Mixed reality

Krakauer has written about when a flash flood ruined Mccandless’s car, Chris took this as an opportunity to shed his unnecessary baggage. I think that a lot of people would like to shed their unnecessary baggage just as Chris did, but we often can not bear to part with trivial things. I would like to think that I could be rid of my cell phone, laptop, and a car. Similarly, I would not be able to lose books, or my friends and family. Cell phones in the twenty-first century are absolutely viewed…

Overall, the basic structure of the film seems to be a constant switch between reality and illusion for the characters. These illusions, or dreams, seem to also be based on what is happening in the real world. Sometimes the dreams involve a character’s emotions at the time or it can appear to be a hidden message for the audience. Some of these dreams can be explained using Andrew Plaks’ various definitions as to what a dream really is or what it can consist of. One of the most vivid dreams…

Appearance vs Reality is the distinction between the judgemental truth and the factual truth. To hide the reality, the world manifests more than one aspect of the circumstance. And, often reveals the matter that can satisfy or benefit oneself. Also, in order to conceal the earnest intention, one’s demeanor contradicts with the truth. Similarly, in Macbeth, the witches act duplicitous and decides Macbeth’s fate, to become king but for a limited time. The fate motivates Macbeth to become king and…

Have you ever wondered if Bigfoot is real? Due to all the creditable evidence I have found Bigfoot is real! He is known by many names; Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, to name a few. It reportedly lives in extremely remote areas of North America and other countries. But just because a countless numbers of people say they've seen the great hairy beast. Critics say people could be faking, due to hoaxes. Some evidence comes from videos, documentation, and National Geographic evidence. With all of this…

States Economy at a Glance.” The beginning of capitalism started with the creation of the United States of America and in the 1850’s, the beginning of labor unions brought socialism into the USA (“Socialism in America”). With the incorporation of a mixed economy, the country started to protect the rights of the people. Differences between socialism and capitalism are meshed with similarities to create the best system that can be used. The debate of these two economic systems defines and…

Four functions of the economic system The four functions of an economic system are what to produce, how much to produce, how to produce and for whom to distribute to. An economy can either be free market or planned, both of which seek to satisfy maximum wants with minimum resources. Market Planned What to produce Consumer Sovereignty Government How much to produce Consumer Demand Government How to produce Firms Government For whom to distribute Dedicate more resources to higher income…

I found a survey conducted in Germany and the United states on the attitude of a proposed trading agreement between the two countries. The data shows that younger generations are more supportive of economic trade with Germany than the older generations. The article states “…young Americans (67%), those ages 18 to 29, are significantly more in favor of TTIP than their elders (45%), age 50 and older (Support)”. These results make me wonder if this difference of opinion comes from the knowledge…

“Totalitarianism is neither a consequence of ‘corruption’ nor ‘historical accident’, but rather a logical consequence of institutional incentives of the attempts to centrally plan an economy”. In The Road to Serfdom, Hayek seeks to convince the British people that socialism can lead their country to the end of Fascism, which is not a particular product of the wicked Germany. Without using mathematical economic model, Hayek consciously delineates the intuitive proceedings from ‘good economic…

Well, What about Industry Coercion? A common discussion within the political community is whether or not the state should have a role in its economy. Friedrich Hayek, a distinguished political philosopher, believes that free market capitalism is the most viable option as an economic system for a free society. He believes this due to the fact that it is possible for the state to be a coercive agent, which inhibits the most basic of human rights: freedom. Because of this, he does not think the…

In August 2016, a New York State Board agreed to grant a multi-billion dollar subsidy to the state’s nuclear energy sector. This subsidy is to be government mandated through the forcing of utility companies to purchase and pay nuclear power plants in zero-emission credits, thereby subsidizing nuclear plants’ operations. By creating this subsidy, the government is effectively saving three nuclear power plants in Upstate New York from permanent closures; however, at the expense of the tax-payer…