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Regarding justice in a society, both John Rawls and Robert Nozick express differing opinions on the best way to reach this. Both philosophers illustrate what they feel justice to be and offer support for their ideas in their efforts to put forth the best argument. Before being able to decide on which argument is the…

“He said if I warn’t so ignorant, but had read a book called Don Quixote, I would know without asking”  Twain 13, this quote said by the character Tom gives reference to the book Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes which was published in the year 1605 and written as a picaresque novel. Twain specifically mentions…

Atheism vs. Christian Religion Religion gives order or a meaning in one’s life. This is something one believes, practices, and follows devotedly. Atheism could be either the belief there is no God or the lack of beliefs of any Gods. The only similarity between Christianity and Atheism is that they both are ways to live….

Prayer invocation for the symposium Let us put ourselves in the Holy presence of the Lord. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Lord God, we thank you for granting us the opportunity to be gathered here today to witness a symposium that would enhance our knowledge….

F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, a time period commonly known as the ‘roaring twenties’. Anticipating the Great Depression this era was fulfilled by prosperity and material wealth, but despite the common idea of easily creating for one self a successful life many people faced economic misery. Thus, taking into account the…

Some bands develop a signature sound and choose to play it safe by limiting themselves to that specific sound with little to no variation within their music. Sometimes this gamble pays off and the band continues to experience success. Other bands however, end up dissolving and are never heard from again. When it comes to…

Superstitions have unpleasant effects on the Jewish population regarding the Jewish religion. Jewish people such as Isaac Bashevis Singers father Pinchos Menachem Singer, a rabbi, believed more strongly in the superstitions that are filled into his head than what the Torah and Pentateuch teach him. One of the end results of the superstitious ways of…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Comment on the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream can be perceived in a multitude of ways depending on one’s view of wealth; in the 1920’s, wealth meant nothing but how much material you could afford. F. Scott Fitzgerald comments on the change of the American Dream in The…

While I understand the impulse to assume that a Catholic Education is not worth the expensive price tag, my own view is that a Catholic Education is priceless. Students cannot only grow in their faith but also receive a quality education that is valuable as an adult. They will have caring faculty that wants to…

At the crossroads of paganism and Christianity, the characters in Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon people alike faced the essential blending of two religious lifestyles in overall life-affecting scenarios into one semi-coherent religious viewpoint. In the epic poem, Beowulf, the ideals of Christianity dominate over those of paganism through the shift of pagan values to praises…