Interpretation Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

It cannot be denied that the medium of graphic novel has become one of the most quintessential vehicles of modern thought. What once were considered books aimed at children and teenagers, with highly sexualized content and appealing to the prurient and childish tastes of its consumers, comics have evolved into a legitimate art form studied in university classrooms and lecture halls around the world. Alan Moore’s Watchmen (1987), for example, provided a post-modern commentary on the nature of superheroes, the evils of capitalism, and the futility of the war in Vietnam. The Dark Knight Returns (1986), written by Frank Miller, ...

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Introduction
In the United States (US), the judiciary holds the authority to conduct constitutional decision-making, in which they interpret the US Constitution accordingly whenever they confront specific cases that involve its provisions. There are at least three approaches to constitutional decision-making: originalism, living constitutionalism and minimalism. Each of the three approaches of constitutional decision-making have different ideological bases – originalism deems the meaning and intent of the framers of the US Constitution as important, living constitutionalism takes into consideration the various societal changes and minimalism emphasizes the importance of case-specific interpretations, being perhaps the most moderate ...

What is History?

History is an essentially abstract concept. In practice, history is the chronicling of key events that have affected, changed or bettered the human race. History plays a number of roles: it reminds us of the mistakes we’ve made, the decisions we should never make again, the trials that our species has endured, the brilliance of the human race, the joy of living and the events that have shaped the modern world. It was William the Conqueror who claimed that history is written by the victors and it is this perspective that prevents us from ever fully knowing the truth ...

The “Green” Problem of Superfund (CERCLA)

The “green” problem did not start as a disaster. However, it spiraled into one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the US (Hatfield, 2012). It all began with the Love Canal in 1880s. Love Canal was excavated by W.T. Love in 1890s and it was part of the hydroelectric power project in Niagara Falls, New York. The project was never implemented and Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation used it as a landfill between 1942 and 1952. The surrounding areas were later developed with construction of an elementary school and residential homes. It was not until 1960s when odors ...

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The purpose of the following essay is to research one of the central ideas of the Heraclites philosophy – the doctrine of flux, and to argue whether that doctrine undermines the possibility of knowledge. The particular attention is paid to the ideas of the Heraclites` follower, Cratylus, which form the main opposition to the doctrine. The theory is also evaluated through its relation with other ideas and doctrines of Heraclites, like the idea of singularity and the unity of the opposites.
“Everything flows” is one of the most famous sayings of Heraclitus which serves as the basis for a so-called ...

“We thought we knew what we meant by the expression “Being” but now we are perplexed.” Heidegger quotes from Sophist by Plato;
Despite the strong synonymy of the term Dasein with Martin Heidegger, this fundamental concept in existential philosophy was used by several philosophers before his treatment. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel notably assigned the meaning of “existence” or “presence” to it. However, Heidegger’s interpretation has attracted more relevance, as a way of ones involvement with and caring for the immediate world that frames his life; whilst remaining alive to the contingent element of that involvement, the priority of the ...

Derek Parker Royal’s article “Plotting the Frames of Subjectivity: Identity, Death, and Narrative” review of Philip Roth’s The Human Stain, focuses on the book’s protagonist, first person narrator, Nathan Zuckerman. Zuckerman’s identity as a writer of published works, American Pastoral and I Married a Communist is the site of inquiry in Royal’s commentary on Roth’s character development, by way of Zuckerman’s artistic process and textual production.
Royal’s review looks at how Roth’s portrayal of Zuckerman also captures the complexity and oft compelling confusion of the protagonist as he attempts to introduce ...

Individual Reaction to the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

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Through advancements in science and technology, human beings have managed to create machines that work more or less in the same way as the human brain, performing tasks like mathematical calculations and language translations. This is what has come to be known as Artificial intelligence (AI) which is the kind of intelligence that machines exhibit when certain manipulations and programming is done to them. Some of these machines like the IBM computer, Watson, are capable of mimicking or performing certain cognitive functions that are normally associated with the human brain only. Artificial intelligence research thus deals with problems ...

