Dylan Thomas

With careful consideration to the current condition of America and its citizens, one might ask the question as to what the American Dream is in the first place. It is a common term, laced thoroughly with connotations of pride and success, not only for the elite, but for the common man. Down throughout American history, great wars have been fought, and millions have died to protect these freedoms that we all cherish so greatly. It is the great sacrifice made by the brave men and women who gave…

I have an issue with the idea that people all have the same rights, not because I believe differently, but because I just don’t see that we on the whole follow through with that idea. For this essay I will be reasoning that while we do have rights that should be inalienable, as claimed in article II of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), in practice we do not. It seems to be a recurring theme, that we tell people they have rights, but exclude certain demographics from the rights…

Thomas Hobbes continued this pessimistic viewpoint of human nature during the 1700s. Hobbes deeply believed that humans, stripped down to their basic form of nature, are naturally violent and brutish due to three causes: competition, diffidence, and glory…

Student ID: 20388703 Ethics. Dr. Fisher Natural Laws (Hobbes) - Critical Essay #1 “Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short” (Hobbes, 78), is how Philosopher Thomas Hobbes would describe his state of nature in his 1651 book, the “The Leviathan”. In Hobbes’ state of nature, also know as the state of war, there consists of no central government. Without this governing body or set of laws, the individuals within this state of nature are competing for scarce resources and resorting to anything as…

Westward exploration and expansion were motivated by many different factors, focusing on power, dominance, money and spirituality. Spaniards, English, Canadians, Russians and Native Americans all viewed this region as extraordinary, and strived for sovereignty rights. From 1760-1815, many accomplished explores came west looking for adventure, excitement, exploration and for many, wealth. Trade was connected directly with economic success in governments. Many English trappers headed west after…

Thomas Alva Edison was the most prolific inventor in American history. As a 19th century pioneer, he introduced America to innovation or invention, research, development and commercialization. His largest contributions to cinema include the phonograph, light bulb, kinetoscope, the first motion picture and the first film production studio. The inventor was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. As a child, Edison was a poor student and teachers saw little potential in him.…

Jenna Nudo Philosophy Paper #3 Rousseau vs. Hobbes Hobbes and Rousseau are two philosophers both with a different interpretation of the state of nature for humans. Although they had similar beliefs, Rousseau ultimately disagreed with Hobbes’ way of thinking. Rousseau’s book, “The First and Second Discourses” came a century after Hobbes’ “Leviathan”. Hobbes’ theories consisted of believing that human nature came to be violent but equal naturally. Within his theories, the poorest man can kill the…

Bernier, Celeste-Marie. “His Complete History? Revisioning, Recreating and Reimagining Multiple Lives in Frederick Douglass’ Life and Time (1881, 1892.)” Slavery & Abolition 33.4 (2012): 595-610. Web. 28 Oct. 2015. This journal explains more about Fredrick Douglass’ books and writings about slavery, abolition, and his life struggles. It takes passages from his books and gives descriptions, examples and explains what Douglass’ mindset was, or could have been, at the time he wrote his stories.…

Society has a significant effect on education. How society develops reflects the ideas and changes education undergoes. Society has always shaped education and has also influenced how people view children and the importance of their learning. The Age of Enlightenment was a key period of shaping modern day concepts surrounding education as many ideas surrounding education were challenged at this time. During this period the belief for freedom and rights was a main component people believed was…

are modernist works more interested in the inner world of the imagination and subjective perception than the outer world of social life? Discuss with reference to two texts. The works of ‘Miss Brill’ by Katherine Mansfield (1920) and Tonio Kroger by Thomas Mann (1903) include fundamental modernist characteristics, such as a fragmented structure, free indirect discourse and an epiphany. These literary techniques help shape the struggle both authors present between the inner world of the…