Universal Time

Time is the most commonly used noun in the English language. So frequently used, in fact, that it has thirty-six definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Interestingly enough, it was not until the early twentieth century that the conception of time was challenged. As Albert Einstein, a German theoretical-physicist, introduced his theory of relativity, time became another phenomenon and mostly likely, acquired more definitions. In addition, Einstein’s suspicion not only changed the…

social changes and evolution of earlier communication systems. Chomsky and Pinker base their theories on Universal Grammar concept, which is the assumption that languages have a similar design and universal structure. The counter argument, which Evans presents to prove their theory to be wrong, is that recent findings in linguistics uncover the existence of languages that do not conform to universal design. For example, Lao, the spoken language in one of the parts of Thailand, does not use any…

The universal meaning of “cease the day”, “do what your heart desires” “try something new!” “it's important to have fun in life”. But YOLO almost goes into a deeper meaning. You only live once. This expresses and gives the message of every single day is a new…

A Special Place: Universal Studios After an extensive, torturous drive, Ethan finally arrived at his destination. He parked his large, black truck in the massive, congested parking garage and began pacing to get to where he was going. The moving walkways were packed like sardines with other people trying to get to the same place he was going. Once he sees the monument that is decorated like the planet Earth with the exterior spinning the words “Universal Studios” he knows he has made it. He…

double. Many think it is fair to pay a little bit more than Americans because they live here all the time and deal with the problems when we can just leave. A fee being assess is fair, but not a hugely increased price. Talking with other student from other places like New York, you can see they even pay extra to be here. A solution is to just let everybody pay the same price, fairness is a universal concept and it is important. This solution is very manageable and sustainable and will not…

The informative speech I gave on Wednesday about “GM Foods” did not go better than I expected that I could have done because I felt time pressure to organize a verbal outline as closer to written outline. On the topic “GM Foods”, my rhetoric was mainly to inform audiences about negative impact of GM foods on human health. The most difficult part of this informative speech for me is the topic selection. Going through the struggle of finding the topic of large public/audiences interest which can…

human process, within which all must conform. By using music comparisons, Carla argues that history must form part of a specific period and individuals living within that period must be embraced to live according to the changes happening at that time (Freccero, 2007). This means that history is an indiscriminating event that embraces the population, events and activities by creating uniqueness and queerness that can later be used to describe it. The historical events are therefore identified…

In the name of civilizing, religious conversion, and supposed justice, wrongful violence has ensued a countless number of times in history, with everyone guilty at one point or another. According to a study conducted on college freshmen at UCLA in 2014, a whopping 67% reported being unable to work cooperatively with a diverse group of people. Such tragic realities exemplify…

Whereas, within more traditional religious cultures, it is thought of as sinful and intrinsically wrong. Additionally, many societies would see the killing of another human being as inherently wrong, something which could be ascribed as an absolute universal truth. However, the Nuer see things differently, and often homicide is used as a form of social control, with the payment of cattle as a mode of mediation. It is only wrong to kill members of your own tribe, and the view of theft varies,…

The time between 1725 - 1800 was a time of fluidity which united the people socially, culturally and politically. The mindset changed from one of pioneer settlers to a growing sense of connection to this country displaying a strong sense of nationalism. Literature reflects this moment in history. People were hungry for change. The literature of this time was realistic and meant to instruct, enlighten, make people think and stir emotions like Tomas Payne’s, ‘Common Sense’! “The cause of America…