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Henry Adams's "The Education of Henry Adams".
This paper reviews Henry Adams's "The Education of Henry Adams; Henry Adams was the grandson of John Quincy Adams and the great-grandson of John Adams.
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This paper explains that Henry Adams's "The Education of Henry Adams" is subtitled as a biography, but doesn't actually tell the story of Henry Adams life; instead, it looks at how he developed his mental ideas and opinions based on historical, political, and philosophical contemplation of the things that were going on during his time. The author points out that, in the "The Education of Henry Adams," Adams places a great deal of criticism on himself and the entire world, which can be very satiric and biting, but there is warmth and humor contained within the book. The paper relates that one small downside to the book is that Adams appears to generalize everything to the point that it often appears he is lumping too many individuals together and does not allow various individual opinions to actually come through.
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"Much of what the book has to offer, however, deals with the power that was had at the time by Christianity and the church and how this power was changed and forced into submission by Darwin's theory of evolution, and much of the power that technology had over individuals during that time. To discuss technology, Adams mentions the Paris exposition that he attended in 1900 and the dynamos that were present there. After he saw this type of technology coming to the front the also realized that Darwinism was causing so much chaos in the world and he felt that there was so much power in technology that the church was not able to withstand the onslaught."
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"The Education of Henry Adams", 2006.
A review of the book "The Education of Henry Adams", written by Henry Adams himself.
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This paper reviews Henry Adams' book "The Education of Henry Adams". This book is not an autobiography as it does not tell the story of Adams' life, but rather his ideas and outlook of life based on historical, political, and philosophical contemplation of the things that were going on during his time.
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"The book is subtitled as a biography, but doesn't actually tell the story of Henry Adams life. Instead, it looks at how he developed his mental ideas and opinions and at the conclusions that he reached based on historical, political, and philosophical contemplation of the things that were going on during his time. Because of this, there are some of the more controversial issues of his life that have been left out. For example, he was married to a photographer named Clover for quite some time until she eventually killed herself. This is left out of the book in light of looking at more of the philosophical implications of the country at that time. Henry Adams also wrote the "History of the United States" and even though the writing was extremely large it has been omitted from this particular book. There are, however, some references in various parts of the text to some of the latter work. "
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Henry Adams, 2007.
A review of Henry Adams' autobiography "The Education of Henry Adams."
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the concepts found in Henry Adams' autobiography "The Education of Henry Adams," regarding the technological and social changes of the 19th century. The paper discusses Adams' rejection of technology and his praise for spiritual values and gives examples from the book to illustrate his points.
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Introduction
Adams' Rejection of Technology, Praise of Spiritual Values
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"Again on page 383 Adams juxtaposes the new science with religion; Adams' concept of education was being stood on its head by these new machines, and there had not been such a dramatic break with the past since Copernicus and Galileo broke the news to the world that the earth was round, not flat. Columbus proved something shocking too, but there had not been a "revolution" like the one at the Chicago "Gallery of Machines" ("Great Exposition of 1900) since Constantine (the Roman emperor who became a Christian) "set up the Cross." This kind of astonishing and radical departure from previous society, previous learning - this "mysterious energy" - had not been witnessed since the discovery of the Cross (Adams 383)."
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Henry the Just or Henry the Strong, 2003.
A discussion of two film interpretations of Shakespeare's "King Henry the Fifth".
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Lawrence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh both produced film versions of Henry V, but they were both very different interpretations. This paper concentrates on Act I Scene I and discusses both directors' editing of the original play and how that affected the portrayal of "King Henry V".
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"A good king is a moral one who listens to his advisors, who fights only just wars and who has overcome youthful wildness to emerge as a man ?full of grace and fair regard? (1.1.22). Or, a good king is a strong one who makes his own decisions, who fights any wars that benefit his country, and who has never had any youthful wildness to overcome. Shakespeare leaves the interpretation of his king in King Henry the Fifth to the audience, and Henry?s character has subsequently been performed in multiple ways. Lawrence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh both portray Henry as a good king in their screen adaptations of the play, but Olivier tends towards the former version of Henry as the morally just king and Branagh is more inclined to the latter version of Henry as the strong but immoral king."
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"King Henry IV" and "King Henry V", 2002.
Examines fraud, theatricality and politics in Shakespeare's "King Henry IV" (parts one and two) and "King Henry V".
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The falsification of the audience?s expectations and Hal?s miraculous emergence as a great English king, alongside the Hal-Falstaff relationship out of which the future king?s identity is gradually constructed, are the main critical puzzles in most studies of the William Shakespeare's "King Henry" series. The paper examines concepts of fraud and politics in parts one and two of "King Henry IV" and in "King Henry V". It discusses notions by literary critics such as Stephen who claim that Hal is one of Shakespeare?s most Machiavellian characters. The paper argues that Machiavelli?s Prince is not sufficiently cruel or sophisticated to be ranked with Prince Hal, despite the fact that Falstaff?s cry for help, voiced in his paradoxical accusation that the Prince has corrupted him, seldom succeeds in inverting the audience?s impression that Falstaff is Hal?s misleader.
