Anneliese Michel

“This shit is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!” I will always remember how Gwen Stephani’s catchy tune “Hollaback Girl” finally taught me how to spell bananas. To this day I still have to sing the song to get it right, but hey, at least I learned. Learning is an essential part of life; an unknown source said it best, “if we cease to learn, we die.” This quote holds true, in that learning is imperative, as it presents us with information that can be useful when making difficult decisions. Yet, I have…

semester is improvement of grammar. Grammar has played a very important role in this class for me because it is a challenge that makes you a better writer. Every single exercise I have done has taught me the importance of having good grammar, Like Michel de Montaigne said once, “The greater part of the world 's troubles are due to questions of grammar,” the class was a big help for me because I was having bad grammar; however, I did…

As Jean Michel Basquiat was trying to discover his own power many people judged him. Most people just saw his artwork as childish because it was different from what was popular at the time. With all this criticism Jean Michel Basquiat was not sure of what to do with his power. He began to limit his creativity and his power began to diminish. But in the end Jean Michel Basquiat used his power to spread positivity. In the poem Genius Child…

The Real World In Michel de Montaigne’s essay, “Of Cannibals,” he speaks about the noble savages of the New World who people in Europe misjudged because of their cultural beliefs and practices. He recognizes that Europeans are resistant and unwelcoming of foreign traditions. Montaigne compares the savages to fruit, and claims that Europeans think fruit is wild, but, “…in truth, we ought rather to call those wild whose natures we have changed by our artifice and diverted from the common order”…

Drawing Circles and Conclusions Philosophy is a major part of human development and exploration and has always been fascinating to me personally. I find myself philosophizing many aspects in my life, and I always enjoy reading philosophy. One of America’s most prominent philosophers is Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson has been a very influential philosopher; two important figures he influenced were Martin Luther and George Fox (Buell 60). He is known for his collections of essays that detail his…

Jean-Michel Basquiat During the 1980’s, the art movement “Neo-Expressionism” was taking the United States by storm and artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat’s big break was just beginning. If you’re not too familiar with him or isn’t really educated on him, you may know or heard Jean-Michel Basquiat from listening to your favorite artist’s songs, because of his unique hairdo that inspired The Weeknd, or for his phenomenal art that convey deep messages. Jean-Michel Basquiat, a high school dropout,…

cultures divergence, different languages, and different laws are the main problem for being an immigrant or emigrate in any other country.It is not a simple thing, but as soon you become a migrate you have the deal or accept real life obstacle you might encounter. Before I came to the United States I heard people talk about U.S a lot. People were saying the USA is a paradise. when I heard about united states is a paradise in my head I said I need to come to this country to see the paradise and…

There are many effects prejudices have on both historical and modern societies. These prejudices are apparent in Price of Love and La Traviata, where the female protagonists are each harshly judged by society for their professions. Montaigne thoroughly addressed such prejudices and decoded societal perceptions of “barbarous” acts. Modern societies as a whole, however, are often quick to place judgements without offering resolutions. In both Price of Love and La Traviata, the female protagonists…

research) to explain why things are the way they are. Certainly, humanity has not always been proactive in trying to achieve equality and justice. And to this very day, people still are impoverished and starving. Thus, this is why social critics like Michel de Montaigne and Jonathan Swift analyzed and wrote about the flaws of society. Both Swift and Montaigne were trying to convince others that the society they lived in, believed to be…

Throughout the history of mankind there has been many uniquely different ideologies. Of these people, Michel de Montaigne and Andrew Martinez share one of them. Both Montaigne and Martinez would agree that customs and traditions can have a positive or negative factor. Montaigne, a famous 16th century writer, shares his belief in “Of the Custom of Wearing Clothes.” His main question for the duration of the reading is why humans wear clothes. Montaigne argues that Western man has been to dependent…