De La Soul

The steady thump of my footsteps echoed in my ears and I felt a bead of sweat roll down my forehead. Only a few more hours. I look over to my side and noticed everyone running at the same pace. The cold and fresh breeze brushes against my cheek shaking my body to life instead of coffee. As I run, the sun made it’s way, crawling onto the plain fields. We all cower away from the sunlight dreading it’s touch. As the sun made it’s way up, we start to slow down into a jogging pace. I look over to see…

his life work as defender of the Indians within his growing comprehension of biblical, legal and ethical principles. Bartolome de Las Casas returned to Spain in 1506 where he was ordained a deacon and continued his studies to become a priest; subsequently, he traveled to Rome in 1507 where he finally achieved his goal. After Christopher Columbus’ death, Las Casas helped his son, Diego Columbus, get the inheritance that had been promised by King Ferdinand and Queen…

Madame de Lafayette examines the theme of jealousy stemming from self-love in her novel, The Princess of Cleves. This idea of self-interested jealousy was studied by multiple intellects of the time, including Thomas Hobbes and Francois de La Rochefoucauld. These men greatly contributed their ideas to the incredibly introspective age of the 1600s, illustrating the idea that the actions a person takes in everyday life are fundamentally ingrained in their own self-interest. Despite being…

interviews and quotes were fabricated. This is an example of where artistry is justified because it promotes cancer awareness. Similarly, another example of justified artistry comes from “A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” by Bartolome de las Casas. In this letter, a Dominican Friar is writing to the Prince of Spain in an attempt to inform the prince of the treatment of natives in the Americas. Artistry is used throughout the letter in an attempt to appeal to the prince’s…

We would not know whether there is a soul in the body or not. However, Descartes, through the second meditation, has demonstrated that the wax is recognized not through the senses or imagination but the mind alone. And in meditation four he uses god as a foundation to prove that material…

Camel 1 Korina Camel AP Literature Mariani 10 December 2014 Mystery in Madness Psychology’s Plato, Sigmund Freud, argued, “Madness and normal life are compatible rather than opposed.” To Freud, the human condition is not subject to separate entities like true or false, real or unreal. They do and must coexist. This is not a modern idea. Indeed, Shakespeare explores this concept in his play Hamlet. Perhaps this is the reason for the fascination that has attracted the minds of audiences,…

creatures of one substance, one essence (p.52). She also refers to “nature herself, i.e. the creature” (p.67). This one substance manifests as many different individuals and species, but they are all one of one substance/essence. According to Conway, souls and matter cannot be annihilated but can only be changed “from one nature to another” (p.67), reinforcing that God is a “perpetual creator”(p.54). Her view stems from a literal interpretation of scripture that everything created on earth is…

not come from wealth, but from virtue come wealth and all other human goods, both private and public’” (30b). In this statement, Socrates is stating what the good soul of men would say. All men of Athens are focused on wealth and fame; however, good men with good souls would gain wealth after gaining virtue. Socrates cares for the souls of the…

the individual creating fear within a soul. A person controlled by bodily desires will be afraid to make any actions and be at a standstill in every aspect of there life because they will fear making the wrong decision or doing something wrong. An individual who indulges in bodily desires will be afraid to sleep at dusk and often wake in terror numerous times throughout the night. Because evils and fear are associated with bodily desires, evils can strike a soul anytime throughout the day. Due…

In his essay “What Faith Is”, philosophical theologian Paul Tillich discusses humans and their “ultimate concerns”. These concerns demand a person’s whole being and life, requiring total surrender in order to achieve total fulfillment. They are acts of personality, centered by the human mind, both conscious and unconscious. A true ultimate concern involves the self, whereas a false concern involves an object. Considering Tillich’s definition, I find that there are several values and lessons that…