We Are the World

and blogger started off the conference with her words of wisdom. Through her message, we learn the importance of what she does and how to succeed as English majors in the world that we live in today. As writers and critics, what we do matters. In other words, we matter. In a world filled with the increase need of majors involving Math and Science, we start to see that English majors are not so common anymore. We face questions such as “What are you going to do with an English major?” People…

a worldview; thus, it ought to be studied and examined so that it can be better understood. As a people, we should seek to comprehend why we believe what we believe regardless if our beliefs are truly correct. Making sense of the world around us, ourselves, and our purpose in this world is all done through our worldview. It answers the four main questions of life regarding our nature, our world, our problem, and our end as humanity. As I have reflected upon my worldview and what it means to me,…

wrote this theory with the intentions of letting humans know how the real world is (Allegory of the cave). He wanted us to see how we were actually living. Unfortunately, we are still living how the humans lived in the Allegory of the Cave. It surprises me how we are still trapped by the same things. The Allegory of the cave is a representation of the human world today and in ancient times. We still have not evolved like we should have after all of these years. The Allegory of the Cave…

Old World vs. New World “A “new world” exists, having blasted into existence from the technological explosion of the last 20 years. We are going to call this new world cyber-space. Cyber-space is very different from the traditional “old world” we are born into and live and die in every day. The differences between these two worlds is causing some very interesting and very serious challenges.” [1]. The Old World is a completely different world than this New World. This is a New World that needs…

that proposes the world is made up solely of materialistic objects. Socrates spoke of this theory and referred to it as the Mind-Body Problem, the question of whether the conscious mind and physical body coexist, or exist individually. Because materialism is a monistic theory, the mind and body are not able to coexist; therefore, we are forced to decide which one truly exists. THESIS: While the Mind-Body Problem is a theory with many compelling arguments, it is clear that the world we know…

clarifications are based on a real world. Plato is an idealist and he is just thinking of how the ideal world is, they leave in an imaginary world, while Aristotle is always talking about existing states (try to peruse virtue). Machiavelli wants everything to be real and exist in the real world, while Plato and Aristotle have assumes in their imaginary worlds. The two criticisms of Machiavelli to Plato and Aristotle are the idea of the good and imaginary world (Plato), and virtue (Plato and…

The True Meaning We use it everywhere we go. It can be view as something that most people cannot live without, and it also view as something we need to live without. Some people fear that too much of it can conclude in the ending of the world, while others associate it as a beginning of a new revolution. But it was not always like this. There used to be no such thing as a technological revolution, yet it has made one of the biggest impacts to our world. Technology has a deeper meaning than how…

Are we living in a Matrix? The Wochowski Brothers’ movie matrix presents an interesting concept of a world run by a computer algorithm. In the movie, people live in a simulated world run by machines, and the machines in turn, trick people into believing that their world is real. Is it possible that we actually might be living in a similar simulated reality created by someone from actual reality? Can we be tricked by a Descartesian “evil” God into believing that the universe is real while it…

been a fun class, but also a hard one. Throughout the year, we talked about the forces that shaped the past world and the modern world today. Overall, it has been a good year in that I made good memories with my fellow classmates and improved my knowledge from this class. We learned many forces that influenced our world throughout the year. In the fall, we focused on the forces between 1400’s and 1800’s that helped many regions of the world to become economically independent. The major ones were…

humans are not content to live only in the real world. We found ourselves travel between virtual and real world frequently more than ever. Virtual world has already become part of our daily routine. It is revolutionizing the way we live and view the world to an unexpected extent. Nevertheless, its benefits still need to be measured against its liabilities when compared to real world. We should not incline to either of these two worlds. Instead, we should learn about their pros and cons and make…