...Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna is a Barbadian recording artist, actress and fashion designer. She lived the life of a normal island girl going to Combermere, a top sixth form school. Rihanna won numerous beauty pageants and performed Mariah Carey "Hero" in a school talent show. Her life changed forever when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success. After watching Rihanna’s 2013 Grammy performance of her hit song ‘Stay’ it led me to conclude that Rihanna has a Strong personality, an assumption which is based off the application of Evolutionary psychology and Existential psychology concepts. As she sang, the audience could feel her raw emotion, it didn’t feel rehearsed it felt real, which was only suitable since the song can be seen as a representation of the current dilemma she currently faces in her love life with ex lover Chris Brown. Existential Psychology is the study of human existence, however Rollo May focuses on concepts like freedom, responsibility, Authenticity, Death, courage, anxiety, destiny, dasein , daimonic , etc. All of which can be found in the traces of rihanna’s personality that...
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...1. Does the end justify the means? No, because the three boys intention is unethical, so is their action. A person should not do wrong in order to receive something good. 1.1. What are those means? I believe they kill him for racism reasons or they saw him as a bad person in some way. 2. Are punishment and fear of punishment the only things that keep us from doing wrong? No. There are other things that keep people away from doing wrong, like fear of people, laws, rewards, self-satisfaction, etc. All other motivations could be gone except fear of God or hope as well. Did they do right or wrong? What the three boys did is wrong because taking a person live is absolutely inhumane therefore they have no right to kill him. 2.1. What is punishment? Is a penalty that should prevent people from...
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...activities, we are slowly disrupting the balance of life on Earth. We just ruined the atmosphere; we just made the temperature high; now, the sea level is rising, small islands are gone. Pollution is everywhere and we are the guilty suspect. We are triggering the crises of habitat destruction, energy depletion, climate disruption, degradation...of the environment, health, economic disparity, and more. Human population is almost equivalent to the number of car, cars that emit bad smoke that ruins the atmosphere. And if I continue to rant all of the things we have done, this one page will never be enough. But everything will be a great punch to us someday; we are even feeling the effects right now. All the bad things we have done will be the force we are exerting to a pendulum bob. What goes around comes back around. And when that bob comes back, when Earth itself will be our enemy, turning your head or moving aside won’t work for you. We will all suffer the consequences. But will we stop there? Good intentions can save some forests, cut back some on...
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...In the play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, William Shakespeare develops the theme of hunger for power through the use of irony, foreshadowing, and symbolism. Shakespeare ultimately proves that hunger for power can mislead a person from situations and turn good intentions, to bad intentions all because of there blind lust. Power, as grand as it may be, can always be misleading. William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. Known throughout the world, the works of William Shakespeare have been performed, taught, and studied for more than 400 years. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glove maker in Stratford Upon-Avon, and created the play “Macbeth” in 1606. In 1582 William at the age of 18, married an older woman named Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet. Their only son Hamnet died aged just 11. By the early Seventeenth Century, Shakespeare had begun to write plays in the genre of tragedy. These plays, such as Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth and King Lear, often hinge on some fatal flaw in the lead character, and provide intriguing insights into the darker aspects of human nature. You can now see where this comes into play in other situations Macbeth is a play of contradiction and ambition. Macbeth, a well-known war general driven to become King, killed not only King Duncan to receive his kingship, but also all the heirs to the thrown which happened...
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...and Life Intentions Ideas on How to Find Your Life Purpose and Life Intentions Finding and clarifying your life purpose and core life intentions can help you to move with greater focus and clarity every day of your life. Especially in these challenging times, setting clear intentions and developing and refining our life purpose can make it much easier to navigate stormy waters. There are many ways to both find and develop your life purpose and intentions. Below are a number of useful resources to help you on this path of discovery. This information is provided to inspire you to be all that you can be and to lead an ever richer, fuller life. A great way to start exploring your life purpose and intentions is to stop for a moment and ask yourself these two key questions: What is most important to me in my life? What are my deepest values and beliefs? Give yourself time to explore these important questions and notice what touches and inspires you most deeply. Write down any answers or thoughts that come to you as you ponder these questions. Then use what you've written as a basis upon which to craft your life purpose and intentions. Consider also inviting divine guidance and your own inner wisdom to help you with this. Below are some inspiring examples of life purpose, intentions, and mission statements. You can use one or more of these examples as a template or model for developing your own. My Reason for Being My Life Purpose & Intentions Though...
