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Free Agency is a Chimera Philosophy Essay
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Without the non-material attributes necessary to achieve free thought it is apparent that free agency is a chimera. The misdeeds we commit are a collection of contradictions that relegate free agency to the realm of wishful thinking. If we possessed free will we would not be prone to addiction, greed, and the myriad of distasteful arenas we find ourselves in.
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The Concept of Cosmopolitanism Philosophy Essay
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Cosmopolitanism is said to be the concept of where humanity belongs to a single community perhaps based on a shared morality. This may simply refer to an inclusive morality, shared economic relationships of nations, and/or political structures that cover different nations. There transpires mutual respect among individuals belonging to a cosmopolitan community.
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Durkheim Relationship between Law, Social Solidarity and Morality Philosophy Essay
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A discussion of justice fits into the theme of the discussion of the paper because of Durkheim's definition of justice. Our concern is how law, morality, and social solidarity have a relationship to Durkheim’s accounts these. Durkheim’s accounts relate to modern societies. As Lukes pointed out about Durkheim’s approach, “Durkheim’s criticisms of charity as the basis of social solidarity are explored.
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Philosophy on Dreaming: Vasomotor Imagery Philosophy Essay
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The author of the paper states that the chief aim of the PDS is to formulate and dramatize dreamers' intrapsychic conflicts and to indicate what dreamers are doing about these conflicts. Conflicts, with contemporaneous anxiety and decreased self-confidence, aggravate concern for the future.
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The Marxism of Valentin Philosophy Essay
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The author states that however, this initial description highlighting Valentin’s conviction does not encompass his convention. As the play progresses, his inner struggles come to the fore as Molina’s character gradually transforms him, influencing Valentin through his romanticism, to be honest with himself.
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Eastern Philosopher Letter Philosophy Personal Statement
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The author states that desire is a good thing, as long as it is used properly. It is an effective tool when it is well fired in the crucible of longing to understand, to go beyond the immediate and into the eternal. Yet most will never see this; they cannot comprehend what could be sweeter than the fruits of their labors.
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Cognitive Hybridization Philosophy Essay
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The author states that due to the major impact on people’s life, Lao-Tzu is sometimes considered a divinity, or, at least a messenger of a Divine force. His constant efforts to teach others how to respect order and harmony at all levels have materialized into the work that is presently known as Laozi.
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John Rawls Theory of Justice Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that Rawls in the concept of distributive justice goes further in hypothesizing the justice theory under justice as fairness. Justice as fairness has two principles to drive the following Rawlsian principles of justice the first one is that the liberty principle and the second is the difference principle.
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Marxist Perspective in Archaeology Philosophy Essay
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The author states that it has been felt that a theoretical revolution in Human Sciences is needed to save them from the helplessness of Structuralism and Functionalist Empiricism. The ideal path to carry out this mission is through Marxism. Archaeologists are of the opinion that both Archaeology and Anthropology should be close to each other.
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Ethics according to Taoism and Socrates Philosophy Term Paper
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Taoism, in the first sense, is the primordial state of non-being wherein the order and state of the universe is preceding the concept of time and space. There is a merit system to reward and reattribute the believers individually, and for the humanity like an absolution process similar to the Judgment Day.  
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St Augustines Views on Sin Philosophy Essay
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The author states that obviously Augustine believes that through one man’s sin, sin has entered the world and it has brought sin upon the entire human race. He makes it clear that he thinks the language is clear as well. Augustine elaborates further upon his view of sin, and how Christ plays a role in that worldview.
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Philosophical Issues on Scientific Advancement Philosophy Essay
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In Technology and Ideology: The Case of the Telegraph, James Carey uses a so-called piece of technology to suggest that scientific advances can influence not only how people communicate with one another but also what it means to be human. Thus, he uses a lot of ideas prevalent during the Enlightenment and the Modernist period.
