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Computer literacy: Important Skills to Access Information. Abstract This year millions of children and adults will be subjected to computer literacy education. Yet this new computer literacy movement has little or no basis in research or philosophy. The concepts of ‘information literacy’ and ‘computer literacy’ are described, and reviewed, by way of a literature survey….

It has been centuries since Dante had visited the inferno. The world that he once knew of having a strong Christian point of view has since changed towards a nondiscriminatory Christian point of view. The Roman church was split and had two popes. Cults emerged and stabilized themselves as Calvinist and Puritans. The communities welcomed…

Dante’s “Inferno” was a great epic poem of the early Renaissance. It was known for its astute commentary on political and religious levels, both deeply woven into the work through allegory. Dante wrote his Divine Comedy in a specific historical and political context. As a young man, Dante largely taught himself how to write verse,…

In The Inferno, Dante recounts his journey through hell and the valuable lessons he learns from the sinners he encounters. One particularly influential group of sinners can be found in Canto X. In this Canto, Dante receives a warning about the everlasting torment suffered by those consumed by pride. Though the focus of the Canto…

Who is Holly Golightly? Is she a socialite or an opportunist? Perhaps a lost soul? She is often described as a “free bird,” someone who cannot be confined. However, she is more than that – she is an existential rogue. Truman Capote meticulously crafted this character to explore significant existential concepts. Holly Golightly is unquestionably…

Albert Camus was a French philosopher/writer who was born in Algeria (part of North Africa that was owned by the French) in 1913. He wrote this book showing how life is “absurd” because death is final, therefore making life meaningless. This is a very basic look at the philosophy and you shouldn’t assume that what…

The concept of death and the afterlife has always intrigued and perplexed people. Many individuals have tried to depict their own interpretations of what awaits beyond death, whether it is heaven or hell, paradiso or inferno. The inferno is not merely a fictional story about traveling through the universe; it is more like a personal…

Introduction Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is introduced by Katharine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Myers which is based on Carl Jung theory of book Psychological Types. MBTI is one of the widely used measuring tools which offers the personality or profile type of individual by measuring their information processing which are dived into four physiological…

“The Man with the Heavy Leg” is a story set in Luxumberg gardens, where a man has fallen over. Despite being seen by others, he is not offered any meaningful assistance. This man is a sick war veteran whose medication is running out. Eventually, he is helped into an ambulance, which drives away. Absurdism originated…

In the beginning of Dante’s Inferno, we find the character of Dante poised to climb a hill out of the “savage forest” (Dante 59). The character Dante’s journey up the hill is impeded effectively by three fearsome creatures. It isn’t the creatures that stop Dante but in fear of them stops him. Dante cannot climb…