Abstract The paper analyzes Supreme Court justice ClarenceThomas and his actions in twelve years as the only African American in the court, concentrating on the topic of affirmative action. The paper highlights Thomas' conservative bent.
From the Paper "Justice Clarence Thomas is the only black member of the United States Supreme Court. Thomas is one of the most conservative Justices in the current court. Based on a recent vote, it appears Justice Thomas is an opponent of affirmative action programs. In a case that was decided in June, Judge Thomas disagreed with the majority of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a University of Michigan Law School program that seeks to boost minority enrollment through an affirmative action type program."
Tags:ClarenceThomas, Supreme Court, affirmative action, discrimination, University of Michigan, voting records, conservative, black, minority, admissions
Abstract This paper describes the controversial nomination and confirmation of Supreme Court Justice, ClarenceThomas. The paper looks at some of the organizations that opposed Thomas's nomination, the role of the American Bar Association in the selection process of Supreme Court justices, their evaluation of Thomas, and the intense controversy surrounding Thomas's nomination. The paper also examines the positions and the role of different interest groups throughout the controversy, as well as the conduct of journalists reporting on the story.
The American Bar Association
Conservative Victory Party and Citizens United
Alliance for Justice
Democratic Caucus
African American Women in Defense of Ourselves
The Press
From the Paper "The nomination of Clarence Thomas launched a great deal of concern among liberal interest groups. Like Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas was an unashamed conservative. During the Thomas confirmation hearings, the traditional liberal African American special interest groups, such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), moved away from other liberal groups to support the nomination of only the second African American to the Court (Herrnson, Shaiko & Wilcox 1998)."
Abstract This paper discusses the life and career of ClarenceThomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice. The author looks briefly at his childhood, his education, then at his rise in the judiciary, and controversial nomination to the Court . The paper examines Justice Thomas' role as a conservative African-American and how his conservatism is shown through his decisions.
From the Paper "It is hard to imagine that few justices of the 20th century will remain as marked throughout their entire tenure by their confirmation process as Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by George Bush, Sr. for one of the associate justice positions on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1991. Surviving the controversy of this nomination, in which he was accused of sexual harassment as well as of being of insufficient legal acumen and gravity- many liberals believed that his primary qualifications for office were his conservatism along with the fact that he was relatively young and healthy and therefore could serve on the court for many years. Thomas succeeded to the seat of the ultraliberal Thurgood Marshall, and in doing so gave to the court a decidedly conservative cast, undoing many of the measures that Marshall had dedicated his own life to achieving."
Abstract This paper begins with a brief introduction to Justice Thomas's political philosophy and an assessment of how he is viewed by the African-American public. The paper then offers a critique and analysis of a speech made by Thomas to the largest organization of black lawyers, the National Bar Association.
From the Paper "Justice Thomas Clarence occupies an important position in the legal circles since he is only the second black American to have been appointed to the Supreme Court. Being a Supreme Court Justice is an honor for anyone regardless of the race he/she belongs to but for Thomas Clarence, this achievement holds greater significance since only one person from his community ever made it to the Supreme Court before himself. Thurgood Marshall was a highly revered legal figure. During his tenure, Marshall did everything in his power to further the interests of black community. The same community however vehemently opposed Clarence's appointment to Supreme Court because Thomas? racial politics has done his community more harm than good."
Abstract According to Campbell, "the term 'jeremiad' refers to a sermon or another work that accounts for the misfortunes of an era as a just penalty for great social and moral evils, but holds out hope for changes that will bring a happier future." This paper uses Sacvan Bercovitch's "The American Jeremiad" as a preface to show that U.S. Supreme Court Justice ClarenceThomas is an American Jeremiah.
From the Paper "As soon as he had reformed himself, he could once again find his way back to the ideals of the America in which he trusted. Not only this; he had found his way back to the man he had been in his sophomore year in the seminary, in 1964, when he had completely accepted himself as "the equal of individuals who were white." So, Thomas here says that not only was he on the path once more to the City on the Hill; he was getting there once more because he returned to his covenant with God. His return, said Thomas, was a return to a hope in America; a hope that he, as an individual working within the boundaries set forth by the "underlying principles of this country and the guarantees of freedom through government by consent," could transform the evil legacy of racism into a place where "whites and blacks can live together and be blended into a common nationality.""