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"The concept of necessity, as it arises from the morality-patterned Phychomachia, reinforces providentialist notions, an idea first advanced by Tillyard but in a rather different context. Religious providentialism fuses the personal and political domains and Hal?s borrowing from the theatrical and diachronic anthropological deposit causes the interweaving of theatrical illusion with politics, thus displaying their common structural patterns. The fusion of religion, politics and theatre culminates in Hal?s gradual conversion to virtue, which is at once a milestone in Hal?s allegedly privileged relationship with God, a major political event, and a stock trick of Elizabethan drama."
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Personal Journeys, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the autobiographical accounts of "The Education of Henry Adams" by Henry Adams, "Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt, and "The Liars' Club" by Mary Karr.
1,311 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper reviews "The Education of Henry Adams", "Angela's Ashes" and "The Liars' Club", distinct works that all offer powerful glimpses into the personal journeys of their interesting and engaging authors. It discusses how they all differ in the type of narration that they employ, as well as in the scope of their content and how all three books focus on the empowering effect of early education and the role of the family in personal development. Different use of the first- and third-person narratives combined with the choice of memoir or autobiography impact the novels? abilities to impact the audience.
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"In contrast, Henry Adam?s use of the autobiographical format in his novel allows him a much more omniscient and reflective point of view. Adams can more easily compare his childhood experiences to experiences and events in his adult life, allowing him to editorialize and draw conclusions across his lifespan. However, the autobiographical format results in a much more emotionally distant tale than either McCourt?s or Karr?s novel. As such, while the autobiographical format allows for a more reflective point of view, it necessarily limits the vividness of childhood experiences and recollections when seen through the eyes of the adult Henry Adams."
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Adam the First and Adam the Second, 2005.
An analysis of the Bible's creation myths.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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There have long been disparities among Bible scholars concerning the relative accuracy of the Bible's creation story. The source of disagreement appears to be the fact that the creation story itself contains within it a small discrepancy; the creation myth presented in the Bible is actually told twice and is not necessarily in agreement with itself. This paper highlights the main distinctions between the Bible's creation myths, i.e., the order of creation, Eve begotten from Adam's rib or from the earth, the mythic qualities of both versions as opposed to their "truthful" qualities, etc. Also the idea that there were two authors for the different stories is suggested and explored.
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"The second creation story is more mythic in the way that it reads. The heaven and earth have already been created; God makes man from the earth, breathes life into him, and creates animals and then woman. A second difference between the two creation stories is in the reference to God himself. Version one simply refers to god as "God" while the second creation story uses the more endearing name "Lord God." This use of the sacred name "Lord God" suggests a more man-centered text and is often speculated by biblical scholars to imply that the two creation stories of Genesis have different authors."
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Henry IV, Parts I and II and Henry V, 1994.
An exploration of the development of the king from a wastrel Machiavellian youth to a mature moral and political leader.
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"The three history plays by Shakespeare known as the Henriad are comprised of Henry IV: Part I, Henry IV: Part II, and Henry V. Richard III is actually the beginning of the historical sequence, but the three plays of the Henriad are concerned specifically with the development and ascension of Henry V (formerly Prince Hal) to the throne of England. In the course of the three plays, Prince Hal changes from a rather wastrel youth to a mature king, and in his development Henry becomes what would be considered a Christian rathe than a Machiavellian prince, dedicated to cetain principles rather than to the principle that how a king rules is in itself always right.
Throughout these plays, including Richard III, there is a search for national unity is found in Henry V:
The principal theme of Henry V, already approached in..."
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Classical Philosophy Foundations of Vocational Education, 2002.
This paper reviews classical and current philosophy to discover if modern vocational education is fostered by formal education and to discover the ways to establish an equitable system of vocational training.
10,360 words (approx. 41.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 207.95
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This paper asks the most basic philosophical question concerning vocational education, whether or not it is legitimate to educate with the primary goal of preparing an individual for the workplace. After reviewing the words of several philosophers, the author finds three themes: Vocational education is for an inferior breed of man, education is for the edification of the individual and for the benefit of society and the true goal of education is to develop man?s natural talents, affinities, and inclinations. The paper concludes that the review of philosophy has soundly directed the argument towards framing vocational education as based on both definitions of vocation, a preparation for occupation based entirely on the individual student?s actual calling in life and natural inclinations.
