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A Thesis on the Potash Contained in Leaves
We see then that in 100 pounds of leaves there is .16 pounds of potash. Further, 100 pounds of leaves, thoroughly dry, will constitute a volume of about 21 bushels. Hence in the large volume of 21 bushels of leaves there ...
Is Germany All It's Cracked Up To Be? A Study Of Civil Society In Germany
In this thesis, I examine the strength of civil society in Germany. Generally, "civil society" is informal community association, distinct from state and market interaction, through which citizens develop a sense of moral ...
The Political Career of Henry St. George Tucker, 1889-1932
The purpose of this paper is to examine the political career of Harry St. George Tucker of Virginia, 1888-1932. Tucker's career was distinguished primarily by its length. It began as Reconstructicn faded and concluded as ...
Roads to a Market System: A Study of Economic Transition Policies in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
After summarizing the economic progress in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic between 1989 and 1994, I will conclude the thesis by returning to the two points emphasized in the
introduction: First, in several instances ...
Leonard Bernstein: The Unanswered Question
Few composers in our modern era bave striven to reach as high, to partake as much of the divine, as Leoard Bernstein. He was a talented performer, a driven educator, an unconventional conductor, and a critically controversial ...
"...but what to do with the guilt?" Kantian Autonomy, Heideggerian Authenticity, and Human Lacking
Kantian autonomy and Heideggerian authenticity each have a place in a human life. To show this I must show how the two complement each other and how they differ. To show that authenticity does not conflict with autonomy, ...
The Godless Societies of Friedrich Nietzsche and the Epicurean Philosophers and Their Consequences Upon The Good Life
When one first encounters their works, the Epicurean philosophers and Friedrich Nietzsche appear to have a great deal in common. Their physics and conception of the universe seem
quite similar and both reach the conclusion ...
A Study of Character: The Antigone Motif in Sophocles, Anouilh & Brecht
This paper is a twofold discussion of character. It is first a study in comparative drama, a comparison of the characters and plots of three versions of Antigone. This discussion deals primarily with empirical rather than ...
Nietzsche, Personal Honor, and the Concept of Honor at Washington and Lee University
Having spent four years at Washington and Lee University, I have been and continue to be impacted by our Honor System daily in both subtle and explicit ways. As a freshman, I heard the "Leave Now" speech in Lee Chapel and ...
Preparation and Physical Constants of Higher Straight Chain Ethers: Butyl Hexyl Ether
Many of the simpler organic compounds, whose formulas can be so easily written, have never actually been prepared. The literature is as yet imoomplete regarding their physical
constants and exact methods of preparation. ...