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John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism versus libertarian political philosophy

J. S. Mill writes about a utilitarian philosophy that is much more moral and human that is depicted by Sandel, who uses the anecdote about organ harvesting to suggest that utilitarians would simply take one's organs if it could make two or more people happy.

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Book Review Undergraduate 727 words

The Ethics of Surrealism: Race, Ethnography, and Black Art

A critical review of Brent Hayes Edwards's "The Ethnics of Surrealism," examining race, ethnography, and black intellectual life in Paris-era surrealist journals.

Arts

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672 words

The Pennsylvania Farmer's objections to the Declaration of Independence

What objections did the "Pennsylvania Farmer" have regarding the content of the Declaration of Independence? What did the Pennsylvania Farmer agree with, philosophically, and fundamentally, regarding the wording of the Declaration of Independence? These questions will be addressed in this paper.

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A critical letter to Plato on bodily constitution and virtue

In "The Republic" you state: "We know that, when the bodily constitution is gone, life is no longer endurable, though pampered with all kinds of meats and drinks, and having all wealth and all power....the very essence of the vital principle is undermined and corrupted, life is still worth having…

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The importance of APA formatting in academic writing

The author of this response read the prompt about the American Psychological Association (APA) standard. Indeed, it is not the only standard out there. There are other ones like Modern Language Association (MLA), Harvard, Turabian, Chicago and a few others.

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How an English course improved my writing and research skills

English have learned valuable communication and writing skills in this English course and will be able to apply what I have learned toward other academic classes as well as throughout my personal and professional life.

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Essay Undergraduate 961 words

Pevsner's Visual Planning and the Picturesque Explained

An analysis of Nikolaus Pevsner's posthumous Visual Planning and the Picturesque, exploring its three-part structure, picturesque theory, and urban design legacy.

Arts

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Essay Undergraduate 944 words

Winthrop, Smith & Bradford: Early American Settler Writings

Analyzes Winthrop's "Model of Christian Charity," Smith's Jamestown account, and Bradford's Mayflower narrative as windows into Puritan and colonial America.

Literature

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Essay Undergraduate 516 words

Colonial American Texts: Winthrop, Bacon, and Native Relations

Analysis of three colonial American texts exploring Winthrop's Christian Charity, frontier petitions against Native Americans, and Bacon's Rebellion.

History

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Essay Undergraduate 665 words

Shakespeare's Sonnet 130: Real Love vs. Idealized Beauty

An analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 exploring how imagery, satire, and irony challenge Petrarchan idealization and celebrate authentic love.

Literature

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