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Introduction
Definitions, Questions, and Problems
Defining the Liberal and/or Civic Education
Vocational Education Defined
The Socio-historical Approach to Vocation
Rephrasing the Question.
The Philosopher?s Approach Education and Vocation
Plato on Education and the Socratic Dialogue
Aristotle?s Moral and Vocational Training
Hobbes: Brutish Education for a Better World
Rousseau: The Free Spirited Child and a Liberal Education
Locke: Stifle Poetry and Educate Paupers
Adam Smith
Jefferson?s Meritocratic Education
Neitzsche: Self-Will, the Overman and Vocational Education
Summary of Issues
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"It would be a mistake to suggest, as some have done, that the ancients had no parallel to the modern concept of vocational education. Aristotle, for example, seems quite familiar with the idea of training for technical or practical ability. However, he also suggests an important difference between liberating and vocational education. Aristotle seems to be firmly of the opinion that an education that focuses upon practical abilities is limiting and non-conducive to creating a citizen capable of self-rule. His conception of a two-track educating system suggests that some men are born to be slaves and some men are born to rule and that through education these two ought to be nurtured for their respective roles in life. While all humans could theoretically learn to develop leadership, those who were born as slaves are less likely too and need not be trained to do so."
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The Philosophy of Education, 2002.
An in-depth exploration on the origins and development of educational theory, including a thorough literature review.
10,835 words (approx. 43.3 pages), 40 sources, MLA, $ 215.95
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This paper explores the philosophical and historical underpinnings of educational theory, also touching on theories about society, leadership, democracy, and personhood. It deals with the socio-political and anthropological significance of modern education and leadership styles, and with comparative styles throughout history. Finally, the paper selects and reviews books which deal with an array of perspectives involving educational methods.
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Introduction
A Philosophical Approach to Education Leadership
Plato?s Counsel on Education & Socratic Education
Descartes, or the cultivation of the intellect
Hobbes: Truth, Publicity, and Public Doctrine
Locke on the Education of Paupers
Leibniz as a Theorist of Education
Rousseau?s Education Experiments
Condorcet and Adam Smith on Education and Instruction
Jeffersonian Ambiguities
Deweyan Pragmatism and American Education
Furtherment of the Will; Nietzsche and Education
?The Philosophy of Childhood?
?Pedagogy of the Oppressed?
Socio-politically Based Analysis of Education and Leadership
Civil Education in the Liberal State
?Dumbing us Down?
?The Stigma of Genius?
Kinderculture and ?Children of the Corn?
?Lying about the Wolf?
?Culture & Pedagogy? and Non-Western Traditions
The Japanese High School
Competing Answers to the Failure of the Modern School System
Creating the Future School
Technology: The Ideal, the Reality, the Devil Inside
The School Choice Debate
Changing Theories of Education
Rebellion and Resistance
Democratic Co-Regulation
Experiments in Democratic Schooling
Conclusion
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"Entering the educational section of any decently sized library proves very quickly that the Western world entertains a glut of information regarding problems in modern education, teaching styles, leadership methods and prerogatives, and the politics and power struggles inherent in schools. Considering the availability and abundance of even simple, easy-to-read primers on educational and classroom theory, it is certainly a testament to the inefficiency and apathy created within our school system that there does not exist a more active debate both within the system and between the system and its students and parental figures over choice of theories and practices. Certainly, the populace has every appearance of being aware of the studies and statistics that make up the alarmist cross-cut of research. Many parents, teachers, and children will be able to volunteer the opinion that schools are decaying and inefficient, that America is a global failure in education, and that little learning takes place within schools. (A social cynic would point out that these lessons are often glossed in the evening news, and their alarmist nature requires little research to be believed by a gullible public)."
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Henry the VIII, 2002.
A look at two historical perspectives of Henry the VIII in " Henry VIII: The King and His Court" by Alison Weir and "Henry VIII: The Mask of Royalty" by Lacey Smith.
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This paper will discuss the book "Henry VIII: The King and His Court" by Alison Weir, and the book "Henry VIII: The Mask of Royalty" by Lacey Smith, and seek to show how the first book gives us a clear look at the true Henry the VIII in action. By revealing the more Catholic and harsh view of Henry the VIII in Lacey's book, we find the Protestant reformer that is part of Weir's study to show his defiance to the Church of Rome. By pointing out both of the theories on the great King, we can see how Weir's book tells a more accurate story for Henry's rebellion against the Catholic Church.
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Abigail Adams, 2002.
This paper analyzes the life of Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States as presented by Charles W. Akers in his book ?Abigail Adams: An American Woman?.
