Irrationality

fantasy love. On the side, Orlando seems to have problematic relationship with his brother, Olivier. Oliver does not like Orlando due to his personality and people’s perspective of Orlando. Thus, Orlando has rationality of brother rivalry but irrationality over love. Orlando has some sort of rivalry with his elder brother, Oliver. Their rivalry leads to Oliver wanting to kill Orlando. Oliver envies charming Orlando. However, he…

A Film Review of Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) and Neoliberal Subjectivity This film review will define the underlying premise of Foucault’s definition of “neoliberal subjectivity” in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000). In Korean culture, the effects of the job market have an important effect on the main character, Ko Yun-ju (Lee Sung-jae). Ko is an unemployed professor that seeks to control noise pollution in his neighborhood by abusing and kidnapping the neighbor’s dogs. The neo-liberal aspects…

In life, people suffer the conflict between remaining true to themselves and achieving others expectations. The similarities of both “The Yellow Wallpaper” and “The Type” is that women are trapped in a repressive and unequal society. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a submissive and humble woman. She is faced with a situation that seem innocent and natural, but actually that is oppressive. As she states, “[she] takes phosphates or phosphites - whichever it is” based on the instructions…

that could compensate its direful effects. War, he claims, is followed by no benefits, particularly not to the people who fight in them. On War is a pacifist essay in which Boswell’s “...mind has expanded itself in reflections upon the horrid irrationality of war” (Boswell 11-12). Boswell has no explanation for why people persist in fighting wars, and does not hold out much hope that war will be eradicated from human life in the future as the advance of modern technology has made war worse. What…

In the Early Colonial Era, white men saw themselves as the significant race and gender. Therefore, Native Americans and African Americans, especially women, were not allowed to share their thoughts or opinions. However, during the late 17th century they started to rebel against the inequality they were experiencing. Their actions began to contradict the “rules” of society. For example, Red Jacket is a Native American man that represented the Seneca Tribe. He and his tribe personally experiences…

As is the case with many others, Romeo and Juliet fell in love accidentally. Romeo’s unreal love for Rosaline was soon dismissed once encountering Juliet. With any great tragedy, their love failed. Many reasons exist to this failure, including fate, young age and lack of sanity, it will be easily argued, that Friar Lawrence also played a key role in their love’s failure. Romeo and Juliet became victims of their own love due to the irresponsibility of Friar Lawrence, fate and young age. Friar…

beliefs, I am perfectly fine with people believing in a religion. Now, why is it rational to believe in God? It is quite simple, actually; it has much to do with happiness. In Elliott Sober’s chapter on the French philosopher Blaise Pascal and irrationality in his book Core Questions in Philosophy¸ Sober discusses Sigmund Freud’s thoughts on religion. Sober…

appeals to passion and capricious preference but, on the other hand there is the rational approach towards the love affair which appeals to law and tradition. In the struggle of the lovers, neither irrationality, nor reason dominates the other. Sometimes reason is in control and sometimes irrationality is in control. However, there are also characters who harmonize these contrasting essences, such as Hippolyta, who, therefore, give the play a sense of balanced wisdom. First and foremost, AMND…

I sat on a cushioned seat, staring at toy soldiers scattered across an old, wooden desk. My head lowered in shame and embarrassment; I dutifully recounted the incident which resulted in me being cramped in this small office. The days began to blur as I repeatedly gave the same explanation, was given the same advice, while staring at the same toy soldiers on the same old, wooden desk, going back and giving my parents the same account of what had happened. My violent anxiety had plagued me,…

The two topics that I have chosen for our next “Cause” essay are, the pandemic of homelessness, and the irrationality of our legal system charging minors as adults. First, the pandemic of homelessness effects millions of individuals, and families across America, and the globe every day. The causes include, but are not limited to, lack of affordable housing, living below the poverty line, unemployment, substance abuse, divorce, and the death of a loved one. The severity of this issue is…