December 2011
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Socrates as Midwife: Knowledge and the Theory of...
In the Theaetetus, Plato invokes the analogy of the midwife in order to describe Socrates’ philosophizing in Athens; however, the analogy reveals as much about Plato’s theory of knowledge as it does about Socrates’ philosophical inquiry. While the midwife aids in childbirth, Socrates claims to be concerned with the labor of the soul and of testing the minds of men. Socrates...
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“Intention” and “Structure”; an Historiographical...
Historians have taken a particular interest in understanding the course of Nazi pre-war foreign policy.[1] Historical debate has primarily been focused on determining whether such policy was guided by a consistent programme or if it was affected by various “structural determinants”. Concurrent debate has centred on Hitler’s role in the course of foreign policy. According to “intentionalist”...
October 2011
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Judicial Review in Canada: the Supreme Court of...
The Fathers of Confederation were acutely aware of the significant role envisaged for judicial review in the Dominion’s federal system; its uptake was both the result of Canada’s colonial heritage and the influence of American constitutionalism. Although the Supreme Court was established only eight years after the British North America Act of 1867, for much of Canadian history the...
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Vietnam and Hollywood: A Popular Culture...
The Vietnam War had a range of consequences in American popular culture. Not only has Vietnam cemented itself in the collective American consciousness, but it has had and continues to have wide-ranging consequences for foreign policy, art and literature, and class- and race-consciousness. The cultural significance of the Vietnam War is perhaps nowhere better illustrated than in the Hollywood...
September 2011
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Thatcherite Economics
Thatcherism [1] is a term attributed to the political career of British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; however, the term also describes the conviction politics of British conservatism during Thatcher’s reign from 1979 to 1989, encompassing the social and economic policies of her government, as well as the more general conservative political culture during the period. Many...
Tennyson's Use of Structure; an Analysis of In...
Tennyson’s In Memoriam was inspired by the tragic death of Tennyson’s close friend Arthur Hallam. Critical analysis subsequent its first publication has garnered a variety of scholarly interpretations of the meaning text. From theological, philosophical, idiosyncratic, and even psychosexual perspectives, Tennyson’s work has been the subject of a variety of critical interpretations. The structure...
August 2011
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Apple's Spark
In September, 1985, Newsweek Magazine published an article profiling Steve Jobs’ departure from Apple, and hinted at his future and his yet unnamed startup, NeXT. [1] Detailing the rift that divided the company, and the factors that drove Jobs out, he made a telling observation about the state of, and the future of Apple, in his absence:
“To me, Apple exists in the spirit of the people that...
July 2011
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Chairs; a short story
We’re sitting in chairs. We’re comfortable, but not overly. We’re tired – the lights overhead are just a little too bright.
No one is talking, but sporadic eye contact says enough. In the distance I can hear a woman talking. She sounds muted – my mind is elsewhere.
Seal sighs as he sits down beside me. My chair back shakes as he drops his body onto the seat. He appears to have returned with a...
June 2011
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Consumerism and Masculine Crisis: an Analysis of...
Fight Club, directed by David Fincher, is a 1999 film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel by the same name. The events of the film are narrated from the perspective of Jack (Edward Norton), a nameless office worker, profoundly dissatisfied both by his job and by his life. In order to combat his depression, Jack cultivates a consumer identity, filling his condo – the metaphorical...
March 2011
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Himmler's Einsatzgruppen and the “Final Solution;”...
On October 4, 1943, Heinrich Himmler gave a speech to SS Officers in Posen, Poland, where he spoke about the difficulties associated with the systematic extermination of European Jews demanded by the Nazi programme.[1] While some historians attribute this “Final Solution” to the intentional outcome of early forms of antisemitism, others postulate its genesis was an undirected outcome in the...
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Branding for Ambient Rings
This is the icon branding for Ambient Rings.
From the company’s website: “Ambient Rings is a small company that creates and distributes friendly, nondescript ringtones for your iPhone!” Visit Ambient Rings - iPhone Ringtones for Professionals today.
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A Study of Roman Agriculture
Agriculture was a crucial component of the livelihood of citizens of the Roman Empire because it provided them with food. However, it was much more than that. Although trade offered Roman citizens a variety of foods, it was the agricultural staples (cereals, vines, and olives) that provided the primary means of nourishment, and comprised the basis of the socioeconomic structure of the Empire....