David Ives

Never Too Weak To Stand For Yourself “CREAK”, the bus door opened and I waited as I watched all of the children struggling to get out. There is only one way I feel… I don’t want them to go. Every day I see them get off the “special needs” bus and get laughed at and see the fingers pointed straight at them, it’s ridiculous. You would have thought that tenth graders would have learned by now that bullying and harassment is childish, but apparently not. It’s amazing how much potential the…

For David Hume, there are significant issues with the statement, “The ice cream melted because it was left out in the sun.” As an empiricist, he would claim that it is impossible to believe in causation and remain consistent. Some of Hume’s most important of contributions comes from his work on the philosophy of causation. Hume’s main axiom in his work is known as the Copy Principle, which states that every thing we come to think and know is through our own experience. The contents of the mind…

"Me Talk Pretty One Day" written by David Sedarius, an American humorist, comedian, and author, is about his time in France when he traveled to Paris and returned to college. While there, he takes a French class to increase his language and speaking skills. His French teacher calls him lazy which leads to him studying harder and focusing more on his French work. He wanted to be known as “David, the hardworker, David the cut-up.” Over time, Sedarius finds it impossible to improve, until one…

called To the Extreme in the 1990’s. Their biggest hit was Ice Ice Baby. It also was known for copying the song Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie. Vanilla Ice took samples of the song without having permission and changed up the baseline beat a little thinking he would not have to give credit to the song Under Pressure the original song writers Queen and David Bowie. . . . . . . . . The way Vanilla Ice made his songs were by taking old records of rock music that were his brothers and put…

The last survey that I took was Personality Assessment, provided by Focus2Career. I think this survey was the most beneficial because it focused both on your personality and career opportunities that work well with your personality type. Out of all the surveys I took, I think this Personality Assessment was the most useful. Not only does website show your results but also additional information on each career opportunity from job title, supporting majors/programs at the University of Arkansas,…

Many people throughout the world would think heroes are the people with special powers and unstoppable strength. But even though everyone has a different view on what an actually hero is, heroes are still one of the most common groups on Earth. A hero is a person showing noble qualities without the urge for fame and glory, but to support the ones that are struggling with a task. These individuals can perform very simple duties, or a deed that would appear to be infeasible. Some characteristics…

While Reid seems to show some signs of respect for Hume, he does have many criticisms of the author’s work. The fourth chapter of Reid’s Active Power in General is a direct critique of Hume’s work. Especially Hume’s thoughts on the powers of the individual. His main problem with Hume was the way he used induction for the Treatise. Hume attempts to treat his thoughts on human abilities like a scientific experiment. Reid notes Hume makes exceptions to this, which is going against the scientific…

My definition of a hero is someone who you can look up to and respect very well. My mom is my hero for many reasons. I consider my mother a hero because she’s strong, a teacher, a supporter, and caregiver. First, my mom is very strong. My mom is strong because everyday she fights with Bipolar. Bipolar is a mental issue where she could be happy then sad the next minute. Another reason that she is strong is having to help with my brother that has the same problem as her, except that he has…

Defining Miracle and Associated Issues In this essay, I intend to summarize David Hume’s argument from An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, that supports his claim that, “[u]pon the whole, then, it appears that no testimony for any kind of miracle has ever amounted to a probability, much less to a proof…” (Hume 67). In addition, I intend to summarize, then, compare and contrast Hume’s argument to the view presented by John Hick in his book Philosophy of Religion. Lastly, I will give my…

Imagine two sets of exact opposite people going shopping together. For example, an ENFP and ISTJ goes shopping with an ESFP and an INTJ. Does it seem chaotic? Good, because it is. The situation I described above is the Ross family shopping experience. My mom is the ENFP, my dad is the ISTJ, Madisyn is the ESFP, and I am an INTJ (when I’m around my family). Let me tell you, when we shop all together, it is quite an ordeal. Before we even get in a store, our shopping experience is a mess. My…