Infinity

Its modern architecture and its busy streets kept us occupied for the full three days. Hua Hin was a beautiful beach town with warm waters and fresh seafood. My family and I practically spent all three days eating fried fish and relaxing on an infinity pool near the beach. School and soccer never crossed my mind. It was only when we were on our seven hour car ride back to my grandparent's house that I realized I was going to be able to play a game of soccer. "Guess what?" my grandma said. "What…

Evolving our Genetic Ideas Evolution was a recognized theory long before heredity was properly understood, however, Darwin has allowed us to understand human evolution to a far greater extent than he would have ever imagined. Genetics can be expressed in many different ways. The more often a specific phenotype is observed within the population may relate to how favourable that phenotype is for survival. This is because of relative frequency and lethality. Relative frequency is the number of…

The film I Was Born, But… is a comedic gendai-geki film directed by Yasujiro Ozu in 1932. The film portrays a contemporary salary man moving his family to a suburb where they must adapt to a different way of life. The father, in search of a better life for his family, becomes the boss’s pet, diminishing himself for his entertainment, in good faith. The two brothers struggle to gain power and influence over the neighbourhood kids. The children act as an unstoppable force of nature, with little…

Reasoning for Reason Rene Descartes and David Hume are both philosophers and their various works have had an impact in the world of philosophy. In this paper, I will argue that Hume’s position on reason is better than Descartes’ because it makes more sense logically whereas Descartes’ position is based on something that cannot be scientifically proven. In Descartes’ opinion, everything you believe should be based on a solid, rational foundation. He explains that he, “had to raze everything to…

Symbolism hiding behind words The deeper people searches in the ocean the more things are found. Each word has a mystery story behind but in order to find it first take a look a little bit closer. In this case every word symbolizes something in order to represent specific ideas or give qualities to those words. In ¨The Fairy¨, by Robert Louis Stevenson uses the words poor, diamonds and gift to symbolize nobility. Symbols are also used for a purpose. Generally, it is an object representing…

Introduction After the reformation of religious and scientific revolution, European started emphasizing science and rationality, always holding a skeptical attitude to doubt everything and challenge the authority. The most influential German philosopher, Leibniz Voltaire, broke through the past conservative, repressive pattern of the society, highlighting individuality and freedom of speech. Baroque was breed under such convergence of conservative and freedom. Baroque period refers to 17th…

Knowledge is defined as the facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education . It is the state of being aware of something. Innate is defined as something that exists in one from birth. Soul, based on the Tripartite of the Human Person by Plato, is referred to as the beholder of reason or knowledge, and the seat of wisdom. It is the immaterial and immortal essence that controls our body and spirit. What is the relationship between our soul and knowledge? A…

The End of Creation To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour. Being the son of the creator is a privilege and an honour, for he has created me as the seal of perfection full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. Surely none of my brothers possesses such a perfect blessing like mine. Could that mean that he secretly loves me more than my brothers? I remembered how my father God told my brothers and me that his…

I. INTRODUCTION (OVERVIEW) Before the pilot use the real cockpit of the real aeroplane, they need to train their skill by using a system called flight simulator. Flight simulator is the system that looks like the real cockpit of the airplane but the truth is, it’s only a fake cockpit that had been designed special for the pilot training. The simulator were designed to help the pilot to test or train their skill in handling the cockpit in every situation that they might face during handling…

collation of Dr. Patch Adams’s and Epicurus’s standpoint of the good life is quite similar, but with different supporting evidence. While Epicurus’s views general, Dr. Adams’s are specific. In the eyes of both, the good life is full of little infinities, wisdom and courage. Their word of advice is to be pleased with less, appreciate the people and the world around you, and see the world in a different perspective. Then, and only then, will you be truly…