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The Park, taken by the artist Yoshiyuki showing an act of sexual intercourse between a man and a woman reveals the act of love and sexuality during nights at secret places in the parks of big city Tokyo. The artist’s work is an indicative of sexual relationships in solitude as a dire need of a…

Introduction Epistemology is “the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity” (“Epistemology”, 2009). The Epistemological basis for the ‘theory of ideas’ is different between empiricism and rationalism. Empiricism claims that knowledge cannot be gained without experience; any other method that can generate ideas is…

The concept of belonging is dealt with in the poems Migrant Hostel and 10 Mary Street through constant images throughout the poem created by Skrzynecki. The composer of the poems has decided to portray the way the family feels from when they are moved out of the hostel to when they actually have a home…

With The semestral break just around the corner, more and more people are seeking alternative ways to spend their holidays rather than the usual traveling around popular vacation hotspots. A number of tourists, especially students, have been choosing to engage in more meaningful activities while enjoying the beauty of their chosen destinations. Such are tree…

Abstract This essay talks about my background and why I came to have the belief system that I have which that of Reconstructionism. Social reconstructionism is the philosophy that emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy. It also involves criticism of our current school system…

Friendship is some sort of excellence or virtue, and it is, moreover, most indispensable for life(Aristotle, 214).In his writing, Aristotle claims that without friendship it is merely impossible for one to live a complete and virtuous life. In this paper I will compare the virtues of the good person to those of the bad person….

American Dream Right before I started high school we were building our very own customized house on the five acres my parents had just bought up on five mile prairie. I was definitely enjoying picking out the carpet and paint colors for my room and bathroom. It was 1996 when that house was finished and…

According to my perspective, Emily Dickinson, being a transcendentalist, utilized her poetry to depict the act of transcendental meditation, specifically focusing on the meditation regarding death. The poem aims to connect us with our true selves by delving into our consciousness. Its main focus is on exploring the nature of death, which is portrayed as…

This section includes two selections from the essays of William K. Clifford and William James. Clifford’s essay, “The Ethics of Belief,” discusses evidentialism, which states that statements should only be accepted as true if there is enough evidence to support them (Voices of Wisdom, 346). James responds to Clifford in his essay called “The Will…

mentPeople Are Victims of A Greater Force: The EnvironmentPeople would like to believe they can accomplish everything they want inlife. In reality, it is just a positive way of thinking. It would be nice tobelieve that a person could do anything if he puts his mind to it, this way ofthinking is not reality. People…