Wickberg Christianity and the Human Spirit Tom looked up to his master‚ and answered‚ “Mas’r‚ if you was sick‚ or in trouble‚ or dying‚ and I could save ye‚ I’d give ye my heart’s blood; and‚ if taking every drop of blood in this poor old body would save your precious soul‚ I’d give ‘em freely‚ as the Lord gave his for me. O‚ Mas’r! don’t bring this great sin on your soul! It will hurt you more than ‘t will me! Do the worst you can‚ my troubles’ll be over soon; but‚ if ye don’t repent‚ yours
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Gattaca: A reflection-reaction paper Gattaca is a sci-fi thriller that puts questions of perfection and being human at the forefront. We identify with Ethan Hawk because he personifies someone who yearns to travel in outer space with a full heart’s desire and passion which are truly human virtues. Despite having difficulties like heart problems which were discovered when he was born‚ this did not stop him from pursuing his dreams. One thing philosophical about it is the pursuit
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Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit by Lynn Gehl is a simple and extraordinary book that has the power to inspire. Gehl shows the reader through her immense amount of research‚ introspection‚ and will to fight against Canada that not only is Indigenous knowledge important to compare with Western philosophy‚ but so is the fact that everyone has the right to achieving mino-pimadiziwin‚ or‚ the good life. I enjoyed reading this book as it educated me about the changing lifestyle Aboriginals
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Gattaca The movie Gattaca is a look into a disturbing view of the future and what science might be able to do. The disturbing part about Gattaca is that science can know too much about a person‚ the segregation is very extreme and that there is no push to change the way things are. First‚ the scientist during the time period Gattaca was set in knows too much about a person. Before the person is born they can rule out any diseases or learning disabilities. A person can make their baby into
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1. Goal in life: My goal in life is to be able to influence other people’s lives in a positive way. I hope to have an impact in somebody’s life like my uncle has in mine. He has taught me so much about life and most of my beliefs come from him. If I have even one person I help out in my entire life‚ then I will be the happiest person in the world. Hopefully I can help influence many people’s lives through my job‚ I hope to be a very successful engineer after graduating from Columbia University.
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outcomes of contemporary issues in society. Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca reveals the possibilities of future technological development and the effect of genetic modification on society. J.G Billard’s Billenium puts forward the possible threat of overpopulation and the issues linked to it. Francis Lawrence’s I am Legend portrays the potential possibility of a virus outbreak resulting from a mutation of a successful cancer cure. The film Gattaca explores the impact that future technological advancements
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Philosophical Paper: Gattaca What will it be like in a not-so-distant future society where your life started with your parents designing your genes? After screening for unwanted genetic diseases‚ they select your sex‚ height‚ eye color‚ hair color‚ skin tone‚ and select from a menu of temperament‚ intelligence and occupational categories‚ all designed to place you in a clearly defined social class according to your degree of genetic enhancement. (Epstein) The film Gattaca‚ a 1997 science-fiction
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Courage‚ Loyalty and the Human Spirit “Lord of the Flies” is a thought-provoking novel‚ written by Nobel Prize winning author William Golding; about a group of British schoolboys who get stuck on an isolated island‚ and try to fend for and manage themselves; with catastrophic results. As the tale progresses‚ it becomes very clear that courage‚ loyalty and the human spirit are much more significant than human brutality as themes in the novel. In the face of human brutality‚ many characters show courage;
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Roman poet‚ Horace‚ one said‚ “Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have laid dormant’. This means that through a hardship‚ one can develop strength that wouldn’t have existed had the hardship not happened. For example‚ in Suzanne Collin’s book‚ “The Hunger Games” Katniss suffers through traumatic hardships. Her father is tragically killed by a mining accident‚ and she is forced to grow‚ and learn from it. Exemplifying that tragedy can help people
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“Triumph of the avant-garde” The term “avant-garde” was originally used in reference to the advancement of a military unit. In the late 18th century and into the 19th century‚ a movement began in art and architecture that was intended to do just that. Artists were beginning to move forward in their expression of ideas. They were trying new techniques‚ and testing the boundaries of what was acceptable. These avant-garde artists were beginning to challenge art itself and its very definition.
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