...*Strengths of the essay: Hello Nicole! My name is Kevin S, and I will be your e-structor for your submission on Literacy Behind Bars. Good job in providing a thesis statement for your paper. The main point of Malcolm X essay is he became knowledgeable, about his ignorance due to (1) imprisonment in Charlestown Prison, (2) his mental awakening from words, (3) freedom from self. This helps guide the readers in how you would go about in your discussion. Nicely done! Now, I have a few suggestions on your content, organization, and grammar to help further improve on your summary and response paper. Let’s get started! *NICOLE 7271586 has requested that you respond to the Content Development: You might want to elaborate on some of your points a bit more for the readers to understand them much better. Let’s have a look at your point here on his imprisonment for example: Malcolm X was sent to Charlestown Prison, which I think was the best thing to happen to him. Normally prison is the end result, yet this was the beginning for Malcolm X; it changed the course of his life. All of mankind is destined to change at some point in time, then if we could just find that “something”, whether it be envy, motivation, ignorance, a conversation, something to hit them like a train to awaken their spirit. Nicole, do remember that this is a summary and response paper. Therefore, be sure to add your response/reaction to Malcolm X and his Literacy Behind Bars. So, what is your response to his...
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...individual rights because maximizing happiness for an individual may involve removing certain rights from other individuals. Everything you heard is his answer to how happiness to a degree can be achieved since utilitarianism is one of the most scrutinized theories because in many cases, i believe promotes Liberalism in some sense. His alternative incorporates making decisions under uncertainty and maxim. They work hand in hand because the maximum of uncertainty should be appealing to all in charge of decision making. they are all equal in the fact that none should feel embarrassment or shame to another. No one is higher than another. Rawls continues after talking about the veil of ignorance, by speaking of the rationality of parties. Rawls begins by telling us included in the veil of ignorance, he assumes that the people making these guidelines, are both rational and don't fully understand in depth what " good" may consist of. Though unaware of what good may fully consist of, it wouldn't be guess work. These people will think of basic things they find important because after the veil is removed they are unaware of their place in...
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...The problems within society often roots from the internal conflict of one person. In the novel, A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, the antagonist has the greatest impact on the story. The main character named Gene creates the plot of the story. As an insecure tennager in high school, Gene has problems with self-identity. This leads him to have internal conflict with his best friend, Finny. Gene has fun and exciting times with Finny, but he feels that there are also times when they compete like rivals. Gene is the antagonist of the story because he represents the ignorance within humanity. Gene Forrester who is both protagonist and antagonist has conflict within himself which impacts his friendship and the theme, the danger of codependency to identity. Through the majority of the story, Gene has internal conflicts pertaining to his resentment but also his appreciation towards his best friend, Finny. Gene and Finny were friends who always hung out and had fun with each other. One day, Finny confesses to Gene that he is his best friend. Gene had conflicting thoughts in his mind, that contained the truth, which stopped him from...
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...Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world in terms of adherents, geographical distribution, and socio-cultural influence. While for a long time it has been an “Eastern” religion, it has been gaining an increasing popularity and influence also on the Western world. It is a religion that is unique in the world in its own right, although it has much in common with Hinduism in which the two can be called “Eastern” religions, who believe in karma, the cause and effect; maya, the illusory nature of the world; and samsara, the cycle of reincarnation among other things. Buddhists believe that the ultimate goal in life is to achieve “enlightenment” as they perceive their existence. Buddhism came from Hinduism and spread throughout the Eastern countries until reaching global popularity. The most important person and the founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama or Buddha after his awakening. He was the son of the head of the Shakya Warrior class. It is said that the Brahmins examined to the newborn, and predicted his destiny as a universal monarch or Buddha. According to “The Buddha’s Early Life” online reading, Siddhartha started looking enlightenment at age 29, when first saw an old man, a sick man, and a corpse. With the help of his friend Channa, Siddhartha suddenly discovered that suffering is the destiny of all mankind. Then he found a peaceful and serene mendicant monk, and thereafter decided to adopt their way of life, so abandoned his family, wealth and power to start...
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...Transcendentalism Essay The transcendentalism era is a religious movement that started in the 1800s. Transcendentalist such as Margaret Fuller edited “The dial” and Henry david thoreau wrote “Civil disobedience”. Ralph Waldo Emerson; one belief of a transcendentalist; is believing that everyone is naturally good. He also believed that a person’s power is limitless. He wrote both of “Nature”, and “Self-Reliance”. Ralph Waldo Emerson a transcendentalist who believed that people should be independent is why he led the transcendentalist club and relates his theme to the hunger games movie. (“Guided Notes”) Ralph Emerson is a transcendentalist who wrote the essay “self-reliance”. The theme of “Self-Reliance” is being able to rely on yourself or...
