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Art form in films is vital in their success and aging process amongst patrons and purists alike. Story telling is a notion of art form of which if properly captured on film, can bring about a certain dynamic that attracts humans; and can motivate, inspire, and even change the outcome of their daily lives. Along…

“Shocks, Throes, and Convulsions””Slavery is founded on the selfishness of man’s nature–opposition to it on his love of justice. These principles are in eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow.” (Abraham Lincoln)1America in 1857 was “A Nation on the Brink”…

Ordinary People  is the story of a dysfunctional familywho relate to one another through a series of extensive defense mechanisms, i.e. an unconscious process whereby reality is distorted to reduce or preventanxiety. The book opens with seventeen year old Conrad, son of upper middle-class Beth and Calvin Jarrett, home after eight months in a psychiatrichospital,…

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…

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….

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…

            Humans are aggressive and violent by nature. There are people who are capable of committing serious acts of violence against their own kind. Since the beginning of civilizations, crime has remained an integral part of our society and will continue to plague it. In order to harness the violent nature of mankind, societies evolved…

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…

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…

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…