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Stephen Jay Gould, 2005.
A review of the life and work of Stephen Jay Gould.
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This paper discusses the life of Stephen Jay Gould, a paleontologist and evolutionary theorist. According to the paper, his concepts conflicted with many theorists who suggested that certain human elements, such as brain size, would determine intellect. Gould published many works in his lifetime, and was well known for his concepts that brought evolutionary theory toward modern day thought.
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"Throughout history there have been many theories regarding the evolution of the world, and of the many creatures that have existed in it. Charles Darwin, perhaps the most famous evolutionary theorist, had writings that were immediately taken out of context. For many years these misconceptions of Darwin's writings were considered facts, and the world consistently argued over their worth. Yet, there were many people that often expanded on these assumptions to use them as excuses for societal inequalities, and personal gain. By the late 1960s Stephen Jay Gould began to develop his own theories of evolution, while at the same time examining these past conclusions. His work left a profound affect on society because it posed new evidence for the world to contemplate in the realm of evolution. Furthermore, just as Darwin's writings had been so controversial, Gould's became the new controversy in the theory of evolution."
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"Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle "( Stephen Jay Gould ), 1997.
Reviews work on evolution of geologists' understanding of the concept of deep time in 17th Cent.-19th Cent.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, $ 79.95
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"In Time's Arrow, Time's Cycle, Stephen Jay Gould discusses the evolution of geologists' understanding of the concept of deep time. Gould studied texts by Thomas Burnet, James Hutton, and Charles Lyell--three scientific writers who approached this question in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Traditionally, readings of these three writers tended to focus on the degree to which each man employed the scientific method in investigating the question of the Earth's age. The greater the scientist's dependence on scientific method, the historians reasoned, the closer he came to the truth. Thus, these scientists have often been ranked, and understood, on the basis of their adherence to standards that are familiar to the twentieth century, but were still evolving when they wrote. In the course of his repeated close readings of the texts, in which.."
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"The Mismeasure of Man" by Stephen Jay Gould, 1991.
A critical analysis of the work on the weaknesses of biological determinism and intelligence testing.
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"Stephen Jay Gould's The Mismeasure of Man seeks to demonstrate both the scientific weaknesses and political contexts of biological determinist arguments. As a side argument, Gould attempts to show that science is objective only if performed properly, like anything else. In order for scientists to obtain this all essential objectivity, he shows that they must first "shuck the constraints of their culture, and view the world as it really is" (21).
The primary focus of The Mismeasure of Man is intelligence testing. Long shrouded in pseudo-scientific mumbo jumbo, IQ testing has been used to culturally oppress the mental underdogs who occupy the lower rungs of the social ladder. The essential tragedy of such thinking is that biological determinist arguments with regard to IQ are limiting to the individual. As Gould..."
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The Mismeasure of Man ( Stephen Jay Gould ), 1994.
Critical review of work on intelligence, racial factors, mathematics, education and multiculturalism.
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" Gould's book The Mismeasure of Man, is not so much a book that promotes a thesis of his own as a book that studies a thesis other people believed and how they used the doctrine of evolution to support it. After chapter 1, in which Gould quotes Plato's attempt to use the propaganda of innate (and therefore unchangeable) differences, In chapter two Gould states the following:
This books treats an argument that, to many people's surprise, seems to be a latecomer: biological determinism, the notion that people at the bottom are constructed of intrinsically inferior material (poor brains, bad genes, or whatever). Plato, as we have seen, cautiously floated this proposal in the Republic, but finally branded it as a lie (p. 31)."
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Gould and Creationism, 2004.
This paper compares the theories of Stephen Jay Gould and creationists.
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The paper compares and contrasts the theories of Darwin revisionist Stephen Jay Gould and creationists. The paper explains the major beliefs of creationist thought and includes Gould's belief that creationism is a pseudo-science.
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"Stephen Jay Gould's Non moral Nature. Stephen Jay Gould prior to his death was the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology at Harvard University and has been described by Phillip E Johnson as a Darwinian revisionist, who rejects the tendency in Darwinian thought to insist on the absolute primacy of natural selection as a regulatory mechanism operating in the evolutionary process."
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"Darwin's Untimely Burial", 2005.
