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The Waste Land documentary is a depiction of the lives of several Catadores (pickers) at the Brazilian landfill, Jardim Gramacho. At the beginning of the documentary, we see these men and women working the landfill seemingly content with their jobs. As the film continues, we begin to learn about each of the Catadores; why they work at the landfill and their part in the community. Two men in particular, Tiaõ, the president of ACAMJG, helps by creating an organization for the Catadores. Then Zumbi…

Aristotle believes in a definite correlation between happiness and virtue, stating that an ideal life culminates in happiness attained through virtue. He sets happiness as a goal / purpose that all people should try to achieve. Plato and Chuang Tzu give their ideas of what they believe is an ideal life and the means to achieve it. In Republic, Plato states that fulfilling the reasons of the soul and doing your duty as a citizen is an ideal life, and the ‘happiest’ of all is the Philosopher-Kings…

Throughout the world, many different types of religions and faiths are practiced today. In China, there are several religions or philosophies practiced today, but thousands of years ago there were only a handful that made importance. The different religions practiced then and now are Christianity and Islam to Daoism and Legalism. Today much of China’s influence is through Buddhism, but centuries ago Confucianism and Legalism occupied the main focus of the country. Of the three intellectual…

Indian conflict played a significant role in the founding of the United States, starting almost immediately after Christopher Columbus’s landing in the Americas. When the Spanish settlers arrived in the “new land”, they brought crops, livestock, and advancements in weaponry from their homes; this increased violence between tribes and brought new diseases/invasive species to the Native’s land. Along with bringing physical representation of Europe, the Spanish brought religion, offering…

Hailey Powell Mrs. Weiss UI-100-05 October 11, 2016 Culturally Changing Not only is China the most populated country in the world, it is also home to the Great Wall of China, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. With a history so rich in culture and tradition, it’s no wonder that China is so influential to the United states. To understand how much influence China has had on America, let’s first take a look at China’s history. As one of the countries that has had thousands of years of…

Freud, Tolstoy, and the Meaning of Life The idea of the self becomes more and more popular in the 20th century. With this idea comes the question of whether or not life has a meaning, and if so, what is the meaning? This question is attempted by many great thinkers of the time including Leo Tolstoy, Sigmund Freud, and C.S. Lewis. Each of these thinkers aim to understand the nature of the question and hopefully answer it. In particular, Freud and Tolstoy are very convincing in their…

Mitosis is a process of cellular division. What happens though when Mitosis (process of cellular division) goes wrong? You can get a disease from Mitosis going wrong, some very bad ones too. A widely known disease caused by cellular division going wrong is Cancer and Tumors. (1)Disrupted passage through mitosis often leads to chromosome missegregation and the production of aneuploidy progeny. Aneuploidy has long been seen as a frequent characteristic of cancer cells. Also Aneuploidy has been…

Loyalty and Change in The Odyssey The Odyssey, by Homer, is an epic tale of a Greek kings return home. Odysseus yearns to return home to his wife Penelope, his son Telemachus, and the kingdom in which he ruled. Over the course of this journey each character must endure many challenges that shape their personality. Although Penelope remains strong in her personal beliefs, Telemachus and Odysseus change greatly throughout the story. While Odysseus is away, Penelope is left to deal with the sons…

Higher education - some of us think that we need to get a degree to get ahead in life. We go to college because we want a lot things in life. We want to change our lives, to be better than our parents lives. Some people think we need higher education for a job or some people think we need it because of passion or a dream, like wanting to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer, physician assistant, architect, or teacher. This kind of career requires a higher education. Some just want to be educated…

Manoriña, Gladys U. BSAcT4 MW 3:00-4:30 PM REFLECTION PAPER Metaethics deals primarily with the question: What is the source of ethical concepts and what do ethical concepts mean? There are two issues prominent in metaethics: 1. Metaphysics, which concerns with the question on whether morality exists independently of man, and 2. the question on the psychological basis for man’s moral judgment and conduct. The first concept that discusses metaphysics is objectivism and relativism.…