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Philosophical Issues of a Good Life Philosophy Term Paper
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In light of the author's life journey and constant search for knowledge, s/he has come up with a personal multi-faceted point on what the good life is. S/he tackled this profound concept in terms of one’s emotional state, ability to hone capabilities, relationship with others, and introspection about the truth.
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How Bodies Will Interact in the Future Depends on Our Experience Philosophy Research Paper
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Few philosophers of note had lived a more controversial life than David Hume, born in Scotland. Endowed with sharp intellect coupled with his great desire to learn and be a scholar, he followed a very rigorous program of reading. His family expected him to be a lawyer but this he never pursued. He started writing but his writing did not achieve the attention he wanted for his works.
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Newspaper's editorial evaluation Philosophy Essay
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The purpose of this editorial article of the New York Times is to convince the audience that the revision of stance by the New York Times with respect to the Iraq War does not absolve them from the culpability of misleading their readers of their initial position.
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The marriage cure, inadequate solution of poverty Philosophy Essay
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But still, the "marriage cure" is not invention of our time, it has been used for centuries as a "cure" to eliminate poverty. Our epoch differs greatly from those two centuries ago. Our values and world perception has less in common with 17th or 19th century life philisophy, but the question of marriage is still a topical one.
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Denying God's Existence Philosophy Essay
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We have essences before we have existences because this all-powerful creator made us with essences. Because atheistic existentialism denies God’s existence, we cannot have an essence. It is not the purpose of existentialism to promote a worldview without God but it also does not promote believing in something that doesn’t exist.
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Critique of the Design Argument by David Hume Philosophy Book Report/Review
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This argument from Hume’s treatise is said to have paved the way for the foundation of the Theory of Evolution first proposed by Charles Darwin. The theory states that members of each species have a varying trait that is sometimes advantageous - allowing individual members of species to better survive or adapt to their environment.
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Why should we study rhetoric Philosophy Essay
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Hence, as this essay will illustrate, rhetoric, as a means of communication, is a vital tool, which provides those who use it an effective and efficient means to persuade and be understood. The value of rhetoric, as an effective communication tool lies in its ability to persuade effectively.
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Attachment and their Role in Intergenerational Continuity Philosophy Essay
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John Bowlby is the pioneer in the field of study on the phenomenon of attachment in human beings. The significance of the study of patterns of attachment in understanding our socio-biological behavior is being widely recognized by many recent studies. Human beings develop closeness with people in early childhood and are secure in the presence of people to whom they are attached.
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On Logic and Argument: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle Philosophy Essay
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The author states that Aristotle rejected Plato’s notion and brought about the foundation of modern logic, which is a syllogism. Aristotle did not accept that something as true just because someone said so. He was interested in why it was true. From Aristotle’s complex system of inquiry have evolved the tools of modern logic and empirical study.
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Philosophy of Emotion Philosophy Essay
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Wht is surprising is tht in much of the twentieth-century philosophers of mind nd psychologists tended to neglect them--perhps becuse the sheer vriety of phenomen covered by the word "emotion" nd its closest neighbors tends to discourge tidy theory. In recent yers, however, emotions hve once gin become the focus of vigorous interest in philosophy, s well s in other brnches of cognitive science.
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David Hume and Immanuel Kant on our ideas of right and wrong Philosophy Essay
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One of the major questions that have been asked all through the history is about the meaning and ideology of right and wrong. What is right and what is wrong? How can you identify something as right or wrong? These are some of the questions that involve the awareness of the philosophy concerning right and wrong
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Kant, Fundamental Principles Philosophy Essay
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The level of writing, however, is very high and very technical, and so it is perhaps useful to keep in mind that the key idea will be the italicized phrase on the bottom of page 51. This sentence is the first formulation of "the categorical imperative," i.e., Kant's candidate for the supreme principle of morality.
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Rationalism In Philoshopy Philosophy Essay
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Rationalism is a “philosophic doctrine that reason alone is a source of knowledge and is independent of experience”. Empiricism is a “philosophic doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience”. Rationalism and empiricism both deal with experience. We need to be concerned as to the extent in which we are dependent upon sense experience in our effort to gain knowledge. 
