In the Flesh?

being cannot be viable without the possession of moral guidelines, a personality developed through experiences, and a variety of biological components. One defining characteristic of a human is a body that is made up of the original, biological flesh. A robot named Sofia has made recent global headlines…

very recklessly. In the play The Tragedy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the trauma of the murder of King Hamlet plays a great deal in the mental instability of Hamlet. To start off the play Hamlet states, “O, that this is too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter! O God, O God, How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world!” (I,2,135-140). Hamlet…

(the lesson instructor) was helping with Flicka’s wound. Flicka was a brown horse that had usually stayed in the fields. I looked at the wound and immediately felt sick to the stomach. The wound was on her back leg, and blood was gushing out of the flesh torn corners. I couldn’t tell quite how deep it was, but if I had to guess right now I’d say it was a…

Being used to thick chalky tasting covers on those dark red apples, it was pleasantly delightful to experience the thin lightly sweet cover of this Fuji apple. The flesh was amazingly sweet and juicy. I found myself slurping up the juices that were gushing through every bite. Sticky sugar fingers were the result of using my hands as napkins to whip up the juice that squirted from my mouth. I became distracted and a…

Barbarians when he is physically tortured after opposing the Empire. While his torturers are beating his skull, his mind and body separate, and in turn, his perspective on the meaning of humanity is reformed. Torture convinces the Magistrate that it is his flesh and bones that make him human, not his ideas. When his body is ground down to its lowest point, the Magistrate is incapable of thinking about the justice, rights, and freedoms he holds in highest regard. The process of “othering” the…

to claim Margaret as his wife or his mistress one way or another he wants to have sex with her and that is the main reason for his desires. Later Oblibrius states: “’But understand one thing: unless you renounce it, my sword will bite into your flesh and destroy it, and afterwards, your bones will be burnt to ashes on burning coals. But if you will accept me, you will be my beloved and my wedded wife, and possess as its lady everything I own and rule over as lord’”…

friction between them as co-rulers would have driven them apart in spite of their clear roles. However, because God built their relationship upon value and respect, instead of individual power, they “cleaved together” instead of apart. Thus becoming “one flesh” (Gen 2:24). God set them up for success in their marriage and in their rule over the…

and ‘You and I’ caused a controversy and a public outcry especially from disabilities activists, Bercher points out that Lady Gaga illustration of disabilities invites her audience "to metabolize … a different relationship to the ‘monstrosity’ of flesh, the mix of pleasure, pain, and performativity.” Lately, Lady Gaga collaborates with Prince Williams to discuss openly the seriousness of mental illness and the stigmas attached to it. In a video chat, they encourage people to seek help at the…

Forensic Entomology Forensic Entomology is the study of insects and arthropods which help aid the legal system. This includes insects, arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans most commonly maggots are used. Forensic entomology can not only aid in murder investigations but it can also be used to detect abuse of children and the elderly, to determine the location of the crime scene if the body had been moved, termite damage or even bugs in food. History Forensic Entomology was first…

Korsgaard, who preaches the Neo-Kantian theories of philosophy, also makes a point that living beings, both human and non-human, can have intrinsic moral worth without having high rationality. She argues that humans face the problem of normativity, which emerges because of the reflective structure of human consciousness. Our reflective capacities make us less impulsive and allow us to take decisions in a more matured manner. When we determine whether a particular desire of ours should be reason…