RETHINKING THE THIRD IN EMMANUEL LEVINAS I. Charity and Justice In the book‚ The Inseparability of Ethics and Politics: Rethinking the Third in Emmanuel Levinas by Madeleine Fagan‚ I was struck by the line “For Levinas‚ charity and justice cannot be separated‚” on the first paragraph‚ page 18 on the book. Levinas believes that charity and justice goes along together. But what disturbs him is the thought that some structures might prioritize charity over justice. At first I was confused and couldn’t
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The Kapitalism- our improved formula is a documentary produced by Solomon Alexandru‚ released on April 2010‚ presenting the Romanian transition throw two systems‚ from communism to capitalism considered the “improved formula”. Taking to the surface the old habits from the old system‚ The documentary is like an imagination exercise of “going into to the feature”. The narrator starts imagining Ceausescu‚ the leader from the communism system enjoying after 20 years in the capitalism system. In that
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Jose Rizal The movie tells the life and struggles of Dr. Jose Rizal‚ our national hero and martyr of the Philippines. It covers his life from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces colonizing the Philippines. The film show what kind of life we have under the Spanish colonizer and how the friars use the religion to control the Filipinos. Filipino’s life was full of misfortunes. The Filipinos were unfairly treated and discriminated by the Spaniards. This is the reason
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PIRATES OF SILICON VALLEY The film was a great watch especially for techno-geeks like me. Not that I have each and every gadget ever made by man‚ but we can say that I am easily amazed and curious about a lot of things including computers and such. Pirates of Silicon Valley shows a part of the history of computers‚ how it develops‚ and a part of the rivalry between the two main competitors of this age‚ Apple and Microsoft. The film shows how Steve Jobs of Apple Computers is easily deceived
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Charity‚ Moral‚ and the Condition of Our World When it comes to charity‚ morality‚ and concern for one another‚ humans tend to vary drastically on how we feel and act depending on the circumstance and the individual. What makes this issue so complex is the fact that we are naturally set to want to help one another and be kind (in most cases) while at the same time being naturally focused on the survival and wellbeing of ourselves and loved ones over most other things. These natural settings‚ of
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however‚ if their motivation is out of kindness‚ then it becomes morally acceptable to receive an incentive. Charity is a neat way to help out people in need. Society presents opportunities every now and then when the time or donation would be highly appreciated. Charities all over the world are finding it more and more difficult to run their organizations. Although charities are tax-exempt‚ they still have expenses such as operating and administrative costs that are not easy to cover‚ while
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A Visit of Charity In the short story of "A Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty‚ a fourteen-year-old girl visits two women in a home for the elderly to bring them a plant and to earn points for Campfire Girls. Welty implies through this story that neither the society that supports the home nor the girl‚ Marian‚ knows the meaning of the word "charity." Webster’s New World College Dictionary defines "charity" as "the love of man for his fellow men: an act of good will or affection." But instead of
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Management It may seem that there’s nothing you can do about your stress level. The bills aren’t going to stop coming‚ there will never be more hours in the day for all your errands‚ and your career or family responsibilities will always be demanding. But you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact‚ the simple realization that you’re in control of your life is the foundation of stress management. Managing stress is all about taking charge: taking charge of your thoughts‚ your emotions
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The piece is about the effects of the declining English literacy in our country due to various reasons like mislaid nationalism and the media. The author wrote this article in order to let us recognize problems that our country is facing. It is indicated that‚ even though‚ us‚ Filipinos are regarded as one of the largest English-speaking countries‚ it cannot be denied that most of us do not seem to know how to speak English properly. And prior to this‚ rises a problem that has to do with many things
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Malacanang has declared February 25 as a special holiday for all schools nationwide. People Power Day or Araw ng People Power is a school holiday. This is in commemoration of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Senator Gregorio Honasan‚ a former rebel soldier‚ was one of the major figures in the 1986 EDSA Revolution. As the anniversary of the 1986 EDSA revolution approaches‚ he thinks that there is no reason yet to "celebrate" its anniversary. For now‚ the Philippines can only "commemorate it." "Siguro
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