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Finding Refuge in Ignorance, 2002.
This paper looks at Socrates' belief that one knows nothing and examines what virtue actually is.
2,840 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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A discussion of whether it is possible to arrive at the truth by purely asking questions and refuting poorly constructed arguments and how one defines and recognises virtue. The author examines the philosophies of Plato and Socrates in order to determine whether one in fact knows nothing and whether virtue or in fact anything, can be taught or learned.
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"Socrates was killed for the radical ways in which his questions undermined the defined reality of Grecian society. Plato certainly did not want to follow in his teacher?s footsteps in this particular fashion, and one can find within elements of his dialogues a hesitance to take his questions regarding the foundation of culture to their logical extents. For example, in Meno he temporarily defines virtue as wisdom in order to prove that it cannot be taught, and while he takes that definition away again, the fact that this line of questioning might eventually discredit virtue altogether is neatly sidestepped. Plato claims for Socrates ignorance only to the degree of innocence, but by pitting Socrates against flawed opponents, he does not push that radical ignorance to such a degree that it could threaten the supports of society."
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Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2006.
The paper examines the debate regarding drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
2,563 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is the most promising onshore area for oil exploration and one of the wildest areas remaining in the United States. Therefore, the conflict between the need to develop energy resources and the desire to preserve wild areas has led to the prolonged debate over the merits of programs to lease the region for oil exploration and development. According to the paper, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would cause environmental costs that include some elements that are essentially certain, as well as elements that are uncertain, such as the unpredictable effects on the number and health of certain important species. The paper concludes that development is environmentally damaging no matter the cautions, because it alters the wild state of the region forever.
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"When Alaska entered the Union in 1958, Congress transferred an exceptionally large amount of land to the new state, and at the same time, the Department of the Interior used its authority to administratively reserve land for federal use, resulting to decades of controversy and disputes (Grover). Since 1957, the United States Department of the Interior has exercised primary administrative authority over most of the land comprising modern-day ANWR Grover). This fact has meant that a great deal to people who care about the Refuge (Grover). Federal management has produced a land that is valued as much for its unique wilderness character as it is prized for its suspected mineral wealth, and in particular, it has precluded significant petroleum exploration and development of the Refuge (Grover)."
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Voter Ignorance and the War in Iraq, 2008.
This paper explores how the public's ignorance was used to justify the war in Iraq and the fight against Al Qaeda.
3,091 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper explores the general population's perception of the intervention in Iraq and deals with the phenomenon of voter ignorance in America. The paper looks at issues related to Islam and Al Qaeda from the point of view of ideology, mission and values and identifies the political context and the different approaches presented in the US at the time of going to war. The paper shows clearly how voter ignorance and political battles in the US allowed the Bush administration to garner wide support for the war in Iraq.
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"The war in Iraq is viewed as being one of the most controversial decisions of the US foreign policy of the last decade. There have been numerous discussions over the morality of the intervention on a sovereign territory, without the agreement of the United Nations and, in the end, without a plausible reason for attack. Nonetheless, by 2003, the US led coalition had entered Iraq under the argument of the existence of the weapons of mass destruction. Still, to this day, it is a rather questionable issue the actual existence of the weapons; therefore, there is no full legitimacy of the intervention in a sovereign country."
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Ignorance is Bliss, 2004.
An examination of the concept of ignorance in Ray Bradbury's novel, "Fahrenheit 451".
1,354 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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Bradbury explores the idea of ignorance and its possible consequences in his novel, "Fahrenheit 451". To emphasize the theme of ignorance versus knowledge, the writer points out how Bradbury fuses this notion with conformity. These two themes operate together to illustrate how society can be manipulated into becoming passive to the point of stupidity. It explains how Bradbury utilizes symbols of mirrors and fire to prompt Montag?s character into becoming something other than a mindless drone. With the imagery of his hands, Bradbury illustrates how Montag develops throughout the course of the novel. The writer concludes how, through symbolism and imagery, Bradbury illustrates how Montag?s fight against the system proves to be an enlightening experience that also speaks out against censorship.
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"Bradbury utilizes several symbols in the novel to emphasize how society has given in to conformity. One significant symbol used throughout the novel is the mirror. The mirror becomes a symbolic in that it is something to which people can look and study themselves. Rafeeq McGiveron states that they are metaphorical ?for only through the self-examination it makes possible can people recognize their own shortcomings? (McGiveron Mirror). Early in the novel, the mention of a mirror ?emphasizes the need for self-examination? (McGiveron Mirror). When Montag thinks that he might wink at himself in the mirror after attending a book burning McGiveron believes that the wink is Montag accepting himself in ?not reflective but reflexive? (McGiveron Mirror) way because ?his glance is superficial rather than searching? (McGiveron Mirror). This is significant to Montag?s development because it illustrates how he is a conformist at the beginning of the novel. He believes, just as all the others do that ?it was a pleasure to burn? (Bradbury 3). Montag does not actually see who he really is even when he looks in the mirror. McGiveron?s assertion that he is superficial is significant because that is how society is taught they should be. There is no deep thinking and there is no questioning why this should be."
