Gadflies: Philosophy Versus Ideology

This was my very first paper written in college. Not my very best work, but I think I did an adequate job for my initial attempt at a university-level final paper assignment. I did this at the very last minute and I remember the night before it was due very well. I was extremely stressed and panicking...

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Hume's Argument Against Reason in Conclusions of Cause & Effect

           In the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume sets out to show that all knowledge can be derived from experience. Hume takes a particular look at the experience of cause and effect and our knowledge of the relation between the two. It...

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Blast From The Past: Bully Research Paper

This is a paper I wrote in the 10th grade. Looking at this work, retrospectively, makes me realize that my writing has come a long way. I'm by far not a great writer, but I'm glad that I can notice improvement in my ability to compose a prose. ...

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Assertion of One’s Own Importance: Comparing and Contrasting

It is very common for people to feel the need to impress their families and their friends through different means. From expensive clothing to boasting about one’s own abilities, society is known to give more importance to certain things than others. But could our own want for validation serve a higher...

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IB Historiagraphy: Jim Morrison and William Blake's Poem

To what extent can Jim Morrison’s ideals be seen as parallel to those presented in William Blake’s “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell” ? (Word count: 1868) ...

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The Value of Comradeship

War is an arena of constant and immediate death permeated with the desperation and fear of humans. Soldiers are tasked with living and surviving in such conditions for long periods of time. Thus, making one wonder how they are able to withstand such psychological stress for so long. In reading war...

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