Virtual reality

The end result of of a fake life is a struggle about one’s self. In “The Glass Tower” by Reinaldo Arenas, the main character, Alfredo, Flees Cuba and moves to Miami. Alfredo, highly praised for his writing, is invited to numerous parties in his honor. His social anxiety and difficulty in conveying himself makes it impossible to write the story that has been stuck in his head for years. His stress creates so much unease in his life, he experience illusions of his characters during one of his…

There are many illusions we see in the world. We are taught to see them early on in life and have been blindly following these things without question. My research paper will be about Atoms and the laws of nature, religion, and the way we see the world. I will be talking through these subjects and showing you how it is all an illusion. What are we, what are we made out of? One way we can find out is if we cut something apart. So let’s say we’re cutting a human. We cut it in half and you see a…

experience trauma you hide your feelings because you do not know how to express them out of fear of punishment. What I enjoyed about School of Hardknocks is how the painting made me feel. I use vibrant bright colors and smiling faces to help unmask the reality of life. When I look at School of Hardknocks today, I ask, are there other children in the portrait being…

What if our world was filled with magical beings such as dragons, trolls, and vampires? All that one could ever dream of, right in front of us? This thought is what built magical realism as a genre. It has grown into not only a type of read that pulls you into a world with magic but also a gateway for authors to give political commentary while being subtle and allowing for more flexibility. An example of a novel that uses Magical Realism for political commentary is Monstrous Regiment by Terry…

At their core, fiction is false and non-fiction is true. Nowadays, the gap between the two is getting uncomfortably shorter. If you interpret both the same way, you aren’t getting out of it what the author intended you to. Authors use fiction as training wheels for viewing our world, whereas non-fiction is a recounting of actual events not under the guise of a story. This difference in purposes should force the reader to think about and interpret each genre differently, though most don’t use…

It’s been interesting learning about the reality assumptions especially from a critical thinker point of view. One thing is that everyone has a different assumption that makes us different from one another. What are reality assumptions? The first thing I learned about improving my think is reality assumption is beliefs about what is true and factual about the world, and so they are sometimes called factual assumption or descriptive assumptions. They are based on the unique experiences and…

Science Aspect 1 – Who am I? Scientific Name: Equus Caballus Common Name: Horse Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Perissodactyla Family: Equidae Kingdom: Animalia Genus: Equus Species: Caballus (Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, 2012) (Scientific classification of horses, n.d.,) (Fredrickson, 2000) Aspect 2 – Reasons for the Introduction The story of the Brumby began in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived in Australia (Dawson, 2005). Domestic horses originated from England and were…

Dover Beach, an insightful poem, warns its readers about the dangers of the world in an attempt to make them feel better. The poem compares the harsh reality of its readers’ isolation in the world to various images of oceanic scenes. In his first stanza, Arnold emphasizes the importance of distinguishing the difference between illusion and reality through his constant change from a beautiful to disheartening tone. Arnold’s “Sea of Faith” metaphorically attributes the decline of religion as a…

To meditate is to abandon all previous experience and knowledge in order to build from the ground up. The purpose of this is to prove that all conceptions are absolutely true by specific claims. This theory does not believe that what was known prior came from the senses, because there may have been doubt. Philosopher René Descartes was the original advocate for this type of rational thinking. Born in France, Descartes is known as the foundation of modern Western philosophy. His book,…

the same when I got back to reality. Something was missing in my life, but what was it? It was plain to see that I was not in a relationship in real life, but when I read the novel, I confidently believed that I was in a relationship with Christian Grey. Anastasia’s shy nature was adorable to read about. The way she would stutter or blush uncontrollably while talk to Christian. Scenes like that made me realize how bland my love life was. I was a single boy in reality, but in my imagination, I…