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...him already and now may be with child. Ophelia can’t handle all the stress of not being loved by the person she held so dearly in her heart and possibly be carrying his child which she would now be forced to raise on her own. Not only does Hamlet tell Ophelia he doesn’t love her, but he then insults her. “Get thee to a nunnery” (3.1.131). He’s telling her to go to a whore house because she shows impurity and trashy habits. Even though Hamlet causes her impurity, he makes Ophelia feel inferior for it. The last event that pushed Ophelia over the edge into insanity would be the death of her father, Polonius. She loved her father tremendously so when she found out he was deceased, she put on an antic disposition. “He is dead and gone, lady, he is dead and gone; At his head a grass-green turf, at his heels a stone” (4.5.34-37). Ophelia sings these lines which goes to show how mad she’s becoming. Polonius being killed by Hamlet, someone...
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...Discernment: A Blessing For All? What is discernment? Is it something only the old and wise can have? Or is it something more at hand, something we can all have? Discernment is an important part in a Christians life, as it is in every persons life. The dictionary defines discernment as the ability to judge well. Discernment, to me, means the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. The Bible does not speak of discernment only once but it does so multiple times. It teaches that it is the responsibility of every Christian to be discerning “But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form of evil." (First Thessalonians 5:21-22). Unfortunately discernment is an area where most Christians struggle with. It is something that intersects our lives at every point. The question we all ask is how do we gain the ability of discernment? There are two different ways of looking at it discernment made easy, if you will. The fist being STOP and the other one being the Three D’s that define discernment. The Three D’s that define discernment are to detect, to define, and to discriminate. The first to detect is to be observant, to open our eyes, simply to pay attention. The second step of discernment is to Define. It is to define what we see, to see whats around us and then think about what defines it. Why is this particular thing happening? Why do I want this thing, this certain goal? And the last step is to discriminate. First we...
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...Prohibition created disrespect for the law because a majority of people didn’t listen and drank alcohol nevertheless. Also, it introduced the gangsters. They were well paid and well liked because they smuggled liquor and made drinking still possible. In addition, Prohibition made bad drinking habits in the U.S. because hard liquor was easier to smuggle. You had to finish your drink because you couldn’t have a bottle, as well, which created a bad habit. In conclusion, the eighteenth amendment created bad behavior within the country (Florien pg....
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...moderation, tossing aside items that could cause ambition, and ruling in which the people found their own happiness and was not imposed on them what are moral conducts. He strongly advocated that people needed to toss aside petty differences and constantly advocated in fair treatment. He believed that “The Master leads by emptying people’s minds and filling their cores” (Lao Tzu 2) which meant that he believed “The Master” should lead by clearing people of things they want, and to teach people to enjoy what is presented to them already. This is also supported when Lao Tzu says, “And even though the next country is so close that people can hear its roosters crowing and its dogs barking, they are content to die of old age without ever having gone...
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...mature and develop their senses and character; it should be a prominent place for people to exchange ideas and differing opinions. However movements on college campuses across America have been stifling free expression and have gone so far as to protest and shut down people who have spoken out against their suppression of free speech. Movements such as Black Lives Matter liken themselves to being proponents of good seeking to ameliorate a lack of diversity based on superficial qualities such as the color of a person’s skin, instead of promoting a range of different ideas. Many colleges across the country have bent over backwards in an effort to oblige the incessant droning...