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Patriotism, Ignorance and September 11th, 2002.
A look at national patriotism and ignorance in the wake of September 11th with an emphasis on corporate training and development.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper investigates the current cultural demonstrations of patriotism and ignorance that have come about as a result of September 11th, and compares and contrasts the significance of these events to others found in America's history, as well as the independent impact of September 11th itself. A focus on corporate training and development is used to direct the later half of this paper.
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2002.
A look at oil drilling and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines proposals to initiate Oil Drilling and Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It opposes these initiatives. It outlines the potentially disastrous environmental impacts. It proposes alternative sources. Most importantly, it argues that American national energy policy, particularly with the present situation in the Middle East, must move away from a reliance on fossil fuels to alternative sources.
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Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2005.
An examination of the ongoing debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The writer explores both sides and presents the argument that drilling will not negatively impact the environment and will support wildlife there. The writer uses the example of Purdhoe Bay to illustrate how drilling without harming the environment can be effectively done.
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"Experts in the field of environment and science have been warning the world for years that the earth's resources are not unlimited and would eventually run dry. It has only been in the past few decades however that the world's population began to listen. In the panic about dwindling resources there has been a rush to locate new sources of energy and other needed materials. Environmentalists have moved in to block hasty projects while those who support them try to push them through and the end result is often a standoff. In the midst of this occurring the last American frontier, Alaska, has moved to the forefront of controversy. One such controversy is the proposed drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents believe it will provide the world with a much needed energy source, while detractors of the drilling insist it will destroy the environment and harm local wildlife, in particular the caribou porcupines. Once one studies the facts, the past, and similar projects one will find that drilling can be done in an environmentally safe manner and provide the world with a much needed source of natural resources."
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"Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place", 2005.
An overview of this book by Terry Tempest Williams.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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The book "Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place", tells the tale of two failed forms of refuge. This paper examines how Williams parallels the state of Utah's flooding with the difficulties she experienced dealing with her mother's terminal illness over the course of the book. The paper shows that despite her love of the land and natural habitats of her home state and of the woman who gave her life, Williams can save neither the land nor her mother. All she is left with is her profound sense of spiritual connection to her Mormon faith and to the beauty of the Utah desert that nurtured her as a child.
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"Thus, where is the refuge, in the midst of all of this suffering of the environment, and in terms of human and animal life, both for the author and the reader? The desert and sanctuary beloved by the author is no more. Her mother and grandmother are dead. She cannot restore the developed land of Salt Lake, nor dry the basin, or bring her mother back from the dead. She cannot even protect herself from her own likelihood of developing cancer. She can only, Williams states, love the world as it is, and find refuge in protecting the environment of the present, whatever the future may hold."
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Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2003.
Discusses the pros and cons on drilling for oil in the ANWR.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks at the pros and cons of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). It looks at issues and conflicts of the drilling argument and the need for oil in the U.S. as opposed to the quality of life issue for certain animal species.
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"One of the most controversial environmental issues being discussed recently is whether or not to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The ANWR was first set aside as ..."
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Short Stories of Human Ignorance, 2006.
A comparison between "The Yellow Wallpaper" by C. P. Gilman and "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by G. G. Marquez.
1,097 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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A discussion regarding the theme of uncivilized behavior due to human ignorance, in "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. According to the paper, in analyzing these short stories we are confronted with two unexplored possibilities in life, as interpreted by the authors and personified by their stories' protagonists.
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"As a woman struggling to free and define herself from society's oppressive nature against women, the female protagonist raises many issues which symbolically represents her oppression. Among these issues is the fact that she cannot work because of her condition: "...am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again...Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good." These lines of thought from the protagonist reflect the woman's disagreement on he husband's belief that she needs rest. As a housewife confined mostly at home, the woman yearned to develop herself, to function as an able individual not just in her home but in her society as well. Thus, work became a symbolic manifestation of the woman's yearning for freedom: freedom from the oppressive label of being a housewife, and freedom from being limited and dictated what she needs to do and not do."
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?s Preservation vs. the Oil Industry, 2002.
This paper examines the ongoing debate between those who support the oil industry and those who wish to protect the Alaskan coastal plains from being drilled in search of oil.
