Growing up we all possess a natural youthfulness in our minds, we easily have the ability to imagine, create, explore, etc. This creativity is stopped by nothing, as we are all so ambitious at a grade school age. My grandmother is a 4th grade assistant teacher, seldomly I visit her at work. I often do so after leaving university, attending my personal classes. More often then not I find myself asking “why”. Why do I have to take this class? Why am I in my major of choice? Why am I repeating the…
The American continents have always been a battleground of principles; a realm in which colonialism, nationalism, and radicalism come together, through peace and war, to create bold new ideas which would forever change the historical relevance and climate of the region. In the early to mid 1800s, Spanish America was in the midst of revolutionary turmoil, spearheaded by political chaos, and the constant shift of ideological power. Such an environment tends to be a breeding ground for larger than…
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and free from poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Utopia is a place where happiness flourishes through the eyes of Utopians citizens every single day. While Haiti, a country that went from slavery to independence to falling into debt from France. Utopians live a better life than Haitians because Utopia establish trust among their citizens while Haiti continues to have corrupt politicians in their government that is not enabling them to move forward.…
Philosophology The first thing that comes to mind while writing a paper about philosophy is “why”. The irony in this is that this is what philosophy is about—asking the “why”. Philosophers question the ideas that people often skip past. These questions, no matter how frustrating or mind numbing, can be some of the most important ones we contemplate. Although there is no definitive answer, it is still necessary to question the who, what, and whys of life. From pondering these types of questions…
Connection Between Perfume by Patrick Suskind and How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster 1. “And when he saw that it was good and that the whole earth was saturated with his divine Grenouille seeds… Then Grenouille the Great commanded the rain to stop.” (Suskind 126) a. This is connected to chapter 6 of Foster’s book which regards the use of the Bible in literature. Grenouille is already easily recognizable as a very egocentric character but by recognizing the biblical…
In the early 20th century there were a lot of social and societal changes happening, and in Metamorphosis Kafka uses the absurd to explore and highlight different social themes ranging from work to the roles of women in society. One of the main things that Kafka uses the absurd to explore is the life of working people. When Gregor first wakes up and he realizes that he is infact a bug, He 's not terribly concerned by it. He is infact more concerned by the fact that he is late for work that that…
In the midst of all the darkness Ladydi finds herself an opportunity to work as a nanny in Mexico City, Mexico because of Mike (105). Mike is the only man that lives in the hillside village. and known for being very well connected. Reasoning for this may lie on the fact that he is gang affiliated. Mike commonly has nice new things that he gets with his money. One day he offered Ladydi a job as a nanny for a family in Mexico city. On there way they made a stop at a distant barn off in the meadows…
Sartre is well known for his work in developing existential thought. The question being addressed in this paper is one that asks what Sartre meant by a “monstrous freedom.” In other words, in terms of existentialism, what did this idea of freedom have to do with the way in which human behavior is explained? In order to understand Sartre’s idea of existentialism, then this question of monstrous freedom must be addressed. One author wrote, “there is an infinite gap between the past and the…
Over the past years, traffic congestion has become a serious problem in Metro Manila, specifically the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). This results in loss of travel time, and huge economic and societal costs. "Traffic in the capital and its surroundings is already costing the country about P3 billion ($64 million) a day, or about 0.8% of gross domestic product, according to government figures" (Presse, 2016). The demand for transportation infrastracture has increased because they asociate…
Jean-Paul Sartre was a French Philosopher, novelist and literary critic. He was born on the 21st of June, 1905. During his life, he was one of the important figures in the philosophy of existentialism and also one of the prominent individuals in the 20th century French philosophy and Marxism. Existentialism is a 20th century philosophy which is basically centred on the analysis of existence, freedom and choice. It is the understanding that humans define their purpose in life and try to make…