Gustave de Beaumont

One of the most important development period in human history is the Renaissance. It allowed for humans escape the dark and desolate world of the Middle Ages to enter a society that illustrates the wonders and possibilities of humankind. One of the major cities in the creation of the Renaissance is Florence where influential people such as as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Dante gained inspiration from. However, many scholars have wondered how this one city was able to assumption what…

philosophy where “existence precedes essence” and one is free to act but must face the consequences of their actions wholly for himself and others. It is this freedom of choice that sets the conditions and situations that one might find themselves in. Simone de Beauvoir in Pyrrhus and Cinéas asserts that the freedoms of others often conflict…

The people of Brazil and Bolivia both faced problems unique to their political and environmental climates. Across both countries the poor suffer from specific acute problems, for instance the people of Brazil suffer from issues of housing and environmental loss. The people of Bolivia had a different problem, particularly in the town of Cochabamba who fought for basic necessities against a totalitarian government and a massive international company. Ultimately all of these groups achieved some…

that “With the exception of the question about whether an employed mother can establish secure relations with her child, there is a statistically significant association between the views of the members of couples on these matters.” Once again Simone de Beauvoir will help wrap up this thought by saying that “Furthermore, the women who seeks independence through work has less favorable possibilities than her masculine competitors. Her wages in most jobs are lower than those of men; her tasks are…

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was an author, playwright, teacher, political activist and brilliant twentieth century philosopher. His ideas first became wide spread in the 1960’s, when he became one of the first philosophers to official adopt the official title of existentialism. His philosophy still carries merit today and humanity as a whole can benefit from his wisdom on human existence. To understand Sartre we must first know a little about his biography. Sartre was born June 21, 1905 in…

In the short story, “The Jewelry” written by Guy De Maupassant, the main character M. Latin finds the love of this life and marries her. M. Latin loved this girl, but there were just two things he never found fault with her, her love for theater and fake jewelry. M. Latin was hurt after what he had discovered, he felt betrayed. However, after selling his wife’s jewelry that was worth about 200,000 francs, he is so enticed with all the money that he doesn’t care about anything in the world but…

A Matter of Appearance In the short story A & P, by John Updike the narrator/main character Sammy quits his job at the A & P store after defending three girls dressed in bathing suits from the “stingy” A & P manager Lengel, however the girls leave the store without even noticing Sammy’s attempt at gaining their attention. This then raises the question about why he quit. What was his reason? Was it wrong? Was it right? It is quite possible that Sammy may have had a deeper subconscious reason for…

lifestyle and mental state regardless of her primary sex. The issue of defining womanhood can be through socio-cultural factors that Simone de Beauvoir advocate on or the emphasis on embodiment and sexuality that both Sigmund Freud and Luce Irigaray support. Neither theories on femininity and womanhood are wrong but all take different approaches. Simone de Beauvoir explores the definition of a woman. What is a woman?…

therapeutic practice. By partnering art observation with writing or discussion, self-awareness is experienced and encouraged. The article at hand researches the effect art therapy has on elders within a museum setting. The author focuses on previous data from de Botton and Armstrong, stating there are “Seven therapeutic functions of viewing art: remembering, hope, sorrow, rebalancing, self-understanding, growth and appreciation.” The intention of the article is to combine therapeutic techniques…

I have decided to start making feather earrings to sell, specifically peacock-feather earrings. I believe that I could turn a profit with these earrings, marketing to festival goers in California off of Etsy. My adventure started by looking up how to make feather earrings, finding a simple tutorial off of WikiHow. I then ventured to Michael’s craft store to do some price research. It appears that I’m going to need the following: 1. Pliers (to crimp the crimp beads)-already own 2. French…