Joseph Epstein

A question gone unanswered by the man who promised an explanation, “What actually does makes a republic tick?”. Joseph Epstein, in his very poorly named article “Machiavelli Explains What Makes Republics Tick”, does not actually talk about a republic, but instead ecompasess the quinecential Machiavellian style in order to give readers a proper understanding of the classic era without reading the work firsthand. Rather than focusing solely on the content of Machiavelli’s masterpieces, he instead displays the way in which these works are distinctively crafted. From his negative, degrading tones, to his constant emphasis on the “flaws of humanity”, Epstein embodies all of the criteria of a true Machiavellian work. Ultimately, Epstein’s choices…

Waiting rooms, bus stops, and long car rides are all places where one thing is likely to occur, boredom. When looking at a group of collage students waiting for their class to start, the signs of boredom are easy to spot. Many of the students take out their phones, talk to the students around them, drum on the desk, or even fall asleep. These signs are not uncommon and can be found in most situations in everyday life. No one enjoys being bored, but experiencing boredom is normal. In “Duh,…

and Epstein launched Maximus Enterprises Ltd., (now that Stramsact and Seltaeb were dissolved) to try to capitalize on the merchandising boom, but by this time the interest of many corporations had wilted following the Seltaeb debacle. Also at this time, Lennon had enraged part of the American fan-base with his suggestion that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." Epstein was well aware that his own contract was up for renewal with the band in August 1967, and he feared with all of this…

Mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV. The Epstein Barr Virus is a member of the herpes family. Furthermore there are more than 100,000 cases of mono in America yearly. Out of these 100,000 cases most of them occur in teens, young adults, and college students. Males are more likely to get mono than females. The male’s peak period for getting mono is longer than women, and starts at the age of 18. The peak period ends for men around the age of 23. The ages 15-16 are the…

The book I will be analyzing is, Kopet: A Documentary Narrative of Chief Joseph’s Last Year’s by M. Gidley. It was published in 1981 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This book is split up into three different sections: 1. Starting Out from the Meany Papers An introduction 2. Chief Joseph of the Nez Peres A chronology 3. White Witnesses to Chief Joseph’s End A Narrative This book discusses the last few years of Chief Joseph’s life, the white people…

Schumpeter’s work considered the role of entrepreneurs in creating profit as well as building on Weber’s examination of credit-money. He focused on these areas as an attempted to solve two problems with Smith’s circular-flow model. First, that it did not contain profits and secondly, it did not contain the element of bank credit-money. Schumpeter explained that the role of the entrepreneur was not passive, simply responding to price signals. He argued that in reality the entrepreneur’s…

Franz Joseph Haydn is widely known as one of the creators of classical music, as well as being dubbed the “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet. He is also one of the greatest and most celebrated composers of all time. Haydn once remarked, “Young people can learn from my example that something can come from nothing. What I have become is the result of my hard efforts.” And it was the truth. Haydn came from humbler beginnings than most. He was born in Rohrau, Austria on March…

Sister Wives, should polygamy be legalized? Polygamy has been around for many years and with the TV show Sister Wives it can now be viewed in our homes weekly with each new season it brings. The show reminds us of the controversy that surrounds plural marriage. Should plural marriage be legalized? There are many opinions on this touchy topic. Should we, as a society, just leave it be, mind our own business as it were? Should we turn a blind eye to the accusations of abuse and underage…

Even though The Soviet Union turned from a rural farming country to an industrialized power house in just a matter of years, Stalin’s plans were more harmful than helpful to the Soviet Union because of the famine he caused, and the millions that died because of his actions. Joseph Stalin was one of the leaders of the Bolsheviks or communist party that took control of Russia on October 24, 1917. During the Russian Revolution, he was a general who fought in major battles in the Russian Civil War…

Jalol Ikromi HIST 3121-03 Final Paper In June 1941 Nazi attack on Soviet Union started, and to due economic turmoil and Stalin’s reign of terror, Soviet Union forces were weak and were unable to oppose a surprised German invasion, therefore Germany was had early success which hurt Soviet forces even more. However Soviet Union was able to keep fighting, and result successful after 1943. Factors that have contributed to the success of the Soviet Union was an astonishing recovery of the Soviet…