The Bare Necessities

Bang! Bang! Who Killed Capitalism? There have been shots fired in the free market. The perpetrator? Bright, young minds who think they know everything about economics. They are seeking after a solution to a problem that cannot be fixed. At least, it is a problem that cannot be fixed as quickly as demanded. “What do the young minds claim the problem is?” some would ask. Well, capitalism. Teenagers and younger adults truly think capitalism is one of the key problems of America’s collapsing…

of the person is, precisely, work; work must be guaranteed if there is to be an authentic promotion of the person.” In this quote, Pope Francis reiterates the importance of the common good while condemning profit alone. He also highlights the necessity of the dignity of all individuals in their work despite the job in which they labor. If Pope Francis, arguably the holiest man on earth, possess such a strong viewpoint on an apparent injustice, society should attempt to emulate his philosophy…

Dystopian describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. A dystopian can be in a post-apocalyptic setting. It could be that the necessity for life or a force that you can not control is a threat to your survival on a regular basis. The key aspect of a dystopia represents North Korea since it’s in a Prison State. The movie I am Legend by Francis Lawrence it is set in a dystopian society and it is a post- apocalyptic movie. It is about a military scientist…

to front only the essential facts of life” (Thoreau, “Where I lived and What I lived for” 253). He wanted to get away from society and all the shams and lies it presented. He only wanted the most basic facts, away from luxuries and back to the bare necessities. He also rejected the governing style: “When I meet a government which says to…

When life is stripped to the bare minimum, free of luxury and comfort, amidst suffering and pessimism truth of the human condition is stark. In Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl a psychiatrist through his experiences in concentration camps under Hitler’s regime discovers his answer to the basic question that makes us human. Philosophers have long debated the purpose of life and have produced answers ranging from orthodox religion, the meaning of life is given to everyone by God, to…

True nobility can be defined in various ways. One’s perspective of nobility is susceptible to change through one’s experiences and influences. True nobility, however, consists of characteristics that are universally obtained by people of that genuine nature. My definition of true nobility is characteristics of selflessness, chivalry, bravery, and so forth .Any other characteristics similar to the latter ones listed are also in association to my definition of a noble spirit. Famous works of…

like a farmers field, the men grow and develop differently depending on the situations they experience (Mencius 81). Much like any person, animal, or plant, mankind will all face different challenges to define who they are and what they do, but at a bare primal level, men will act in the instinctual way that is imbued in them. As Hobbes claims, the experiences will shape them, but their problem solutions will come from the way that they intuitively react (98). If a decision is to be made, it…

would like to major in botany, and he doesn’t know this, but that will not prepare him properly nor educate him well enough for/about the political world. With that major, Jimmy will only be required to learn/know/pass the bare minimum government class that is a necessity to graduate high school. The new big lie for parents to tell their kids is that if they go to college, they will be okay. They’ll get a better job, make lots of money, and their lives will be great. That’s just the…

Some of my mom’s aunts and uncles live there and we were on our way to visit them. When we arrived, I was really shocked at their living conditions. Although they had houses, they were very small and cramped, holding just bare necessities. My mom 's cousins and uncles would be out all day working on a farm and trying to make enough money to raise their children. It made me think of how blessed I am, having a nice house to live in and more than enough clothes and food, and at that…

As an inspiration from Rationalism, Transcendentalism developed in the 1800s in an effort to change the minds of individuals. It was a philosophical movement that arose as a reaction to protest the general state of intellectualism and spirituality. Inheriting the goodness of people and nature and having faith that people are their best when truly self reliant. Transcendentalism emphasizes subjective intuition over objective empiricism. Although this era has come to an end, core beliefs of the…