It Is Well with My Soul

share my thoughts and personal opinion on each important topic. I have chosen the article with the title "Life After Death" written by William L. Rowe and taken from the publication Philosophy of Religion. As a whole, I would say that this article is a balanced and informative piece on the arguments for and against an after- life. The article even goes on to show the arguments on what, if there is an afterlife, that might be like. It talks a little bit about what that might mean for our souls.…

description of Plato’s philosophical thought and not simply a direct recollection of what was said by Socrates. Plato covers multiple themes, the most important of which being his idea of the “realm of the forms,” arguments for the mortality of the human soul, and a broader theme of a philosophical life being characteristic of a good life (Connolly 1). Being a dialogue, Phaedo is characterized as a conversation between two men: Phaedo and Echecrates. Echecrates is a philosopher who wants to…

sense that we have to be free from worries and go away from this world. But before everything dies, it has to be born first. From small little insects to big animals like dogs, cats, horses and elephants, and to us human beings. Everything that has a soul is born, then it dies in the end after some time. But some of us human beings believe that there is life after death. That is because of our religion and faith that believes that there is an afterlife. The persons that believe in the afterlife…

For me life was always easy. I grew up in a well off family with my mom, dad, and twin younger brother and sister. I always felt I was different from the children my age. Never outgoing, not talking, just observing, observing everything around me. Looking for the interesting things in life. I never truly understood why I was different. My mom said I was an old soul who has lived countless lives, so only the new things in life would interest me. I guess I took this statement to heart, because it…

Walt Whitman wrote a poem about making connections from the perspective of a spider and his soul. Using both literal and figurative observations he shows the conflicts each face and how both overcome their difficulties. Why would his soul struggle to make connections? How will observing a spider help with this challenge when both are so different? What has impelled the poet to have an observer watch the spider? What significance does writing in the literal and then the figurative tense have on…

In 1997’s film "Soul Food," I was excited to see a movie that didn't represent an American family by typical ruins. "Soul Food" is a triumph because it never loses sight of the importance of family, even as its family members transgress and quarrel. The storyline focuses on the lasting influence of the family matriarch (played wonderfully by Irma P. Hall), Big Mama. Her kindhearted and wise soul holds the family together. When she dies due to complications of diabetes, her daughters must…

Hanson’s poem is synecdoche. Both poem use synecdoche and the same synecdoche, the heart. The heart is also a symbol. Both poems share a symbol as well as a synecdoche. BV illustrated, “it can crush your heart because you feel every / inch of those unhealed wounds” (BV, “Light House” 14 - 15). Hanson wrote, “My heart no longer knew, ...And it taught my heart that some things,” (Hanson, untitled 12, 17). Both hearts represent the whole central system. It symbolizes the central feeling. The heart…

when they lie. In Miller’s The Crucible, readers learn that being honest is important; however, if telling the truth can prevent one from meeting their death—is it acceptable to lie instead? Based on my perspective, it can be argued that in life, human beings are required to be honest and a liar as well—it depends on the situation that one is facing. For instance, in The Crucible, the protagonist, John Proctor, decides to sacrifice his life by lying. Proctor committed adultery—he did not…

what makes them different is their personality, their soul, or their mind. The discrepancy lies in the fact that, between individuals, all of these can be similar. Does that imply that two individuals who are similar in personality have less of a ‘self’ than someone who is vastly different? Does believing that one has a concrete self, separate from all others, make it true? I’m going to focus primarily on personal identity and the nature of the soul for the purposes of this essay. The main…

rock and pop music. My father would play old hard rock albums on his cassette player whenever he would be driving. I favored listening to hard rock thinking it’s what men listen to, unlike the songs that pop stations would play. I did not pay attention to hip hop until junior high, where my exposure to it grew on a daily basis. As the years go by, I recognize hip hop as my genre of choice when listening to music. Not only did my appreciation grow for hip hop after hearing “Soul Food” by Logic, I…