This paper presents Stephen Jay Gould's argument from his article "Darwin's Untimely Burial" against philosopher Tom Bethell who questions Darwin's Theory.
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This paper explains that, ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution, individuals involved with science and religion, such as British philosopher Tom Bethell, have tried to negate his thesis; others, such as scientist Jay Gould, recognize Darwin as one of the most brilliant people in history. The author points out that Gould responds that "survival of the fittest" is not a tautology, as claimed by Bethell. The paper relates that Gould concludes that unabated popularity must have something to do with its success in explaining the admittedly imperfect information we now possess about evolution.
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"Bethell says he does not support Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection because: "Darwin made a mistake sufficiently serious to undermine his theory. And that mistake has only recently been recognized as such....At one point in his argument, Darwin was mislead." In the first place, Bethell has a problem with the idea of "survival of the fittest." This term normally means no more than "differential reproductive success"-the production of more surviving offspring than other competing members of the population-which is a needless repetition of the same meaning."
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Scrub Jay, 2006.
A discussion of the scrub jay bird in Florida.
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This paper begins with a short description of the scrub jay. It continues to explain that the scrub jay is an endangered species. The paper explains that as the scrub jay is a protected bird, land where these birds reside may not be developed. The author concludes with an explanation of the controversy in Florida surrounding development and the scrub jay.
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"Scrub jays, aside from being on the Endangered Species list, are attractive.
Mating for life, one of their characteristics seems always to attract humans. These birds build a nest about 8 feet above ground, build a shallow nest basket of twigs and palmetto fibers, and raise one or two broods of hatchlings from clutches of three to four eggs. For a long while, it was thought that displaced bird families would simply move on to another scrub brush stand. However, that is not so. Scrub jays are "highly territorial. Disruption of habitat quickly leads to upset reproduction, rejection and isolation" (ecofloridamagazine Web site, 1999-2000) and disruption of habitat has already diminished the scrub jay population to about 2,000."
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Jay Gatsby, 2002.
Explores denial as a character trait in Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby".
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This paper explores the concept of denial in Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby", where the creation of an image prevented Gatsby from realizing that he was ignoring important aspects of reality.
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The Greatness of Jay Gatsby, 2007.
An analysis of the source of Jay Gatsby's greatness in "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald.
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This paper discusses the greatness of the character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel, "The Great Gatsby," written by Scott Fitzgerald. The paper looks at Gatsby's relationships with other characters in the novel. It suggests that Gatsby is great, but not in terms of integrity and concern for others. Rather, the source of Gatsby's greatness is his drive or ambition.
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"When Tom's lover, Myrtle Wilson, is killed in a hit and run accident, everything that occurs is ironic. Gatsby is shot and killed by Mr. Wilson because the car is his. In addition, Tom believes that Gatsby was responsible for the death because Daisy continues to let Tom believe that Gatsby was at the wheel. Not one of the many guests who had attended Gatsby's parties bothered to attend his funeral. The only people in attendance are Gatsby's father, Nick, and Gatsby's servants. It is this lack of memory and respect for Gatsby that seems to deny his greatness. At the same time, Nick states that "Gatsby turned out all right at the end" (8). The reader can only be sympathetic to Gatsby if he or she holds capitalist and materialist values."
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"The Nazi Doctors" by Robert Jay Lifton, 1991.
This paper is a critical analysis of "The Nazi Doctors", by Robert Jay Lifton, sub-title of the book, "Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide," that discusses the psychology behind medical doctors' roles in the Nazi atrocities.
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"This study will present a critical analysis of "The Nazi Doctors", by Robert Jay Lifton. The sub-title of the book, "Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide," describes the author's viewpoint and intentions.
The main theme of the book is, indeed, the mind of the Nazi doctor, in general, who committed the most inhumane crimes against helpless victims in the name of "science" or "medicine." From documents available at conferences on the Holocaust, the author "began to realize the extraordinary importance of doctors in general for the Nazi killing project".
The author recognized that he was dealing not only with barely speakable horrors, but also that he was running the risk, with his psychological study, of giving the impression that such ghastly evil could somehow be "understood.""
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Scott F. Fitzgerald and Jay Gatsby, 2002.
