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The Impact of European Colonialism on the Sudanese in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North
Characterization
Culture
Philosophy
Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North traces an unnamed narrator as he returns from abroad to his Sudanese village and encounters Mustafa Sa’eed, the protagonist of the novel, with whom he becomes fascinated. Throughout the novel, the narrator learns about Mustafa’s past, complex experience in the Occident, which arose primarily from love affairs…
Art Critique Reproduction in the Age of Industrial Revolution in Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin
Art
Art Critique
Culture
Philosophy
Walter Benjamin has written a groundbreaking essay “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” in 1936. He critiqued the way the images are reproduced and the motivation that drives the idea of reproduction in the Age of Industrial Revolution W. Benjamin was concerned of loosing “aura” of art, The writer obscene/ed that the methods of…
Relationship Between Philosophy & Education
Education
Philosophy
Relationship
Philosophy is a search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. It signifies a natural and necessary urge in human beings to know themselves and the world in which they live and move and have their being. Western philosophy remained more or less true to the etymological…
Topic of the Surrealism and the Surrealists’ Perspective on Man’s Relationship
Culture
Mind
Philosophy
Surrealism
The Surrealist theory is used to examine human animal relationships because Surrealism seeks to revolutionize human thoughts and actions. The theory advocates for human understanding of consciousness in the perspective of human-animal commonalities in the period between the First and the Second World Wars, Surrealism was at its highest peak. The proponents of the theory…
The Concept of Omens in The Alchemist, a Novel by Paulo Coelho
Alchemist
Novel
Philosophy
In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the concept of external and uncontrollable forces determining people’s lives is explored. This notion can be unsettling as individuals yearn for autonomy over their own destinies. The novel centrally revolves around Santiago, a shepherd, and his arduous quest for a treasure that symbolizes his unique purpose or “Personal Legend”….
The Law of Attraction in Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams
Geography
Philosophy
Summer
Summer and Smoke, by Tennessee Williams, is a love play about a man and a woman oppositely attracted to each other. Alma Winemiller starts the play as a small girl with a crush on a boy named John Buchanan. They start the play by John making fun of Alma. She didn’t feel bad about it…
Is Jack London a Nature Faker for Writing The Call of the Wild?
Call of The Wild
Movie
Philosophy
Have you ever heard of nature fakers? If not, they are authors who give animals from the wild human characteristics and personify them. In Jack London’s novel, The Call of the Wild, he tells the story of Buck, an incredibly tough and confident dog who thrives in nature. Despite accusations of being a nature faker…
The Concept of Moral Nature in Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues
Moral
Philosophy
Society
This discussion will be based on Thinking Critically about Ethical Issues, Case 6, and p. The moral nature of a given situation is discussed based on the underlying elements that dictate the conditions under which an individual is expected to operate. I believe that the actions by the husband to jump to safety after realizing…
Understanding the Interesting Life and Arts of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Art
Culture
Philosophy
From the covers to what is between them, this is not only a book but a portion of the famed artist’s own life. Like many average Americans, I have always been drawn to classic artistic movements such as impressionism and surrealism, and have not given pop culture and contemporary art much attention. Now this book…
An Analysis of the Meaning of Optimism
Behavior
Optimism
Philosophy
What does optimism mean? It could depend on who you are. Some optimists believe optimism is trying to make the best out of every situation. A pessimist might say that optimism is wishful thinking. Both views have some truth to it. What about pessimism? What does that mean? An optimist may say that it’s trying…