Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “There are no facts, only interpretations.” This is very true when we talk about how parts of our culture influences our perceptions. Our perceptions of others and the world around us are so heavily influenced by our beliefs, heritage, and traditions that it sometimes blinds us from being able to view someone else’s perspective. In the story “An Indian Father’s Plea,” by Robert Lake (Medicine GrizzlyBear), the traditions of Robert’s Indian tribe blinds him from…

Test results from the Humanmetrics website ("Personality test based on C. Jung and I. Briggs Myers type theory") determined that I am an INTJ. This means I am an Introvert (47%), iNtuitive (6%), Thinking (53%), Judging(44%) or INTJ classification. The INTJ personality type comprises about two to four percent of the population according to the Myers & Briggs Foundation website ("The Myers & Briggs Foundation - How Frequent Is My Type"). Looking at some of the famous people who share my…

friend’s death which death became normal in war. Paradox is other. “And in the end, of course, a true war story is never about war” (O’Brien Pg.81) This is a paradox that something is not something. In war there are no right or wrong. Like what Friedrich Nietzsche said: “Nothing is true, all is…

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche states,“Without music life would be a mistake” This statement holds very true for me. I didn’t have many friends in elementary school, and I was bullied. Music has given me a sense of purpose and connection. When I was younger it was usually pretty hard for me to talk to other people. For me music was an easily accessible language that I knew that I could use to communicate with other people. I have been in a music class since kindergarten, and I learned a…

Reeve). However, in the thrilling story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the American Dream is crushed by reality. Making a point that life is hopeless. Showing more that, “hope is the worst of all evils, because it prolongs man’s torments” (Friedrich Nietzsche). But throughout the book Of Mice and Men, there are characters clinging to it. What is so important about hope? By examining the characters hopes/dreams, the barriers, and where their dreams led them, it’s clear to see that hope in the…

The bases of Hemingway’s philosophy in this story are existentialism, a philosophical system originated in the 19th century by Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche and given full play in the post WWI years by Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and nihilism, a related philosophical system popularized primarily by Nietzsche. Existentialism derives from the belief that existence is inherently meaningless and that individuals are solely responsible for giving meaning to…

German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” This quote is exactly what “3 A.M. and the Stars Were Out” is about; going through life, suffering, and moving on. “3 AM and the Stars Were Out” is part of Something Rich and Strange, a short story collection written by Ron Rash. This collection has many stories about hope, but also stories about characters who are struggling to find ways past their melancholy present.…

Moral values are a standard of right and wrong. Everyone has some kind of moral value that they believe in. Whether it is respect, honesty, loyalty, etc. In the book, The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger and in the movie Donnie Darko both of the main characters, Holden and Donnie had certain moral values that they both believed in when it came to living their lives. They believed that these moral values make them better people and help them make the rest of the world better. Both of the…

boy of similar age to the one hung understands the reality of the situation and that no higher being, God, can save them from these treacherous encounters. This account leads to the belief of the death of God. The idea that God is lead stems from Nietzsche and his madman 's prophetic . Yet Nietzsche’s work was before the Holocaust and it was not until then that the true extent of the death…

Internet and Intelligence As it seems in our society, technology continues to become an ever increasing part of one 's daily life. Whether one is being glued to a cell phone screen, scanning articles on a computer, or sitting on the couch becoming immersed in a television show, it is hard to deny the affects of technology on humans. With this seemingly endless expansion, it is evident that some have formed different opinions on just how this can affect a human brain. While some believe…