All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written in 1929 by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is superficially the story of one soldiers’ journey in World War 1 and his eventual death. Beneath this‚ however‚ Remarque has composed a literary treasure which‚ above all‚ seeks to illustrate war as that which is engrained in the nucleus of humanity and through the hugely negative effects of war depicted‚ seeks to question humanities apparent advancement through its need to engage in such a futile exercise as war. Remarque’s
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INTERDEPENDENCE OF MAN Man made rot is eating at the heart of nature. We are despoiling the heritage of our sons‚ our grandsons‚ and their grandsons. And now-direct from England-the world’s most conscientious ecology cartoon feature. A little overstated for our American tastes‚ perhaps‚ but full of real meat‚ nonetheless. Ah‚ if we only had a cartoon series like this on our side of the pond! But‚ since we don’t MOTHER EARTH NEWS presents Mr. Crabtree Crusades! Read this issue’s entire comic
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“correlates questions and answers‚ situation and message‚ human existence and divine manifestation.” Or it is like the correlation between “form” and “content” (or “substance”) in a work of art. Indeed‚ it is possible to correlate them because in concrete reality “religion” and “culture” are always a single whole of which “the form of religion is culture and the substance of culture is religion.” Tillich suggests that the human condition always
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discourse that is essential to a healthy democratic process. 6. Students follow in the footsteps of famous Philosophy majors as Phil Jackson (Chicago Bulls)‚ Umberto Eco (Novelist)‚ Carly Fiorina (CEO of Hewlett-Packert)‚ Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmanese Human Rights Activist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)‚ David Souter (Supreme Court Justice)‚ Bruce Lee (Movie Star)‚ Harrison Ford (Sexiest Man Alive‚ People Magazine 1998)‚ Tom Morris (Corporate Consultant)‚ and Robert MacNamamara (Former Secretary of Defense
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under-the-surface meanings; a narrative form so ancient and natural to the human mind as to be universal; a form found in pagan mythology‚ in both Testaments of the Bible‚ and in Classical to Post-Modern literature. Likewise‚ the characters become much more than themselves or even types — they become archetypes (universal representations inherited from the collective consciousness of our ancestors and the fundamental facts of human existence). From this perspective‚ Santiago is mentor‚ spiritual father
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languages to intensify the severity and global spread of the problem. Capek tackles in his satire crucial topics that need to be understood by mankind in order for humanity to survive. Capek‚ through his satire‚ tries to spread awareness of the human condition and the true evil nature of the Homo sapiens. He creates the Newts’ community to symbolize any other community among men. In the following‚ I will discuss a cycle that is ignited and ended by our greed and ego. Read through to understand my logic
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when I realised exactly what I do have to share with you - fear. Not in the sense that I want to scare you all at once‚ I think I’d struggle to do that without undressing‚ but to educate you on one of the most crucial and valued aspects of the human condition‚ and why it is actually a good thing. I’m here to tell you today that ‘fear is good’. Some of you may even feel fear right now - fear that you won’t make it into the
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Two worlds in the Little Prince -------Loneliness in human nature and contradiction in life Two worlds in the Little Prince -------Loneliness in human nature and contradiction in life [Abstract]: The essay divides the journey of the little prince into two worlds: adults’ world and children’s world. Then it analyzes the loneliness in human nature and the contradiction in life presented by the characters that the little prince meets. At last‚ the essay stresses the original
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“Enterprise” ‘Enterprise’ is an allegory of human condition on this planet and of the frequent efforts‚ failure and frustrations to which man is subject by the very nature of earthly life. The poet describes a spiritual pilgrimage where each pilgrim faces difficulties and disillusionment along the way. Thus‚ in the ‘Enterprise’ a group of people undertake a journey moved by noble aspirations‚ but it all ends in failures and frustrations as is usually the case with human attempts at some noble achievement
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A confident Jake strutted from one side of the stage to the other and did twenty minutes of insults on the human condition. Feeling invincible‚ Jake asked‚ “With a show of hands‚ how many cyborgs are here?” Over half the audience raised their hands. Some waving their CereBio prosthetics‚ others shouted out their various bionic internal organs. Jake raised his
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