An examination of the similarities between the author and the protagonist of "The Great Gatsby" by Scott F. Fitzgerald.
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This paper examines the various similarities that exist between Jay Gatsby and Scott F. Fitzgerald, which are their enchantment with the fantasy of the Jazz Age due to their similar childhoods, their drive for the love of a woman, Jay's Daisy and Scott's Zelda and their submission to the illusion of their dreams. Finally, the paper compares how both men have lavish and expensive lifestyles, in order to please their women and others around them, hence submitting to the illusion of their dreams.
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"Jay Gatsby and F. Scott Fitzgerald similarly become enchanted with the fantasy of the Jazz Age due to their similar childhoods, their drive for the love of a woman, and their submission to the illusion of their dreams. Both men are raised in rural areas and enlist in the army after leaving school. When they meet the women they love, they both alter their lives and make a success to prove their worth. Over several years, both Gatsby and Fitzgerald change their lifestyles and throw lavish parties to impress the women they love."
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"Grand Hotel" ( Edmund Goulding ), 1999.
Analyzes the significance of this 1932 film's sets, camera, characters' movements and lighting.
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"In Edmund Goulding's Grand Hotel (1932) the main set, the hotel's lobby, has a circular reception desk at its center. Around the desk Cedric Gibbons designed a bold pattern of alternating black and white squares that resolve into increasingly extended diamonds as the pattern turns into a vortex with the desk as its center.
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"In Edmund Goulding's Grand Hotel (1932) the main set, the hotel's lobby, has a circular reception desk at its center. Around the desk Cedric Gibbons designed a bold pattern of alternating black and white squares that resolve into increasingly extended diamonds as the pattern turns into a vortex with the desk as its center. Circular movement around the hub of the desk is the guiding structural principle of the film. This principle literalizes the desk's allegorical standing as the center around which the characters' lives revolve. The film's metaphor of the gigantic urban hotel as a microcosm of life relies on this central point of reference. The Grand Hotel itself is an enclosed world--the scenes are seldom enacted outside it and are always attached its exterior. The building, especially in dramatic process shots of its internal balconies..."
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"Salt Of The Earth" ( Director Herbert Biberman ) and "Ain't No Makin' It" ( Jay Macleod ), 1999.
Examines a conflict theory and the ways it applies to film's and book's depictions of class conflict, strikes and socioeconomic change.
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In both the film Salt of the Earth (Herbert Biberman, 1954) and the book Ain't No Makin' It by Jay MacLeod, class conflict produces an untenable situation for the lower class in the equation and contributes to conflicts which lead to violence and direct confrontation.
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"In both the film Salt of the Earth (Herbert Biberman, 1954) and the book Ain't No Makin' It by Jay MacLeod, class conflict produces an untenable situation for the lower class in the equation and contributes to conflicts which lead to violence and direct confrontation. Conflict theory explains the nature of these confrontations and of the social problems that emerge. In the case of the strike depicted in Salt of the Earth, the strikers are able to organize and win the strike by getting the company to negotiate. In the book, groups such as the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers who seem unable to "make it" are no better or worse off than the workers except that the workers gain some semblance of control through their actions, while the members of the gangs seek control outside of society in an underground life that only acknowledges that they have already ..."
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Stephen Gould's "Rocks of Ages": A View of Evolution, 2001.
A review and analysis of the book and an examination of the major themes.
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This paper is a review of the Stephen Gould's book "Rocks of Ages". The author examines the themes of religion, science, evolution and creationism in the book and how they overlap and provides a personal account and criticism of the book.
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"Rocks of Ages has one simple theme throughout its entirety, Gould's idea of NOMA. NOMA is an acronym for non-overlapping magisteria. Non-overlapping magisteria can be explained as science and religion being two separate and complementary ideas and ways of explaining different areas of life (Gould 6). As the author states late in his work," And the chief theme of this book provides the common currency of agreement-NOMA, and the call for respectful and supportive dialogue between two distinct magisteria (148)." Simply stated the theme encompasses the fact that the science magisterium deals with the facts of nature, and the religious magisterium is based on a need to find meaning within our lives and to find reasons and moral bases for our actions, and that each magisterium should remain separate from the other."
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