WHY DO WE LAUGH OR CRY? (For Discussion Only‚ Not For Publication and Not for Quotation) To be read before the UP Labyrinth on January 19‚ 2005‚ during the Philosophy Week As Heidegger expressed it‚ and sometimes also attributable to Gabriel Marcel‚ man has been “cast” or “thrown” into the world without his knowledge‚ will‚ or consent‚ and is removed from it again without his will or consent. Between these two events man has to go through much suffering. In order to explain the mysteries
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When you enter the military‚ it is like being born again‚ and when babies are born into the world‚ they cry. Within the military‚ you are forced into a world where you have to adjust or you will not survive long. In the book Jarhead‚ Anthony Swofford‚ gives audiences an inside look on his life as a Marine during the Gulf War era. Swofford encounters life changing experiences while serving his time in the Marine Corps. He admits that joining the Marine Corps was a mistake. However‚ we all learn from
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Unheard Cry for Help According to (“Merriam-Webster.com”) the definition of disability is‚ “a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person’s physical or mental abilities.” In the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes‚ a 32 year old man named Charlie Gordon has a severe intellectual disability. He undergoes an experimental operation to become smarter and raise his IQ of 68. After his operation‚ Charlie begins to realize how impudent the world really treats him because
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Do elephants cry? Of course they do‚ because they care about each other. A mother elephant will shield her calf from vicious predators and the hot sun‚ guiding it underneath herself. If there’s an obstacle in their path‚ a mother will carry her child over it‚ when a dust storm hits‚ she will personally bathe her precious baby. Just like humans‚ elephants create deep emotional bonds between their families and herds. Except‚ humans are a little better at expressing their feelings. We care for our loved
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Turning points are challenging sometimes. This idea is made by the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals‚ the autobiography I Never Had It Made by Jackie Robinson‚ and the article The Father of Chinese Aviation by Rebecca Maksel who is writing about Feng Ru.Melba Patillo Beals‚ Jackie Robinson and Feng Ru all had courage‚ and were risk-takers and in doing so they changed their country. Melba Pattillo Beals went to an all white school and in doing so helped her country. She wanted to
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Boys (and girls) are most likely crying from the fact that “Boys Don’t Cry” has not been released yet. When will Frank Ocean’s new album come out? Talking about careers‚ what do musicians and artists usually wear? Lawyers wear suits while scientists wear lab coats. So why is this particular musician sporting a nurse’s scrub uniform and what does this have to do with Frank Ocean’s new album? Because the guy wearing the nurse’s outfit is Frank Ocean. According to Hip Hollywood‚ there are fears that
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Contrast and compare the ways in which the characters of David and Hammer Logan deal with the issue of prejudice in “Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry” Mildred D. Taylor’s “Roll of Thunder‚ Hear my Cry” is set during the Great Depression‚ in the rural areas of Mississippi. The majority of the people in this community are sharecroppers‚ who are greatly dependent on plantation farming. The Logan family is fortunate because they have a piece of land of their own‚ so unlike
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Racism can cause many problems‚ in some cases death. In the book “Cry The Beloved Country” Absalom was imprisoned for killing a white man. In this book by Alan Paton all the crimes that came up were blamed on the black people of that area. Sometimes racism can be stronger than the knowledge that all races are still human and that all should be treated equally. The white people did not see the black people as good‚ but as bad and because of this would take advantage of the blacks. Blacks were able
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Roll of Thunder‚ Hear My Cry Characters Cassie Logan Cassie is the first-person narrator of the story. Cassie is an intelligent‚ outspoken‚ and self-confident nine year old girl‚ even when those qualities threaten to get her in trouble for speaking her mind in a white-dominated world. She is mature in regard to her sense of morality but she is naïve. She does not understand the depth and cruelty of the racism around her. Even though Cassie is younger than Stacy‚ she is constantly making sure
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In Erin Ryan’s essay‚ “Selfies Aren’t Empowering. They’re a Cry for Help” she begins by introducing the opposing argument to structure the debate and establish her thesis. This approach is used to build strong refuting arguments against actual opposing statements. The emotional appeal is her main form of evidence and is also a way for her to further connect with the audience. With this she wanted to convince the audience that selfies are not empowering young women‚ but contribute to the need of affirmation
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