Humanities

relationship between the fields of science and the humanities, a common answer would probably be that the two could not be farther apart. After all, while the former focuses on reason and what is observable, the latter abandons these principles for introspectiveness, and what we cannot observe. Yet, the gap that divides the two schools of thought is unnecessary. While society upholds science as the dominant method of inquiry, it could not survive without the humanities, and vice versa. In fact,…

genre and its sense of placement and connectivity in relation to the natural world was being questioned and explored. Shakespeare clouds the parameters between the human and non-human, stripping the boundaries in order to explore the limitations of humanity. Titus Andronicus and Midsummer's night Dream embody these fluid boundaries between the human and non-human, presenting an interaction that is surprisingly nuanced and ambiguous, offering a disturbance of the accepted certainties of set…

The supermarket is something they can count on – they can count on the “forty-five yards” of fruit bins, “six kinds of apples” and “exotic melons in several pastels” (36). The supermarket is featured in White Noise so much that it becomes a main setting of the novel. Jack and his family take several shopping trips, and each time they are in awe with the variety and sheer quantity of products to buy. It is a place Jack doesn’t have to feel so vulnerable. One day Jack sees a colleague at a…

iry-Based Learning for Humanities in Early Childhood Inquiry-based learning and constructivist learning environments go hand in hand to engage students in authentic learning experiences, where they are able to generate their own learning through real experiences (Nixon & Gould, 2005). Opportunities to learn should consist of experiences that facilitate the construction of knowledge (Jonassen, 1999). The hands-on and minds-on approach to learning develops a deeper understanding of the topic being…

order to students pay their tuition, they try to focus on courses that related to America’s economy and they have more chance to find the job in their area of study to pay their loan. We as human should be consider about the Liberal Arts such as humanities and what caused that to not being elected course as it was before in Colleges and…

Literature has a place in our world because of its eternal teachings that cannot be passed on by simply sharing or retweeting, but before we discuss my reasoning for its present importance, it is key to go over its origins and historical significance. The origin of literature dates back to ancient times of the Sumer region in Mesopotamia, then Egypt and Greece, then in Rome. Mesoamerican writings and Ancient Chinese regimes, however, bloomed on their own through independent practices. But…

Without the humanities not only would we have citizens who are uninformed about the world around them, but as a society we would lose the ability to think critically and consider multiple answers to a single question. All modern professions are based on interactions between…

certain medical advancements allowing them to be better doctors because of it. Human cloning is a great example in the sense that technology and medicine have advanced to allow us to make human cloning possible, but with interdisciplinary studies of humanities and the social sciences doctors can predict the problems that may come along with such medical advancements such as genetic damage, psychological complications to the clone, and unpredictable family relations. Comparative methodologies of…

Looking at the Past and Present to Find Meaning in my Life Several topics discussed in Humanities thus far are topics Dante seemed to be knowledgeable about; therefore, his interpretation and knowledge he had of these topics would possibly allow an enhanced understanding of how the topics make meaning in my life. Despite the probability that Dante and I would have different experiences and preferences in art, literature, and music, similarities would most likely exist. On my pilgrimage, past…

I have always been a studious person and I genuinely enjoy learning and figuring things out through experimentation and hands on work. This is wonderful in many ways, but, unfortunately, it has made it very hard for me to decide on a college major. I am interested in learning as much about as many things as I can. I am curious about how the world works and I want to understand it from as many perspectives as possible to help make it better. I chose the Northeastern Explore Program because it…