Essays on Reason

Step on a crack break your mother’s back, the number 13, the number 17, breaking a mirror, cross paths with a black cat. These are some of the most common superstitions among people in the world. As a child, you would hear your mother tell…

The sand creek massacre was an extremely sad event that will not be forgotten. It took place in the late fall of 1864, in southeast Colorado near Sand creek, hence the name. The leading factor of this event was that the settlers wanted the land…

Due to the economic practices and societal standards of our current time, it is impossible to maintain a happy life enriched with a healthy balance of everything one wishes to do, especially as a woman. Referring to this level of attainment as “having it all,”…

Reasons for buying a house Many people, including the middle class, aspire to become homeowners. Although the reasons for buying are many, the future owner will decide whether to rent the house or live there. Other individuals carry out this operation for investment purposes: after…

The period of Enlightenment was known as an intellectual movement where people emphasized reason, logic and individualism rather than tradition. European exploration influenced others to question and think differently. This sparked new theories and philosophes which helped to shape our world today. Two opposite views…

Augustine’s conversion: God is above reason Most people know St. Augustine of Hippo as one of the Great Latin Doctors of the Church due to his numerous works explaining and defending the Church against the numerous heresies at the time. Less people know who Augustine…

There are many theories as to why nations fail but Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (2012) give a different perspective and believe that prosperity and poverty conditions of a nation are not due to their geography, cultures or leadership; rather, it is the nature of…

In Annie Dillard’s book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”, she references a diverse group of sources which include Albert Einstein, the Karan, and many philosophers, both with secular and sacred beliefs. One which was particularly intriguing was a quote of Jacques Ellul, a French philosopher, law…

It is a sort of contention that is mental including the person’s considerations, qualities, standards and feelings. Relational clash may come in various scales, from the easier unremarkable ones like choosing whether or not to go natural for lunch to ones that can influence significant…

I believe the conspirators in Julius Caesar were incorrect and immoral in their killing of Caesar. Caesar’s death ultimately caused more problems than it did fix anything. After his death, a fight broke out between Cassius and Brutus and Mark Antony and his forces. Brutus…

Failure has been defined differently by several studies. Some studies determine failing as bankruptcy. The bankruptcy criterion for failure states that they occur when the firm is legally collapse and ceases operations with a resulting loss to creditors. However, if failure is defined as bankruptcy,…