August 25, 2010
This is a sample essay on Maimonides:
Maimonides attitude towards the ancient philosophers and the philosophy of the ancient world was that these people like Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and were wrong about a lot of things. Maimonides was a Jewish philosopher.
Maimonides didn’t like the Islamic religion. He believed that it was better to kill yourself then convert to Islam.
Maimonides had no religious tolerance. I believe he did not Muslim people because they forced his family to move around much until they decided to live in Cairo, Egypt. He did not want to even comprehend the thought that Judism was not the answer to the questions of religion. Maimonides wrote the book the Guide to The Perplexed and in this book he tried to interweave both Jewish law and Greek philosophy.
Maimonides believed that these ancient philosophers seemed to be missing key points in all thier arguments. This in turn gave Maimonides a chance to exercise and explain his point of view and why he is correct over their views. Maimonides states that all philosophers seem to believe that it is impossible for god to produce something from nothing. (more…)
August 11, 2010
This is a free sample essay on the Puritans:
Throughout the writings on the Puritans there seem to be many different interpretations of who they were and how true they were to their religious beliefs. In the selection “Were the Puritans “Puritanical”?” it is interesting to see how Puritan beliefs are extremely two sided. For instance the article talks about how many believe that god created things for necessary use only but it states if that is so then why would there be a pleasurable aspect to things. There is an example that states, “The wine is from God but the Drunkard is from the Evil” (Degler, 101). which shows that in one sense the Puritans do believe that pleasure is allowed in life, one should enjoy wine without it being considered a sin.
What is not acceptable in the Puritan religion is excess, one is entitled to drink the wine from god but they must not abuse the privilege by drinking more than their share that is when they will be considered sinful. Another example is their beliefs about the manners of dance that were acceptable. One could dance so long as they were not dancing with the opposite sex in a sexual manner. The dress code of the Puritans was determined by ones status and they believed that the people should dress appropriately. Then there is the issue of leisure involving music and art. Basically what this article says is that the Puritans were not a people opposed to having enjoyment in life but they did believe that it had to be done at appropriate times in appropriate ways. There are myths that they did not like music which is not the case at all they just did not believe that church was the right place to enjoy music. It also talks about art and states that there has been evidence of nudity in their art. I find all this to be interesting because most information that is written on the Puritans makes them out to be very strict and religious people who live their life “trying to develop a strong relationship with god through Bible study, prayer, and introspection” as stated in (The American Promise, 80). (more…)
August 5, 2010
This is a free sample essay on Andrew Jackson:
Andrew Jackson was born on March 15th, 1767 at a settlement near the Crawford’s Branch of Waxhaw Creek in South Carolina (1). His parents, Andrew Jackson, and Elizabeth Hutchinson immigrated to America two years prior to his birth, in 1765 (1). Unfortunately, his father died only a few days prior to Andrew’s birth. Jackson lived a long and interesting life, full of many achievements, financial, military and political to die at an old age of 78 in 1845. At only 13, Jackson, along with his brother joined a regiment to serve as a mounted courier in the American Revolution (2). His hotheadedness showed at even this early age, when after being captured by the British he was nearly killed by an officers sword for refusing to polish his boots (1). Jackson’s mother managed to get both him and his brother out of captivity, but they had both came down with smallpox while being held and his brother died on the trip home (1). His mother passed away from cholera soon after that while she was nursing wounded p.o.w.s. (more…)
July 23, 2010
This is a free sample essay on Amelia Earhart: Charting the Skies for Women:
Amelia Earhart is know today for her vast accomplishments in the world of aviation as the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and beyond. Amelia was a self-determined and ambitious young woman with a deep passion for aeronautics and adventure. Her drive for going farther and farther into the record books, set her apart from the typical woman of the early 20th century. By the time she was in her 30’s, she had already flown across the Atlantic ocean, breaking the stereotype of a common woman across the universe. Amelia’s spirit and love for her calling resulted in her mark in today’s history books, and her ever enchanting story of adventure across the skies of the cosmos.
Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 on her grandparents’ farm in Atchison Kansas. She was the oldest of two girls born to Amy and Edwin Earhart. She and her sister Muriel were given a life of great wealth and prosperity by attending elite private schools and supplied with many gifts by their wealthy grandparents. Edwin and Amy moved to Des Moines Iowa in 1905 to start a life for their own in the railroad business, and left the girls on the farm until 1908. Edwin was promoted in 1909, and greatly improved the financial situation of the Earhart family, but at this time, Edwin also became a heavy drinker. (more…)
July 16, 2010
This is a sample essay on War in Iraq:
The United States has been torn apart with the thought of war. There is the fear spread by the media about dirty bombs and mustard gas. There is the recommendation to have an air tight room in one’s house and to duck tape sheets of plastic on one’s windows. However, many do not understand how this safety advice is related to the Bush Administration’s international policy. How did the September 11th terrorist attack from Afghanistan become a War on Iraq? Is President Bush’s desire to fight a war on Iraq related to his father’s problems with Sadaam Hussein ten years ago? These and many other questions arise in the mind of the average American citizen. As with many other topics, Americans have various viewpoints concerning the War on Iraq; Some are pro-war and some are anti-war. (more…)
July 12, 2010
This is a sample essay on Corporate Hierarchy:
Since the dawn of the Gilded Age, corporations have had a great impact on the lives of many people. Corporations have centralized themselves into the American lifestyle and are portrayed as one of the most vital aspects to our first world “greatness”. Corporations have gained so much power during this century, that even sometimes, they can get away with anything, good or bad. Although corporations can yield their power for anything, it is their decision to make ethical or unfair alterations to their business. This distinguishes the classifications of a certain corporation. Two aspects of corporations have been formulated since the beginning of the Gilded Age. There are those who support capitalistic corporations and have disregard with government intervention and the concerns of blue-collared laborers. On the other hand, there are the fair, responsible corporations that support government intervention and responds to the concerns and issues of their workers. Both categories of corporations tend to do well in business and play a great part in economy. Although they are similarly successful in achieving their goal, which is to make profit, only one solution gives equal opportunity and establishes equilibrium in a corporation. Along with this, it would benefit everyone in a corporation if unions were formed and if laborers were business-literate in order to compromise with their founders. (more…)
July 9, 2010
This is a sample essay on Team Leadership:
How do groups cohere? Historically, strong leadership and a shared culture have been the primary factors in determining collective unanimity within social groups. Managers today might not have absolute power of life or death over their staff, being restricted to hiring and firing in their power to enforce the hierarchy, and their corporate mythology might shade by comparison with that of, say, ancient Rome; yet, although managers today need to unite different people without the traditional binding agents of shared ethnicity or religion, unifying them in pursuit of tasks which can sometimes appear dreary even to the most committed worker, it is becoming abundantly clear that negative motivation - the threat of unemployment - is at best a limited management tool. Although the knowledge that keeping one’s job is contingent on performance necessarily informs every worker’s consciousness, fear alone breeds hatred, discord and consequently inefficiency. It is a truth almost universally accepted that a happy worker is a good one: aside from such prerequisites as a pleasant working environment and the avoidance of overwork, it seems clear that a good team-spirit is the key to healthy morale. Working as a team increases people’s sense of purpose, their feeling of belonging and consequently their productivity. (more…)
July 5, 2010
This is a sample essay on Pagan Arguments against Christianity:
The Pagans persecuted the Christians and made many arguments against Christianity. Some pagans thought that Christians were atheists because they scorned the traditional pagan gods. The Christians either denied the existence of pagan gods or called them evil. The pagans, who believed in their gods just as strongly as the Christians believed in their god, feared that their gods would not look favorably upon the Roman Empire anymore because of the Christians’ blasphemy.
The pagans genuinely misunderstood the beliefs and practices of Christianity. A pagan historian named Tacitus was one of many who opposed Christianity because it was seen by the pagans as a bizarre new sect. Tacitus believed that Christians despised the human race. Tertullian spoke out against these accusations in support of Christianity. He specified what Christians would be willing and would not be willing to do in the company of their pagan neighbors. Tertullian said that despite the bad treatment the pagans gave them at times, the Christians had never retaliated. (more…)
July 1, 2010
This is an example essay on Supermarket Shopping:
Each week while doing the supermarket shopping with my mother, I tend to start watching the other shoppers around me and analyze what kind of supermarket shopper they are. I have come to the conclusion that there are three types of shoppers: the slow-careful shoppers, the average shoppers, and the hurried shoppers. I find at least one of these types in each aisle always in my way. No matter who it is, he will avoid everyone in his own special way.
The first and most aggravating is the slow-careful shopper. Elderly people tend to be the slow shoppers. They usually cut out coupons and also have a coupon card so they can get the best deals possible when doing their heavy shopping for the week. They typically come out in the early morning right when the stores open. Many have a “shopping list” pad on their refrigerator that they keep adding to so when they’re ready to come shopping, their list is complete. The list may be in the order of the aisles of the market. Usually the careful shopper comes on the same time and day of each week. (more…)
June 22, 2010
This is a sample essay on Comparison and Contrast of Astronomy and Astrology:
In this paper I will attempt to contrast Astronomy and Astrology. Astronomy and Astrology are both sciences. They sound alike in pronunciation, and in some ways are similar in science, but overall, are different. Astronomy is a science that studies motion of bodies, evolution, composition, distance, and scattered matter in the universe. Astrology is a science that studies the things that happen on earth as they relate to specific positions of the sun, moon, and other planets. These sciences are similar in the fact that they both deal with studying celestial bodies in the universe. They are different in the purpose of the study.
In Astronomy, scientists study celestial bodies in an effort to make predictions on the path of stars, the moon, planets, comets, asteroids, and the sun. These predictions are important in the fact that, we can use that information to predict disaters, such as asteroids, or comets that may be on a collision course with earth. Also this information can be used to better understand the complexity of the universe that we live in. Historically, there have been scientists with many different ideas of how the universe worked. Originally it was thought that the earth was the center of the universe and that everything revolved around the earth. This theory of the universe has changed over time, and this is credited to the astronomers who worked diligently over time using new and improved tools of technology such as telescopes, to predict accurately, the way that our universe works. (more…)
