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    In the modern political theory‚ a constant tension between organic view and enlightened view on the interpretations of political institutions is apparent. The chasm between organic view and enlightened view of politics was the most apparent on the concept of social hierarchy. This essay therefore seeks to analyze why Burke and Wollstonecraft‚ the prominent thinkers of each stream of thought‚ maintained different perspectives on what impact the system of social hierarchy would pose to the society

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    Northrop‚ Anatomy of Criticism‚ New Jersey: Princeton University Press‚ 1957. Humphreys‚ A. R.‚ ‘Sir Richard Steele and Joseph Addison’‚ British Writers‚ Vol.-III‚ Ed. Ian Scott & Kilvert‚ New York: Charles Scribner’s Son‚ 1978. Longinus‚ ‘On the Sublime’‚ Chap. I‚ ‘Classical Appendix’‚ English Critical Texts‚ ed. D. J. Enright & Ernest de Chickera‚ Delhi: O.U.P.‚ 1975. Richards‚ I. A.‚ ‘The Imagination’‚ Literary Criticism: A Reading‚ ed. B. Das‚ J. M. Mohanty‚ New Delhi: O.U.P.‚ 1985. Wordsworth

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    non-violence be used when violence offers more tangible and faster solutions? Firstly‚ it is important to realize that the use of violence to solve a social or political problem creates a host of other problems in its wake. No matter how pure and sublime one’s aim is‚ use of violence to achieve it can never be justified. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “Violence breeds violence...Pure goals can never justify impure or violent action...They say the means are after all just means.  I would say means

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    Raksha Bandhan

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    Raksha Bandhan‚ (the bond of protection) or Rakhi‚ is a festival primarily observed in India‚ which celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. It is also called Rakhi Purnima in most of India.[1][2] It is also celeberated in some parts of Pakistan.[3] The festival is observed by Hindus‚ Sikhs and some muslims.[4][5][6] The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother’s wrist. This symbolizes the sister’s love and prayers for her brother’s

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    romantic poetry is impressive for its intense involvement with an enthusiasm of nature. The role of nature is prominent in Romantic poetry; it is also the primary concern for a worshipper of nature-William Wordsworth. This concern is to appreciate the sublime beauty of nature as living personality‚ to search for the union between the mind and nature‚ and to acquire aspiring insights by embracing nature. In almost of his poems‚ Wordsworth described the pure beauty of nature through his gentle words and

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    In the excerpt from the autobiographical narrative A Summer Life by Gary Soto‚ his sublime six-year-old self relives his experience when the charm of the forbidden becomes unspeakably desirable. A young saint is put before a path that will ultimately lead him toward his fall from grace. He struggles with the “juices of guilt” as he quickly learns that curiosity is the lust of the mind. To start the writer portrays to the reader his personal morals in a religious aspect by using a paradox. He describes

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    Alien Movie Analysis

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    How about we begin by addressing the elephant in the room: Ridley Scott has been in a slump for the past decade or more. In 1979 he redefined the space film with Alien‚ in 1982 he crafted his gritty science fiction masterwork Blade Runner‚ and in 2000 he won the Academy Award for Best Picture with Gladiator. Obviously‚ a stunning repertoire‚ but what has he directed since then? Mediocre film after mediocre film. Whether it be Kingdom of Heaven‚ Robin Hood‚ Prometheus‚ or The Counselor‚ Scott has

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    Islam In Baltistan

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    t © 2010-2012 Noorbakhshia Youth Federation(NYF) Pakistan. All Rights Reserved. Islam in Baltistan Shah-e-Hamdan whom we hold in great esteem as a great mystic of the Muslim world and messenger of peace‚ played a pivotal role in bringing a revolutionary change and transformation in Baltistan. The mystic came to Baltistan at a time when there was not a single Muslim in Baltistan. All the people of this region were the followers of buddisum. Shah-e-Hamdan is the first Islamic preacher who for the

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    well-being. The “norm” is not always right‚ society regresses instead of progresses as people refuse to change what has been‚ in fear of being different. Solitude results in personal acceptance to where they are in life as people open themselves to the sublime or powers they cannot compete with‚ imposing a sense of humility and therefore a realistic outlook to life and one’s own potential. Consequently‚ nature along with the powers of the human mind embodies true happiness and

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    going to change‚ if he’s not going to do something about it himself. The actors in the movie were one with there characters‚ I knew a few of them already from other stuff they have made‚ but this movie totally changed my image of them‚ and only sublime actors can do that. The best actor was without a doubt Michael Caine (Harry Brown) he made me fell what harry brown was feeling‚ and he made me see his point of view and made me believe in it. In my head he

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