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This paper explains that Abigail Adams stood as a witness to the crucial political events that resulted in the formulation of the nation?s early political and legal history; however, her status as a woman during time and her intellectual and personal capacity is interesting in its own right, outside of her marital connections. The author points out that, unlike the relatively singular lives of Washington or Jefferson, the Adams emerged as a political dynasty as well as a political influence in the young nation?s development. The paper states that Abigail Adams? letters to her husband lay testimony to the fact that rather than being complaint, during the immediate antebellum period, the ideological struggles over slavery and women?s rights were woven into the historical fabric of the founding nation.
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"Adams? failure to exhort her husband and to use her political influence to achieve her objectives highlights the contradictions of this early period of American history. It has been commented that the more simply articulated ideals of the Declaration of Independence eventually were diluted by the political necessities of constructing a Constitution amenable to all of the states, and to the maintenance of the aristocratic, land-owning class that the Founding Father came from. The new nation was to be governed by the Thomas Jefferson?s of the world, not the Thomas Paines, and to maintain a delicate equilibrium between South and North; the existence of slavery was tolerated via the ?three-fourths compromise.? Similarly, women?s rights were also compromised and bracketed for later reference, to be resolved by future generations. Certain contradictions of American free governance were put aside for later generations to wrangle with, rather than to become a part of the difficult struggles of making America into a new nation."
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Abigail Adams, 2005.
Summary and analysis of Charles W. Akers' biography of Abigail Adams, "Abigail Adams: An American Woman."
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This paper presents a positive review of Akers' biography of former First lady of the sixth president of the United States, Abigail Adams. The paper points out that this biography had the advantage of being written after various family manuscripts were opened to public scrutiny so that Akers was able to make use of the material as well as approximately 2000 letters written by Abigail Adams and shape a picture of her that sets her apart from many of the women of her time.
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"Akers discusses her education, especially her love for poetry because of her teacher, Richard Cranch. She learned much from her reading of different British authors, especially from the novels of Samuel Richardson and his celebration of female innocence. This reflected a reality in the colonies that made that area different from Europe, for a "scarcity of females and the dire shortage of labor in the colonies had temporarily raised the importance of women in America as compared with Europe" (11). Women were still not economically independent and still lived in a male-dominated society, but the egalitarian nature of the New World gave them a stronger position than their sisters in Europe."
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The Struggle towards Unity in ?Henry IV?, 2004.
A look at how William Shakespeare, in his "Henry IV, Parts I and II", emphasizes the ideas of struggle and progress through his characterizations of Henry and Hal.
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This paper examines William Shakespeare's plays, "Henry IV, Parts I and II", and, in particular, looks at how Henry misjudges his son and cannot see that Hal, who is not guilty of usurpation and regicide, will be able to unite the now divided kingdom. It shows how Henry?s faults and strengths cause him to symbolically reflect the struggle for progress, represented by the bridge between the corruption of England during Richard II?s reign and the unity of Henry V?s kingdom. It also explores how, after the ?struggle? ceases and Henry IV dies, Prince Hal becomes King Henry V ,and the previously divided nation progresses by integration.
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"Hal?s adoption of the commoners is best described by the Duke of Warwick when he says: ?The Prince but studies his companions, / Like a strange tongue? to gain the language?? (Pt. II, IV, iv, 76-78.) Hal is like a growing tree basking in the sun, Henry IV is the gardener who planted Hal?s seed, and the commoners form one of Hal?s developing branches. By growing into a man ?of all humors,? (Pt. I, II, iv, 89) Hal is becoming his entire nation in an individual form, which is symbolically what a king is. Hal has studied the commoners well and is able to both talk and think like them, as portrayed in Hal?s witty exchanges with Falstaff. Hal?s desire to adapt to the needs of the various peoples of his country foreshadows the harmony that will dominate England when he is king."
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Philosophy and Education, 2007.
This paper explores Aristotle, Francis Bacon and Adam Smith's ideas on education.
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The paper discusses how three famous philosophers, Aristotle, Francis Bacon and Adam Smith, wrote extensively about the effects of the study of poetry, music, art, history and historical example on the character. The paper shows how although Aristotle, Bacon and Smith all approach their discussion of education differently, they place a great deal of value on education as important in forming the minds of students. The paper illustrates the philosophers' beliefs that learning to think and form judgments contributes greatly to improving one's character.
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"All three scholars are immediately concerned with how education is provided to the student. Aristotle in "Politics" takes issue with physical versus mental training at a young age in the development of the mind. He believes that youths should first be trained in "the labor of the mind" (Aristotle 544) as it will make them nobler in character. Training the body and the mind at the same time will adversely effect education because, as Aristotle claims, "the two kinds of labor are opposed to one another" (Aristotle 544). Bacon's famous "The Advancement of Learning" is concerned with education as having too great a reverence for the past. He believes that thinking people need to re-open their eyes and minds to the world around them and draw an education for themselves."
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