evaluate history and, if necessary, dismiss it from a position of knowledge (Richardson 2008, 97). This anti-historicist approach is by no means a new concept. In his essay On the Advantages and Disadvantages of History for Life (1997, 77) Friedrich Nietzsche writes “every man [sic] and every nation requires, in accordance with its goals, energies and needs, a certain kind of knowledge of the past…but always and only for the ends of life and thus also under the domination and supreme direction…
Bob devoted his life to spreading a positive message to all through Reggae Music. One of his most important concerts was The One Love Peace Concert of 1978, Marley brought on stage the Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley and Edward Seaga the leader of political oppression and asked they shake hands as he was always using his music and hoping to inspire and forge bonds of love and peace between any in conflict. Bob was at one time awarded with a United Nations Medal of Peace for his efforts.…
In the article “is Google Making Us Stupid” the main point the author Nicholas Car is trying to make is that as the interenet becomes our primary source of information and it is beginning to affect our ability to read books and other long pieces. Even though this process may offer knowledge effeicieny it flattens our brains learning experience in the process. The first thing Carr does is share a problem with audience about how he cant focus on reading . Carr goes on to give a very well…
Frankenstein in Comparison to Other Works of Romantic Literature “Invisible threads are the strongest ties” (Friedrich Nietzsche) And can only be drawn by connections. Memories, feelings, actions, abstract things that are still as real, or even more, as tangible goods. When explored in detail, Mary Shelley’s characters seem to have been taken from other influential pieces of literature and combined to create the characters of Frankenstein. Mary Shelley 's characters can be compared to other…
In the entire history, no other person has managed to have personified the notion of the self-made man more than Henry Ford. Henry Ford is best remembered as the one who single-handedly created the US automotive industry. What Ford had only a limited formal education, born in a farm, and was expected to take over the farm when he grows up. Instead, Ford left home at the age of seventeen and joined as an apprentice at a machinist in Detroit. A career choice that left him wildly famous and…
Throughout history, Religion and belief in God have been deeply rooted in culture. To question God’s existence was considered shameful. In early ages, questioning God’s existence was considered personally insulting to many people and their religions, therefore few people broke away from the norm. However, with the introduction and advancement of science into cultural, individuals gained a groundwork for they're questioning. With factual evidence arising, providing proof for the creation of the…
Technology is a huge part of everyday life for most of the world. In “Is Google making us Stupid,” Nicholas Carr explains how the internet/technology is shaping how humans think (57). This is portrayed in Ender’s Game when Ender in indulged in a video game (the Giant’s Drink), the holographic game, and when he fights in battle simulation. Ender is who he is by the constant exposure of technology. In Ender’s Game, Ender Wiggin is a child surrounded by technology all the time. He grows up with new…
. If one had to ask me before taking this “Introduction to Philosophy” course what Philosophy was, I would have formulated my answer to be somewhere along the lines of “It is..ya’ know… the questioning of everything?” and would have tried to promptly change the subject as I actually did not have any idea as to what the subject of Philosophy actually encompassed. However, now after the course’s completion, I have not only acquired greater understanding, but I have also gained much interest on…
Part One, Thesis: The Good old question that has been around since the beginning of mankind growth in to the whole. Can good exist without evil, can we somehow get rid of the evil that plagues us all. I believe that we can’t that Evil cannot exist without good simply because they are the fabric of existence, just like yin and yang, two sides of the same coin. If you truly believe that there is evil in the world, then you must believe that there is good in the world as well. We can’t know what…
perspective is key to this investigation. Taken in a more specific frame of reference, the two texts show similar ways societies deal with oppressive governments, and often those ways can shed some light on the rebellion process holistically. Friedrich Nietzsche…