Philosophical concepts

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth”. Truth can be misinterpreted by people’s opinions and beliefs. “There is no such thing as a true story. Only versions of the truth”. I strongly believe in this statement as there are many forms of the truth that can be alternated by people’s judgment and knowledge. This is evident through the biography film of Malcolm X, an American-Muslim leader and a human rights activist who had an impact on the…

Michelle Hanabusa said she always aspired to be her own boss, and that she would find a way to do so. For the 26-year-old entrepreneur, that goal is becoming a reality. Hanabusa, along with two other business partners, started their own clothing brand called Uprising in November of last year. Hanabusa said that she and her co-founders named the brand Uprising because the purpose of their clothing is to empower young professionals to rise up and strive to reach their goals. “We’re for the…

There are many ways elements of the universe correlate to man-made matters, such as keeping time or organizing events, in a systematic manner. A common method of maintaining events and time in order is by the use of a calendar; a chart or series of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a particular year, or giving particular seasonal information. Not all calendars are arranged identically, as events and holidays can fall on different days each year, and time can be measured by different…

static, but rather constantly changing and developing. Many elements affect an individual's identity. This idea is displayed throughout the texts To Kill a Mockingbird, Witness and ‘We Are Going'. In Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, the concept of how family contributes to one’s identity is explored. Another factor that shapes identity is the community around a person which is demonstrated in the film Witness, directed by Peter Weir. The notion of how a group’s culture also shapes a…

EXPLICATION I worked to achieve an ethereal, hazy effect so that the reader could focus on the implications of the main character's ability to see all the consequences of her actions. For most of us, it’s easy to see the present very clearly, easy to focus on the circumstances around us and the way they make us feel. It is easy to make a decision based on the most immediate effects, with perhaps a cursory thought towards future benefits. What is more difficult for the vast majority of people is…

I first stumbled upon the Persona series when I was 16. Persona 4 was on sale at GameStop and I had to get my mom to buy it because I was not old enough. During this point in my life, I was struggling with a multitude of issues including existential crises, fitting in with the world, and most importantly, my sexual identity. After reading the back label for information on the game, I thought it was perfect. A bizarre murder mystery is just what I needed to escape reality. Or so I thought. The…

An entity relationship diagram is a graphical representation of conceptual data organized into a specific and well-defined model.. The objective of an entity relationship diagram is to construct a simple, easy to comprehend, and accessible presented data model consisting of entities, attributes, relationships and cardinalities. The model serves as an instrumental tool for database design, where the model can facilitate communication between the system analyst and the end-user during the…

Descartes program of methodological doubt was to doubt absolutely everything. He thought that if all were doing is perceiving how do we know that what we’re perceiving is real when sometimes even our mind makes mistakes. For example, we see things aren’t there or hear a noise that wasn’t actually made or even think we see a family member but it was actually someone else. In my opinion Descartes theory goes very deep into the mind and really makes you think and almost makes you afraid. When it…

Pushing the limits that we abide by provides the catalyst to extending our perceived barrier. About four years ago during the summer before freshman year, I attended a leadership camp run by a group called Calleva, where I took part in a large variety of activities meant to strengthen yourself and your ability to work and understand others. We did activities that could range from breaking boards, to hiking a trail we had only been on once before in the middle of the night with no flashlights.…

In his In Defense of Masks, Kenneth Gergen considers that it is challenging, almost impossible, and even “poor psychology” to find and stick to a single identity in all social interactions. Therefore, he argues with Polonius’ advice to his son Laertes persuading the young man that it is vital to be always and with everybody true to one’s self. On the one hand, Gergen asserts that a healthy personality should develop “a firm and coherent sense of identity” to comply with moral and religious…