In his process of drawing the distinction between a thing and its meaning, Friedrich Nietzsche approaches the long established concept of morality, among numerous other concepts, strictly with initial doubt. In doing so, he scrutinizes and, eventually, discredits them. In order to do that, he begins...

Using Morrie's Aphorisms as Teaching Tools No bubble is so iridescent or floats longer than that blown by the successful teacher. Sir William Osler (1849-1919), 4 Oct. 1911, Glasgow (quoted in: Harvey Cushing, Life of Sir William Osler, vol. 2, ch. 31, 1925). Mitch Albom wrote Tue...

Here's a report on John Updike and some of the things that he has written. If someone wants to use it, be advised that they should change all of the "its" referring to morality and etc... to something else. My extremely anal english teacher marked me off a point for every "it" that I used. Janice ...

Only a Girl Alice Munro's short story, "Boys and Girls," explores the different roles of men and women in society through a young girl's discovery of what it means to be a girl. A close examination of the elements of a short story as they are used in "Boys and Girls" helps us to underst...

I wish I could reach their? God, please help to pass my exams? I know I am going to achieve this? What are all this, these are your dreams. Every human no matter who so ever it is, whether he is a farmer or a business men, they have a dream which they want to fulfill during their life. It's on...

What are we doing here is a question that simply does not have a right or wrong answer. It's a question that is thought about often by many. From person to person the answer to this philosophical question differs. The following paragraphs will enlighten you on the views of Swift, Twain, Beckett...

The first half of the 20th century was a time that will never be forgotten. War, violence, and death touched the whole world. Numerous totalitarian leaders came into power. Millions and millions of lives were taken from soldiers and civilians. Two great World Wars occurred. Nazi Germany and Stalinis...

Steinbeck' s The Pearl was based on a story he had heard during his expedition with a friend to the Gulf of California about a poor Mexican fisherman who found a pearl which he though would guarantee his future happiness, but however it almost destroyed him before he threw it back into the ocean (A...

When Diana Taylor describes the social drama surrounding Princess Diana's death, she describes the "quasi-sacred" realm on which an "illusion of a cohesive, 'universal' audience" is played out (135). Like Di's death, the terrorist attacks of September 11 offered a global spectacle. September 11 was ...

Outline I. Introduction A. The movement B. Theisis statement II. The three types of people that have contributed mostly to the success of the movement A. Man haters 1. Eradication 2. Their own words B. Exploiters 1. Motives 2. Example: Al Gore C. Innocence 1. Who are the innocence III. Man A. In...

The Rebirth: One Life-Changing EncounterMost people know who they are, their inner-self, but sometimes one encounter with the simplest of man can change your entire existence. In Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street," the author depicts the life or lack ther...

"Order, I suggest, is something evolved from within, not something imposed from without; it is an internal stability, a vital harmony, and the social and political category, it has never existed except for the convenience of historians." -E.M. Forster This quote explains how a man can f...

Existence is like a creature that hides and then reveals itself. Existence is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as the "state or fact of being." This existence strives to reach truth which is located beyond space and time, yet truth must be grasped by existence nevertheless. This is ac...

Socrates believes that the everyday world is an illusion compared to the world of knowledge. People are often too distracted by money and materialistic things to appreciate truth and reality. Socrates says, "the capacity for knowledge is innate in each man's mind." This exemplifies the point that ma...