1HIST 504 Fall 2013 First Paper Your assignment is to write a paper that compares and contrasts the ideas of any two of the following three philosophers: Confucius (aka Kongzi)‚ Mozi‚ Zhuangzi. In your comments‚ you should try to adopt the perspective of one of these three thinkers. For example‚ if you are comparing Confucius and Zhuangzi you might present Zhuangzi’s perspective on Confucius: Which of his ideas are similar to your own and therefore worthy of praise? Which ideas are
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Author and Judge of the Dead The Divine Comedy 1: Hell is an extended glimpse into the depths of hell from one individual’s perspective. The narrator and protagonist‚ Dante Alighieri‚ illustrated the inner workings of hell itself from his own views and representation. Guided by the acclaimed poet‚ Virgil‚ Dante is able to journey through the underworld and epitomize the utter horrifying realm of the dead. Each circle of the inferno is secluded for a particular sin‚ punishing each one of the damned
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the Spaniards were sent to settle the land‚ later called Hispaniola. This island was perhaps the most densely populated in the world with native people called Indians. The Indians were so gullible‚ they believed the Spaniards were Gods sent from heaven‚ and because they would do anything for their masters‚ Indians gave into the Spaniards. Spain’s conquest of the Americas was an outright tragedy because of the way they judged the Indians on their beliefs‚ by abusing their power and slaughtering millions
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Dante’s Hell is described as “the law of symbolic retribution. As they sinned so are they punished” (pg 17). In other words‚ let the punishment fit the crime. However‚ what does this say about Dante’s view of God? Is He a vengeful God‚ giving out harsh punishments to those who chose to resist Him in life? Or‚ does He give out eternal justice to individuals who failed on Earth? Somewhere within Dante’s version of Hell one may find the answer‚ but first it has to be taken into consideration how Hell is
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The Gray Knight was absent the next morning‚ he’d already set out on his quarterly rounds‚ but the Lady Belinda appeared in the dungeon early in the morning and graciously invited the prisoners to have breakfast with her. The former prisoners followed Belinda to a little garden courtyard in the center of the castle. “Ladies‚ please have a seat. Gertie‚ may I have a word with you in private before we eat.” “It’s so good to see you Gertie‚ you’ve grown into a beautiful woman. I’m sorry‚ I didn’t get
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In The Gray Lady Gets Jiggy Ben Yagoda analyzes the word bullshit and how it is‚ by no doubt‚ fit to print. There is an importance behind being able to say the word bullshit without censorship‚ for if one is able to say it they will be able to point it out when bullshit is happening. Bullshit essentially can be defined as something that is untrue. Most commonly someone exclaims bullshit when they are calling someone else out on something that they believe to be false‚ or a lie. Additionally‚ it can
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Cashane Brown Five People You Meet in Heaven March 2‚ 2013 The Five People You Meet in Heaven written by Mitch Albom‚ is about an old‚ crippled war veteran named Eddie. Eddie was raised by an abusive‚ drunk of a father and a caring mother who with all her love for her son did not interfere when Eddie’s father was abusing him. Eddie grew up resenting his father. He carried hate around with him as if it were his ID. The only true happiness Eddie found in life was his wife Marguerite. Eddie worked
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Far From Heaven Far from Heaven is a film about a 1950s period. It deals with some issues such as race‚ sexuality and class. There is Cathy‚ the perfect mother and wife married to Frank‚ the successful and charming man‚ who works as seals manager in a big company‚ having the perfect life. Until Cathy‚ finds that her husband; Frank is a homosexual. She cannot divorce from her husband because she does not want to destruct her marriage. At the same time‚ she meets with Raymond‚ and she goes
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bravery‚ often sacrificing his or her own personal concerns for those of the greater good. However‚ these were not the words of a hero. Since my childhood‚ the protagonists were always exemplary individuals. When presented with the idea of the “Gray Area”‚ I quickly refuted and responded that there were only “good guys” and “bad guys”. At least‚ that’s how I thought it had to be. This all changed when I read
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to address different conceptions of two authors on the composition of this world. The chosen articles for analysis and comparison are Timaeus by Plato and On the Heavens by Aristotle. Discussion Stance of Author on World and its creation Aristotle presents a concrete statement backed by a number of arguments in his article On the Heavens. He suggests that “there cannot be more than one world” (Artistotle‚ n.d.‚ p. 68). In order to support his stance about the regularities and patterns of his description
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