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The Modern Age of British Literature was in some ways a rebellion against the Victorian ideals of extravagancy. a perspective brought on by the rough world of World War I. The scarceness of resources combined with blunt images of the war influenced authors to reprobate the nobility for their inordinate self-indulgence. In DH Lawrence’s “The…

Molly Ivins, in her Op-Ed called, “Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns,” argues for an absolute abolition of civilian gun ownership. Ivins begins her argument with a sarcastic attitude toward gun laws in the United States. She calls herself “not antigun,” but immediately announces that she is “proknife. ” She…

What is Truth? Truth exists and is an absolute. Contrary to the mush-minded meanderings of modern educators, truth is not relative. If my truth differs from your truth that can only be because either one or both of us is unaware of the truth and has called something true which is not. Truth must have…

The Case of the Variable Laminates Granting University Experimental design is “a formal plan that details the specifics for conducting an experiment, such as which responses, factors, levels, blocks, treatments, and tools are to be used” (Shower 2010). An experiment where one variable is studied while the other variables are held constant can be inefficient…

At least as early as the mid-1920s, a Pennsylvania chemist named Merlin Wand had started a list of “intellectually marooned” pen-pals. By 1927, he had acquired enough names to start a “one-man operation called ‘Contacts’ [which] was a clearinghouse for isolated book-lovers and neophyte writers.” He began placing ads in various publications—The Survey, Haldeman-Julius Weekly,…

Throughout the centuries. there have been many economic experts. who have contributed to the many economic theories. Among them is Adam Smith. besides known as the Father of Capitalism. His theory on good workings of the free market place and his 1776 Wealth of Nations is what he is most celebrated for. Karl Marx. the…

“How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d”. — Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a movie written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Michel Gondry, presents a concept that one…

Politics: the inescapable stalker of our societyPolitics is a process by which a group of people, whose opinions or interests might be divergent, reach collective decisions that are generally regarded as binding on the group and enforced as common policy. Political theory or political philosophy is as old as the oldest civilisations. The Greek philosophers,…

Theories of Human Behavior: The Nature/Nurture Debate What determines how a person will behave? Is it nature, or nurture? Or, more simply stated, is it genetics or environment that have the greatest influence on human behavior? The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. The “nurture” perspective comes from the…

Journey’s End  is a drama which gives a realistic image of life in a First World War trench. Performed in 1928 when the acrimonious memories of war were still fresh, it made a profound impact on those who saw it. It was uncompromising and showed the atrocious truth to those who had been given the…