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“The Phrase Finder” quotes Lord Acton as saying, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” Acton expressed this sentiment in a letter to Bishop Creighton in 1887. This concept seems to be illustrated in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Similar thoughts on the corrupting nature of…

Adolescent teenagers are greatly affected by peer pressure, which has a stronger influence on them than any other factor. This is because teens spend more time with their peers rather than family members, making direct interaction more powerful than guidance from teachers and authority figures. Teenagers with low self-esteem are especially vulnerable to peer pressure…

This period is normally associated with conflict, turmoil and tension. It is common for parents to be “demythologized in this period. The mass media plays an important role in this and also the so called drive for freedom without responsibility. Adolescents accuse adults of: Not giving them freedom Oppression Consumerism Authoritarianism Irresponsibility Corruption in politics,…

Both nature and nurture are intertwined in shaping our identities, as stated by Myers (2008). Similar to the calculation of a rectangle’s area, our biology and experiences rely on both length and width to define who we are. Additionally, Carl Gustav Jung, a prominent figure in analytical psychology, suggests that human behavior is influenced not…

I remember the first time I saw the stars. I mean, really saw them. I had just received an assignment that called for the daily observation of the night sky. Homework that didn’t go away, it was a 5th-grade nightmare. As I grudgingly walked out into the apartment circle, carrying just my marble notebook and…

While the Air Force states the AF core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do are the values we should live by, there are personal values that we as individuals deem significant. We as Airmen must try to incorporate our personal values into the core values that the Air…

Ever since the year 1805 short stories have held a great impact on the world of literature and are used to share a message or a moral in a very condensed and short amount of time. Throughout this semester I have read, studied, and analyzed various short stories, observing how the author’s use their stories…

In “The Hearth and the Salamander” in Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury includes a monologue by Captain Beatty towards the end of the chapter. Captain Beatty ironically defends the idea of society being equal while still remaining educated. He also discusses how books are used as weapons, even though he freely uses them that way himself….

Is Happiness Achievable? Aristotle states there are several goods in the world but most of these are not ultimate ends; instead they are means to something else. However, he declares happiness is the ultimate good because everything we do, we do in hopes of being happy and we don’t use happiness as a means to…

This week we attended a lecture titled “What Would Convince You?” which was an entertaining look at critical thinking and the scientific method. Different methods of coming to a personal truth were covered, such as Mysticism, Theism, Rationalism, Hermeneutics, Scepticism and Empiricism. After some thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that my way of coming…