In the Absence of Truth

Set in 1931, two sisters, 14 year old Molly(Everlyn Sampi) and 8 year old Daisy(Tianna Sansbury) & their 10 year old cousin, Gracie(Laura Monaghan) live in the Western Australian town of Jingalong with their Mothers and Molly’s Grandmother. They live their uncaged lives, running in the wild, soaking up the heat of the Gibson Desert, living each moment carefree with Tanned Skins! Life seemed usual and blissful for Molly and her…

he advocates appropriate emotional response through applying rationality. In this quote, he speaks on the differences between Epicureanism and Stoicism, which he does often throughout his letters. Though Seneca defends Stoicism avidly, he welcomes truth and embraces philosophy separate from his own, which models the pursuit and application of philosophy, common property to all, in…

The world of normative ethics took hold of me during my high school career. It came out of nowhere, an interest I never would have expected myself to have, but by my senior year it was one of my favorite subjects to independently explore. My interest in normative ethics began during my freshman year of high school. When I entered high school, I lacked a particular interest in an academic or extracurricular activity. I had taken part in some speech competitions and debates during middle school…

inside and outside of the courtroom. Being truthful is covered extensively in the Bible, beginning with the Ten Commandments and in verses such as 2 Timothy 2:15 which discusses unashamedly presenting yourself to God by rightly handling the word of truth. When a prosecutor hides or destroys evidence, not only are they infringing on the constitutional rights of due process and those provided to the victim, but they are also violating God’s commands. While it is fair to prosecute with urgency and…

polis of Athens intended to create. If it truly to be a government of and by the people, the human flaws of oppression, greed, and apathy must be addressed and reduced. Aristophanes does believe these problems can be fixed by providing examples of truth and improvement. It is important for Athens to address these issues so it can better unite as a polis during its continued fight in the Peloponnesian War and to maintain its position of power in the Greek…

A buoyant buzz travels throughout the entirety of South High School. A simple scene; many people. Seemingly, I see a new face in the halls every day. I don’t notice how important each person is, and the impact they have on my life. Their presence is taken for granted until there comes a day that one of them is lost. This year on March seventh, although being on a weekday, I was fortunate enough to celebrate my birthday on a late start Tuesday which also happened to be National Pancake Day.…

damaged their reputation, potentially irreparably. The Sentinel’s concern was that Earnhardt’s death could have been preventable, but because of NASCAR’s lack of transparency and the absence of an investigation by legitimate, unbiased authorities, the public would never know. In simpler words, they wanted the truth. Journalism’s goal of acting as a watchdog as well as its duty to inform the public so they can make more informed decisions requires this of them. This paper was involved at quite…

During the 1920s the upper class society lived with tremendous power. They all shared similar personalities and attitudes towards life. All except one character, Jay Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is about an upper class society versus the working class. The upper class characters, Tom and Daisy, run into trouble because of their thirst for power. With this constant struggle of power and wealth between class, Marxism flows throughout the text. One character, Gatsby is portrayed as an upper class…

comprised of money, and a girl, but it is this exact dream that forces him over the edge, eventually meeting his untimely demise. There is a hidden meaning behind this story. Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby are three obvious characters that hold different truths about what it means to be an American. Daisy Buchanan embraces American ideals such as wealth and materialism…

the play ‘King Lear’, Shakespeare mandates that as opposed to justice being divinely ordained, it is up to humans to administer justice in this world. Shakespeare utilizes unfair punishment, character epiphanies, wrongly rewarded characters and the absence of justice to demonstrate that it is up to humankind to deliver justice. Shakespeare utilizes characters who have been unfairly punished as a means to get across that justice…