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    Memory and history share a unique dependent relationship with one another‚ and through the study of Mark Bakers’ The Fiftieth Gate along with Christopher Koch’s Highways to a War it becomes evident that the combination of history and memory brings meaning of past events to the present. French historian Pierre Nora once said that ’history is a representation of the past; memory is a perpetually actual phenomenon‚ a bond tying us to the eternal present’‚ therefore implying history is a record of

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    Doubt is the key to knowledge” (Persian Proverb). To what extent is this true in two areas of knowledge? Firstly‚ to understand fully the proverb‚ definitions should be given. Doubt is the psychological status of being stuck between believing and disbelieving‚ involving uncertainty and distrust in a particular situation or issue or when there is lack of hard evidence and facts to support the alleged information‚ action‚ motive or decision. When you question a notion or you are open to inquisition

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    Doubt‚ Dualism‚ and Descartes Rene Descartes’ “Meditations on First Philosophy” was written during a time of new ideas and those radical ideas’ subsequent scrutiny and rejection by the Vatican‚ Descartes’ idea on philosophy forever changed western philosophy by challenging the accepted ideas of Classical Greek Philosophers and Greek revivalists. With the revival of Greek and Roman art and architecture came also a renewed interest in science‚ knowledge‚ and philosophy. In this new revivalism in

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    through the combination of numerable notes but produce a variety of masterpieces. The function of music interests scientists a lot and is explored by folks in different aspects. To know more about it‚ a contrast is also made between music and other art form. The relationship between music and language is a controversial issue and it will be the topic of this article. Some scholars show the view that music is definitely a form of language for we use both to communicate and to express thoughts and feelings

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    Shakespeare. The story is about the revenge of Prince Hamlet on his uncle Claudius‚ who has murdered Hamlet’s father‚ the King‚ and then taken the throne and married Hamlet’s mother. In this play‚ Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent‚ since he resents her for marrying her husband’s brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet’s father‚ King Hamlet). Gertrude is first seen in Act 1 Scene 2 as she tries to comfort Hamlet about the

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    The end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet communist empire have shown the dominance of liberal democracy and capitalism over all other possible alternatives. The emerging ``New World Order`` has been characterized by the collapse of communism and the global demand for democracy. Fukuyama even went as far as declaring the ``end of history``: `what we may be witnessing is not the end of the Cold War‚ or the passing of a particular period of postwar history‚ but the end of history as such:

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    intelligent‚ they cannot and will not ever replace humans. People need to find ways to ensure that they are better equipped to make moral judgments. By comparing with two articles that talk about this topic‚ we can confirm the different and similar points between these two articles. In the article “Humanoid Robotics: Ethical Considerations‚” published on the Idaho National Laboratory website on May 30‚ 2006‚ David Bruemmer emphasizes the importance of technological development and regulation in the field

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    Stanhope’s uncertainties and doubts Stanhope is a key character in the play‚ “Journey’s End” By R.C Sherriff. The playwright portrays Stanhope as a very disturbed soldier who relies on drink to keep him sane: "Drinking like a fish as usual?".This quote just backs up the fact that Stanhope is an alcoholic. Osbourne kindly warns Raleigh by saying "You know you mustn’t expect to find him quite the same" Stanhope also knows he has a drinking problem which is shown by the quote "Without being doped

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    The Bond Between Huck and Jim Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from

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    GERST2250 Madness and Genius Prof. Anette Schwarz Annabelle (Yameng He) Mother or Lover? The Relationship between Werther and Lotte Do we look for people we know in those we meet? After reading this book‚ I found the relationship between Charlotte and Werther most mysterious. As most people consider they are true friends‚ but as to me they are more like mother and son. Werther is perhaps redirecting the love he denies to his mother to Lotte‚ whom he sees as a perfect motherly being

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