Basic life support

of substances; mental and physical (material and immaterial). The existence of the substances are fundamentally distinct and exist independently of each other. If the soul can survive the death of the body, then there is the possibility of an after-life. Plato and Descartes are notorious for substance dualism which is also known as mind-body dualism, the believe that the soul is able to live on without the presence of the physical substance, the body. In this essay I will describe and assess the…

Of the two, realism is a more effective tool to convey the atrocities of Stalin’s regime. Solzhenitsyn, uses common human needs, to convey a larger image of survival, emphasizing realism. The prisoners, barely receive what we consider basic human rights. Solzhenitsyn also uses the actions of the guards, to invoke empathy in the audience, who watches as prisoners are beaten and insulted. This shows the true seriousness that the gulag camps were. In Animal Farm, such things were satirized…

reveals the essence of life as “thought is life” and the lack of it, death. As the stanzas proceed from observation，contemplation, and conclusion to revelation and liberation, I get an understanding of Blake’s philosophical system. In my essay, I will argue that Blake uses a simile between the fate of a fly and the fate of a human to show that humans and animals are fundamentally akin to each other. Although thoughts, or consciousness, has distinguished the human from other life forms. That does…

The Lonely Lady Greek mythology has many strange explanations of natural phenomena that also teach moral lessons. The myth of Penelope shows us that bravery can go unnoticed because it is considered average. Penelope waits for Odysseus and she is being brave by taking care of everything while he is gone, but she says that only his bravery will be noticed because he is a hero that went on a great journey. Artist John Williams Waterhouse and poet Dorothy Parker portrayed this closer to today's…

“Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” - Friar Laurence, Act 2 Scene 3. Everybody is faced with difficult decisions in their life, and everybody will respond differently to these challenges. Different emotions and characteristics can lead to different choices, but sometimes they are better to tune out, because they can lead to poor decision making. For example, Romeo is quick to forget about Rosaline…

An In-Depth Look at My Last Duchess In the poem “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, the main character, the Count speaks about his deceased wife and a painting of her to a mysterious listener at his private party. The Duchess’s story revolves around the internal conflicts between her and the Count. The main threads include the jealousy and self-importance of the Count, as well as the compassion of the Duchess. He subtly insinuates to the party-goer that his wife’s early death was caused by…

Hour”, a short story which takes place in the late 19th century America and follows a repressed Mrs. Mallard who, upon being falsely informed of her husband’s death, sets out to gain a sense of self-assertion. Her short period of rejoice – and her life – are, however, put to an end when her husband returns. The second is “Eveline”, one of the fifteen stories written in the 20th century by James Joyce under the heading Dubliners. “Eveline” is about a young woman named Eveline who cannot decide…

How you ever been excluded? Has there ever been a group of people that shut you out just because you don’t feel the same way? Have you ever felt so left out, that you’d do anything to fit in? Did you cave in the midst of the pressure? You probably did. You threw your thoughts and feelings out the window to feel equal. This is called Peer Pressure or Group Influence. It affects one's thoughts, feelings, decisions, and their beliefs, consequently when they are alone or isolated. Isolation is when…

Madness resides within each and every individual, it rests within the boundaries of one's morality waiting to be unleashed by traumatic events. When the human mind is consumed by madness the afflicted individual tarnishes their original morality and begins to embody the essence of the irreconcilable product of their sanity: otherwise known as insanity. As a result, those afflicted will begin to indulge in many acts that their former selves would consider to be taboo. The dormant thoughts that…

never liked to occupy the servant’s quarters, as it made it harder for him to leave the situation if he wanted. Because the young doctor initially is a bachelor, Robert has a lot of power in the house. According to himself he “holds the bachelor’s life in his hands” Robert lives together with his family in Ajegunle (nicknamed The Jungle because of its filth and overall poor appearance) He has a one-bedroom apartment shared with his wife and their six children. We learn that he sees himself as…