Emiliano Cruz-Barrera English 3 5.05 PART 1 1. What does "survival of the fittest" mean‚ and where does the phrase come from? “Survival of the fittest” means that species or race with the best acquired characteristics would survive. And the phrase comes from one of the authors that most influenced London‚ Herbert Spencer. 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is an economic system in which the means of prediction are owned and controlled by the working class. And London
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this sort of naturalist movement of social Darwinism throughout “Life in the Iron Mills.” Davis paints this naturalist image by describing the elites controlling the poverty-stricken workers with their naturalist fate in society. Both realism and naturalism share the same domain of the haves and have- nots. Realism
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Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and
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during this time‚ which includes worldly writings rather than spiritual. Moreover‚ a style known as naturalism emerged in sculpting and painting. Naturalism is the idea that only natural laws and forces operate in the world; it began in Northern Italy and spread to Northern Europe in the work of painters such as Jan van Eck and Hans Memling. Also related‚ a writer named Giovanni Boccaccio used naturalism in his work and is well-known for his book ‚ Decameron‚ which was written around 1350. Europe was
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that ethical statements do have meaning as they can be backed up with empirical data and regarded as true or false. A form of this thinking is Ethical Naturalism‚ a theory which states that something is ‘good’ if it physically exists and can fulfil its purpose‚ for example‚ a ‘good’ knife is one which cuts well. This means that in ethical naturalism‚ the criteria required for something to be ‘good’ can be met by viewing observable empirical data‚ independent of human opinions. Ethical naturalists
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How Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog is a reflection of realism‚ but also has a hint of naturalism. * The first reason I believe that realism is exemplified is the way in which the story is set up: two men engaging in conversation‚ with basic and general mannerisms for the era and time which it takes place. Also‚ realism also usually reflects dialect and culture (as can naturalism) which is clearly portrayed. “Well‚ thish-yer Smiley…”(Lauter 58) and “I’ve got my opinion‚ and I’ll resk forty dollars
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“The Red Badge of Courage”- Critical Essay In the “Red Badge of Courage” Stephen Crane demonstrates the use of naturalism. The novel shows how Henry‚ a young union soldier‚ struggles with war and becoming a man. Henry joined the war because he wanted to experience the glory of fighting and winning. While Henry is in the wilderness‚ Crane uses nature as naturalism and makes nature a model for Henry’s acts. In “The Red Badge of Courage” there are many themes. One is learning to be a man. At
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of the story‚ answer the following questions: 1. What happens to the central character at the end of the second version? He builds a fire and limps off to safety. 2. Which one of these endings do you think more clearly meets the conventions of naturalism? Be sure to consider the concept of determinism as you list your reasons. I think that the version where he dies does‚ simply because it is survival of the fittest‚ and if he were to win that would be showing the wrong idea‚ prideful people get
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Do you believe journalists have a duty to be "watchdogs" for the public? Why or why not? Then‚ copy and paste your response in a Word document‚ and submit it the document as the Portfolio item for Part B of the assignment. Jack London and Naturalism Part 1 From the lecture and live lesson discussion‚ answer the following questions: 1. What does "survival of the fittest" mean‚ and where does the phrase come from? 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? 3. What
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“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things‚” (Leonardo da Vinci). Hans Holbein accomplished much in his lifetime‚ and as da Vinci said‚ he didn’t sit back‚ but instead approached what he wanted to achieve in life head on. Holbein the Younger learned from his father‚ who was a skilled painter himself. He grew up in Basle‚ a center of learning that was well known in that time. He soon rose
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