The history of anime extends all the way back to early 20th century Japan with the success of the first commercial animated film, 1917’s Imokawa Mukuzo, The Janitor. Since then, anime has evolved into a worldwide phenomenom with numerous franchises and large fan bases. Among them is AKIRA, a cult classic film revered as the “quintessential anime” and one of the best anime and science fiction films of all time. Initially created by Katsuhiro Otomo as a manga in 1982, the first half of AKIRA was later
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Introduction The need for a justified and rationalized system of authority has been sought after since the time of the ancient Greeks to even our modern society today. Within Anarchical Fallacies, Jeremy Bentham argues that “Natural rights is simple nonsense: natural and imprescriptible [i.e. inalienable] rights, rhetorical nonsense,—nonsense upon stilts. ”Bentham will eventually conclude not only that these ideas are meaningless, but also quite dangerous. John Stuart Mill continues this mode
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Marketing Tom’s shoes and the One-for-One model Elizabeth Cardamone June, 2014 Abstract The main product that has created a distinction for Tom’s shoes in the business world is the alpargata, a shoe worn by Argentine farmers since the 16th century when they arrived from Spain. The alpargata became known as “the common man” shoe due its comfortable nature and inexpensive price (Kat, 2012). The shoe’s sole is made of rubber or fiber threads like hemp and features a canvas top for breathability
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RENE DESCARTES’ METHODS OF DOUBT Introduction The theory of knowledge and analytical method advanced by the French philosopher Rene Descartes is often summed up in the famous phrase, Cogito ergo sum- “I think, therefore I am.” While this phrase does express the final step in his systematic process of “doubting everything,” it is a gross over-simplification of Descartes’ methods. Descartes did use systematic doubt to find the starting point for his theory of knowledge, but his other philosophical
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empathy. The artificial life is filled with materialism, self-interest, and shallow relationships. Such is the life led by Ivan. In the narrative, Tolstoy describes Ivan as a common and almost non-descript man. The author further emphasizes this “everyman” characteristic by making his protagonist the middle child of three sons. He also has a middle temperament as he is not as stiff as his eldest brother nor as wild and reckless as his youngest brother; thus making him a “happy mean” between the two
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PLAGIARISM & THE ESSAY Plagiarism is a serious academic offense, one which is far too prevalent in today’s academic environment. The penalties range from failing a class to expulsion from school. At The Paper Experts, plagiarism can result in loss of pay for a paper or dismissal from the company’s pool of writers. Nevertheless, many writers have discovered that internet-based sources have made it easy to “cut and paste” material into their own work, and too often they fail to properly document this
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Marketing Tom’s shoes and the One-for-One model Elizabeth Cardamone June, 2014 Abstract The main product that has created a distinction for Tom’s shoes in the business world is the alpargata, a shoe worn by Argentine farmers since the 16th century when they arrived from Spain. The alpargata became known as “the common man” shoe due its comfortable nature and inexpensive price (Kat, 2012). The shoe’s sole is made of rubber or fiber threads like hemp and features a canvas top for breathability
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The Fantasy of Disclosure in The Faerie Queene: A Look at Misogyny and the Fear of Female Sexuality In Edmund Spencer’s The Faerie Queene, fantasies are the clues to the substructures of the unconscious. In Book I, fantasies work to expose the “ulcers” that threaten to destabilize the magnanimity of the righteous Christian man. Spencer evokes the powerful use of images to disclose the idea that the abyss of female sexuality is a direct threat to the virtues of Protestantism. Two scenes in particular
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The Fantasy of Disclosure in The Faerie Queene: A Look at Misogyny and the Fear of Female Sexuality In Edmund Spencer’s The Faerie Queene, fantasies are the clues to the substructures of the unconscious. In Book I, fantasies work to expose the “ulcers” that threaten to destabilize the magnanimity of the righteous Christian man. Spencer evokes the powerful use of images to disclose the idea that the abyss of female sexuality is a direct threat to the virtues of Protestantism. Two scenes in
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Title: The Problem of Faith in 'Young Goodman Brown' Author(s): Leo B. Levy Publication Details: JEGP: Journal of English and Germanic Philology 74.3 (July 1975): p375-387. Source: Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism. Ed. Juliet Byington. Vol. 95. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. p375-387. From Literature Resource Center. Document Type: Critical essay Full Text: COPYRIGHT 2001 Gale Group, COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale, Cengage Learning [In the following essay, Levy examines Faith as a character, an allegorical
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