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The absolutist holds (By definition). That there are some kinds of action which are so intrinsically wicked that it would always be wrong to perform such an action whatever the consequences of not performing it it is very clear, then, that absolutism is incompatible with utilitarianism. For whatever the sort of action which is supposed…

Though eventually drawn together by a common animosity toward the parent British Empire, the original thirteen U.S. colonies had relatively little in common culturally. In fact, regional differences in culture were quite pronounced. In examining the cultures of Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay Colony, New York Colony, and South Carolina colonies it is clear that while they may…

Napoleon, despite his ability to uphold the fundamental principles of the French Revolution, skillfully infused his own modifications to those ideals when he found them unsatisfactory. Notably, he revisited and revised the previously established constitution, in addition to altering the dynamics between the state and the Church, ultimately establishing France as a predominantly Catholic nation….

From Achilles’ initial callousness and stubborn temper in the first books of the Iliad to his eventual humanization when he interacts with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles killed, the Iliad chronicles the maturation of the Greek hero during the brutal battles of the Trojan War. Achilles is a fully-developed heroic character with both…

Nanking Massacre “What connects two thousand years of genocide? Too much power in too few hands,” – Simon Wiesenthal. Genocide is the systematic mass killing of a specific group of people. For an event to be considered genocide, it must have the eight stages of genocide: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, and denial….

The era commonly referred to as the “era of good feelings” took place following the War of 1812 and was marked by a notable surge in nationalistic sentiment within the United States. It commenced in 1816, shortly before Monroe assumed the presidency, and continued until his term concluded in 1824. Prior to this time frame,…

Overview of Portraiture             Portraiture involves the process of painting, sculpting or photographing a portrait.  It is a process of recording people.   Artists capture an individual’s personality, character, status, the place and time they lived, and the environment in which they lived, through portraits.   Portraiture includes self-portraits and portraits by an artist of other people…

Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunau-am-Inn, a small village in Austria. His birthplace is also Braunau-am-Inn. Despite being born as a sickly child, young Klara Hitler’s mother, Klara, tirelessly cared for him around the clock. Adolf was raised by his short-tempered father, Alois. He developed into a boy with a thin…

MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE VALUES IN DR. FAUSTUS Christopher Marlowe (baptized February 26, 1564 – May30, 1593) was an English dramatist and poet who was well known for his magnificent blank verse and overreaching protagonists. Marlowe based his play Doctor Faustus on stories about a scholar and magician, Johann Faust, who allegedly sold his soul to…

There were about 16,000 Cherokee before their eviction. They put up the biggest fight; enough to make them the last tribe to be forced from their homes. They were a stationary tribe, and not nomads like many others. They had their own system of writing based on Greek. Hebrew, and English. They also had their…