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Foucault's Contribution to Punishment Theory Philosophy Book Report/Review
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Thus, for Foucault, the history of penal punishment passes through three main stages (which echo the history of madness): punishment as spectacle (death in public places, branding, pillorying, and so on), humane punishment, which aimed to recuperate the criminal; and last, normalizing punishment, which accepted the existence of crime in the society, if only under the sign of pathology.
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Greek Philosophers: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle Philosophy Assignment
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In 412 a 14 Aristotle gives two answers to the question of what makes something to be perceived as alive. He states that by “life’ I mean self-nourishment, growth, and decay”. And the other formal cause is the soul which transforms things into being alive. These characteristics according to Aristotle identify the presence of life. 
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Understanding of ethics and ethical understanding of life event or life stage and of the ceremony that celebrates it Philosophy Essay
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These life stages are critical and comprise birth, marriage, transformation from childhood into adulthood as well as death. Lastly the understanding is related to the celebration of these life stages.
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Sophists and Socrates Philosophy Essay
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The political life started to develop in the Greek republics has put forward new interests, much closer to an individual. The naive aspiration to world knowledge is superseded by the aspiration of an individual to influence the political life of the country. Questions on the sense and value of the world order are replaced by questions on the origin and purpose of civil society.
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Discourse and Power in Relation to the Visual Philosophy Essay
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Discourses are not once and for all subservient to power or raised up against it, any more than silences are. We must make allowance for the concept’s complex and unstable process whereby discourse can be both an instrument and an effect of power, but also a hindrance, a stumbling block, a point of resistance, and a starting point for an opposing strategy.
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Plato, John Dewey, Maria Montessori Philosophy Essay
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The author states that the prisoner's hands, legs, and head are chained such that the only fixation of the eyes is in one direction the wall. There is a big fire and in between, there is a walkway that is raised. Puppets of plants, animals, and other things are moved on the walkway and they form shadows o the wall the prisoner watches the puppets moves.
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Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Philosophy Assignment
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The author states that it is Weber's conviction that factual reasonable capitalism increased out of Protestant asceticism. Christian asceticism, at the start escaping from the world into solitude, had currently directed the world which it had renounced from the monastery and through the Church.
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David Hume: The Free Will and Responsibility Debate Philosophy Book Report/Review
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Hume moves far beyond the limitations of such a perspective. He understands this reconciliation to be entirely possible and seeks to provide a compatibilist account; a solution to the free will debate. It is in A Treatise of Human Nature (1777) that Hume first engages with these debates and positions himself between the poles of determinism and voluntarism.
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Distinguishing Epicurean Hedonism from Cyrenaicism Philosophy Essay
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Epicurus’ work in the field of Ethics is a form of hedonism, which has proved to be one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. However since it has been studied mainly via secondary sources, there has been heated debate regarding the interpretation of his work, with the result that Epicurean hedonism has been subject to misconceptions and misunderstanding and has been desecrated in certain quarters.
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Individualism and Collectivism Philosophy Essay
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The author states that the English Philosopher Thomas Hobbs and the British Economist Adam Smith proclaimed this tenet. In their opinion, the power of society is limited by the inalienable, individual rights of man. Collectivism refers to a political or economic system in which the means of production of goods and services are vested in the state.
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Daoism and Confucianism Philosophy Essay
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The author states that Confucian followers are concerned with the happenings in the World and the spirit of concern is central to the philosophy. There is great emphasis on self-cultivation in Confucianism leading to ultimate development and salvation in the Western sense.
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Creating a Life to Save a Life Philosophy Case Study
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Term “savior siblings” refers to those children unto whom conception is to some extent motivated as a result of the parents desire to get human stem cells so as to make treatment available to a life child suffering from a life-threatening sickness.PGD is a very important footstep to guarantee that the embryo does not suffer from a similar genetic illness that the life child has.