Tags: American, Bar, Association, Martin, Luther, King
Abstract St. Thomas Aquinas contributed a great deal to the entirety of Christian Theology both during and after his life; particularly in his writings. St. Thomas, as he is referred to in short, was an astute Biblical scholar who was as devoted to the faith in human reason as he was in God. St. Thomas' tome, Summa Theological, is, literally, the summation of his understanding of theology. In this work Aquinas single-handedly justified and 'proved' the whole of the spiritual nature, the soul, God, and a Christian life. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the contributions of St. Thomas Aquinas to Christian theology and his impact upon Christianity itself.
Abstract This is a study on the use of Gospels of Thomas in a time where, if the gospels of Luke, John, Mark and Mathew were newly circulating at the same time, how the choice for Thomas' Gospel will be made. The argument presented will tell how the Gospel of Thomas was a better way than the Old Testament in bringing the message of God the common people. With the advent of Thomas as the 'twin' of Jesus and the creation of this gospel was a good change for the Church and is supported here.
Abstract This paper examines Dylan Thomas and his poetry by analyzing his work through spiritual glasses. It describes the influences of spirituality versus religion. It studies his work "18 Poems" which he wrote in 1934 and how it brought him immediate recognition. It excerpts his poems and analyzes them. It concludes that Dylan Thomas was a very spiritual person influenced mostly by Christian, Jewish and Catholic images.
From the Paper "Every poet is, in a sense, two people: the poet and the persona, or presence, that speaks through the poetry. With Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) both poet and persona tend to scintillate into the sublime and the ridiculous. With the aid of what Thomas called Comrade Bottle, they could unleash themselves into the depths of the subterranean and the grotesquely morbid. Some of Thomas? early verses were unintelligible, so in love with words was he; and critics have often disagreed on valid interpretations of Thomas? work (Ferris, 2000, p.95). As well, the disagreements carry over to valid interpretations of the poet's life. How much of his drunken, often tactless prattle was for the sake of the song, and how much was the poet's gift"and torture"of seeing so much and feeling so deeply that it was all he could do to fend off madness? In a 1933 South Wales Evening Post essay, he wrote: "the borderline of insanity is more difficult to trace than the majority of people, comparatively safe within the barriers of their own common-sensibility, can realise" (Bedford-St. Martin?s, N.D. 2). "
Abstract This paper offers a personal opinion on the importance of Thomas Paine's revolutionary document in American history. The author discusses the main ideals and themes in Paine's work, "Common Sense". The paper compares the "Declaration of Independence" and "Common Sense" and states reasons why it is Thomas Paine's work that Americans should idealize and remember.
From the Paper "Thomas shed new light to the matter and made it a point to emphasize that America can and will survive on it own without any British intervention. He simply made a point that America does not need Great Britain and went on to say that "America would have flourished as much, probably much more, had no European Power had anything to do with her" (Thomas Paine). In "Common Sense", Thomas Paine portrays the British to be greedy for power and control and he clarifies that Britain's intervention is not for the benefit of the American people but rather because she wants control and would've done the same to Turkey for the same motive "viz., the sake of trade and dominion" (Thomas Paine)."
Tags: America, Declaration, Independence, Thomas, Jefferson, history
Abstract Sir Thomas Malory lived an interesting life as an extortionist, rapist, etc. He wrote "Le Morte d'Arthur" while spending his time in prison from which he escaped. This paper recognizes the correlation between his writing and his lifestyle.
From the Paper "It is no accident that Sir Thomas Malory wrote about the life he lived. As a noble knight and landowner, he was more than fascinated with his own lifestyle. Overwhelmed by the events that occurred in his own era, Malory was not shy of trouble, and/or bravery. The story of King Arthur, Le Morte d"Arthur, was inspired from the very moments that unified his life. He grew up in a time period of castles, knights, feudalism and chivalry, which in turn makes for a brilliant tale of valiance and romance, all of which are included in the story. It is from this vast sea of expeditions and events in which Malory encountered and explored, that he conceived his story Le Morte d"Arthur."
