The Dreamer

I. Thesis: I posit that determining whether or not I am dreaming is impossible without going into an infinite regress, however, I can still be able to be certain I came from or are below one stage of dreaming by comparing my current situation to my remembrance of a different reality. II. Descartes and others have suggested that we cannot ever know whether we are dreaming or not. Devise an argument that supports this skeptical conclusion and consider what you take to be the best objection(s)…

When one thinks about the book Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by a well-known author Jonathan Safran Foer, it is hard not to think of it as a story that shows courage and struggle. Of course, the courage it portrays is not the type of courage one thinks about at first. It is not about the courage one shows in a physically challenging situation, it is about the courage of living through the most heartbreaking experiences like the death of a loved one. The struggle portrayed in this book is a…

What is the American dream? A promise of riches and equal opportunities have drawn people to America for centuries. Is it this promise of riches and equality that defines the American dream? It can be defined in several ways, most likely a different interpretation for everyone. My definition of the American dream is it’s an idea that everyone has equal opportunities and you have the right to prosper, flourish, educate yourself, and gain riches through honest, hard work as well as the freedom to…

disabilities make people different, but the two people in my life were wanting, doing, achieving and also and most importantly are human and deserve(d) to be treated as so. My personal experiences has taught me to look at people with disabilities as dreamers with desires just like us and they are just as capable in doing so it just might take them a little longer or on a little different path. So, as a mother who went to Holland for a bit yes it was hard and so very sad, but you know people…

Life runs on an endless loop, all of time playing out a second at a time while we are living on a single point in that 4.5 billion year timeline. Although all of time can not be seen by a single person, hints of the past, and present can be seen through your dreams of the future, and the past could be remembered through fading memories. Times is always happening, alway ticking wall it has always been, and always will be. In Herman Hesse’s Nobel prize winning novel, Siddhartha, the protagonist…

The usage of Diffusion of Innovations theory can capture the attention of the asset-light generation by using what is a current interest for our society. For instance, anticipating the release of the next iPhone by Apple or receiving update news on a recent crisis that may have happen around the world. Author or Diffusion of Theory, explains how the how a new idea is communicated through channels so that society is able to receive the information more conveniently from multiple sources. As an…

was lost in dreams and believing that he was who other people told him he was, as opposed to knowing who he actually was, as he admitted when he said “I now felt a contempt such as only a disillusioned dreamer feels for those still unaware that they dream” (256). Here, he admits that he is a dreamer, a person who lacks a real understanding of the world around them, but rather an impractical one. These people, ‘those still…

Hannah Harper Mrs. Murray Literature Comp 9 13 March 2017 The Harlem Renaissance: Rebirth of Black Culture The Harlem Renaissance, a momentous time in the 1930’s. Black arts and culture were rebirthing. As one article, written by George Hutchinson put as, “a blossoming of African American Culture, particularly in the creative arts, and the most influential movement in African American history.” People came together. Many of the ones that were part of this movement, blacks and whites were…

More’s utopia is definitely a huge supporter of equality and it can be concluded that this utopia would not be a successful one without the major feature of universal equality amongst all members of its society. The controversial issue of religion has found it's way on the utopia and it is completely free to practice. The only thing that is unacceptable in the utopia is the atheist belief. Everyone in the utopia respects each other's practice and most importantly, they believe in an afterlife. I…

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon's quote shows how he took his mother's advice to always be happy and tried to remain happy even though people might try and bring him down. The assassination of John Lennon was unjust because he was a kind person…