David Stern

Military science fiction has grown up over the years. Gone are the days when a simple plot would suffice. Readers demanded more of an intricate story, something they can proverbially sink their teeth into. They do not want something that could be read in hours. Because of this demand, story plots are more complex today than in earlier years. In the stories presented this semester, storylines varied, but there was always once central theme: survival. Characters were built up more to accommodate…

The celebrity that this ad uses is David Beckham, a well known English soccer player and model. Consumers looking to buy the watch can find comfort in knowing that they will surely be considered a member of the upper class, since such a successful and prestiged man wears the watch too! Beckham…

philosophers use evidential approaches to establish the existence of God. Often, these approaches include pragmatics or direct perception, such as appeals to religious experience. Generally, religious experience refers to mystical experiences or miracles. David Hume presents an argument as to why we are almost never justified in believing that a miracle has occurred. Following will be a…

From comic book heroes to the ordinary teacher, masks have been a part of our life, whether we are traveling through the worlds of Marvel or just searching for evidence about who we truly are. Kenneth Gergen in his essay, “The Defense of Masks,” talks about the necessities that forces people to employ masks which will tend to hide their true identity. Things such as being with those you are comfortable with or being in front of the chairmen for an important business firm demonstrate that…

Friedman argues that, “the great achievement of capitalism,” unlike what its critics claim, has not been “accumulation of property” but instead “the opportunities it has offered to men and women to extend and develop and improve their capacities” (Friedman, 2002: 169). Neoliberal advocates at the World Bank who draw from Friedman’s promises of freedom of choice and progress, have developed a promising “all inclusive” Kurdistan Vision 2020. They too argue their vision is for the greater good of…

Through constant separation and segregation between curious individuals, complicit figures, and the unjust system, and a maintenance of hope and fear, like the ones in Hunger Games and Minority Report, dystopian societies are able to maintain itself and injustice within. In both films, the system that controls the dystopia tries its very best to separate the curious individuals and the complicit, all the while isolating themselves into a very far away and unreachable place. To overthrow…

There is a vast amount of differences between Japanese culture and American culture. The movie Shall We Dansu is an excellent character study of people that make up the working class in Japan. Shall We Dansu follows depressed business man Mr. Sugiyama as he lives a mundane lifestyle until he finds himself drawn to a ballroom dancing class because of a entrancing woman he always sees there when he is on the train. Despite having an excellent position at the large company he works at, a devoted…

Second-order volitions are inadequate for defining the concept of a person. In this paper, I argue that Hume would disagree with Frankfurt, in that a person is to be identified with her second-order volitions, because human action is inconstant and manipulated by temporary feelings. American Philosopher, Harry G. Frankfurt, claimed that second-order volitions defined the concept of a person. He said that it is the want to have the ‘desire’. I will now explain what he meant of this. Second-order…

Imagination: David Wiesner An illustrator gives life to a story when mere imagination is not enough. In Japan a form of illustration is seen in manga, in the U.S. some illustrations can be seen in comics and graphic novels, but those are not the only kinds of illustrations that exist. Although there are many styles and techniques in the world, illustrators all create drawings that captivate their audience. Illustrations are a way to connect with the audience whether it is through paintings,…

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Brooklyn born self taught artist. His first attention attracted his graffiti in the city of New York. Basquiat’s artistic talents and inspiration came from his cultural heritage as his mother being Puerto Rican and father a Haitian American. After quitting high school a year before his graduation and years of struggling his work finally got him fame. Receiving fame for his words, stick figures, and animals, the public adored all of his hard work. Basquiat began street…