Cynic

Leonard, the main character in the movie Memento, finds himself in a situation no man wants to be in. His wife was murdered and because he witnessed his body goes into shock causing him to lose him memory which is his downfall throughout the movie. He keeps polaroids and tattoos of clues that will lead him to his wife’s murder so that he won’t forget them. Throughout the movie it shows Leonard waking up in a hotel room. The film genre that best fits this film is Detective but also mystery and…

caffeine does its work in the brain, there could be negative effects on the mental health of those who drink large amounts of coffee regularly. It’s also possible that heart problems may arise due to the raising affect caffeine has on blood pressure. Cynics such as Antisthenes and Diogenes would have spoken out against the use of caffeine as a stimulant, instead calling us back to nature and insisting that we are wasting our time in our attempts to be more productive. The primary reason most…

Perhaps it was aloof of me to venture for a different response. It would be too abstract to believe from anyone. My classmates are mindless slaves that see no difference. Like diverse citizens given the same speech about drinking and driving, or how to help with a natural disaster half a planet away. I grow tired. Purposefully, I neglect to bring my copy of Challenger Deep to class, and torment it in my dark abyss of my locker. As Mrs. Lindow says ‘page fifty-nine’, she noticed my rolled eyes…

This article “The Case for Contamination” is interesting, it talks about life in Kumasi, a small town in Ghana, making it revolve around Wednesday’s Festival Day where the king has his eyes on everyone and making life very hard for the unfortunate, and before this king arrived as throne of Ghana, everyone was taking calls on their cell phones and having quiet conversations with each other. There was also debate on poor and rich families either to be protected or to promote diversity. There is a…

My family has a long history of divorce and instead of being a cynic; I wanted to delve into the complexity of divorce throughout history in Canada. My great-grandfather, Palmer Reese and great-grandmother, Clara Sterna fell in love in Winnipeg, Manitoba during the late 1920’s; they married and had three girls, Ruby, Laura and Shirley Reese. However, in 1935 Palmer left his wife and children to seek out work in Ontario working on the roads, and found a new French Canadian partner. Although, they…

(Butters) came clean with the government, I no longer had anything to hide. Then I found peace” (Parker and Stone). The way that Butters is treating the government as an entity to worship seems to criticize those who trust the government too much, unlike cynics like Cartman, by exaggerating the faith in the government to seem almost fanatical. The effect is amplified by examples of government services like the DMV and the NSA which are contradictory to what Butters believes about the government:…

On the other hand, as mentioned in the article, having a cynic view discourages the growth in an organization. From my practicum experience, the Administrator was not welcoming when one of the previous interns suggested developing a separate website for a nursing home. Similarly, when the activity director attempted…

Driverless vehicles used to be a concept only possible in a science-fiction film, but now it soon revolutionises the transportation industry. Singapore has been no stranger to the concept, being the first country in the world to implement on demand driverless taxis (Abdullah, 2016). The notion of driverless cars would proliferate and soon become a leading technological advancement. Hence, it is worth examining the prospects and extent of driverless cars in greater detail. One of the main…

The Cynics led by Antisthenes emphasised the disciplining of human needs and insisted upon severer aspects of living. Ethics, they said is the essential part of philosophy, and the highest good is the chief concern of man. The highest good is to be found in…

are usually selfishly stimulated and act in keeping with self-involved motives. folks that ask engagement on these grounds may regard it as a management that seeks to get human beings to work harder for rewarding, and protection. In short, a true cynic will no longer see engagement as a true attempt, however instead see it as another management trick to get employees to work tougher for no good cause. 2-Lack of a good management…