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...McTeague is a giant with childlike qualities. The narrator seems to envy McTeague in a sense. He says that “McTeague was a young giant” not only alluding to his size but also his character. Hinting at a childishness of the doctor. The author’s diction, his reason for using the word ‘young’ implies an innocence and purity about the character McTeague. ‘Young’ has a connotation equivalent to the ideals of innocence especially when paired with such words that have a massive presence. The pairing of the two words ‘giant’ and ‘young’ serves the purpose of transferring the positive connotation of the...
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...Questions for the movie Seven Morgan Freeman – detective William Somerset: It doesn’t hurt that the film features some magnificent acting. I think, Morgan Freeman has been casted for the movie, because he’s a phenomenal actor. He’s a very convincing actor, who gives his roles a perfect touch. He seems so real in action. Morgan Freeman is likely the best performer working today, and I don’t think he’s ever been better than here as veteran detective Somerset. Freeman is a very versatile actor and he embodies the range of emotions felt by Somerset vividly. The detective is a complex character and Freeman manages to display these impressions quietly and subtly but with beautiful precision. Freeman exhibits the unreliable tones of the role and makes the character come to life. In Seven he appears as the veteran. He knows what he’s doing, and supposed to do in the movie, to make it good. In the beginning he gets David Mills on the neck, which is trying hard to make a good job to impress William. I think, Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt compliment each other well, and they have many similarities and differences. For example the age, the play, the way they are interpreting their roles and so on. Brad Pitt – detective David Mills: I think, Brad Pitt has been casted for the movie, because he’s the perfect contrast to Morgan Freeman and also a very good actor. They are absolute opposites, young and older, black and white, spontaneous and thoughtful. Kevin Spacey – John Doe: I’ve read that...
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...Sigmund Freud’s influence on modern day thinking permeates into our lives every day whether or not we realize it. Although much of his work has either been refuted or revised, his ideas have influenced an enormous spectrum of psychology and how we view life through our own thoughts. While his influence is irrefutable, the opinions concerning Freud and his writings vary greatly throughout the world. Individuals may distinguish the great genius in his groundbreaking theories of psychoanalysis, or they may reject his writings arguing that he had pushed the envelope too far. Either way, it is safe to say that his theories still evoke a considerable amount of debate to this day. Out of all of Freud’s theories, however, it can be argued that his views on women and feminine psychology are the most controversial. The debate between Freud and feminists has been well documented through the writings of many authors. The Enigma of Women is one of several books that have been published that analyzes the issues between Freud and feminism. In The Enigma of Women, Sarah Kofman comments on Freud’s prediction that feminists would take to the warpath against his writings on the women arguing that Freud’s theories are “rife” with masculine prejudice (11). Other credible books, such as Samuel Slipp’s The Freudian Mystique raise important questions on Freud’s theories of feminism. Why did Freud make such grossly biased and incorrect statements about women, while in other areas he was a very perceptive...
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...Jack Sandomierski Eng 2 Mr.kereny 9 December 2014 Transcendentalists table I became a transparent eyeball I am nothing I see all the currents of the universal being circulate through me I am a parcel of god (nature 391) Emerson believes that individuals in nature share a common purpose with god ,i.e,the”over-soul” In the woods we return to reasons and faith(nature 390) When the individual is removed from the stresses of everyday life ,he is able to focuses on true understanding of himself There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the convection envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide’ (from self-reliance 393) Emerson means that if you envy someone or something you are being “a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds (from self-reliance 394) Don’t let The little things bother you in life If we do not get out sleepers and forge rails and devote days and nights to the work but go to tinkering upon our lives to improve them who will build the railroads (From Walden’411) I think thoreau was trying to say Don’t let life pass you by go out and live the way you choose I think the richest vein is somewhere hereabouts so by the dividing rod and thin rising vapors I judge and here I will begin to mine (From Walden’411) I think thoreau was trying to say Don’t trust what you hear go with your gut That government is best witch governs the least ( from civil disobedience 416) I think thoreau was trying to say a minimal government...
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...not true friends because of the jealousy and hate involved in their relationship. Gene and Finny display a fallacious relationship through the envy that builds up throughout the novel. Gene shows signs of jealousy when Finny gets away with an act, “He had gotten away with everything. I felt a sudden stab of disappointment,” (Knowles...
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...ideal of integrity in that as I grow older, it's crucial to my future self that I establish myself as an individual with personal morals, regardless of the status quo. The concept of integrity being the path to internal success is expressed in both Emerson’s, Self Reliance, and Thoreau’s, Civil Disobedience, although perceived in different forms, the notion of individual thought is evidently the common theme. In Emerson’s essay, Self Reliance, Emerson continuously admits his dislike for imitation and conformity. And meanwhile expressing his inclination towards those that follow in their own paths. Emerson writes, “There is a time in every man’s education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide” (1.) Emerson believed that although people may feel envy and people may imitate, there will come the day when the victim realizes that his actions have done him no good. Although Emerson was a firm believer in individuality, he did believe in the common truth shared between humanity. Emerson explains, “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men” (1.) Although the “truth” mentioned by Emerson varies for everyone, the idea that everyone holds their own truth is what he meant by this. The ideal of integrity is evident throughout the entire essay. Integrity is divine, and as he puts it, “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind” (2.) Emerson was a firm believer in the...
