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Politics, News & Issues > US Law & Justice (Other) Law, government and free choice: 1 of 10

Truth, Justice, and Integrity Those very illustrious qualities of truth, justice, and integrity are allegedly hotly pursued though they seem to remain quite elusive and debatable in societal discourses. The lens of relativity causes one to question whether or not truth can indeed be definitive, whether integrity is the crux ...
Education > College Life College orientation: How to assess your strengths and weaknesses: 4 of 9

The beauty of college is its ability to challenge our long-held beliefs in order that we emerge transformed. This transformation occurs through nothing less than the fire of struggle. It is as much the atmosphere, the time period in most college students' lives, and the newly found independence, as it is the intriguing class...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Attempting to define reality: 22 of 42

Many philosophers, scholars, and intellectuals have deconstructed, reconstructed, synthesized, vilified, praised and condemned language. From Descartes to Saussure to Lacan, theorists have contemplated not only the meaning of words but the sounds, images, and unconscious manifestations of what words signify. Language is both...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Power: 13 of 23

History, Consciousness, Power Amos Wilson states: "To manipulate history is to manipulate consciousness; to manipulate consciousness is to manipulate possibilities; and to manipulate possibilities is to manipulate power" (The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness, 1993, p.2). Indeed, those who write the history have power o...
Education > Adult Education Adult education: How obtaining a degree can impact your life: 8 of 9

By 2011, I will have four degrees. I definitely believe in education, but I am having second thoughts about formal education if it is not a bachelor's degree or a professional degree. From a very young age I believed that the bachelor's degree was needed as a baseline to get a decent paying job. The professional degree (medi...