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During the course of the last fifty years, society has changed significantly. In modern society a great emphasis is placed on individualism and diversity within a society. It is rare that an individual would be ridiculed or forced to change simply for not complying with what society views as “normal”. This has not always been…

The not only widely known, but also widely felt. Her writing style effectively allows the reader to pass a judgment on themselves and the society in which they live. In The Lottery Jackson is making a comparison to human nature. It is prominent in all human civilizations to take a chance as a source of…

Rickford Foo Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…” Sometimes tomorrow never comes and as for Macbeth, tomorrow meant another day of inner torment and guilt. This victorious Thane literally got the better of himself as soon as he started to believe in the witches. After the prophesies, Macbeth’s popularity seems to take a turn for the…

The Evil Side of Human Nature Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales became one of the first ever works that began to approach the standards of modern literature. It was probably one of the first books to offer the readers entertainment, and not just another set of boring morals. However, the morals, cleverly disguised, are present in…

Principality and Republic Among the most widely-read of the Renaissance thinkers was Niccol Machiavelli, a Florentine politician who retired from public service to write at length on the skill required for successfully running the state. Impatient with abstract reflections on the way things “ought” to be, Machiavelli focussed on the way things are, illustrating his…

Does America still provide access to the American Dream? I believe that is does. America provides education, freedom, and opportunity, which allows people access to the American Dream. Education allows people to be successful, freedom allows us to make our own decisions, and opportunity enables us to achieve and prosper. The role education plays is…

A discussion and understanding of ethics are crucial to be able to properly address issues that threaten Canadian society and the engineering profession. Ethics between all people and groups (business, religion etc.) is important. The definition of ethics is “Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity” (Merriam-Webster dictionary). Ethics…

John F. Kennedy once described a White House reception for Nobel laureates as “the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” Thomas Jefferson was a man noted not only for his great intelligence, but also…

They both speak of God as truth. Famous Thomas Merton, Trappist American monk, was a traditional Christian. Born in France in 1915 and died in Asia in 1968 Merton was greatly influenced by the complexities of the twentieth century. His writings served as a personal may in his search for God. He pursued the ascending…

The first part of The Plague, by Albert Camus, begins in describing the large French port called Oran which is on the Algerian coast of Africa. The smug town is inhibited by people largely concerned with business. The normal flow of the town is abruptly interrupted by thousands of rats coming out of the sewers…