Liminal being

development of their personal identity. Both authors touch upon similar themes relating to transnationalism and liminal identities, however they greatly differentiate when discussing the factor of citizenship and mobility. Cisneros is born in the U.S. while Reyna Grande is born in Mexico and later migrates to the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant. Even though, both experience reflect liminal identities and are address the erroneous ideology of “pure” identities, since their identity between the United States and Mexico. Grande’s novel is centered on a round trip, coming and returning…

1 The words ontology and epistemology seem like confusing and broad terms, however, an individual makes ontological assumptions and takes epistemological stances throughout their entire life, usually without realizing such. Ontology is "the study of being. It is concerned with 'what is ', with the nature of existence, with the structure of reality as such" (Crotty 1998). Our assumptions about the nature of being, create our epistemology which is defined as "the theory of knowledge embedded in…

monistic view of ethics, talking about God and Nature. His main argument is that a personified infinite being is not the transcendent creator of the universe, but it is Nature that determines and governs the system of our existence, hence, nature necessarily means God. Owing to the fact that Spinoza stands against the traditional conception of God, he is regarded as an atheist. However, Spinoza believes that there exists a God and it is the only substance. Hence, everything else that exists…

Defining the Being that does the defining, the awareness that is aware, the formless thing that gives form, seems to be an almost impossible task to do through language. Some philosophers arduously endeavor to explain these concepts in convoluted and seemingly clever ways. Making up new names for old terms in an effort to build a new foundation through which the ineffable could be understood. The essay ‘What Heidegger Means by Being-in-the-World’ by Roy Hornsby is a good example of this arduous…

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and sets the tone towards his philosophy. The Categories centres on the nature of a being—what it means to be a being. The idea that Aristotle is trying to present in chapter two is dividing the forms of speech in order to make the basic distinctions of them. In chapter two of the text, Aristotle identifies the four types of being. They are as followed: 1) things that are said of a subject, but are not in a subject; 2) things that are in a subject, but are not said of a subject; 3) things that…

"The A-Team" is a song written by Ed Sheeran and released in 2011, the song is about a woman addicted to "level A" drugs, such as opium, meth, and other hard drugs. Someone who is addicted to a "level A" drug and is a woman, is typically called being a part of the A-Team. If a woman is part of the A-Team, it means she is most likely addicted to a "level A" drug and cannot afford the drug or much else for the matte. Which results in the woman becoming a hooker or prostitute so she can earn enough…

These notions not only have been the subject of many philosophical books and discussion but they have also been influential in other fields of in human sciences such as theology, literature, etc. two of such fields which have been greatly influenced by these philosophical and humanistic notions is literary criticism and literary production. This article examines these notions in the novel ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ by Gabriel Garcia Marquez with regard to their treatment in the book…

Positive Behavioral Support System (PBSS) in the area of Teachers’ Effective Classroom Management Skills. The analysis includes a scale ascending from 1-5 with “1” being excellent in regards to implementing a PBSS and a score of “5” being poor or not ready. Our analysis shows that Lacy Elementary scored an average of 2.2 in this particular section. This is an above average readiness for implantation of a new PBSS. 2.2 falls in the very good category as far as teachers feelings towards the…

‘common sense’ approach held by the tradition by reawakening the question of the meaning of being; however, he arrived too early. Even though his unfinished edifice was successfully nailed on the door of Cartesian tradition long ago; the discussion fell, and is still falling, upon deaf ears. This split with the tradition led him to a disagreement with his old master Edmund Husserl concerning the interpretation of Phenomenology. Heidegger’s reformation of phenomenology led him to reject…