The View

trust anyone. I know what you're thinking: Another post-apocalyptic novel? The 5th Wave isn't just another post-apocalyptic novel. It's character-driven, it's complexly-plotted, and it’s frightening. While The 5th Wave is written in multiple points-of-view, 16 year old Cassie, the teen narrator of the largest portions of the novel, is the character whose voice will likely receive the most attention. She's one of the few who's managed to stay alive during the invasion, but not…

cultures and how that may influence their definition of “morality.” While the central theme of the study may not directly align with the idea of morality itself, it brings up cross-cultural variations regarding the idea of “self” and different world views that Haidt believes have an impact on whether or not a situation is deemed “right” or “wrong” in a particular society and how other societies react and decide to judge the discrepancies. Shweder and Bournes hypotheses and results serve…

convince others to have this view while also making money off of the profits is a contradiction in itself. If nothing matters, why would the singer be doing his best to convince people? Why would he think that it matters whether people have the same view as him or not? Furthermore, if he hates big-business so much, why would he enter the music industry which is not pure or honest either? It is hypocritical. c. Identify the implications of accepting the point of view presented in…

anthropocentric. I agree with the biocentric worldview because I believe that nature does not simply exist to be consumed by humans, but I disagree that humans are simply one species amongst many. While, I agree with the aspect of the anthropocentric view in which humans were higher in value then other species. I could not choose between them all due one thing. Whether, I saw humans as higher species or just another species with no significance. Nevertheless, I came to a conclusion after reading…

“Marines United”. The facebook page is allegedly used to share nude photos and pornographic video of females marines. The women in these photos and in some cases videos are all unware that their photos end up on the page out to the public for anyone to view. The photos or…

demonstrated to me that even the most simple act of kindness can make someone smile. As a result of this, my mother as an authoritative figure over me made an impact on my world vision. Because of this experience, it is permanently engraved in my worldview to view all people as equal and to treat all people with…

distorts, and is one of the biggest threats to biblical worldviews. Dualism is the thought process that allows the Bible to invade certain aspects of culture, but keeps it out of others. According to “The Transforming Vision”, dualism represents a world view crisis, but also that “A worldview must elucidate or open up to all of life.” (The Transforming Vision Chpt. 6 pg. 95) Walsh and Middleton make a powerful analogy in Chapter 6 with Christian Musicians stating that “Christian musicians may…

What is a worldview, and how do you obtain one? Well if you open up a dictionary it will probably say "Worldview, the overall perspective. from which one sees and interprets the world." Worldviews determines what people intellectualize about religion, right and wrong, and the purpose of human existence. How you receive your worldview depends on your family background, political influence, your religion, and how you process the media. A worldview is not just something each one of us possess, it…

propaganda videos are reminiscent of the “earliest Muslim conquerors,” and the use of antiquated vernacular is a popular way to communicate within the society (Creswell and Haykel). Thus a culture carries a single history, in this case, the romantic view of…

they live in the world. One’s worldview can be affected by their surroundings, what they believe in, what they are taught, etc. However, there is one worldview that trumps all, the biblical worldview. Figuring out how one gets a world view and how to analyze a world view is the first step in establishing the biblical worldview. Once the foundation is laid, three major events in the Bible; creation, the fall, and redemption will illustrate the biblical worldview as if they are the biblical…