Lists of philosophers

Population Growth Population growth rate on Earth is increasing exponentially; in fact, it is believed that the population will increase to more than 9 billion people by the middle of the century (United States Census Bureau, 2016). This is an unimaginable increase from the two and a half billion souls Earth had just in 1950 alone (Population Institute, 2016). The impact has raised serious concerns for the planet and it sustainability. The population increases in both developed countries and…

Nazis involved to instead let him change his factory from one that produced enamelware to one that produced anti-tank grenades. Schindler was also allowed to move his factory and workers to Brünnlitz in the Sudetenland. Schindler’s List was created at this time. A list was compiled of 1200 names, which were provided by the Jewish Ghetto Police and all were sent to Brünnlitz rather than concentration camps and certain death. Hardly any useful artillery shells were produced at Schindler’s new…

A Jewish father with his wife and son are trapped between the appalling situations of discrimination and fall of a race. La vita è bella (Original title: Life is Beautiful) will certainly leave you in awe once you finish the film. According to IMDB (n.d.), it lavished prestigious awards including three Oscars (1999), one from the Cannes Film Festival (1998), four Italian Golden Globes (1998) and one Grammy Award (2000). The Italian film was directed by Roberto Benigni and was released on 20th…

The Diverse Correlation Between Father and Son Herr Schindler senior of Schindler’s List has very specific ideas regarding destiny, which become evident when he states that “Destiny […] was not a limitless rope. It was a piece of elastic. The harder you went forward, the more fiercely you were jerked back to your starting point” (39). Herr Hans Schindler demonstrates a fairly negative outlook on life, considering his failed marriage, and the ongoing economic crisis of his past. Therefore, it…

recounts his life story to the reader, who is presumed to be an American agent or a business man. On the other hand, Schindler’s List by Tomas Keneally is a true story of Oskar Schindler a German businessman, who does not object to using Jewish slave labor. Over time, he is deeply affected by the treatment of the Jews and beings to protect his Jewish employees. Schindler’s list…

Now that self-driving cars are becoming a reality, they may impact society because of competition with big auto companies. They will have competition with uber, taxis and insurance companies will start to lose money. Google is building the self-driving cars in detroit for other companies to build. The self-driving car would be 100% electric and could drive a range of 100 miles. A self-driving car will now have sensors that can detect thing before it happens. Google says it is covering 10,000…

stories, there is usually a protagonist or a hero with a huge role to play in the story. These type of characters develop dramatically from the beginning of the conflict until the resolution of the conflict. Oskar Schindler from the novel Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally dramatically changes from being a greedy man to becoming a man of humility through the development of Schindler’s character, the challenges he faces, and the resolution of World War II. Schindler’s character development…

My take on the differences that exist between developed and developing nations fundamentally remains the same as it had before the viewing of this series. Ultimately, these beliefs remain consistent and this series delivers a perspective that, though new to me, still serves to reinforce my basic take on this. That is, that disparities in development and stability of nations, is not contingent on any differences in intelligence among the respective populace of nations, but rather it came down to…

your hair to feel great about yourself. Well, if you're looking from a view of people ready to get their hair cut you might at least try considering the options. Therefore, donating your hair is one way to cross that accomplishment off your bucket list. The fact of donating your hair, however may be scary in some people’s point of view. Eventually, they will understand that they don’t have to donate all of their hair and they will donate hair according to their salons…

The Schindler’s List opens up with a close up of hands lighting a pair of Shabbat (Sabbath) candles, followed by the sound of a Hebrew prayer blessing the candles it sounds similar to the call to prayer for Muslims minus the embellished throaty notes. The wisp of dying flames fades into the next scene, now in black and white and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine. A folding table is setup on the train platform where a single family registers as Jews. The single table becomes many…