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Continental Philosophy: Existentialism and Phenomenology Philosophy Essay
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Jean-Paul Sartre believed God does not exist and therefore, human beings are abandoned. He wrote that existence precedes essence. Because God does not exist, it follows that we are what we make of ourselves; that there are no reasons for why things are what they should be and that human beings chart their own future
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Continental Philosophys Existentialism and Phenomenology Philosophy Essay
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The author states that Hegel’s work developed the framework for both Marxism and Darwin’s Evolutionary Theory. Hegel’s notions start with the idea that knowledge does not have the ability to explain itself; therefore human beings must trust their senses to understand knowledge. The mind also comes into play here.
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Philosophical Ideas Philosophy Book Report/Review
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What we are really asking is - are political ideas absolute - an interesting question indeed. A philosopher may believe that the most valuable ideas, and possibly the only ones worth studying, are timeless ones, and that humanity is a uniform context that transcends history.
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The Individual and the State Philosophy Essay
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Individuals would abandon their claim to a natural right as they wish to the general will of the people. This general will be generally found within the laws of a country. The people give up their natural rights because the terms of the social contract mean that their rights are guaranteed by the state.
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What Is The Most Important Virtue For Human Fulfillment Philosophy Essay
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The issue of human fulfillment is a paradigm that has never really been understood to its fullest since man has learnt to think. Over the millennia, thinkers and philosophers of every time have attempted to answer this question, and despite the magnificent attempts at its answer, no final word is available to mankind.
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Philosophy of Positive Liberty Philosophy Essay
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Positive freedom may critique negative freedom, in fact, it emphasizes a weakness of positive freedom as a truly workable political theory. Specifically, this is because there is no obvious place to draw the line when it comes to an individual’s environment or setting and maximizing freedom in the positive liberty perspective.
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The role of evil in Aristotle, Kant and Hannah Arendt Philosophy Essay
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The question of evil has been the subject of many discussion and philosophic works. It has always been interesting to see how different philosophers viewed the understanding of evil, and how they applied it to reality. It is difficult to think of any philosopher who has not devoted at least some part of his (her) works to the concept of evil.
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Priestley and His Dramatics: An Inspector Calls Philosophy Essay
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The author states that the unique temporal and scape thus provided by the playwright enabled him to depict, as in the play An Inspector Calls, the domain of the Unconscious powerfully. Here, a family undergoes a police investigation of a murder that has not yet taken place. It is a mental, anticipatory trial.
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Communication: Principles for a Lifetime Philosophy Essay
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The author states that the other group is the mountaineering club he joined which is campus-based but conducts its activities, of course, outside the campus, trekking mountains, camping, and discovering nature. As for roles, his belonging to a group of students is more formal, since he has to register, submit legal documents, adhere to school rules.
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Addiction can self discipline help Philosophy Essay
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When we are denied these an emotional hole remains which we endeavour to fulfil through other non-relational or relational means, which could be dysfunctional. Sometimes these coping mechanisms could remain harmless and not cause substantial damage to the person's lifestyle.
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Altruistic Perspective of Spirituality Philosophy Book Report/Review
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The paper presents a review of the literature; pertaining to the meaning of spirituality for the dying person. The paper identifies all the relevant concepts of spirituality and the concepts are compared from the perspective of multiple disciplines of psychology, biology, management and nursing.
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Marxist Theory Book Report/Review Philosophy Book Report/Review
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While the ideas of Marxism have been consequently developed and enhanced by the events in history of the working class itself, the basic conceptions however remain unshaken, providing a firm groundwork for today's Labour Movement. There have not been any superior, more truthful or scientific theories produced before and since the lifetime of Marx and Engels that could explain the movement of the society and the role of the working class in the said movement.
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A reflection on the movie Life is Beautiful: classicist concepts of humanism, realism, and idealism Philosophy Essay
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The father, Guido, tries to make his son think that they are playing a game-and Guido successfully hides his son with the other prisoners so he will not be gassed. The movie Life is Beautiful exudes elements of Classicism, those exhibited being humanism, realism, and idealism.
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