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Rizal insists on Education as the Instrumental for Social Progress. A major part to the devising of the Filipino state was Rizal’s insisting on the instruction. He considered this as basis of the reforms of the state. In his desire to better the batch of the people he saw the demand to educate them foremost….

Introduction Media plays a very large impact and role in the lives of thousands of people who have such access to it. It is undeniable that many things which happens in the current society is due to media—that is it has contributed to the information dissemination of many things. Advertisements, news feeds, weather forecasts are…

Idealism would be a better theory for a society with highly intellectual people, and that a combination of this theory would be the best way for our society to evolve from the level of the “is” to the level of the “ought” Plat’s way to go from the “is” to the “ought” is Socratic questioning….

How effectual were the emancipationists in accomplishing their ends? Did they hasten or detain the terminal of bondage? By and large. while the abolitionist motion was successful in significantly controling monolithic bondage in most states. they were non able to wholly extinguish it as assorted signifiers of bondage such as kid trafficking. harlotry. and forced…

The life of an aviator seemed to me ideal. It involved skill. It brought adventure. It made use of the latest developments of science. Mechanical engineers were fettered to factories and drafting boards while pilots have the freedom of wind with the expanse of sky. There were times in an aeroplane when it seemed I…

In the period preceding the Civil War, there were a number of free Black people in the North as opposed to the South where the African American population was enslaved for the most part. However, the presence of a large number of free Blacks did not translate into major political breakthroughs such as the abolition…

“I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel… ” Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Mankind differs from other species by being intelligent. Intelligence and creativity allows humans to survive despite their relatively inferior physical attributes. Besides these benefits, being intelligent has also inspired fear. Humanity has always been afraid of being the…

            The culture of fear is evident in many ways, especially in politics.  The fear of a group of people can be exploited mercilessly, as can be seen in Al Gore’s article, “The Politics of Fear”, Cass R. Sunstein’s article, “Fear and Liberty”, the play The Crucible, and the film, On the Waterfront.  Most often,…

In 2004, Warner Bros. Pictures released a film adaptation of Homer’s epic, “The Iliad,” which was entitled “Troy. ” The movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, based by the screenplay of David Benioff. Although the film credits the work of Homer as an inspiration in artfully bringing the heroic narrative of Achilles to life on…

For my scholarly article, I chose to read Was Chaucer’s Knight Really a Mercenary by John Pratt. Throughout the article, Pratt discusses Terry Jones’s belief that the Knight was a mercenary rather than a crusader. In Jones’s “problematic analysis” he leaves many questions unanswered, which Pratt answers in his article. According to Pratt, Jones’s is…