The Last of the half Grant Kohler John Bunyan was not the first to write a significant work on the metaphorical journey of life. The story of a man traveling through familiar alien territory while meeting strange people and places has transcended all ages of literature. HomerÆs Odyssey tel...

Members of Congress: I am writing in reference to the possible upcoming technology of cloning humans and altering DNA tissue makeup of the unborn child. This issue will come before Congress for approval or disapproval in the near future. This technology would allow scientists to alter the t...

Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) once said, "Knowledge and human power are synonymous." Perhaps most definitive of the span of time from 1450-1600 is the shift of human power, and the most significant aspect of development the expansion of the collective knowledge of the common people. The ...

The origins of mankind is an extremely controversial issue within today's society. Scientists have a host of different theories pertaining to man's inhabitance of earth. Many disagreements arise between scientists who have different beliefs pertaining to where and how mankind arose. One su...

A. The journalist E.V Hornbeck describes the trial as the "persecution of the educated." What do you think he meant by the statement? Do you agree or disagree? The Evolution Statues were an attempt by the religious communities within the State of Tennessee to control free thought. Hornb...

There is a new hope for the world and it comes in the form of embryotic stem cells. These tiny little miracles are the hope for the future. Scientists say they expect that someday many incurable diseases will be cured by stem cells. These wonder cells will end the suffering of millions. One day i...

Science Fiction Turns Reality Hundreds of movies and books are based on the fear for clones. In 1997 "Dolly," the first cloned mammal, was created and no longer was cloning considered Science Fiction. "The public responses to Dolly the sheep varied but, from President Clinton...

Thine Eyes Behold a Power So Great Religion above all things has been a factor, and sometimes the most important factor, in everyone's daily life. Religion is everywhere, with no avoidance possible (unless of course you are a hermit in the Himalaya). And for some religion has even destroyed ...

1) Introduction Through out history, as man progressed from a primitive animal to a "human being" capable of thought and reason, mankind has had to throw questions about the meaning of our own existence to ourselves. Out of those trail of thoughts appeared religion, art, and philosophy,...

A Moral Issue of Murder Capital punishment is an issue that has long been debated amongst Americans. We have been questioning the morality of "an Eye For an Eye" way of thinking. Many say that serious crimes deserve serious punishments such as death, where others view death to be an unj...

Brenda Barry Persuasive Essay English 101 Fran Pliskin Solving the Mystery of Life Take a look at yourself. You're here. That much you know. You pinch yourself. It hurts. Yes, you are here. You can think. Two plus two equals four. You are a conscious being and to whatever degree, a th...

The Epic of Gilgamesh shows the struggle of an individual who is not fully god, and not fully man. With such a drastic difference between these two groups, he doesn't quite fit in with either. Throughout his life, he is tested mentally and physically, and through his responses, he begins to under...