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...the performance, the Sins tell Faustus of their inception, where sins like Envy are “begotten by a chimney-sweeper and an oyster-wife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt; I am lean with seeing other eat…” (1.6.300-302). This confession from Envy is startling, as God had seen the struggle of Envy and instead of offering him a sign of holiness, had starved him and bore him into a destitute he was destined to repeat. This solidifies the conclusion Faustus had already made, that God only cares about his own interests. Both Spenser and Marlowe look to portray their contrasting views on religion in the Early Modern Period. Spenser, relies on the procession to reflect the similar attributes between all the sins and Faustus. The reason Faustus commits his soul to the Devil is for self indulgent reasons. Faustus chooses his love of magic over theology, “O, what a world of profit and delight,/Of power, of honour, of omnipotence,/Is promis’d to the studious artisan!” (I.I. 54-56), which is a challenge to God, and displays the sin of pride. He craves the knowledge and power of a Demigod and prioritizes his own ambitions over that of others, even going as far as to ask Mephistopheles “To slay mine enemies, and aid my friends, / And always be obedient to my will” (1.4.96-97), essentially asking for Mephistopheles to aid him in becoming a superior being, arguably comparable to God. Faustus envies the Emperor, the Pope, Lucifer and even God for having power and status beyond...
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...INTRO- To grasp this teaching is to understand the human condition for all societies and cultures across the planet. Truly understanding the nature of these truths is critical to eliminating pain, discomfort, and stress in your life. He has said that it is because we fail to understand the Four Noble Truths that we have run on so long in this cycle of birth and death. This indicates how important the Four Noble Truths are to the understanding of the Buddha’s teachings and to the realization of the goal of His teachings. So here in the Four Noble Truths which are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering, we have the foundation of the teachings of the Buddha for understanding and practice. the central concept that lies behind the Four Noble Truths. It indicates the importance of the relationship between cause and effect. The idea of cause and effect is at the heart of the Buddha’s teachings and is at the heart of the Four Noble Truths. Now in what sense? Specifically there is a starting point, the problem of suffering. This problem arises from causes. Finally just as there is suffering and the causes of suffering, so too there is an end of suffering and a cause for the end of suffering. In this case it is a negative process. In other words, when the causes of suffering are removed then suffering ends. ONE- The Four Noble Truths begin with the recognition of...
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...A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls Tier III 415A Home Page A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. This outline of an extended book review is based in large part on notes composed by Darrell Huwe. I have attempted with limited success to understand Rawls' book - please do not regard this as being in any sense an authoritative summary of Rawls' thought. I personally find this book particularly difficult to penetrate, perhaps because my training is in the physical sciences rather than philosophy, and I generalize quite beyond the evidence when I suspect that others also find it less than accessible. I hope that this review is helpful. The Chronicle of Higher Education has published an article, "The Enduring Significance of John Rawls", by Martha Nussbaum. John Rawls died at age 81 on November 24, 2002. Dick Piccard General Conception All social primary goods - liberty and opportunity, income and wealth, and the bases of self-respect are to be distributed equally unless an unequal distribution of any or all of these goods is to the advantage of the least favored. Social Contract John Locke: Free people need to agree on some ground rules in order to live together in harmony. Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham: Act so as to maximize good (pleasure) in the aggregate. Later twist: minimize pain. From either perspective, your actions are judged good or bad depending on the consequences they have for you and...
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...The Renaissance, Why was it such a Unique Age? The Renaissance was an age filled with intellectual acts, flourishing creativity, and self expression. This age was after the “Dark Ages” or Middle Ages, it was a time of ignorance, greed, death and darkness. It was recovering the Middle Ages, and ended up being one of the most unique era’s. Today, the Renaissance is well known and popularized by artists like, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, etc. Period of the Scientific Revolution and Artistic Transformation. The Renaissance started in the late 1400’s In Italy and 1600’s in Northern Europe. Some people call this age, “Early Modern” It was a wide spreading cultural movement, and also a period of Scientific Revolution along with Artistic Transformation. Intellectual activities created revitalization of Europe culture. These activities were mostly artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. These artists were more appreciated than artisans and craftsman. Where called “Renaissance Man” which was a term given to gifted people who had good abilities and skills. Many paintings are still wide known and appreciated as back then, as so like the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo Da Vinci created in 1507 - 1517. Aso with sculptors like David by Michelangelo created in 1501-1504. Knowledge and Rediscovery of ancient texts where a big thing also. Reconnection with the west with Classical Antiquity. They brought new knowledge. Like so, mathematics came from the arabic, brought on...
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