THE PROCESS OF CREATING Coca-Cola as an Iconic Brand

Advertising brands for commercial products flood the media constantly, vying for the attention of consumers. Some brands have become icons, enduring for decades and requiring little more than the sound of their name or a glance at their logo to bring their product to the mind of their target audience. These include McDonalds, Nike, and Coca-Cola. Far more than just a service or product, these brands have impressed themselves on the consciousness of the public as an icon. Iconic brands are instantly recognizable and illicit an immediate emotional response connected to past relationships with the brand and instantaneous top-of-mind ...

The First Amendment evinces the framer’s intent to create a “wall of separation” between church and state. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” (United States Constitution, amend, I). While there can be no government establishment of religion, religion and politics have long been closely enmeshed. Since the inception of the nation, prayer has played a prominent role in government ceremonies (Lee v. Weisman 633). Beginning with George Washington, all presidents taking the oath of office conclude with the words, “So help me God” (Jonassen 861). Presidents and politicians alike ...

Religion has been the foundation of arrangement and strife of social orders, where both viewpoints make a noteworthy commitment to our comprehension of society. However, a new form of religion known as capitalism religion has developed which is now the source of hope and fulfilment for people in the modern world. This exposition will look into a structuralist and interpretative position on the effect of the capitalism religion on society and how religion can be used to help people understand it as a false hope. The scholars that will be utilized are Karl Marx, Max Weber, and David Loy.
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Canon Doyle’s version of characterization is entwined with social issues, especially with regards to relationships. The time and the context of Doyle’s stories gives a critical, yet contrasting relationship developed between male and female partners. Thus, the concept of sexually comes in, and Doyle is keen to express this concept through his stories involving Sherlock Holmes and his acquaintances. However, this concept would hold a different social paradigm in the modern society, as Sherlock’s nature would be interpreted otherwise. Asexuality is defined in Sherlock’s stories as lack of taste, mood, or interest in women and ...

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Climate Change in a global issue that has started to become highly politicized between people who are concerned with it and the deniers. In 2012, the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication published a survey, which revealed that 66 percent of the American population believes that global warming is a reality and 42 percent are concerned that global warming will have negative consequences in the next ten years. 45 percent of the American population believes that Americans will face the wrath of climate change in the next five decades ...

The world appears to have a different view when it comes to the role of women in the household and in society. Women are often seen as slaves of men as they have become exposed to various kinds of abuse, violence, and injustices. There have been prominent figures in different cultures and societies who struggled to give women a better place in the world as they become recognized as an important part of the social order. While some women movements in the Western world have become successful in this endeavor, the same attempts have been futile in the Muslim ...

The human beings are considered as the most intelligent creature in this universe. It is hard to measure the capability and brilliance of the human mind (Voronin et al. 1139-1146). The optimistic factor in human intelligence and brilliance is increasing with the passage of time, and this eventually results in different kinds of innovations around the world. Philosophers and scientists around the globe are making different kinds of claims regarding the development of human intelligence and their claims revolve around different kinds of theories. Due to the complexity in the theories, it is always difficult to believe in one ...

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When the Founding Fathers set up our form of government, relatively little thought was given to the judicial branch. From early on, the Framers considered the courts to possess the least amount of authority in a democratic republican society. In The Federalist papers, Alexander Hamilton noted that the legislative power was by far the most predominant, whereas the judicial branch was by far the weakest of the three branches of government (Paulsen, 1994, p. 229). Today, however, the judicial branch has grown increasingly influential in shaping policy on a national level. Given the tremendous policy-making authority the Supreme Court ...

The society today is facing a rather disquieting series of developments affecting practical academic life in the contemporary society. Arguably, these developments risk degrading the pivotal role of cognitive endeavor or reasoned evaluative criticism in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing of good social justice program in the society. It is hard to simply educate on methods and means of doing evaluation; it is vital to convey the idea of evaluation as realistic, intellectual outlook and disposition on social and political platform. Overall, there is a pressing necessity to learn the need of humanistic evaluation in the social Justice programs. According to Geoff ...

