The Age of Reason

parable of the jewel, to illustrate the difference in thought in the passionate and reflective ages. In the following essay, I will explore 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…

you know you could get your license at the age of fifteen? Sounds awesome, right? Many people argue that the driving age is too young so they think that it should be changed. Do you think it should or should not be changed? This might be a hard question but, here is my opinion about the driving age. Should the minimum driving age be changed, well I think that the minimum driving age should stay the same age. One reason why I think that the driving age should stay the same…

Drinking Age The age of 21 is when people finally get the right to drink alcohol, but why isn’t it at the age of 18? Consuming alcohol can become dangerous if not careful or under supervision, but this shouldn’t keep 18 year olds from having the right to drink. At this age people are considered to be at the stage of adulthood and should be treated like adults. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, establishing the legal drinking age at 21. This act…

More often than not, people consume alcohol for countless reasons; celebrations, stress, sadness, boredom, rebellion and peer pressure are just a few. The ages between 18 to 21 year olds fall in the category of “people”. In the United States, the legal age drinking is currently twenty-one, but illegally anyone can consume alcohol. Now the main question is why? If at the age of 18 in America, people are allowed to purchase tobacco, get married without parental consent, and even join the armed…

think that but some people disagree. There has been talk of raising the driving age and because the government thinks because we are young we are stupid. What I am going towards is we should not raise the driving age. The first reason this is a not a good idea is because raising the driving age is unfair to everyone else. Think about it. You have waited sixteen years to be able to drive,but guess what the driving age was raised and you have to wait longer. All of that freedom has been taken…

lowering the voting age is o.k, but I disagree. I think that the law should keep the voting age the same. I hope that what I'm about to explain in the following paragraphs will change people's minds about lowering the voting age. I'm going to explain three reasons why I think that the law should keep the voting age the same. They are the following: lowering the voting age will distract from the real problem, young voters show lack of responsibility, and lowering the voters age would decrease…

for the middle school age. Many people have different reasons on if students should be exposed to horror or not and I think they should not. I think so because being exposed to horror at a somewhat young age can have bad effects like aggression and violence, sleep disturbances, and even extreme things like symbolic catharsis. There could be lifelong effects involved with being exposed to horror which is why I think it is not appropriate for the middle school age. The first reason why I think…

opinion about the appropriate age for adult responsibility some. Some say that the right age is 18, others say that it should be raised to at least 25. Well in the article “Age of Responsibility,” by Alan Greenblatt, talks about the two age difference and discusses the positives, and the negatives of each age difference. The Age of Responsibility should be at the age of 18, because kids get more mature, and take responsibility at that age. The first reason why I believe the Age of…

alone? Matt was left alone for seven weeks in the Maine wilderness at age 12. No friends. No family. No companionship whatsoever. Matt’s father showed wisdom in leaving him alone in the wilderness at age 12 for 3 reasons: the cabin needed to be protected, Matt demonstrated manly character, and Matt developed a friendly relationship with the Indians. The first reason Matt’s father should have left him alone in the wilderness at age 12 is the cabin needed to be protected. If Matt had gone back…

torchbearers through these dark ages”.- John Zorn. The Middle Ages have been said to be a transition period between great accomplishments. During this time the Catholic Church became the most powerful of the time and they kept people “in the dark” about religion and they kept the text of the church in Latin which meant not very many people could understand what was being said. There are at least three reasons the Middle Ages are appropriately referred to as the “Dark Ages”. According to The…