Open Mind

nonlinear and an illusion and each moment exists eternally. The Tralfamadorian view allows all beings to roam free and be completely independent. No Tralfamadorian is judged by another, which, therefore, allows all beings to be equal. They are very open-minded…

“Don’t bring negativity to my door.” –Maya Angelou. This quote tastefully disagrees with Barbara Ehrenreich’s argument in her essay “The Menace of Negative People.” In this essay I don’t agree with the fact that negativity is a positive personality. I believe you can be a positive realistic person, without being naïve. Being realistic to me does not mean that your perception to every situation is going to be negative. Yet, my perception is to be aware and conscientious to what is happening in…

I was scared that my mom would be the first one, but as luck may have it, she was. When we were all seated she looked at me with a smile full of nerves and angst. Every emotion was racing through my mind as the plane came to halt. I was laughing, yet felt terrified as my mom stood up. All eyes were on her. I was holding on to my seat in fear and anticipation. Before I even had time to process what was about to happen, my mom and her instructor were…

dad always gave us nicknames when we were born or one of my sisters gave the kids a nickname. My family is also crazy like yours is. We are always wondering where we are going and if we don't like it then we don't change our minds about it. I really like how you are so open and honest about everything you do. I felt like you left nothing behind. I like how you wrote your book too. I like it because a lot of us can relate to your life and most places you state in your book, I know about and…

In the play titled “Tape” by Jose Rivera, many people can argue over the Attendant as being a stereotype or developed by their own opinions about the Attendant because the play did not mention the character’s gender, background, or personality. On the other hand, we can see the Attendant emotion by the way he or she responds and the passionate towards the Person. The story is basically about the death of a person afterlife. For some reason, it does not really focus on the Attendant’s situation;…

Novum Organum suggests an entirely new system of logic, which is based on induction rather than on the syllogism. Bacon recognized that the human mind is filled with incorrect and irrational ideas that are preventing them from interpreting nature accurately. These incorrect notions are described by Bacon as the “four classes of Idols which beset men’s minds.” The four classes include: The Idols of the Tribe, the Idols of the Cave, the Idols of the Market Place, and the Idols of the Theater.…

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the line between the supernatural and the psychological is blurred, but gains more clarity as the play progresses. Despite the presence of supernatural elements in the play, the downfall of the characters is brought about by their own psychological states. The downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth illustrates the power a single idea can have over a person when it grows into a desire and inspires actions. Throughout the play, the danger of synchronization of thought and…

Incompleteness Theorem established by Gödel, which is practically impossible in this three-dimensional world and paradoxically feasible in our minds (11). To interpret all these works from a superficial level, they are a mass of chaos; yet just like the notion of entropy, the point is not to attach all the hopes to a single and perfect solution, and retain an open mind to diverse explanations at the same time and still hold…

Throughout the book “Walden and Other Writings of Henry David Thoreau,” Thoreau argues that nature brings freedom to the soul, mind, and spirit. Thoreau emphasizes the fact that nature allows humanity to get back to the basics by empowering living instead of merely existing. In order to argue his point, went to live in the woods, provide for himself, saunter, and write daily in his journal. His project was then compiled into short essays to make his case. Thoreau set out to prove himself to…

It is full of large projects, important papers, and daunting deadlines. The stress will often have the fight or flight responses in the mind screaming FLIGHT! But that stress can be useful in a few different ways. In A Working Mother article titled “The Upside of Stress,” Katherine Bowers writes, “When your stress levels start rising, it’s helpful to remind yourself that the pressure is…