Why The Novel “Lord of the Flies” should be taught in college

Civilization has long been under the control of rules and regulations that keep us civil and respectful toward one another. This is guided by laws and rules that were set in place to do exactly that keep people all civilized. When we live by these laws every day it is easy to forget that this is not our nature. Most people are not naturally civilized and you only truly see their colors when they are provoked. The “lord of the flies” is a fictional novel by author William Golding that is based in the middle of a war. It is centralized ...

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Over the years, the term ‘’True and Fair view has been a matter of debate for the accounting pundits with each asserting his own view over the term. The debate is based on the usefulness, importance and most importantly, the exact definition of the term. In this paper, we will unearth the view of various accounting academicians and accounting literature and will look if there exist a common definition or rule for ‘’True and Fair view’’. Later, we will also look forward to the role of ethical education in ensuring ‘’True and Fair view’’ of the financial statements. I am sure ...

Whenever we talk about education, we always see modern system and our present social environment. But education is also about the past and the how this past can influence our future. Selecting and interpreting the factors that influence the development of an individual is the task that always shows personal perspective. Education by itself is a complex social element, when we analyze its current characteristic. But what if we look at education from historical view and the influence of culture on the formation of modern educational system? This integration of the subject inevitably results in a high degree of personal judgment. ...

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The journey to find out what is meant by the term “literature” is a long journey that is never ending and if the journey is competed the answer does not usually satisfy. Most definitions that have been attempted have in most occasion failed and they also change as time go. As a matter of fact, the only thing that can be said to be certain about literature is that its definition is dynamic. Concepts of what literature are changes with time as well. What, at one period, can be looked at as ordinary, at another period it might be considered to ...

The debate on gun control ought to be approached in appreciation of the stakes. It must be appreciated that the issue of gun ownership and possession cuts across the political, economic and social landscape. Indeed, in arguing for or against gun possession by the citizenry one needs to be cognizant of the undergirding principles as to the sacrosanctity of life. It is my position that the citizenry must not own and possess guns. I shall establish the position for non-ownership of guns and disabuse the audience from the false assertion that gun ownership and consequential possession is necessary. In ...

The issues of what roles an individual plays in making up a community have become substantial topics of debate in the modern effort to integrate cultures on an international level. This study will examine the role that the community plays in the development of the individual as well if this evolution has an impact on the community’s efforts to become part of the global neighbourhood. The ability to first examine case studies that illustrate the issues facing communities in a starkly divided community, will illustrate what influences these combined attitudes can have on international efforts.
Beginning with a base overview ...

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Well, from a certain resource we know, that the property tax on a home and the assessed value of the home are linearly related to each other. Generally, linear relationship between two variables means that the degree of change of one variable on one unit involves the change of the other on some constant value (usually it is named “k”). In this case, one variable is a property tax (called “t”) and the other variable is the assessed value of the home (called “v”). As these variables are directly proportional (so, they are linearly ...

Human intelligence, HUMINT, is a form of intelligence that emphasis on the collection of information through human-to-human interaction, physical or by means of communication media. Signal intelligence, SIGINT, on the other hand, involves tapping of signals from communication media or other signal generators. In situation where SIGINT involves communication between people, it is referred to as communications intelligence, COMINT. Then, when SIGINT involves electronic equipment, it is referred to electronic intelligence, ELINT. MASINT is a form of intelligence that involves collection and processing of data with a view to relate the signals or signatures to particular source. The target source may be ...

The article “The New Immigrant and The Issue of Assimilation” by Tamar Jacoby in The Aims of Argument 7th ed.; Crusius and Channell (Eds.) 2009; McGraw Hill is a detailed account of the comparative scenario of immigrant prospect in US in terms of its economy, society, nation and an intriguing future of the generations to come. Developed more based on statistics and general empirical observation and trends, Jacoby, however, seems to have over generalized the issue in some respects. Let us take a tour delving deeper into what the article represents.
The article seems to have a target audience of socio- ...

AIG: Between Legally Right and Ethically Wrong

The AIG bailout is one case study that shows that things could be legally right but ethically wrong. It is a case that seem to violate many principles of ethical systems yet the actions of the company were upheld by law. It is ironic because law are supposed to reflect the highest of ethical standards (Ming, 1908).
AIG has been one of those companies that are being blamed for worldwide financial crisis that started in 2008. Its officers mismanaged its investments and led to the collapse of the company and many of its investors. Since AIG is such a big ...

