This essay talks about how Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" must have influenced the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Throughout the years, many pieces of literature, fictional and non fictional support various theories and philosophies as depicted in film. The film The Road Warrior, written and directed by George Miller, is just one example of these depictions. In the 1600's, a man by the name of Thomas Hobbes developed his own theory and philosophies which are known to us as "The Leviathan."

While I often times find it mildy difficult to be optimistic in a world of war, disease, violence and general all around dismay it is sometimes necessary to "look for the silver lining." Whether or not I can personally wrestle my mind to come to terms with the concept of "hope in a diverse world" for the purpose of writing this is irrelevent and I'll try and disregard it the best I can.

Postmodernism, a term that, by its own definition, is difficult to define, is a line of thought that goes against the established theories of modernism. Postmodernism was brought to the fore during the second half of the twentieth century and still remains the discipline of choice of many historians today. It is best known, and equally best hated, for its scepticism. Before we get as far as the way history has been told, postmodernism examines the way history is. For instance, R.G. Collingwood constantly states in `The Idea of History' that history is the `history of thought.'

We should all have total freedom over ourselves, free to speak, free to choose, free to gather, and even the freedom to kill. However, self-control is the key; we must improve infinitely our moral values, our ability to tell wrong from right and to not abuse the freedom that we are given.

Through proper guidance children can bring heaven on Earth. Good education with high morality can make our children the architects of a wonderland. The first step to make our world a very wonderful land is to give a helping hand to our budding children.

Explores and discusses the subject of human nature with regards to philosophers, Hobbes, Locke, and Marx. Questions what motivates humanity, taking into consideration the composure of virtually every society.

In "Human Rights in the 'Age of Discovery'" Rene Trujillo the concept of human rights during the explorations of 15th century adventurers such as Christopher Columbus. He then applies this to discuss how human rights are applied today.

Governments from all over the world are adopting the ideas of the philosophers from the Enlightenment days, scientific breakthroughs are occurring almost every year, and technology has become increasingly more advanced. The Enlightenment was surely a movement which allowed humanity to reach its final intellectual achievements.