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...that there is absolutely no one to give you money to support the family with seven children and losing a member of the family. Interviewer: What were your emotions when returning from jail in 1874? Ned Kelly: Well there was mixed emotions rushing inside me first I was shocked then scared then sad. I realized that my dear sister had passed away ,my other sister married and my mum on the verge of getting married to some strange man I haven’t met .My world had gone up side down but I had to adapt to the new changes Interviewer: What were your intentions when saving the drowning boy? Ned Kelly: I wasn’t just doing so I would get a good name anyone would do that if they so someone dying. Interviewer: Why did you love horses so much? Ned Kelly: I loved my horses dearly because there were pretty my only friends growing up. Riding them made all my life stresses disappear. Interviewer: At what age were you when you committed your first crime? Ned Kelly: I was around twelve when I committed my first crime it wasn’t for no bad reason it was to provide food for my family. Interviewer: How was solitary confinement? Ned Kelly: It was dull boring and I felt so isolated from the outside world. Interviewer: Why did you dress up so nicely...
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...man was to be morally diseased creation…trace the connection between his diseased nature and the international messes he gets himself into”. (Pg. 253) The symbolism in Lord of The Flies represents so many different aspects of society. The conch represents democracy and power it being the object that brings them together to vote, assemble and speak freely. As long as the conch exists the island is a place of order and fairness and with the conch comes Ralphs reign as chief. But when the boys begin to ignore the conch does Jack gain more power though he is still not equal to Ralph until the conch is destroyed the conch represented Ralphs authority and with it gone the boys no longer registered him as chief “Suddenly Jack bounded out from the tribe and began screaming wildly… ‘There isn’t a tribe anymore! The conch is gone… I’m chief!” (Pg. 223) This shows how a system of rules and order is needed to control the violent and impulsive aspects of human nature. The fire is symbol of hope for the human condition. It is something that...
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...the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror” (Eliot Spitzer). There is no way in telling what peoples intentions are in this world. Allowing firearms on college campuses make it easier for those who don’t have good intentions harm the people surrounding them. College campuses are supposed to be heartwarming, comfortable, and safe. Allowing firearms on campus is not a good idea; there have been many cases on gun shooting occurring on campuses. On august 1, 1966, Charles Whitman climbed to the top of the University of Texas Tower with three rifles, two pistols, and sawed-off shotgun (UT Tower). Charles Whitman was a 25-year-old architectural engineering major and an ex-marine; who had already murdered his mother and his...
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...Marilyn Adams Ms. Johnson English. 105N 19 August. 2013 What are Styl Marilyn Adams Ms. Johnson Eng. 105 Day 8, August 2013 “Trickery or Deceit” Much Ado about Nothing, is one of Shakespeare’s, romantic comedies. I chose, Trickery or Deceit, as my title, because, sometimes in true life it’s difficult to determine the two. In this play deceit plays a major role. It first starts one week before the wedding. Hero and her friends decided that Beatrice and Benedick argue too much and did indeed share feelings for each other, And so they plotted a trick to make them fall in love, they included everyone in it, Don Pedro, Hero, Claudio pretended to say things about Beatrice loving Benedick so, that Benedict could hear. And then also pretended to speak alone in the garden, knowing of Beatrice’s presence they continued to say things of Benedick’s Love for Beatrice, which wooed the both of them and they both fell in love, but, had no idea they were being Deceived. But every ones happiness is to soon come to an end, as Don Jon plots to ruin their wedding.. He has Borachio pretend to court and make gestures at Hero, while Claudio and Don Pedro watched, when indeed it was Margaret whom he courted and had sex with. During my research of “Much Ado about Nothing”, I found that this is a perfect example of” Trickery or Deceit”, or both? My studies show that...
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...¨Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.¨ What this means is that all the good people out there know what's the right thing to do and the laws never need to testify it, then for all the bad people out there that do a crime always find/get a way out from getting in trouble. In Anne Frank's quote it said “In spite of everything , I still believe people are really good at heart.” In response to the quote of Anne Frank, people are not good at heart because many do horrible things to innocent people that didn't have anything to do with that person and they always find a way to hide it from others. But many can't keep them in a secret anymore because people will find them...
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