Question 1

The author provides examples of real historical and contemporary rulers in order to analyze their mistakes and successes, as well as reveal actual human behavior in order to support his main ideas about the politics and the role of prince. The author is mostly concerned with the real – life politics and as the result, he analyzes real – life examples in order to devel... read more

The article by Gary Gutting “Facts, Arguments and Politics” centers on the issue of truth, lies and real facts in politics. Obviously, this is the burning issue in this sphere and this argument proves to be especially precious in nowadays society.

In order to search for specific trends in the development of the political system of ... read more

1. What is the thesis (or central claim) of this text?

The central claim of the article is the power of technology in wiping human beings out of existence. According to the author, the emerging technologies are detrimental to human existence and that human are in the danger of extinction. The author’s central claim is in the phr... read more

Edgar Allan Рое was an outstanding American author, poet, literary critic and theorist, who was more popular in Europe than in his native country. He was born on 19 of January 1809 in Boston in a poor actor’s family. At the age of two after his parents’ death Edgar was adopted by a rich businessman John Allan. Poe had a secure life, he received a good... read more

The author’s main point of argument is making change. She talks about how painful these changes sometimes are and at what cost they emerge. Later she says these changes are worth the efforts. A longtime New York City-based activist, author expresses her point that discrimination is still there, very much there, even in a concept like Occupy Wall Stree... read more