on Being Politically Correct (PC)? This question is answered, for the following groups, women,minorities, and the elderly.

that women should have equal work, equal pay, and equal opportunity with men. I believe people have objections to the word person because it contains the word son and that word is perceived as masculi ...

(2 pages) 59 0 3.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Descartes' Fifth Meditation This essay provides insight into Descartes' Fifth Meditation and the existence of God

most notably in his second ontological argument. At the same time he also presents several possible objections that could come into play, and refutes them. Descartes' second ontological argument effec ... s, just as long as they exist in his mind.In the Fifth Meditation, Descartes' also provides several objections to his second ontological argument. The first objection is that God can be thought of as ...

(2 pages) 215 1 4.1 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Race related issues are not a new concept.

modern science, and the idea of race as only a cultural or historical distinction has a plethora of objections and counter-examples.In preceding centuries, theories about race centered on the idea tha ... ace is, should and would oppose Affirmative Action. They would then, though, have to answer all the objections that face traditional supporters of color-blind systems. As it turns out, Appiah is in fa ...

(11 pages) 276 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Orwell, George. "1984".

1984, George Orwell's dystopian fiction novel based on his objections to government and to warn of future Communism, was created in the same year as the Soviet ...

(2 pages) 52 0 5.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

An abandoned building.

d of Gambir street, it's a short-cut! Maybe we can reach home before it rain." I asked. Mike had no objections and agreed readily. "What?! Walk past that cemetery? Over my dead body!" Cindy yelled. I ...

(4 pages) 40 0 0.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays

Pornography.

ing with the intent to excite and one that actually involves real people. There are, however, major objections to child pornography, computer generated or not. Any sex act, picture, or piece of litera ...

(2 pages) 86 0 4.3 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

The court case of Tinker Vs. Des Moines.

students in Des Moines held a meeting at the Eckhardt home. The group determined to publicize their objections to the hostilities in Vietnam and their support for a truce by wearing black armbands dur ...

(2 pages) 33 0 0.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Does television violence cause violence in children and how can it be reduced?

a closer look. What is consistently in these programs? Violence, violence is what's on television. Objections may arise from this statement because of violent desensitization, but that does not chang ...

(8 pages) 485 2 4.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Great Gatsby" by Fitzgerald and "Death of A Salesman" critical analysis . Material wealth leads to corruption? Death of a salesman and Great Gatsby are allegorical representations?

he Jazz Age, people in America were delusional and had meaningless existences. These criticisms and objections of this notion are expressed through the portrayal of several unique characters.These piv ...

(4 pages) 290 3 3.4 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Challenger Disaster: The Challenger tragedy was as much a failure of decision-making as of technology.

e that standard measures of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration were avoided, and the objections of specialists and engineers were either overruled or kept from main decision-makers. The ... eas and became largely defensive to obvious facts. NASA's rush to launch in the face of engineering objections is, in the view of some, typical of American corporate behavior.On the day of the disaste ...

(6 pages) 128 1 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

This essay clearly describes Lady Macbeth's Character in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. It is detailed and it has very good examples.

e her to do anything. She manipulates her husband with remarkable effectiveness, overriding all his objections, when he hesitates to murder, she repeatedly questions his manhood until he feels that he ...

(3 pages) 70 0 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Few Ins and Outs on the Religion Islam

tell what the sacred book is and what the five pillars are. We will also be looking at the Muslims' objections to Christianity, and Muslims' questions to Christians about Islam.Islam is the official n ... h is thus venerated as the site of true religion, the absolute monotheism of Islam.Answering Muslim Objections to Christianity. Christians and Jews are acknowledged as "people of the book," although t ...

(10 pages) 286 0 4.8 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Classical Liberalism Critiqued by Marx and Nietzsche.

ven liberalist beliefs, it seems fitting that Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, and their indirect objections, should be given an audience. While socially irrelevant, each of these men have different ...

(4 pages) 82 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory

Analysis of "Briar Rose" by Jane Yolen and linking it to poetry by Peter Skrzynecki

tantly she becomes intent on honouring her word and begins thoroughly examining every lead, despite objections from family, she continues on in respect for her grandmother.Following a tarnished paper ...

(7 pages) 86 1 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers