The Unanswered Question

This piece of prose is definitely not an easy piece to interpret, because it leaves a lot of questions in the reader’s head. The most obvious question would be about the occurrences on the mountain. One night turned into twenty years without any logical explanation. Sure, the author states that Rip drank some alcohol and passed out, but that does not explain the length of time that passed by. The case for this story is also hindered by the fact that the place where he drank at basically disappeared. Regardless of the unanswered questions, there are still interpretations that can be seen upon further examination of the story. Rip was a lazy man who did not really care for his family, or really anything in life. He spent days doing absolutely…

Unanswered Questions & Metaphysics One of the hardest things for me, and one of the most frustrating things about this course, are the questions that are asked, but have no true answer. There are many questions in the world that have many or no answers, which you can sit and discuss for hours, days, weeks, and still never reach a definite answer. It may be frustrating, but that’s what keeps life interesting, especially for someone like me, who is extremely curious by nature. In this essay, I…

Professor Blackmon, Those are two very good questions! In the 1960’s there were many unanswered questions in the field sociology, which was still growing into what it has become today. The curiosity of Stanley Milgram led to some questionable decisions in the name of research that provided some very intriguing results regarding authority and obedience. In a world constantly in fear of a third world war and mass atrocities are still being carried out at the hands of dangerous dictators, over…

Electra (Sophocles) The blocking and emotion of a scene can completely change the audience’s response or even how they perceive the character as a person. This means that how an actor voices a line or a scene can make an incredible difference. It could mean the difference of the audience hating or loving a character, or a death having meaning or not. The impact a certain character makes can make or break a play. The emotion behind a scene can bring up or answer questions about a character and…

Before reading the essay, Which Came First, by Francine Prose, I had assumed the question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Was a meaningless conundrum, but now I see there is a deeper meaning to gain from it. I gained a deeper understanding by Francine explaining most people do not remember where they first heard the conundrum, a scientific explanation and that the question it self was not what was truly important. I started to gain a deeper understanding when Francine said most…

opinion to prove it’s wrong. Then I will give Russell’s response and why I support his claim. Lastly I will explain my standing on why philosophy has value without answers. Philosophy is a field of unanswered questions. If a questions develops answers, then it changes from philosophy to the area of knowledge it is associated with, supporting that philosophy will never have completed answers. Math, Science and Astronomy, to name a few, have all originated from philosophy, but can no longer…

done and what was found (approx. 350 words) In an experiment in 1969 by Marshall using air force personnel it was discovered that recalling details of an event, in this case, the speed of a vehicle, were difficult for people to recall. In some cases, participants recalled speeds of up to 50 mph where the actual speed was 12 mph (Flanagan, 2013). Loftus and Palmer further studied Marshall’s discovery, Loftus and Palmers two-tailed hypotheses was to show ‘an example of the interaction between…

/ Dost thou know who made thee?” (1-2). The child is asking the lamb how it was made and where it comes from. At first glance, the child’s question appears to be rather simple. However, the child is asking a rather profound question, as if goes beyond the existence of the lamb. It is a question that humans ask themselves often: how they came into being. The Christian faith is greatly emphasized by how the poem ends. The child blesses the lamb, “Little Lamb God bless thee” (19). The poem is…

bother, and even in high school, but the game was just a bunch of players in padding running after another player who had the ball. All sports are like that to me. I'm not athletic at all but I did try almost every sport, I just couldn’t get over the running back and forth part. You're probably thinking why didn’t I just ask my dad? Well, my dad is not a patience person, especially after him thinking I understood the game for so long. After my frustration took over, I finally decided to ask my…

was the first person Rabbi Sacks conversed with. She is a professor at Oxford, currently researching the human conscience and (attempting) to understand how the human conciseness is generated from brain cells. This is a major unanswered question in the field of neuroscience. Scientists, however, are unable to explain the phenomenon of human conciseness because they do not know what they are looking for and are therefore incapable of determining how the human conscience is generated. Religion, on…