The Opposite

their deserved Contrapassos When referring to The Portable Dante, written by Dante himself and edited by Mark Musa, contrapasso is one of the few rules to be explicit. The thought of having an eye for an eye, what sin you commit in life, you get the opposite down in the proper circle of hell and how it was thought of to be proper justice. The contrapassos of the final circle of hell, which is pride, and therefore host the worst sinners there are. The contrapassos simony and pride are two of the…

arguments that support his belief in the soul continuing on posthumously. The first argument is known as the argument of opposites. The logic behind this argument is that everything must come from its opposite. An example of this is given by Socrates in Phaedo when he states, “Let us consider whether it is a necessary law that everything which has an opposite is brought about from that opposite and no other source: for example, when a thing becomes bigger, it must, I suppose, have been smaller…

temperature at which a liquid boils is called its boiling point. Evaporation only takes part at the surface of a liquid. Such as when water boils or gets to a temperature on the surface that let some water molecules to escape into the air, evaporate. The opposite of vaporization is called condensation. Condensation occurs when particles in a gas lose enough thermal energy to form liquid. Sublimation is another process where one state, solid, becomes another, gas. Sublimation occurs when the…

Trust is a hard thing to find when it comes to relationships with other people. It seems like no matter who you meet or who you turn to someone is always looking to hurt you. You have to be careful with who you tell your business to. Edgar Allan Poe shows this in his horror story called “The Cask of Amontillado”. It tells the story of a man named Montresor aiming to get revenge on his “friend” named Fortunato. Fortunato looks at Montresor as his friend but has no idea what is going through his…

Pheromones are secreted and produced naturally. Greater populations of people who resort to the use of synthetic pheromones do that because they have been shown to cause opposite sex attraction of which sex is usually not exempted. A good number of synthetic pheromone brands in the internet claims the same benefits (opposite sex attraction, social response), yet the ingredients they contain and the concentration in them differs. Another category of pheromones in the internet are seen to claim…

down right displeasing and/or unacceptable in our society. For example, in places such as high schools and colleges there has been uprising debates on the accepting of transgenders, (or persons transitioning but already identifying themselves as the opposite sex of which they were born) privileges to use the restroom of their choice. Although transgenders are protected under “Title IX” meaning that “any school that receives funding from the federal government must treat those who identify as…

by Tacitus in Histories leads him to believe that the intervention of Vespasian a necessity. Tacitus’ view that civil war has on a society is a clear and negative one. It not only splits the people of a nation into two factions, but also has the opposite effect of a foreign war, which can bring two factions together and unite them for one common cause. Tacitus sees the civil wars occurring as an uncontrollable and lustful need for power with treasonous motives, where in his opinion is one of…

Siddhartha wants enlightenment and tries too hard to find it and then goes down the opposite path. He lives the life of a Samana, nearly losing his life to starvation. And figures that he will never achieve true enlightenment, so he resorts in indulgence and sin. When Siddhartha leaves home and joins the Samana, he thinks extreme suffering will lead him to enlightenment. “Siddhartha had one single goal-to become empty, to become empty of thirst, desire, dreams, pleasure and sorrow-to let the…

ahead of the game. But in reality the best rules to follow when educating a child are, “first rule: leave him alone. Second rule: leave him alone. Third rule: leave him alone. That is the whole beginning” (Gibbs). Helicopter parents do the exact opposite of this, seeing as they hover by their child never leaving him alone. When the parents are overinvolved with the kid’s learning they leave…

Children should grow up with parents of separate genders. Many may think that having separate gender does not have an impact on how your children are raised. However, it is only the beginning of showing them from right and wrong. According to the article “Children Without Mothers Are at Special Risk,” “If a son or daughter who loses a mother never receives adequate substitute mothering, the loss can do long-term damage to his or her self-esteem, ability to relate to other people, overall…