Our reading of chapter 19 this week explains on page 293 that “Both subjectivists and relativists regard people as the authors of morality. On both of these views, morality is made by and for human beings. Before we were around, nothing was right and wrong. If our species ever become extinct, morality will cease to exist. The fundamental difference between these two views is weather each person, or each society, gets to have the final say in ethics”. I believe that initially morality comes from…
university. He is famed for being a member of the southern rap duo Playaz circle together with his childhood acquaintance and beneficiary singer, Earl ‘Dolla Boy’ Conyers. Together they are famous for having contracted to associate Georgian musician Ludacris’ Disturbing tha peace label together with their first appearance hit “Duffle Big Boy.” In the year 2012, 2Chainz contracted for solitary record with…
Recently more musicians have come out with their own headphone line. The two most recent are rappers 50 Cent and Ludacris. You also have the old competitors as well, such as Sony and Bose. Many of these companies are trying to break into the market where as some are already established. Bose and Sony, as stated before, have noise cancelling headphones in the market…
Just Mercy Justice is a moral many people strive for, especially those that are sworn to protect us. It means fairness, honesty, righteousness, without those we cannot have justice. Unfortunately, even still today, that is exactly what our Criminal Justice System lacks the most. ‘Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption’ by Bryan Stevenson, is an incredibly moving and true story about the potential for mercy to restore the morals inside of us as well as acts as a loud wake-up call to try…
Kanye West as we all know is a rapper, producer, songwriter, etc. Although he is very well known for his work, there’s a little more to know about him as a normal person. Kanye was born on June 8, 1977 in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. At about age 3, Kanye’s parents decided to divorce and he was raised by his mother. He moved to Chicago’s South Side with his mother who happened to be an English professor. Like some children with divorced parents, Kanye would spend his summers with his father who…
the fast life and the struggle for a better life. This is also important due to O'Connor's expecting girlfriend Mia ( Jordana Brewster) and the need for a more stable, conventional life. Other notable characters such as Roman (Tyrese Gibson), Tej (Ludacris), Gisele (Gal Gadot), and even Han (Sung Kang) all renounce their criminal lives for a more stable one towards the end of the movie. The setting also adds more emphasis of crime as Rio de Janiero's favelas are infamously known for violence…
Mark Twain, in his juvenalian essay “The War Prayer” (1923) lambasts war and the motivations behind fighting them. He supports his argument by incorporating potent sarcastic diction, utilizing hyperbole, and by the use of hypocrisy. Twain’s purpose is to convey the absurdity of war and to examine what he believes to be the asinine motivations behind going to war, especially those of a religious and patriotic nature, in the hope that future conflict is avoided. He adopts an ironic tone (“An aged…
It can be hard for me, a sixteen year-old white girl who goes to private school in Georgetown, to fully comprehend the severity of racial oppression and police brutality, considering it’s not something that I really have to fear. However, I am not oblivious to the current issues going on in America. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, has recently been protesting the injustices taking place against black people and people of color by kneeling during the national anthem…
Witchcraft During the Renaissance Witchcraft and sorcery back in the 16th century is immensely different compared to now. Witchcraft is almost non existent in today's world. Only 2 out of every 10 Americans believe in sorcery. Back then it was a constant daily reminder of witches and warlocks causing chaos. Today’s society believes witchcraft is not logical and it is just a myth. Back then there was an average of 13 witch trials every single day across the world in the 16th century. Today…
relatively close with told me everything would be alright I just had to let the school physical trainer, who had rushed to the scene, pop my leg back in. I was absolutely terrified of the trainer even touching my wound but to pop the leg back in would be ludacris! I began to ask over and over again if I could still try out, no one knew how badly I wanted to be on the Varsity team even with my leg completely discombobulated. The trainer told me I’d be fine and recover in enough time , which I…