In the Absence of Truth

to fall under the theme of tragedy. However, in many ways, it can be debated that there is a heroic aspect about the actions that are demonstrated in the play. One theme that could be drawn from Oedipus Tyrannus is its symbolism of the discovery of truth. This symbolism can be tied in with the heroism that I will describe in this essay. Let me first give a short account of the play for better understanding of the points I will make later on. The play starts out when Thebes is effected by a…

stayed the same. Where there is law, there has to be some sort of Judicial process. This procedure is how justice is administered and the Truth is upheld in society. You cannot look at one of these ideas without the other. In fact, in order to better understand this analysis there are a two terms that need a clear definition. One of which is Law and the other is Truth. Once a good description of both are explicated. Then a clear illustration of how they work together may be seen. The first part…

cannot be said that just because something seems true that it necessarily is. Rather, it is possible to disprove a seemingly self evident truth, but it takes an overwhelming amount of evidence to do so. For example, the idea, that if two objects of different weights are dropped from the same height, the heavier one will fall faster, is a seemingly obvious truth. However, we could see this is actually false with an overwhelming amount of quantitative evidence gathered from measurements.…

by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there is a lack of communication between Hester and her family, which causes weak relationships. Lacking communication is when people do not speak together yearly, clearly or publicly. Hester’s weak relationships from the absence of communication are shown when she fears her husband, her daughter acts questionably, and her partner becomes ill. Hester is cautious to communicate and meet her husband, Roger Chillingworth, because they have not met in years, he conceals…

Big Fish by Daniel Wallace, Edward Bloom creates a persona of himself as a way to evade the truth about his life by telling stories to his son, William. But as Edward is dying, William wants to learn the truth about who his father really is, but he finds that Edward is unwilling to share it, which dampens the trust and understanding in their father-son relationship. By the end of the book, Will learns the truth about his father: Edward disguises himself beneath his stories as a way to evade…

settled upon one by Albert Einstein, “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” This quote was one which provoked more thought and philosophical reasoning than any other I have encountered in my life. I began to realize that, in truth, objective reality is a figment of our imaginations. It is an unattainable ideal that humans will never reach. The information we hold most purely factual, such as colors, smells, tastes, touches and sounds cannot be objective. Colors are…

interesting thing about epilepsy is that it is the fourth most common neurological disorder in the world, with it being common it can be thought that there would be a lot of research and information about the cause and treatment for this condition. The truth of the matter is that it is that exact opposite, scientists and researchers have discovered what happens during a seizure and some of the things that trigger them but it is still a mystery what the true underlying cause of electrical storms…

the expectation that no one should disturb the silence or voice their controversial opinions”. For example, the phrase “Silence” is used at the end of every stanza to help convey the voice that the people in the 1960s did not have and to represent absence of change. The fear of this “silence” is conveyed as a “cancer” in this song. Like finding a cure for cancer during this time making a change seemed to be nearly impossible. This song…

influential piece about the possibility of speaking for the subaltern, in which she criticizes poststructuralist thinkers Gilles Deleuze's and Michael Foucault's claims that we can express the experience of the Other; that is, we come to know a truth, if not the truth, about the Other. Spivak's essay refutes this theory by defending that the subaltern, in fact, cannot speak, but that does not mean that they cannot become literate if they so desire.…

The entire story comes in the form of a graphic memoir, meaning Bechdel can only fully express her truth through a conjunction of images and words. In addition, visual appearance plays a crucial role throughout the novel. Both the house and the funeral home serve as metaphors for Bruce Bechdel “[using] his skillful artifice not to make things, but to…