Rubber Soul

Learning, what is it? Is it only, how it is defined, as the “acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught?” Is education something we can only obtain through our school system? Education actually begins when we are born; a voyage that has commenced, as we experience new things we develop and learn spiritually and intellectually. Socrates questioned what no man had before, rather than writing books he passed on his knowledge orally. Socrates pursued wisdom in…

In this essay I aim to present both the Cyclical and Recollection arguments proposed by Socrates in the Phaedo, to prove the immortality of the soul. I will discuss the criticisms of the first to demonstrate its fallibility as an account for the soul’s immortality. The weaknesses of the second argument will also be mentioned. In evaluating which of the arguments better proves the soul’s immortality, the responses to the criticisms of the Recollection theory will indicate why it holds as the…

Growing up is not about what is wrong and what is right but it is about taking responsibility for yourself and dealing with the consequences and live your ambitions and dreams. So basically being grown up is about how you deal with situations in a mature way. Growing up is not an easy process we must all go through in life. Everyone grows mentally and physically at their own individual rates and the process between being child and being an adult, there are certain behavior and attitudes that all…

staircase that coiled down beyond the star 's dying light. From the faded darkness came the cry of a tormented soul. It was his soul, his true self. He sold it for the spoils of the Underworld. And now he wanted it back. He bought a white rose, the Celestial, with his last coin. His voice echoed through the realm of mental night as he pleaded with the Keeper of Souls to give back the soul he had spurned, but now craved. "I beg of you, give back my…

Four years have passed since I gave him my soul. He came to me today with a box. This box was odd. The odd thing was it was colored, these colors were like a void in space in time. I couldn 't keep my eyes off the box. The colors of the box moved like a wave the colors came in shades of blue, pink, and purple. Maybe my curiosity will kill me. Before I could open my mouth to ask my curious questions he started to talk in a hushed voice. "Elizabeth I know four years ago we made a deal, but now…

Vanity Vanity is such a word that over time its meaning has hardly changed. Although, vanity is seen among almost every ancient culture of the world. That gives reason to ask what exactly is vanity. With, little insight into the true definition of the word, one can only imagine what this must mean. To even attempt to define such an abstract word one must look at the history of vanity, explain what vanity is not, and give examples of vanity. Initially, a somewhat formal definition of vanity will…

to physical (perhaps more specifically, monastic) experience. Physical and Spiritual bodies Throughout their correspondence, Abelard and Heloise tackle one of the relevant theological questions of the time: the division of the body and the spirit/soul. In his first letter to Heloise,…

Plato’s Republic addresses the overarching concern of what justice is in the city and what justice is in the individual. Despite claims that The Republic goes too far in subordinating the individual and their happiness, the text disproves this because it constantly searches for coinciding concepts of justice within the city and the individual, addresses the benefit of the happy city for the individual, and specifically presents an exchange of Socrates that explains justice is made to benefit all…

stuck underground by the humans after a war created by a misunderstanding. Magic was casted over the underground to keep the monsters trapped. Deeper in the underground, there’s a barrier in the King’s castle. It takes a monster and a human soul or seven human souls to pass through. We’ve been trapped down here since the war ended and some of us have given up hope to ever get…

Next, more similarities between “Light House” and Erin Hanson’s poem is synecdoche. Both poem use synecdoche and the same synecdoche, the heart. The heart is also a symbol. Both poems share a symbol as well as a synecdoche. BV illustrated, “it can crush your heart because you feel every / inch of those unhealed wounds” (BV, “Light House” 14 - 15). Hanson wrote, “My heart no longer knew, ...And it taught my heart that some things,” (Hanson, untitled 12, 17). Both hearts represent the whole…