Friedrich Nietzsche

values may subsequently lead to positive or negative outcomes, depending on the nature of the transition itself. This idea is clearly depicted through the characters in J.C Burke’s “The Story of Tom Brennan”, and the character of Zarathustra in Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Thus Spoke…

Introduction On the brink of the second World War (WWII) the Germany National Olympic Committee (NOC) won the rights to host the 1936 Olympic Games. As the event quickly approached, all eyes were on the new Nazi government and its rapidly increasing marginalization of Jewish and non-Aryan citizens. In 1972 the world again turned its eyes to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) during an era of Cold War threats and national divides. This time however, the world watched Germany prepare for a…

that have been done (Gladstone and Neufeld 334). Carr writes a great example of how the brain can change. In 1882, Friedrich Nietzsche got a typewriter. Using it was hard and painful because he did not have a good vision. He had to force his eyes, so he could look at the page where he was writing. After a while of writing in the typewriter, he memorized the keywords. Therefore, Nietzsche could use it without look at (318-319). In 1936, the radio was a scaring tools for children because they had…

Trauma-Related Amnesia: A Window of Uncertainty in the Serial Podcast The malleability of memory is an enigma. While it can be unpredictable at times, we can manipulate our brains to extract memories. In court cases, however, extracting memories becomes problematic and challenging. In the podcast Serial, that was based on a murder that happened several years ago, inconsistencies hinder the strive for truth. While Jay claims that Adnan killed a girl called Hae, problems with memory cause…

only a lie if what they are telling you is false. Friedrich Nietzsche said in Morality as Anti-Nature “truth is confused with the effects of believing something to be true” (355). It can be argued that a lie is justified if the person telling the lie believes it to be the truth. Ericsson believes that lying is immoral, but everyone does it. She implies that it is justified to lie at times, but that it should not get out of hand (Ericsson 160). Nietzsche would agree with Ericsson because he…

IT’S PERFECTLY OKAY TO BE THE FREAK, THE MISFIT, THE OUTCAST “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” -Friedrich Nietzsche When you are born into a world you don’t fit in, it’s because you were born to help create a new one. There is nothing rarer, more beautiful and more excruciating than an individual who believes in being unapologetically the way they are. Being comfortable in their own skin, laughing at their imperfections and taking…

duty unit had a never quit unless your dead mentality, I had endured harsher environments and injuries while conducting regular training. This mental fortitude requirement equates to Nietzsche’s quote, “That which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger (Nietzsche, 1888). Harsh physical training in elite units is a tool which at times provides the physical resiliency which allowed me to have the fortitude to continue with an injury in the Ranger course. As well, the drive to complete the course…

Friedrich Nietzsche once said “Without music, life would be a mistake.” Any student taking music classes at school will attest that this assertion is a fact of life. Music has become the highlight of many students’ educations, but with the current scarcity school funding, music programs are often the first to go. The article “The Importance of Music Education” This article was published in March 2015 on a website by the name of The Humanist. The author of the article, Alexis Kalivretenos, is a…

In the article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”, Nicholas Carr emphasizes that he believes that the internet, Google in particular, is causing a negative change in the way people think. Throughout his article, Carr makes numerous great points and provides much evidence to support his claims. Although a majority of his points are valuable, not all convey his thoughts adequately or administer the right emotions. It is also important to point out that placing the blame solely on the internet, and not…

In Twilight of the Idols, a 1888 philosophical introductory text, Friedrich Nietzsche developed the theory of ‘the genius’, alternatively called ‘the great man’, and compared the relationship between geniuses and their ages to that between strength and weakness. From such a perspective, the hero appears as a medium, an instrument…