Intuition

As the title insinuates, Vagabond explores the life of a drifter. As we have learned thus far in the course, a woman's role/responsibility in society is to perform domestic duties. This was best shown in Chantal Akerman’s Je Tu Il Elle and Saute Ma Ville. However, the aspect of the drifter, or the vagabond plays an interesting theme. The fact that Mona does not have a home, nor the necessary role of keeping someone else’s home, she is not following cultural or societal expectations. She does not…

Introduction Personality is defined by Oxford Dictionary as “the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character”. However this doesn’t give a definitive explanation of exactly how an individual’s personality is formed and the factors that affect it. For years psychologists have been conducting research in order to come up with feasible methods to determine what personality is and the factors that affect it. Since then several different explanations…

But can we really have a developed idea in such a small time? Certainly our intuition is usually reliable, but when faced with such a complex issue, we must think deeper. The fact is, we need to think about our moral values before we act. If we act rashly, we are not influenced by morality. Instead, our emotion, intuition and current circumstances take over. Studies have proved this; people who have just watched a comedy show are more likely to push…

Collector because of the detective's strong but reasonable intuitive skills and the fair clues that Poe gives to the reader. Both stories have detectives present in them. In the Poe story, Dupin, the detective, shows both reasonable intuition and unreasonable intuition. At the beginning of the story, he appears so intelligent that he can "know what [his friend] was…

I enjoyed the clip of Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal regarding how he would personally advise his “twenty year old self.” I believe that as a leader, as you gain knowledge and perspective, your core beliefs will remain intact along with your new vision. For example, General McChrystal still states that “There are a set of standards that you know are right” and that you shouldn’t deviate from those standards. This was his belief at twenty years of age and he still holds onto to that belief…

are the proposed solutions? Informative Identities Russell solves this issue by treating ‘Scott is Scott’ and ‘the author of Waverley is Scott’ as two distinct logical statements. The first is simply a matter of identity, and can be deduced by intuition alone. However, the phrase ‘the author of Waverley is Scott’ should instead be considered a question regarding who the actual author of Waverley was. Russell can therefore account for why the phrase would remain significant, even when the…

analysis of respect. Heidegger argues that, “What is phenomenologically decisive in the phenomenon of feeling is that it directly uncovers and makes accessible that which is felt”.2 However, the phenomenon of feeling does not perform this act through intuition. Instead,…

When Professor Cribben contacted me to write this letter, I felt deeply honored, for I can say without any hesitation he is one of the most influential professors in my life. I met Professor Cribben in the first term of my doctoral program in Business with the University of Alberta and, since then, I have taken two courses with him. I rapidly perceived his commitment to our learning. His classes are centered on his students. While he carefully plans each class’ script, he smoothly adapts it to…

suggesting that actions should be as free as opinions. In the contrary, actions and the liberty of a person should be limited, only to the extent that he doesn't become an inconvenience or harm to others. As long as he acts in his own desires and intuitions, opinion and actions should be free to practice at the persons own cost. Having experiments of life should be…

In the 1830ś, slavery caused a mast corruption in society when freed slaves weren't so free. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were established during this time period. However, many libraries and schools banned the book because of its harrowing language. Huckleberry Finn went on a spontaneous journey with Jim, a slave, to search for his freedom. As time passed throughout the journey, Huck started seeing Jim as a less-than-human slave, a father figure, and a friend. Segregation, racism, and…