Rarely does it occur in the course of human events that an author of Akutagawa's analytical genius is able to live without persecution from without, in Ryunosuke's case, however, the distress came from within. ... Upheaval seems to be the late theme of Japan and its artistic community; the Meiji Restoration turned Japan every which way, just as Akutagawa and his contemporaries did to Japanese literature. ... Where the inspectors, who represent "society", are concerned the true villain is Tajomaru but the author uses the bandit to look deeper in upon "society" and critique it's...

• Word Count: 825
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thomas Hardy, one of the greatest Victorian novelists and the author of Tess D'Urbervilles, was born June 2, 1840, in the village of Upper Bockhampton, located in Southwestern England. ... By describing the tragic fate of Tess, Hardy discloses the misfortune to the lower class in the development of the English Capitalism and strongly criticizes the exploiting class and the contemporary social moralities and religion in the capitalistic society. ... I admire the author's determination to create a sexually fallen character who he consider "pure" when he himself knows that would shock m...

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The author calls for a change in journalistic practices and a more universal "revolution of moral values." ... Ignatieff goes on to explore and then dismiss the role of contemporary human rights groups as possible instruments of ethnic conflict resolution. ...

• Word Count: 931
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The author cautiously states that there is always a chance that in the future evidence of supernatural origin of morality can be discovered but until then to fully understand morality, "one can look at the effects of culture, the influences of genes and parenting, and, yes, the parts of the brain that are active when people think good thoughts and do good things" (Bloom, 2014). Bloom refutes the view that morality is a product of higher intelligence and sides with Darwin and many contemporary biologist and psychologists in "using natural selection to ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Concern about living creatures now and in the future as well as doubts about the efficiency of the contemporary, large-scale application of scientific rationality as the exclusive 'solution' to this crisis are, amongst others the motivations for this study. ... Contemporary technology and liberal programmes confirm the autonomy of the Western human subject, both promise individuals more human welfare, more freedom, more autonomy in relation to other living beings as well as to naturally given conditions. ... Part I exposes the relations between premodern and contemporary techn...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

1. The philosophes did not accept the scientific revolutionary notion that the laws of Nature express the will of God. The philosophes made it clear that God, revelation, Scripture, and all of the other ingredients of traditional Christianity were subjects of scorn. Scholars in many countries found...

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The purpose of this essay is to look at how the media is a source of 'knowledge' to present crime and victimisation and how the media invokes 'moral panics' about crime and lawless behaviour. There are a number of individuals who think when a person commits a crime they are punished for that crime. However, there is more to crime than just punishment. The media plays an important role in the construction of crime and lawless behaviour. Society's perception of victims, criminals, deviants and punishment is influenced by their portrayal in the mass media. ...

• Word Count: 2855
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate