Negative Aspects of Society
The author of this report is asked to review Augustine, Dante and Machiavelli when it comes to their views about the negative aspects of society. Indeed, they are major figures throughout history and their views are similar in many ways. However, they are also very different as well. Over the four total pages of this report, each of those three will be viewed one at a time. While some people dismiss what the people of the past have to say about society, the prior and current critics of the negative aspects of society have a right to say what they are saying.
One thing that dominated the words of Augustine was his challenging of the secular (non-religious) world with his Christian views. James O'Donnell had some words to say about Augustine and what he felt. Indeed, he notes that "ordinary men and women, left to their own devices, go on living in their fantasy world." He then adds, in relation to Augustine, that "what sets Augustine's Christians apart is a vision of the real nature of the world in which they live, or at least a glimpse of it (O'Donnell, 2015). O'Donnell notes that the time of Augustine was that of the Roman Empire. To compare what the people of that day thought to what others around him may have thought, one can point to what happened in 410 AD. Indeed, there was a sacking of Rome by the Visigoths in that year. Many people of that day saw this as a reflection of Augustine's poor leadership. They actively attacked Christianity for "failing to take care of Rome." However, Augustine's reply to that was that it was a lasting message that Rome itself was weak because of its actions and inactions. In other words, Augustine blamed the morality and actions of the people for the weakness of Rome and also blamed this for why Rome was attacked and sacked. Augustine continued this theme when he wrote City of God. As noted...
Science Fiction Stories -- Comparisons / Contrasts Wall-E & Blade Runner -- Utopia vs. Dystopia The two well-known science fiction films that are critiqued in this paper -- Wall-E and Blade Runner -- will be critiqued and contrasted as to the following dichotomies: utopia and dystopia; technophobia and technophilia; and futurity and nostalgia. Thesis: these films both delve into the potentially disastrous environmental future for the planet, and each in its
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This is a classic example to support Loewen's thesis of biased textbooks, inaccurate textbooks, and textbooks that eschew controversy. In general, according to Loewen, textbooks avoid the problems of the recent past, must to his dismay. This will only lead to improper education of American students and thus the Vietnam War serves as a solid example of his contentions. I believe that most of Loewen's claims are substantiated, except that he does have some left wing
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.. Popular understanding of the crusades nowadays tends to think in terms of a great contest between faiths fuelled by religious fanaticism. This perception is bound up with modern sensibilities about religious discrimination, and... It is a perspective which, at least as far as the First Crusade is concerned, needs to be rejected. Bull, 1999, p. 16/17) The Crusades The first crusade was initiated when Alexis I, the leader of the Byzantine Empire
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