Essays on Meaning

Introduction One of the most important skills a student, or a follower of Christ in general, can possess is the ability to properly interpret the Scripture in order to preserve and communicate correct meaning to the current generation. In their book Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics,…

‘Religious language is meaningless’ Discuss The term “religious language” refers to statements or claims made about God or gods. It is the communication of these statements that unite religions worldwide and pass on these religious ideas through generations. It can be difficult for some to…

Making the Win Count James is a sixteen year old boy, who after hours upon hours of hard work managed to make the varsity basketball team in his high school, only to play for about fifteen minutes during his first season. Cases like his occur…

Section 1: Background to the setting and client. (200 words) Name: Frank Jones Age: 77 year old male Diagnosis: presenting with query TIA. But was formally diagnoses with right parietal subacute infarcts. A subacute infarct translates to subacute meaning not immediately but within one week…

Human nature is naturally focused on outcomes. We can deal with a difficult, sad story if it has a happy ending. We love when our favourite team wins even if the game was ‘ugly’ at times. Conflict that is effectively resolved, or peace that has…

So much of the Internet is garbage, and much of its infrastructure and many man-hours are devoted to taking out the garbage. For the most part, this labor is hidden from plain sight. But in recent years, the garbage disposal has broken down. The social…

In the literary sense, retrieving meaning can present a challenging endeavor. For example, French literary theoretician and avant-gardist Alain Robbe-Grillet’s phenomenological Heideggerian style is showcased in his novels and films which are filled with figurative imagery composed of fractured labyrinthine plots, stylistic free associations, repetitive…

Deconstruction involves the process of acknowledging and dismantling suppressed hierarchical binary oppositions that can be found within a text (Barker, 2008: 87). Through the deconstruction of a magazine double-page spread (Figure One) taken from Elle, the July 2018 South African issue, this essay will demonstrate…