There once was a man whose lifelong dream was to sail the Mediterranean Sea on a massive cruise ship. He spent years pinching pennies until he saved enough to buy himself a ticket. When it came to saving money, this man was an expert. To avoid spending too much on his cruise, he packed enough…
Information Measurement Theory has been applied by multitudes of visionary people over the years. One masterful musician and poet who has repeatedly incorporated IMT concepts into his art is the one and only Bob Dylan. I would like to focus on one of Mr. Dylan’s songs in particular, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”. The…
If virtue is equated with happiness then one must define what makes up happiness. In Nichmachean Ethics, Aristotle suggests “virtue… is of two kinds intellectual and moral”. In this sense, the virtue of an action must begin with the “inception” of the idea and follow through with the performance of the action as habitual. Thus, one…
Once a year, the citizens of the United States meet with their close friends and loved ones to celebrate and give thanks for the blessings in their lives. That same night, in the ultimate display of irony, these same people spend hours waiting in lines, getting into fights, and stampeding through stores for the purpose…
Faheem Rasheed Najm. Now that’s not a name many people would recognize, even though he has had quite the prominent presence in pop culture for the past decade. The name of his people will recognize? T-Pain. Since starting his career over 10 years ago as a rapper and singer, T-Pain has released four albums and…
The advocacy film Forks Over Knives focuses on the work of Drs. Caldwell Esselstyn and T. Colin Campbell. These protagonists argue that many common human ailments such as heart disease, cancer, and obesity are caused by the animal product-heavy Western diet. They contend that many of these issues would be greatly diminished or resolved if…
I live in Arizona with both of my parents and my three sisters. Are you afraid of me? I am a nineteen-year-old honor student who is going through college. Are you afraid of me now? I dream of growing up to be a successful engineer with a beautiful wife and two kids. How about now? …
Culture
Beauty is an abstract concept, and mankind is as close to coming up with a definition for it as we are to actually establishing just what the meaning of life truly is. Regardless of our uncertainty, we continue to water our “beautiful” roses so they can fill the world with their mysterious attractive colors and…
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