Tags: arthur, king, knights, malory, morte, round, table, thomas
Examines the life of Sir/Saint Thomas More and analyzes the influences on his life, including an examination of the concept of Utopia, his relationship with King Henry VIII, his eventual death, and his martyrdom.
Abstract Thomas More is a figure greatly revered both by historians and the religious world. This paper examines these things in light of his contributions to Christianity and the development of the Catholic Church during its most volatile period. It affirms More's convictions as "the king's good servant, but God's first".
From the Paper "History will remember Sir Thomas More as many things. He was a major renaissance figure and author and a successful businessman, diplomat and royal secretary. He was a close friend of King Henry VIII and a valued and trusted advisor. He was devoutly religious and fiercely loyal to the Catholic Church, at a time when the church was under great scrutiny. He was also a family man, with four children of his own and several, which he adopted. He was a man in transition, part modern, part medieval. In fact, much of his life was characterized by these conflicts. Most importantly, however, Thomas More was a Christian, martyred in 1535 and canonized Saint Thomas More by Pope Pius in 1935, more than 40 years later. He has been placed in the same boat as the great passive revolutionaries, like Jesus and Gandhi. At the unveiling of a statue dedicated to More, placed on the banks of the Thames in London, in 1969, the Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury said: "He believed that the Christian Church is a divine society wider than states and nations, and that duty to king yields place to duty to God." This belief in the church and God characterized More's life and motivated all his actions. However the time in which he lived and its humanistic tradition also influenced More to some degree and his career and works demonstrate how that influenced changed over time, as he deserts humanism to fully defend his church latter in life."
Tags: christianity, henry, reformation, religon, spirituality, thomas, viii
Abstract This paper describes the influence of photography on the portraits, landscapes, and pastorals created by American Realist artist Thomas Eakins. The paper describes the specific influences of photography on Eakins and photography as a source of his inspiration.
From the Paper "According to art critic and biographer Sylvan Schendler has suggested that with respect to the work of American Realist artist Thomas Eakins photography was an important source of .."
Abstract This paper analyzes Thomas Hobbes's "Leviathan" and examines its meaning, the influences of other writers on Hobbes and its effect on modern thinking. The paper also contends that Hobbes was a radical philosophical revolutionary.
From the Paper "Leviathan: My analysis of Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" began with a study of the authorship of the book. The copyright page listed Thomas Hobbes as the author and gave his birth and death dates as and respectively. The page stated that the book contained selected variants from the Latin edition of Thomas Hobbes. It appears to be an authentic edition of the book with Hobbes as the author. Hobbes's audience for Leviathan is a matter of some controversy."
Abstract This paper examines the impact of Saint Thomas Aquinas on modern society and points out how it is important to note that his articulation of his natural law doctrine has been very influential for more than seven centuries. The paper explains that this influence has extended beyond philosophy and religion, because Aquinas conceived of natural law within a much larger context of human actions and their place in the order of creation.
From the Paper "As Braybrooke (2003) notes, Aquinas' conception of natural law has had a major impact on human society, primarily because his natural law doctrine "articulates a 'philosophical' ethics within a 'theological' understanding of God and the universe without compromising the integrity of either the philosophical or the theological enterprises.""
Abstract This paper examines the pitfalls in Thomas More's "Utopia." The paper is written from the perspective of the modern reader, who can critique More's society based on what is considered acceptable in our times. The paper's author argues against several issues in More's work, one being slavery and the other being the lack of free choice. The paper gives various examples of what the author considers to show the impracticality and lack of fairness can easily be gleaned from More's work.
From the Paper "In Thomas More's Utopia it is clear that the main sense of the work revolves around fairness, especially in the organization of the people of the country of Utopia. In More's country all the people are equal, according to the laws, language, location of cities and their responsibilities for the maintenance of the whole. Each individual was expected to be a part of the industry associated with maintaining the city where they lived, to the degree that each individual was responsible for moving to the agricultural area and working the land for a period of time, to be replaced by others from the city in a rotation similar to elected representatives and senators."