Symbolic Interactionism

Symbolic interactionism offers a number of insights into human interactions and how individuals interpret and attach meaning to symbols and interactions, which in turn influence their behavior and the self concept. Further, symbolic interactionism provides important theoretical guidelines to family studies, as it encourages the view that the family provides a basis in terms of symbols, upon which humans develop roles and interact. Understanding the symbols used by a family is, therefore, key when it comes to understanding how members of a family behave and interact. The theory provides explanations as to how meanings are developed, the role that language plays in the ...

Utilitarianism is one of those concepts that have been interpreted differently by many philosophers and scholars. However, the explanation and interpretation given by John Stuart Mill is one of the most interesting utilitarianism versions (Diken 165). In Mill’s thinking, an action is judged as good or bad, holy or evil based on the extent to which such an action yields happiness or pleasure. He further argues that something is good only if it brings about pleasure and reduces or completely eliminates pain. According to Mill, happiness is the vital intent of every human being. The argument brought forth ...

The musical drama Tristan und Isolde is Richard Wagner’s testament to his power to impart musical dominance. Regarded as one of the best musical dramas in history, Tristan und Isolde has imparted deep influence and inspiration due to its eclectic amalgamation of ideas circling on the realm of metaphysics. Musical aestheticism is the overriding force in the entire drama, the illustration of its overall poeticism being highly reliant on the way its musical scores are composed. The drama imparts its messages through Wagner’s emphasis on the drama’s entire musical agglomeration. Music strongly portrays various character emotions ...

Should judges be limited to interpreting what the Constitution and Federal laws say?

The American Constitution is a written document which was drawn up in 1776 and which contains several specific references to how judges should interpret certain issues. Although the document is dated, there are issues which to this day remain very relevant although others have obviously dated considerably as time has gone by. Legal parameters have also changed considerably so judges especially those in the Supreme Court should certainly not consider themselves bound by this Constitution.

Specific cases

The issue of abortion is a case in point and is a typical example where a revisionist stance has been successful. In the Roe versus Wade case of ...

Any historical event has numerous interpretations and judgments of a certain time. American history is not an exception; it is full of important events which were definitely changing the country and nation. There is probably no more important and arguable event in the American history than the Civil War as a result of colonial societies’ existence for a century of common history. In this context, of particular importance are origins of the war and how each epoch interpreted them. In the previous times, the main reason for the war was definitely slavery as a symbol of social inequality and an obstacle for the ...

Intelligence is a very important factor in security. It exists at three levels or in three forms, thus as a product, and organization in the institution of security, and as operations (Barry, Wæver & Jaap, p 45)

As a process, intelligence begins with its need, or demand, assembling or collection, understanding of its implications (interpretation and analysis), its production, thus use in real context to solve security issues and dissemination which involves its widespread usage (Barry, Wæver, & Jaap, p 98)

Intelligence is applied in solving security problems with preferences, especially in the western world, where the major areas where it is ...

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is arguably one of the most famous plays in world culture and, although it was first performed over four hundred year ago, it is still frequently staged and speaks anew to succeeding generations of theatre goers. It will be argued that Hamlet portrays what is in contemporary society still a devastating problem – the problems concerning the privacy and scrutiny of what we now call celebrities.
Hamlet is, in terms of sixteenth century Denmark, a celebrity. He is the son of the recently deceased king and might even be regarded as his father’s natural successor. Towards ...

Hawthorne’s “The Birthmark” explores a variety of themes. The tone of this short story is dark yet subtle, and the writer’s choice of language is intelligent in emphasizing this subtlety. The two main characters, a newly married couple, are introduced, and immediately Hawthorne establishes a sense of their relationship. In his story, “The Birthmark,” Hawthorne explores a troubling narrative and a theme which is largely rooted in feminism.

There have been many stories exploring themes involving men who wish to leave their mark on women, either physically, mentally, or sexually. However, “The Birthmark,” is concerned with a man who wants to remove a part ...