Certainty

While reading “Fun Home”, I was incredibly surprised when Bechdel reveals her past with obsessive compulsive disorder. Bechdel’s high level of intelligence can easily be seen through this piece, so hearing her talk about the “self-soothing, autistic loop” (139) that was her childhood during this period of time was something I was not expecting. With that being said, with her reveal I found clarity—the way she deals with situations stems back to that loop and her compulsions, and seems to have…

away old notions (existing knowledge and philosophies) or build upon them. Which option does he reason is the most effective for him and why? Descartes prefers creating new concepts rather than building knowledge on old philosophies: “To reach certainty- to cast aside the loose earth and sand so as to come upon rock and clay”-He said. Descartes argues that, he needs to think and experience himself to confirm a scientific truth. To even establish a sturdier foundation and seek further…

Samuel had experienced many accidents, and seemed to ride his luck in circumstances where death seemed a certainty. However, almost prophetically his death was one he had so often lamented about to Harry Harper, a close journalist friend. A death like that of another aviation pioneer, his good friend Charles Rolls. Samuel would often comment - ‘In an aeroplane, clean and quick.’ The populace of all Aldershot military and civilian collectively mourned Samuels loss with a sense of personal sorrow…

The Opposition Between Utilitarianism and Deontolgy Utilitarianism and deontology oppose one another on many forums. However, it should be noted that these moral theories only are two of five known theoretical approaches concerning bioethics. Therefore, one cannot necessarily formulate straightforward comparisons between these opposing theoretical approaches as they ultimately comprise only a small portion of a relatively broad topic. The main opposing theme, as mentioned earlier, is that…

The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl: Would they have made it? As of October 2015, a record of 12-4 would have certainly earned the Falcons a playoff spot, with perhaps a first round bye. Did that, however, mean that they were contenders for the 2016 Super Bowl? It was likely, but 3 things hindered the Falcons from getting to the second Super Bowl in the history of the franchise: First, the Falcons had not won consecutive playoff matches since 1998. Second, in the NFC playoffs, Matt Ryan was…

There has been a long history of animal experimentation especially in the cosmetic and medical industries. Approximately twenty-six million animals undergo painful suffering or death due to testing (ProCon). Many people argue we would not be where we are today if not for animal testing. However, with advancements in scientific and medical technology animal testing is no longer a morally defensible practice. Not only are there alternative methods, but animals are biologically different from human…

I have one question based on the response to the objection from finite perception of the infinite. On what view of human nature (i.e., humanist?) is the response based? In chapter 8, Kronen and Reitan continue to argue against the argument from freedom (AF) by focusing on its first premise (AF1), which holds that ‘God cannot guarantee the salvation of all without overriding the unregenerate’s freedom; a claim Kronen and Reitan of course reject. Moreover, Kronen and Reitan provide a more precise…

Tim O’Brien conveys the narrator’s overwhelmed state by pulling the reader into the character’s experience with a personal narrative. Descriptive imagery and metaphors also contribute to increasing the reader’s understanding of the character’s tumultuous emotions. To make the reader feel a connection with the character Tim O’Brien, O’Brien repeatedly uses first person for the narrative of the character’s thoughts. The repetition of “I” causes the reader to subconsciously put himself or herself…

Much of Western philosophy finds its basis in the thoughts and teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. When asking who the most overrated philosopher was/is, one should analyze the amount of time that is spent on the philosophers work and if the ideas are discussed more than they need to be. In this case, I would argue that Plato is the most overrated philosopher. For one, some of his dialogues do not feature himself as a character. Socrates is the main character who is debating with…

Christian Iorgoveanu Mr. Miller English 10: 4 16 November 2017 Ekwefi’s Role of Standing Up to Okonkwo Ekwefi, Okonkwo’s second wife, and mother of Enzima, is the one with the most attitude. Her role could easily be overlooked; however she is one of the most significant characters in Things Fall Apart. Ekwefi is the only one, out of Okonkwo’s wives, who has the courage to provoke or challenge Okonkwo, and she is still able to maintain her personality even when her husband gets mad at her. So,…