It all began when the oldest member of the Springfield family‚ Charles Springfield sent an invitation to his broken family to reunite. Charles lived with his lonesome for many years in the Louisiana swamps. His family had long since broken up and lost contact. His family consisted of his ex-wife Maud‚ his son Billy‚ and his daughter Mary Jo. All received a letter from Charles inviting them to his home to pay their last respects to him due to his bad health. Upon receiving the letter the family was
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Purposely difficult and intentionally obsessive‚ Plato’s Phaedrus is an exceedingly difficult read that defies all conventional logic as a piece of discourse. The text is extremely subjective‚ open to interpretation and individual creativity as to what or whom the narrative is about. Written by Plato‚ a close disciple of Socrates‚ this text is set along the Illissus river where Phaedrus and Socrates meet for a day of speech‚ debate‚ rhetoric and okay flirting. Phaedrus leads of the day and recites
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February 2013 Soul Power May 19‚ 1971‚ is the day that I was born into history. I realize that the events that were happening the day I was born are events that affect me today. From James Brown’s‚” I’m Black and I’m Proud” to TV shows like Soul Train that was watched every Saturday to learn what the latest dance moves are these things have helped influence the type of person I am today. I was raised in a time where I can remember that most kids that lived on my street were from two parent households
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The Soul Scarf It was a black-white scarf‚ and there were some blood-spots on it‚ but my grandfather still used it and preserved like a valuable object. I did not see my grandfather wear it always‚ but it always appeared on his neck when he had a meetings or important events. Every time I visited my grandfather‚ I saw him sit by himself in front of his house and looked at the scarf sadly. So‚ I once asked him about the scarf and its significance‚ but I just got the answer from my father later.
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The Soul and the Self There have been many ideas and ways of thinking about the soul and the self in our history. The development of theories of the self and personal identity dates all the way back to the ancient Greeks to present day. Philosophers and scientists have developed huge intellectual trends‚ controversies‚ and ideas that shape the way we think of ourselves today. The theories of the soul and self date back to ancient Greek times where ideas of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and the materialistic
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important task‚ in life‚ was to care for ones soul. Socrates argues that the soul is immortal and that we must rise above our physical nature in order to gain true knowledge. He believed the soul was our very essence‚ and our bodies the instrument utilized in dealing with the physical world. Socrates seemed confidant that human beings survive physical death‚ therefore possessing an immortal soul. He felt a philosophers concern was not with the body but with the soul and the body played no part in the attainment
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recall every detail about that day just like it happened yesterday. My family was known around the community as what some would call an‚” All-American Family”. I had been married 13 years with three wonderful sons. We always did community activities and participated in church events. For my entire life‚ I was searching for a purpose greater than myself. And the issue of that I didn’t‚ started when I was a young child. I came from a dysfunctional home and the word‚ “love”‚ and the action that went along
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The "Other" The two stories‚ "Araby" and "Going to The Moon"‚ seem to have a common theme‚ fascination and fear of things different. From the opposite sex to distant places‚ these fascinations exist within all people. "Araby" is the story of a young boy’s journey to a mystical bazaar known as Araby. "Going to The Moon" is the story of a young boy who feels "isolated and like an interloper in his world" and a dream of other worlds to be free of ridicule. The two characters mentioned above are prime
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Running head: THE IMMORTAL SOUL The immortal soul Michelle Bell Southwest Tennessee Community College Introduction to Philosophy Dr. Melvin Tuggle November 15‚ 2007 The immortal soul Where were you - your soul‚ your spirit - before you were born? If the soul is immortal‚ did it have a "life" before your birth? Plato believed that the soul existed prior to our existence in human form. In Plato’s theory‚ “ Our souls possess knowledge of the Forms before we are born‚ and with
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the Soul I’ve been told that the eyes are windows to the soul. If you looked into my great-grandmother’s eyes‚ you would see the slow evolution of time. You would see nearly a century of life and knowledge hidden behind her milky violet irises. You would see a battle‚ visible on the inside and out‚ as you watch the dementia slowly creep over as each second passes. My tutu Violet is one of the oldest people I know; she is the ultimate test of time. Over the years‚ she has done it all‚ from being
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