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    Hobbes’s first Published work was a translation of the Greek historian Thucydides completed in 1629. He was then noted and still recognized to this day as the author of the greatest works of Political philosophy. The “Leviathan” was published in 1651. By now you may be asking yourself, what is the “Leviathan” and what’s so Special about this book? The “Leviathan” is Thomas Hobbes’s…

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    between old age and feeling worthless. Old age promotes feelings of worthlessness. The old waiter is not rushed in his actions at the café, as he knows the struggles of the old man, and this causes him to drink alone at a bar. Old age supports the delay in critical actions. The old waiter is not rushed in his actions The old man is finally leaving the cafe and the two waiters are closing up for the night. "’Why didn't you let him stay and drink?’ the unhurried waiter asked. They were putting…

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    This paper will be on the well asked question of “what is man?”. Man is a being that is different in all of it’s aspects, unique and not like any other animal on the planet, and is a being that is top of the food chain, but not everything is know about man. The question of “what is man” has been half was answered, but can not be fully answered until we get past the pearly gates of heaven, all we can is wonder, there are though small things that we can continue learn about man. Man is a being of…

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    Jeri's Argumentative Essay

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    • Experiment 1: Control Result- Saturday, 11/5, 12pm-12:30pm: Jeri sat at the bench inside the shopping mall from. During this time, I recorded the following results: 12:05pm- A middle aged man slows his pace while walking past the bench Jeri is sat on to stare at her. 12:12pm- A young man, looking to be in his early 20s, says “D*mn, baby, make my day” while looking at Jeri, most likely referring to her attractiveness and outfit. 12:19pm- A group of 5 teenage boys walk past Jeri and stare…

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    an ordinary man and an “‘extraordinary man,’” Raskolnikov’s meeting with Porfiry serves as a benchmark for Raskolnikov’s reflections in his conversations with Sonya, exposing his biggest flaw of rejecting the truth about his guilt. While Porfiry interviews Raskolnikov as a suspect for the murder, Raskolnikov claims an “‘extraordinary man’” can “‘allow his conscience to … step over certain obstacles,’” confirming his guilty conscience already deviates from this ideal of a superior man (259). By…

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    The Seventh Man Is Guilty

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    I truly feel the Seventh man has done nothing wrong. I understand the logic of survivor guilt, however truth is, he couldn’t have saved K. Stuff happens, it wasn’t his responsibility to save K, even if it was he would have potentially put himself in harm as well. I see no reason for the Seventh man to be held responsible by himself or others for K’s death. The wave killed K, not the Seventh man’s decision. It by default has nobody to claim responsibility for. It is for these reasons and prior…

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    equality is one in which man has no…

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    Pac-Man Mechanics

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    Pac-Man is a simplistic game which includes only a few mechanics. It still is able to successfully incorporate multiple types of engagement to capture the player into the experience. Pac-man is the game it is due to its use of three different types of engagement: competition, challenge, and accomplishment. With these it is able to keep the player engaged and draw the player into the overall experience. It is in human nature be be superior to others. Pac-Man captures this desire and pins the…

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    taught to the public, such as Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. There is some book that contains a miniscule of sexual explicit and violence, but some of these books have a greater educational value than the insignificant scenes. The Invisible Man is a perfect example, since it does depict some scene of nudity, but overall, the book teaches the reader about open one mind to other’s point of view and with this can open a whole new world for the better. The Invisible Man educational values may have…

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    Built A Fire

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    A man and his big native husky named Pepper are passing through Klondike Yukon.The man and the dog are traveling in the Yukon to get back to camp. On the way there the man builds a fire every few feet they travel back to camp. The man faces a few obstacles but he still manages to try and make his way back to camp.Jack London created a story called ‘’To Built a Fire’’ he made the story about a man and his husky passing through the Yukon to get back to camp.The setting in to build a fire has an…

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