Philosophy Essays

For as long as policing has existed in America, there has been misconduct and corruption associated with any given policing agency. Police officer malfeasance can range from minor cases of misconduct to the downright criminal acts that are considered to be corruption. It is important to state here that not …

Ozymandias is a poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The poem begins with a chance encounter and explores a theme of Universal truth. Ozymandias was a powerful leader who built alot of buildings in ancient Egypt and because of this he earned the nickname of “the builder”. He was extremely …

In book 7 Plato questions the validity of our perceptions by using the analogy of the cave attempts to describe human nature in both of its states, the educated and the uneducated. Uneducated people are like prisoners chained in a dark cave. Socrates then asks his audience to imagine a …

“Once Upon a Time” was first published in 1989. Nadine Gordimer was born in 1923 near Johannesburg, South Africa. She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand. A prolific writer, Gordimer has published more than twenty books of fiction. When Nadine Gordimer was asked to write a children’s story she replied …

The “Persian Letters” (Letters XI – XIV) illustrate a classic question in philosophical thought: is man meant to live life by desire or virtue, and what happens if either case is taken to an extreme. Montesquieu illustrates this in letters written by Usbek to Mirza, and a story of a …

Generals and Princes A general is an individual who leads men into battle field. Generals are strong, courageous, smart leaders who lead others in the time of need. A prince is a man with power to a thorn that is wise and feared amongst other men. According to Machiavelli, a …

William Shakespeares Macbeth is the last of four tragedies that were made into plays. The others being Hamlet, King Lear and Othello. Compared to the others, Macbeth is a short play and is considered to be his darkest work. The play includes murder, evil inclination, betrayal, deceit, treachery and possibly …

In this essay by Walker Percy, entitled “The Loss of the Creature” the notions of perception, appreciation, and sovereignty are strongly analyzed. The essay brings to our attention some of the most common things around; which are biases of likeness and manufactured conditioning, en vogue today. It is often said, …

Appearance versus reality is a major theme in the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’. There are many incorrect perceptions in the town of Maycomb county which include Jem and Scout’s opinion of their father, Jem’s judgement of Mrs. Dubose, the town’s delusion of Boo Radley and the town’s outlook of …

In order to illustrate how internal and external factors impact the four functions of management -planning, organizing, leading, and controlling- our team has chosen General Electric (GE) Company as an example. GE has been in business since the year 1890, when the company began operating under Thomas Alva Edison (inventor …