1,495 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper summarizes the argument against drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on the basis of damage that would be caused to the environment and the wildlife inhabiting the region. The topic is connected to the events of September 11th which nearly allowed the Republicans to push through an emergency Energy Security Bill, allowing for the extraction of oil from the ANWR.
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"In the past 10 months many people have claimed that the world as we knew it a year ago has been profoundly and irreversibly transformed with the events of September 11th, 2001. Others have attacked these claims as being yet another example of American ethnocentrism and egocentricity: the world has not changed, the USA simply got a taste of reality. However, whether the United States was living in a sheltered state of denial in which true poverty, destruction and war never found a home on its shores, or whether the world truly has changed entirely, is a subject for a different debate and a different paper."
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"Fitna": Intentional Ignorance of Islam, 2008.
An analysis of how the film "Fitna" presents a misleading representation of Islam.
1,883 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper examines how Geert Wilders' film, "Fitna" is a particularly good example of Western portrayal of Islam as backwards, violent and uncivilized and how the film portrays all Muslims as violent, intolerant, especially against Western nations and ideals. It looks at how the film utilizes graphic scenes of violence, such as clips of the September 11th attacks of the World Trade Center, to grab the viewer's attention and create a fear of Islam. It contends that the film is a biased and inaccurate portrayal of the majority of Muslims and that while certainly some Muslims are radical and possibly violent, the film "Fitna" makes a deliberate and intentional effort to perpetuate the misunderstandings and misrepresentations of Muslims in order to create an artificial fear and hatred of Islam.
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"Far from the product of an unintelligent, unorganized effort, Fitna is well constructed and thought out, which is why its message is so dangerous. The film's persuasiveness comes from a variety of factors, the most technical of which is the film's very construction. The film begins with the image of an Arabic man wearing a turban, which has a fuse protruding from the top. Immediately the film then moves to an image of the Qur'an and then split screen pictures of the translation of a passage from the Qur'an and planes flying into the World Trade Center. While these images alone can have very different meanings, showing them together artificially creates a meaning that the Qur'an is directly promoting terrorism and violence against civilian targets. "
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Voter Ignorance, 2001.
Discusses studies on uninformed voters; poorly informed and fully informed voting behaviors. Low voter turnout in U.S.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 39.95
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"The political ignorance of the adult American is one of the best-documented features of contemporary politics (Bartels, 194). For example, a 1995 survey conducted for The Washington Post by Harvard University and the Kaiser Foundation found that nearly half of all adults could not answer basic questions about U.S. government, much less specifics about issues and officeholders or candidates (Chavez, 14A). In particular, the survey found that 40 percent of adults could not name the vice president, and almost half failed to identify the speaker of the House (Chavez, 14A).
Consequently, many political theorists argue that many voters neither know nor care enough about the democratic process to cast intelligent, informed votes (See Chavez, 14A). They argue that democracy entails more than a willing electorate. Those who vote have a ..."
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Ignorance is Bliss -"1984", 2007.
An examination of George Orwell's use of literary techniques throughout "1984" to advocate changes in social and political attitudes and traditions.
2,978 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses how George Orwell uses different attitudes towards different topics including morals, love and sex, religion, God and propaganda, to express his feelings towards different things. It examines how in his novel, "1984", all of these things have one thing in common; they are regulated and controlled by the government. The paper also looks at how Orwell uses all these attitudes and traditions to show his disapproval of the totalitarian government.
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"In addition to acknowledgment of beliefs, Orwell uses certain literary techniques to express a similar idea of people possessing the power to recognize their true feelings regarding love and sex. Many instances throughout the novel insinuate Orwell's desire to change the way sex is viewed by society. One technique Orwell uses to express these ideas is satire. Orwell mocks the uptight attitude people seem to have towards sexual relations through Winston's wife, Katherine. Katherine seems to "wince and stiffen" at the slightest sexual innuendo made by Winston (67). Katherine views sex as having one purpose: for "making a baby" (67). Katherine believes it is her and Winston's "duty to the party" to engage in sexual activity only for the purpose of procreation and not because they have feelings of love for each other (67). "
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Ignoring Society's Laws, 2006.
A critical analysis of Plato and Sophocles.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the philosophical argument that, citizens ought to be free to ignore society's laws whenever their conscience dictates, has always appealed to non-conformists, but if such conduct became widely accepted, society would degenerate into anarchy. This contentious issue has been debated by philosophers and political theorists for more than two-thousand years, and a general consensus has emerged that this argument is only valid in terms of civil disobedience, where those who ignore or disobey certain laws are willing to submit themselves to arrest and punishment in order to emphasize the injustice of those laws. The paper then discusses how in ancient Greece, Plato and Sophocles addressed this issue in works such as Crito and Antigone.
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