Rural Nigeria and its Relationship with the Media: A Look at Print and Electronic Media in National Development

 The concept or term ‘rural’ brings to mind an unsophisticated, simple lifestyle of clusters, of small communities of people and thus having no relation to any and every form of sophisticated and its attendant complexities, or what the world knows today as the media, an icon of sophistication and urbanity. The development of what … Read more

Introduction of Dadaism and Ready-Mades Exhibition

 The Introduction of Dadaism and the Ready-Mades is an exhibition featuring eleven artworks created by some of the most prominent artists during the Dada Movement, beginning circa 1915 in Zürich, Switzerland. The Dada movement was a rebellion against World War One; as Switzerland was a neutral country throughout the entirety of the First World … Read more

Feeding 9 Billion: The Switch to a Plant Based World

 Feeding 9 Billion: The Switch to a Plant Based World Thomas Malthus was an 18th century philosopher that recognized that the global population growing at an exponential rate was nothing but bad news. In his essay, he theorized that if the population continued to grow at an exponential rate and the production of food … Read more

The Worldly Philosophers Analysis: Exploring the Impactful Book on Economic Theory

 The Worldly Philosophers Analysis Gerrit Schaafsma Eastern Oregon University       Abstract:     Although there are many different views, and opinions on economics one impactful book on western economics is “The Worldly Philosopher”.  This book talks mainly about economic theory. Chapter one     The first chapter in the book, otherwise called the introduction is … Read more

Why Animal Testing Should Continue: Advancements in Medicine

 One obvious reason animal testing should continue is the opportunity for medical advancement. Over the years testing on animals has helped to create countless vaccines and develop many groundbreaking surgeries. The early Greeks began conducting tests on animals before anyone else. The great men that conducted these experiments made tremendous impacts on the history … Read more

Physician Assisted Suicide: Annotated Bibliography

 Yingkai Zhao Professor Crawford LING 113A 14 March 2018 Physician Assisted Suicide: Annotated Bibliography Working Thesis: Physician Assisted Suicide on terminally ill patients should be legalized. Because 1. 2. 3. Brody, Howard. "Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized." New England Journal of Medicine 331 (1994): 119-123. In the scholarly article "Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Be Legalized" … Read more

Unstuck in Time: Exploring the Perpetualness of Life through Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

 Paste your essay in here…Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is a harrowing science fiction novel that explores the post traumatic stress one experiences after being in war. The main character, Billy Pilgrim, seems to possess the ability of time travel. However, it is clear that he is ultimately burdened by this uncontrollable ability and left … Read more

The Ethics of Machiavelli’s Political Realism

 Throughout hundreds of years, and even in today’s modern government, many question what behaviors are appropriate when it comes to politics. This oftentimes involves questions regarding promises, the truth, and ethics. Machiavelli’s The Prince, aimed to teach different ranks, particularly significant ranking, powerful men, such as Lorenzo de’ Medici, how to carry themselves in … Read more

Fathers and Sons: The Introduction of Nihilism to Russian Society and the Clash of Conflicting Ideas between Generations

 Paste your essay in heSome critics also points out that Bazarov is not a true nihilism. But the love for Madame Odinstov is the only incident when he questions the authenticity of his nihilism. Bazarov has a fanatic kind of nihilism which means his behavior and opinion are extreme, his ego, his belief in … Read more

Growing up as a Ukrainian in Moscow and Warsaw

 I am a Russian person who was born and grew up in a Western Ukrainian village called Busk, in Lvov region. When I turned seven my family moved to Moscow, a huge and vibrant Russian capital. My parents wanted me to become a versatile, well-educated, knowledgeable person and went out of their way to … Read more

David Hume’s Definition of Liberty: A Subjective View

 David Hume, Scottish philosopher and economist, set forth his definition of liberty throughout his writings. He established a definition of free-will based on moral responsibility and its relationship with desire. Other philosophers, past and modern, have dissented on Hume’s definition of liberty, describing it as flawed. Though Hume does deliver a strong definition of … Read more

Garrett Hardin’s Lifeboat Argument and the Three Options for Dealing with Overpopulation

 Garrett Hardin’s lifeboat argument against helping poor nations states that rich nations are lifeboats full of rich people and poor nations are more crowded lifeboats full of poor people (Class Lecture 10/18/18). This argument is a metaphor of how people in the poor lifeboats fall underwater because of overcrowding and hope to find a … Read more

Development and Spread of Renaissance Humanism: How Italy became the Origin of the Renaissance

 Renaissance Humanism was an intellectual movement that started in the 13th century in Northern Italy, and later spread all across Europe during the its peak. Renaissance humanism is essentially the study of classical antiquity that initially originated from Italy and later spread all across Western Europe from the 14th to the 16th centuries (Burke … Read more