Edward de Vere

Freedom can mean many things to many people, freedom to me means being liberated from what once held one in bondage. Although, freedom according to the Merriam Webster’s dictionary gives a concise definition which states: “Liberation from slavery or restraint or from the other power of another: independence. Nevertheless, Martin Luther king Jr. is a well-known activist who fought for the freedom for African Americans. Also know for the March and his I have a dream speech. He wrote a letter…

In “Base and Superstructure”, Karl Marx contemplates the reality of social consciousness and its relationship to individual agency. Marx asserts that is the process of material production that guides the political and intellectual structures of society. He theorizes that society consists of two parts: the base and the superstructure. The base reflects the forces and relationships of production (such as the relationship between employee and employer and the technical division of responsibility…

mentioned in a previous paragraph, during the time of the 18th century, rights were given to based on class. The idea that all men had equal rights was new, but supported by many others like the bourgeoisie and peasants. Another famous philosopher was Baron de Montesquieu. In his work The Spirit of Laws, “.. he outlined the principal of the separation of government power into three branches of government: the executive, the judicial, and legislative,” (choices.edu). Montesquieu believed that…

Imagine a man so smart that he is able to clearly observe and analyze major enlightenments and downfalls of a new nation. Now, imagine a man so shy that he rarely talks to women. These two men are one in the same: Alexis De Tocqueville. Tocqueville was a well-respected writer, philosopher and overall scholar of the 19th century, but he never could quite figure out one very important piece of the democratic puzzle: women. He spoke highly of the American woman; however, he took diminutive time…

unadjusted levels of inequality in under-five mortality by household wealth is the result of other covariates in Sastry’s study- household water supply and sanitation and mother’s education (Sastry, 2004). The main component of the infant mortality in Rio de Janeiro is the neonatal mortality, which is related to broad socioeconomic conditions, but particularly to the access to health care facilities and to the quality of perinatal care (Szwarcwald, 2000). Appropriate effects operate when the…

The late 19th century in France, there was a man of great literary talent and ambitions and caused widespread concern. His name was Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant. He was the historical more famous French writer. In addition, he was considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s finest exponents. However, Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert. The characteristic of his stories was variable different which came from his life experience and what he saw and heard.…

not worth living” (de Botton, A., 2001, p. 4). Substance might even bear with it a little pain, that the positives in our lives may be the results of a little discomfort; “not everything which makes us feel better is good for us. Not everything which hurts may be bad” (de Botton, A., 2001, p. 244). “We should not feel embarrassed by our difficulties, only by our failure to grow anything beautiful from them,” after all life is not about what happens to us, but how we handle it (de…

and events, such as Cinco de Mayo. Thankfully the individual racial comments were not institutional or structurally reinforce by UC Berkeley as I had professors and teachers assistance that tried to maintain a safe space environment (Pincus, p.32-33). In reference to Iris Young and her “Five Faces of Oppression”, after the Cinco de Mayo event, I had experience methods of exploitation and cultural imperialism of my socio-cultural identity through the non-mexican Cinco de Mayo parties held on my…

fraternity was through embracing the idea of the Mae Preta. The idea to construct a commemorative figure honoring black wet-nurses was popularized in Rio de Janeiro as well as Sao Paulo. In looking at these two cities, both worked to reformulate the white interpretations of the Mae Preta, and to define black inclusion on differing terms. In Rio de Janeiro, the Mae Preta was viewed as symbolic of the racial mixture of Brazil. In Rio, a modernist sensibility was taking over that supported the rich…

Bliss Bergmark Ms. Laura Randazzo Freshmen Honors English 27 January 2015 Hate the Player, Not the Game Broken world records, last second shots, and Hail Mary’s consume the media and stay fresh in the minds of fans everywhere. Lurking in the world of sports, however, is a darker side to these accomplishments. Today, it is all too common to watch once­celebrated athletes fall from grace by committing crimes. Yet, after these athletes complete their punishments, they are welcomed back into their…