Omnipresence

American philosopher and Harvard psychologist William James once said that the very core of religion is experience and emotion—all else revolves around experience. In his book, The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, he defines religion as “the feelings, acts, and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine” (James 38). Experience plays a key role in the understanding of…

The arguments in Mahajan’s article and Wilson’s article provide a clearer picture of how racial/ethnic inequality parallels itself between different non-white groups and how racial/ethnic inequalities parallel class inequalities. Gans’s article is harder to digest not because his predictions of racial divides masquerading as class divides are outlandish but because he attempts to describe Asian Americans in a way that aligns them with white Americans, which is an idea most people, Asian or not,…

Children and teens are especially vulnerable to such tempting qualities of junk food, since fast food chains have developed a marketing omnipresence on television. Childhood obesity is epidemic in the United States, and is expected to increase the rates of many chronic diseases. Increasing physical activity and improving nutrition are keys to obesity prevention and control. Obesity is a major…

Perhaps the most directly personal outcome of learning mathematics is the development of one’s mathematical confidence (Ernest 22). This includes being confident in one’s personal knowledge in mathematics, in applying previously learned mathematical knowledge in various situations and contexts, and acquisition of additional knowledge and skills when needed. Mathematical confidence translates to success in dealing with math problems and mathematics in general, thereby decreasing one’s negative…

The topic on diversity is very relatable in today’s world. Be it gender, race or religion, it has a huge impact in our daily life. Unfortunately, a richly diverse country like Australia, the country of discussion in this paper, is rife with racism. It is known that Australia is one of the most racist countries. The problem is further eradicated through the manipulation of the mass media. The race discrimination in the countries takes many forms. In general, the targets of racism are often the…

Over the course of five hundred years from 1100 until 1600, methods of female agency in gaining political power changed drastically. A focus on the revival of the past, medieval love games, and the dying throes of chivalric tradition, allowed feminine political agency to expand rapidly. The key developments in queenly tactics involved the introduction of sexuality as a political tool; the use of masculine rhetoric and actions; the addition of familial influence and favors at Court; the…

In discussions of the Teleological and Ontological arguments, one controversial issue is whether existence is a predicate or not. On one hand, the Ontological argument contends that existence is a predicate to perfection. On the other hand, Kant disputes that existence is not a “real predicate” to perfection because it does not give attributes to explain the existence of God, therefore, making existence a special case. I will be discussing the idea of a special case and how the Ontological…

Impact and treatment of security threats in Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” International Security INTL800 Maxence Michaud-Daniel George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four” dystopia not only served as a critic of totalitarian regimes but also as a “How to ensure security to sovereignty for dummies”. Indeed, Orwell’s masterpiece evokes all characteristics of totalitarian regime pushed to its extreme in order to fully control its people and assure total security in order to preserve…

Harvey Cox’s work The Market as G-d is an analysis of “The Market” and religion—exploring their shared natures and functions as forces within the lived human experience. Cox (in all but name) dissects the structure of a neoliberal economy to discover that the notion of “Free Market” moves and speaks much like that of religion. As Cox explores the relationship between “The Market” and religion within the paradigm of neoliberalism, one witnesses how a neoliberal economy elevates and enthrones the…

in his life, and ultimately became the basis of his poetry in all different aspects and forms. In essence, life had become love for him: the love for women, his wife and God. Either physical, emotional or religious, Donne’s poetry includes the omnipresence of romance, passion and worship provide a unique scope to love in every angle, theoretical and practical. To develop his philosophy of love, Donne sought to deeply understand it through his different experiences of its joys, pleasures and even…