The Attainability of Love Plato’s Symposium offers a wide variety of viewpoints surrounding love: what it is, who it effects, and what it means to be achieved. The general understanding is that there are multiple forms of love, and whichever is engaged in will help dictate the status of the one engaging. The speeches of Aristophanes and Diotima present differing definitions of the purpose of love with varying levels of complexity. Each outlines a different path one must take in order to…
Issues of gender is very important to adolescent literature. Gender is the first thing people generally look for when reading a book. Readers look for a character that they can associate with, or imitate. When reading adolescent literature, knowing the gender of the characters in the story, gives readers assumptions about the characters themselves without even knowing their background. Even if the author decided not to formally establish or intentionally state the gender of their characters, the…
” involuntarily reveals the curiosity that is covertly sewn into the minds of men. Curiosity leads to exploration, and exploration prompts development; without exploration, one does not grow. Exploring is a characteristic of human nature. But, what if the explorer is not human? Mary Shelley’s eighteenth century novel, Frankenstein, shares the stories of multiple explorations experienced by characters Robert Walton, Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s grotesque creation. Their explorations of…
It is quite possible that the key to the future of human life is ourselves. The advancements in cloning technology have progressed to the point that in the near future we may see the possibility of cloning human beings. The most medically beneficial idea in cloning humans, or more likely parts of humans, is that it completely simplifies the way we treat patients. The two categories of cloning are therapeutic and reproductive. Therapeutic cloning involves treating injured body parts by regrowing…
Rutvi Zalawadia EN140-13 Miss Alexis Long 18 October 2015 Do we need Art in Our Lives? Art comes from a relationship between an artist and audience. The greater part of us consider human expressions to incorporate the abstract expressions: fiction, imaginative stories about life, poetry, drama, dance, movie, theater and film, and the visual expressions. They incorporate painting, figure, blended media, and art. Most people have an appreciation for art. They enjoy observing it or creating it.…
or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus as a spontaneous expulsion of a human fetus during the first 12 weeks of gestation--miscarriage, the induced expulsion of a human fetus, or the expulsion of a fetus by a domestic animal often due to infection at any time before completion of pregnancy.” (Elliot) Abortions; like every controversial issue, will most likely never be agreed upon by the human race. In the midst of the controversy, two groups have arose. Throughout the journey…
Saxe’s text reveals is that human nature can be controlled through discipline. This is apparent when examining how human nature differs from military culture and by considering how the military uses discipline to control human nature. Adhering to the military culture is not ordinary to the nature of human beings. To simplify the many different philosophy’s regarding the nature of man, one can look at two opposing views. First, is the philosopher Hobbes who sees humans as “beasts” in pursuit…
Victor Frankenstein decided to not allow the female version of his first creation to live long, or at all for various reasons. Frankenstein’s journey with creating his first creature was not a peaceful experience. During the 2 years Frankenstein spent making his male creature large in size, since he did indeed already learn how to bestow animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein states “I doubted at first whether I should attempt the creation of a being like myself or one of simpler…
client-centered approach was the most effective way to understand human relationships. Using this approach, he outlined the importance of non-directive discussion and unconditional positive regard for the client, both of which are discussed below. This paper will further explore his client-centered approach, the organismic valuing process, the conditions of worth a person develops, and the characteristics of a fully functioning human being. The organismic valuing process is an internal bodily…
In Dostovek’s book, the brothers kamzrzov, the issue of establishing a utopian society is shown through the contrasting ideologies between Christ and the Grand Inquisitor is about what an ideal society should be. Both Christ and the Grand Inquisitor are attempting to define what man’s role should be in that respected society. The Grand Inquisitor argues that man should be much more anti-theocratic, while Christ’s actions indicates that he is arguing from a selfless manner than. The contrasting…