Philosophical concepts

be sudden and unexpected or be the result of deliberate planning. Often discoveries cause a person to reconsider their beliefs. The prose fiction novel Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch and the poem we are going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal share this concept. In “Swallow the Air” the protagonist May Gibson travels across Australia in an attempt to rediscover her culture and to discover her place and purpose in life after the unfortunate death of her mother. May is constantly reconsidering what she…

Or, at least, a concept that has always been difficult for me to fully comprehend and apply. That concept is “Abandoning Outcomes”. I know intellectually that all the outcomes are up to God – that I should do what I can do and what God directs me to do but that ultimately, it is God alone who is responsible for…

I would define “American Dream” as something that is fluid and not concrete concept. It is something that changes and means something different to each individual. The “American Dream” might be able to categorized into a general dream, but there will likely be someone who’s “American Dream” goes against it. For my “American Dream” it is to be working toward bettering not only my life, but also others. That I am able to build a family that is centered in faith and that I am able to set up…

Seen throughout various instances, individuals often envy those who have more money than themselves. This concept is clearly depicted in Edwin Arlington Robinson’s “Richard Cory”, as well as Paul Simon’s remake of that poem into a song also titled “Richard Cory”. The poem and the song are essentially about a rich man named Richard Cory, who is admired yet envied by the people of his town. Little do they know that later on, the man will take his own life, even though he was sought out to have the…

A prime example of what Nietzsche’s arguments and metaphors are referring to is mankind’s concept of time. There is always debate on whether time is a construct by humanity for the sake of convenience or if time is something that exists outside of our own personal perception of it. Like his concept of declaring something a mammal as bringing a truth to a limited light, we have declared time as something we can measure and perceive intelligently…

she is reading, which should help her fluency and comprehension. Another factor that Imani seemed to struggle with was inferencing. Inferencing is when you determine a fact or idea based on your life experiences. Imai seemed to struggle with this concept. In…

Making a video for marketing project can be difficult: getting students to participate, having a crystal clear concept to make an effective ad etc. Last year, I took a marketing management course where our teacher assigned the students a class project; the class project was about making a presentation and ad, coming up with our own brand name and packaging. Since it was a mega project for the whole class, it was difficult for everyone to even where to start from. Our teacher did give some hints…

Concept analysis means to define the condition of the science surrounding a concept of benefit. Concept analysis is interested in scientific literature. It does not consider fantasy, imagination, or interview information (Hupcey & Penrod, 2005). According to Penrod and Hupcey (2005), “concept analysis focuses on the integration of what is known. Concept advancement techniques actually move the state of the science forward through synthesis of new insight” (p. 233). Concept analysis concentrates…

A concept is a guideline for how we combine fragments into a whole, what he calls separate fragments, is identified as a manifold. Accordingly, a concept is a guideline for how we synthesize a manifold. The account of synthesis enables us with the ability to apprehend and recollect experiences, leaving us with the categories. Furthermore…

such as mandatory religion to strange conditioned behaviors. The purpose of these societal expectations within the text is to cultivate a characterization of Meursault and show how that characterization reinforces the existentialist and absurdist concepts present. Throughout the text, there are a multitude of situations in which there is the character of Meursault is juxtaposed directly by society and its’ expectations. This technique of juxtaposition allows for a deeper characterization of…