David Miscavige

In Arthur C. Clarke’s space epic , 2001: A Space Odyssey, two men are on a spaceship alone with an advanced AI computer HAL 9000 who maintains the ship's stability and mental health and well-being of the crew. HAL being a computer he couldn’t be completely trusted and caused him to lie about a mechanical failure and killed the crew. Dave, the main crew member, knew that “ I am so much more capable than you are of supervising the ship”(187) than HAL after he said that he would control the ship.…

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a career-center mainstay. It works by asking a series of questions to determine where you fall on the spectrums of four personality dimensions: introversion vs. extroversion, sensing vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and perceiving vs. judging (Ciccarelli, 2015). Answers of the test will pigeon-hole test takers into one of 16 boxes, each one having career-based strengths, weaknesses and behaviors with which they are associated. These personality types…

“Bonsai!” Go ahead, rush to the comment section with your hate-filled rants, it won’t bother me one bit, because this is my list and not yours. Now, for those who have decided to take the time tohear me out, this folks, is the single greatest form artistic representation of 2017. While Twin Peaks: The Return is a prescribed continuation of the TV series that ended over 25 years ago, The Return does not conform to any previous modes of television, including its prior two seasons. With that being…

Analysis The restaurant, the bar, the baseball game, the club, or the social plateau as a whole are all places one might go with a lurking inclination of meeting that special someone. In the short, single act, two-character, drama “Sure Thing” written by David Ives, one can analyze the plethora of attempts demonstrated by Bill, the single male character to gain the attention of the young girl. Although the play is short in length, one can identify several interesting components. When evaluating…

In America, the term hero is almost always misused. Extraordinary people that do amazing things for the good of others deserve to be called heroes. Chesley Sullenberger is one of those people that deserve to be viewed as a hero. Chesley Sullenberger, also known as “sully” was just another ordinary person before he became known as a hero around the world. It was one unexpected moment of impact that changed his life forever. Throughout his life he has done more heroic deeds than anyone could ever…

A hero is an ordinary individual who has the fortitude to be superior even when faced with challenging obstacles. Heroes show selflessness, and honesty with everything that they execute in life. However, one may say that a hero puts others before themselves in all responsibilities in life. Additionally, dedication is a quality that heroes need to reach the highest potential. My boyfriend Tyler Nameth possess all of these qualities and countless more. Tyler shows selflessness, and honesty with…

The events portrayed in Stephen Crain’s “The Mystery of Heroism” show that Fred Collins is indeed not a hero. Crain implies this when he writes: “‘I can’t!’ he screamed, and in his reply was a full description of his quaking apprehension.” (Crain n.pag.). Here Collins walks away from a dying soldier in a moment of hesitation. Heroes do not walk away, they always help people in need which directly contrasts with Collins’ actions. Crain further proves that Collins is not a hero when he writes:…

According to Kant, to be enlightened is to both be free of self-incurred tutelage and have the freedom to express oneself without penalty. Tutelage occurs because of laziness, cowardice, complacency, and blind obedience (Kant). When these tutelages are done away with, and there is freedom of expression, then people can become enlightened (Kant). In Euthyphro, Socrates is demonstrating that he is enlightened because he doesn’t do any of the things that would create self-incurred tutelage, he is…

In Tim O’Brien’s speech “Heroes,” O’Brien describes what he defines as a hero. O’Brien describes a hero as someone who is not fooled by what is going on around them. To personify his definition of a hero, O’Brien uses Elroy Birdall, an old man he met before he made his decision on whether or not he was going to dodge the draft, to show how Birdall has met his criteria of a hero is. O’Brien uses physical descriptions of Birdall to convey his message. Birdall is described by O’Brien as “tiny” and…

Have you ever wondered what the person next to you is thinking? Feeling? How they’re perceiving the world? Myers-Briggs Type Indicator also known as Mbti, is an assessment to aid people gain insight on how they learn, feel, perceive and react. Most people think Mbti is a silly, inaccurate personality test you do for fun, but the science behind it is interesting and it’s important for society to get in the know. Mbti is an assessment about 60 questions long. Based on your nearly unique or…