In her essay “On Going Home,” Joan Didion describes a time when her two differnces of “home” collide, as she brings her husband to the place she grew up in. Didion describes that where she home is with her husband and daughter, it is just…
Essays on Philosophical Concept
“A mind at peace does not endanger wars” (Sophocles). What do we ask is a mind at peace? We often engage our minds every day, and ask ourselves, “Are we at peace?”, “Are we happy?” One can ponder this question all day and never come…
Introduction Perception – a phenomenon which is hard to describe since everybody perceives things differently. At least, according to Otara (2011) every single person has his or her own interpretation of reality. So, the question is, what is reality if everybody sees things in another…
The timely accessibility of substantial volumes of computational control in small devices and their constantly reducing price has given chance for the idea of “Ubiquitous Computing”. The goal of Weiser (2013) in envisioning ubiquitous computing was to make computational capability available to individuals anywhere and…
Kierkegaard begins his journal entry explaining how he cannot establish himself as a student. It is for this reason that he is searching for his “I”. He’s not concerned with what he knows or what he should seek to know, instead, he’s concerned with what…
In the distant past, in a galaxy not very far away…before the kingdom struck back, heralding the return of Jedis – there arouse a young talented director called George Lucas. The upcoming moviemaker hatched a crazy proposal for a teen space opera that nearly never…
For nursing students, nurse training is an experience characterized by multiple changes and developments. Since the training of nurses is an intricate process, the role of nurse educators is all-rounded, and it goes beyond merely imparting knowledge on the learners. In recent times, an increasing…
Over the past 6 years, I have made progressive career growth starting as an Administrative Clerk at a Township level in Mon State and to my current position working as Project Associate with UNDP Myanmar for “Earthquake Resilience Project”. While I started my career in…
Beauty and the preservation of both beauty and youth are two of the most prominent human desires. They have not been suppressed, people have become more obsessed with this idea in modern society. This concept of human vanity is explored in “The Picture of Dorian…
It is estimated that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions per day. Some may say that fate has control over the outcome of someone’s life and others may say that people have the choice to determine one’s destiny. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare…
The way one communicates and the decisions that are made can be summarized into a single word, personality. Regardless of whether we are brought into the world with our personality or we structure it as we develop, one’s way of life, decisions, and assessment of…
I was taught by the famous Chinese philosopher Mencius when I was a young age. He suggested that humans are inherently good. And his thought inspired me to think more about the nature of humans. There have always been debates on whether human beings are…
Have you ever wondered if you people are naturally born good or bad? This is a question that has been asked throughout the years. In this paper I want to learn whether we are born good or do we just learn it by the environment…
In the world of philosophy, there seems to be almost an ongoing argument against free will and determinism. Avid supporters on each end of the discussion tend to say that they’re in the right and the other is in the wrong. However, we must remember…
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, One of the most notable intellectual figures of the Dutch Golden Age. Descartes contributed to many fields especially philosophy but due to the lack of available information and awareness…
