The End of History? – A Reconstruction of Fukuyama’s Thesis. In the closing stages of the Cold War in 1989‚ Francis Fukuyama declared that we were witnessing the end of history. This did not mean the end of events; rather the end of mankind’s ideological evolution. In other words‚ the search for the optimal political and economic system. Fukuyama draws largely on G.W.F. Hegel‚ as interpreted by Alexandre Kojève. For Hegel‚ ‘history’ culminated in an “absolute moment” in which a final‚ rational
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Section III: Essay Focus – Physical Journeys How do the texts that you have studied explore the assumptions underlying the concept of the physical journey? There are many assumptions about what a physical journey is. On one level‚ it is simply the movement from and origin to a new area known as the destination. The underlying concept however is much more detailed on a personal level. Physical journeys essentially begin with a catalyst‚ trigger‚ course that gives a person or people a reason to venture
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Life is a Journey Life is a journey of many trips to many destinations. We are travelers moving from one destination to another: exploring‚ experiencing‚ and collecting memories. It does not matter how long your journey has been or how far you have gone. At the end of your journey‚ all that matters is how much you have experienced and enjoyed. We can’t choose where our first destination begins and where it ends‚ but we do have the freedom to choose which destination to head to next. Don’t
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Means or Ends If you were put in the situation of having to save either one person‚ or five people‚ which would you choose? That’s a pretty simple solution; greatest good for the greatest number. Utilitarianism is the superior means of solving moral dilemmas. By explaining different cases‚ I will prove that Utilitarianism is the superior means of solving moral dilemmas. T.J is a profoundly brain damaged‚ critically ill infant. She is both blind and deaf. The nurses are struggling trying to take
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microscopic scale: sticky ends. When Ronald W. Davis‚ a professor in chemistry at Stanford University‚ was utilizing the EcoRI restriction endonuclease to cleave DNA‚ he noticed that the outcome was two single-stranded ends of DNA that had nucleotide base sequences complementary to each other. This was a result of the restriction enzyme creating overhang regions in the DNA strands which allowed for the sticky ends to be created. These ends of DNA were referred to as ‘sticky’ ends because their complementary
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Life is a journey filled with lessons‚ hardships‚ heartaches‚ joys‚ celebrations and special moments that will ultimately lead us to our destination‚ our purpose in life. The road will not always be smooth; in fact‚ throughout our travels‚ we will encounter many challenges. Some of these challenges will test our courage‚ strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and faith. Along the way‚ we may stumble upon obstacles that will come between the paths that we are destined to take. In order to follow the right path
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Michael Peters Enrique’s Journey Reading Response Paper Dr. Clark EDUC 2120-Sec 07 4/17/2012 When first learning that we had to read Enrique’s Journey‚ I was not as excited as others in the class. I really didn’t think that I would enjoy the book‚ or learn anything from the book or the characters within the book. But once I started reading this book I couldn’t put it down and in a weird way I wanted there to be a sequel just so I could find out about Enrique and his family now. That being
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A journey of discovery is a very complex concept. It can involve much more than physical movement from place to place. A journey of discovery can be a very meaningful experience providing opportunities for the traveller to develop themselves physically‚ emotionally and spiritually. It can be a catalyst for change that can lead to further understanding of oneself‚ others and also the world. The texts studied support this idea of a “journey of discovery” very effectively. The texts I have chosen
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“The journey is the reward”- how is this evident in your texts There is an Ancient Chinese Proverb that states‚ “The Journey is the reward”‚ meaning that no matter how long it takes you to reach your destination‚ it is not where you end up‚ but the journey that will have shaped you. As we journey in life‚ we are challenged by obstacles that we must overcome to be rewarded. In the play Away by Michael Gow‚ our preconceptions of characters are challenged and our opinions on journeys and how they
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a sense of belonging and not belonging is portrayed in Rainbow’s End along with my related text Stolen From Myself. The concept of belonging is conveyed through the representations of personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social contexts in both texts. Rainbow’s End is a contemporary indigenous play by Jane Harrison and she conveys her ideas about belonging through the use of characters‚ events‚ places and relationships. Rainbow End is a drama that follows a narrative structure. It essentially revolves
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