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…Comparing and Contrasting Thomas Hobbes and John Locke Thomas Hobbes and John Locke were two of the great political theorists of their time. They both provided wonderful philosophical texts on how our government should govern us. This paper…

…As a student at a Catholic high school in Baltimore in the 1960s, John Waters sneaked off to see all the movies condemned by the church's Legion of Decency. Prior to the creation of Pink Flamingos, John Waters was ejected from NYU film school for having…

…John Keats was one of the most influential poets of the Romantic era. His poetry, which was all composed during the last five years of his short life (1775-1821), are massive in volume, beauty and skill. His works embody all the early romanticism ideals…

…The essay "On Liberty" written by John Stuart Mill presents the utilitarian vision of human freedom. In my essay, I am going to show what kind of actions John Stuart Mill considers unacceptable and why. In the light of comparison between the customs…

…In Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, John Woolman clearly expresses his opposition to slavery. The writer stresses the theme of equality and the universal human experience. He writes of a brotherhood that binds all creatures, regardless…

…John Smith and William Bradford are both known as the first settlers of this great nation. Both of them made their marks in helping with the establishment of the first thriving colonies. They both helped a great deal, but when it came to writing down…

…Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin is a Multicultural story set in the south around the late 1950's in first person point of view about John Griffin in 1959 in the deep south of the east coast, who is a novelist that decides to get his skin…

…Martin Luther and John Calvin After the fall of the Renaissance there was a need for reformation. This, which is now, called the Protestant Reformation. During these times a lot was done to make the churches more religious. Martin Luther and John…

…Although thought of as a crazed mad man, John Brown was in fact a passionate abolitionist. John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid…

…be. Like the many self-help books of our era, this poem could be seen as John Donne's fanatics guide on conducting a proper relationship with the Lord -abandoning one's worldly freedom through absolute devotion for a greater cause. Works…