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2. The problem with Cartesian skepticism is that there is not enough evidence to prove that the world around us is always false. Descartes is trying to prove his point off of logic instead of actual evidence. Descartes is putting too much faith on the mind over the physical world. When he explains an evil being manipulating our thoughts and senses he still cannot prove that the evil being actually exists. So Descartes is still going off of assumptions to prove his theory. He tries to resolve…

This year was insane. As I reflect upon my year, it still astounds me that I managed to muddle through. It was calming knowing I had a few laudable and precocious mentors to help guide me through this year, for which they nearly made up for the actions of those inexorable people. Aside from the incompetent and avid acquaintances, many factors made this inscrutable place a little less scary. I can’t speak for others, but I loved this year, and truly wonder how I will be able to leave such…

Which adversity knocks on your door, what is your response? Adversity implies a difficult situation, condition, and misfortune. Jock Ewing once quoted, "Any man can win when things go his way, it 's the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion." These troubles we encounter in life should motivate us to bring out the full potential one can be. Adversity builds a closer tie for man to man conflicts, developing one into a more capable and mature individual. Affliction is a main part…

Each of us is at the center of our own world. There are some people who act different than others. It depends on the place they live, and the type of friend they have. I have two story about how I live, and it will show you how much I change in the years. There are some people that have different behavior, and attitude. I got a few ideas why people act the way they are. One of the ideas are the parents. Parent are the people who the kids how the to act, and how to behavior. The next idea is the…

received include Hugo Award for Best Short Story, in 1984, Science Fiction Chronicle Award for Best Novelette in 1985, MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant in 1995, and PEN American Center lifetime achievement award in writing in 2000. After Butler’s death on February 24, 2006, in Seattle, Washington at the age of fifty eight she was honored as Inductee Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010. Her books continue to be reproduced and enjoyed by many…

Oh no I think I see them again. Oops, my bad, let's start at the beginning when it all started. It was July 7, 2013 and I was waking up to go to Sagemont Summer Camp. I put on my bathing suit and drove to Sagemont to load the buses. I got there and found my friend Dillon, a kid a met at camp and he became my best friend, and we picked the last seat in the back. I sat in the aisle, my favorite seat on a bus, right next to the group of kids we hated. John, the leader of the group, sat in the aisle…

If a captivating story is told but its validity is questioned, will it be held to prove its legitimacy? In the case of Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried, the answer is yes. O’Brien’s story is based on his experiences as a soldier and the stories he was told. Towards the beginning of the piece, O’Brien provides his own circumstances of what a war story must encompass to be ‘true’. Each chapter of the book holds a war story told by a various character or the author himself. As a focus,…

The youth of America are in danger of falling apart because of illegal activities. The young minds of the nation need support and stability to overcome the obstacles of being bad people as they become adults. The Stability Center wants to ask all teen boys who are having a rough time staying out of trouble to call them at anytime to help with their issues. The Center will help teens feel important again by allowing them to join in certain sporting activities that include football, basketball,…

One night in Purple County, it was the beginning of something no one could imagine. The story begins on a stormy, cloudy night when Billy’s phone rang, “Hello, who is this?” he moaned half asleep, “This better not be a prank call, you little rascals are always trying to test me. I don’t want to buy anything goodb-” “No it’s me you silly bum, sorry I just have a lot going on right now. Can you come over to my house and talk, please, I really need to vent.” said Ally, his best friend. “Do you…

Sula, a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author, Toni Morrison, encompasses a theme of binary opposites including the complex idea of stasis and change, to simpler oppositions such as male and female. In the first chapter of Part II of Sula (1937, pages 89-11), Morrison challenges these oppositions with the immediate sense of change Sula and Nel both encounter. After years of separation, Morrison accurately creates a homecoming that illustrates the themes effectively. Nel, still the modest…