Specious present

the difference between the two ages to gain a deeper understanding of Kierkegaard’s sentiments behind the example, before explaining the parable and showing how his prophetic analysis is truer than ever. Kierkegaard begins the The Present Age by stating that the present age is “one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm, and shrewdly relapsing into repose” (1846, p33). I will begin by exploring what Kierkegaard meant by ‘passion’ and ‘reflection’.…

In this short story written by Flannery O’Connor, a family sets off for Florida only to be murdered by an escaped convict. Throughout their journey they encounter many people and places that let you in on the family’s morals and attitudes. The family has six people traveling with them, this including; the grandmother, a couple, and their three children. Bailey is the father and accompanying him is his wife. They have three children, two older children and a baby. John Wesley and June Star, being…

alternate view on the passage of time, offering different insights into the way humans interact with it. For Benjy, time is meaningless. Every moment to him feels as though it had just occurred and he cannot differentiate between the past and the present. Simply hearing the name of his sister brings him back in time and he literally relives the moment, unaware that this is only a memory. Time is in constant flux, and attempting to understand his experiences can be disorienting as his brain…

reading the stanza but when i read closely I was able to interpret it through Wordthworth’s vision. Feeling and experiencing nature in the present will bring you peace, wisdom and understanding of life not only at the moment, but whenever you dwell on its memory in the future. In stanza four, he narrates, “ While here I stand, not only with the sense Of present…

With cultural norms, it is constantly changing, especially in this every-changing society. For example, with women having children outside of marriage is normal at the present time compared to back then. If a woman was pregnant a couple years ago, they would look her down and see her in a distinct light. A different culture norm that has been changed (and still changing till this day) is lesbian/gay, etc. couples adopting…

carry and its significance we put on the past, present, and future is something that affects our mood and truly influences our lives. People move through life and get caught up in their minds while missing important things going on around them all while missing out on the joys of the world surrounding them. The short story The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien, focuses on how First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross lets his daydreams of the past, present, and future impact his actions and…

Universal determinism is the thesis that every event is fully determined by an event or several events that proceeded it. It was Pierre Laplace who pointed out that the present state of the universe is the effect of its preceded state (Litch 121). It is the past that creates the present and it is the present that determines the future. Everything is what is now because it was determined by something in the past. According to Mary Litch, “Events in the past are determined and fixed: we may regret…

experience this irrational feeling when a deadline or the end of a quarter is approaching. Since there does not seem to be enough time to get everything done, a sudden urge to rush exists. This partly occurs because people fail to stay “focused on present moment, [which is] is beneficial for happiness,” (Dunn and Norton, 2013, p. 56). Concentrating on one task allow for cognitive ease, which stimulates a good mood. Dunn and Norton observe that wealthier individuals, or those in higher executive…

T-Group Reflection two: Final Thoughts Looking back at the at the eleven sessions we had this semester I think I learned a lot from my fellow group members and facilitator. I went into T-group skeptical and not willing to talk about myself with others. After a few sessions, I still felt unwilling, but I felt like as a group we were growing and bonding together. Now that T-group is over I feel a little sad, it was nice being able to distract myself from my own problems and struggles for at least…

from my classmates, but the internal pieces that characterize my entire being. I seat myself as far away from my classmates as possible and prepare for the class ahead. Somewhere between discussions about slavery and colonialism, we begin to discuss present day racism. Being the only person of color in my white predominant class, all eyes turn to me. Having expected this for a while, I had already constructed a precise argument, using personal experience to substantiate my claim. Yet before…