Dialectic

After 14 years in Jewish day school, I am poised to leave this sanctuary and venture out into a wide world. Next year will be the first time I will attend a secular school. On the eve of this departure, then, I ask myself, who am I? What kind of Jew am I right now, at this point in time? Where do I see myself in five years? Truthfully, there is an ongoing conflict in my mind between my secular self and my spiritual Judaic self. It is not that I feel I must prioritize one over the other;…

Non-suicidal Self-injury is defined as an act of destruction to one’s body (such as: cutting, scratching, burning or hair pulling) but without suicidal intentions (Jacobson & Gould, 2007). NSSI differs to suicidal self-injury because it does not involve any suicidal attempts or suicide ideation, suicidal behaviour is associated with a self-inflicted act with evidence of suicidal attempt (Labelle, Pouilot & Janelle, 2015). NSSI has been extensively researched and associated with many different…

The study also demonstrates that the success of the Kindertransport children’s placement in foster families or hostels, and the support and educational opportunities awarded to them varied considerably, and in some cases, totally unsuitable placements and lack of support made the participants’ lives miserable. Although historians report that the British had determined that the moment contact was established, responsibility for each child should rest with the professional staff until each was…

Lacan, From The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I as Revealed in Psychoanalytic Experience 1.The mirror stage helps an individual form a sense of self. a. This concept originated from looking at human behavior within the comparative psychology field. b. When looking in the mirror, the child notices that image that mimics his or her image in the mirror. c. He or she then must determine the relationship between himself or herself and the image reflected back…

Following the resolution of the Napoleonic wars, the Concert of Europe assembled, bringing together the most powerful monarchs on the continent to form an alliance of checks and balances to preserve the reign of old-world monarchy. Having been challenged by popular sovereignty and Napoleon Bonaparte, the Concert of Europe would try, and fail, to resist the popular nationalism and political liberalism suggested by the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830. In what would blossom into The People’s…

of fascism in Nazi Germany and living in the modernised Age of Enlightenment, criticized how humanity has become stagnant and the ideas of his era would rather conform than to think out of the societal box. (The European Graduate School, n.d.) In Dialectic of Enlightenment (Adorno and Horkheimer, 1944), Adorno, alongside Max Horkheimer mentioned about the culture industry. Adorno’s idea of fetishizing culture was developed in the Age of Enlightenment, also known as modern society. The culture…

Stout Street is a level six therapeutic community designed to provide behavioral modification through cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, transactional analysis, codependency and relationship therapy, and knowledge of maladaptive schemas for its clients. I want to summarize what I experienced and learned from therapy over the span of two years. This experience was a sabbatical to find who I was, and transform my life. One paper is not enough to share everything, so I will…

Soren Kierkegaard was born on May 5th, 1813 in Copenhagen, Denmark and died on November 11th, 1855 in Copenhagen. He was a Danish philosopher and theologian who was often viewed as the father of existentialism. He was the seventh and last child of Ane Sørensdatter Lund and Michael Pedersen Kierkegaard. His father had worked himself up to become a businessperson after coming from a background of poverty and slavery, while his mother was the maid of Michael's first wife. One of the factor that…

Biomedical science has made great advances in the past few decades and improved mortality rates for individuals suffering from severe organ failure with the amelioration of organ transplantation. Through these advancements come anew process of donating and harvesting healthy organs, including prolonging withdrawal measures in order to maintain organ viability. While the conversation of organ donation appears to be a little more light hearted, especially if had in a healthier stage of life,…

In Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, her existentialist view point is heavily felt throughout this historical study of women. Often viewed as a radical, Beauvoir sets out to explore the many beliefs or definitions in regards to femininity. She proposes that women are oppressed by men through men’s depiction of women as the “other” or the object. Man is the subject, the self, the one, the absolute, the positive, the creator and the possessor of transcendence. Women are demoted as particular,…