Essays on Mind

Introduction

Jawed Karim, Chad Hurley, and Steve Chen introduced YouTube in 2005. The website uses the domain http://www.youtube.com. The site was focused on helping people across the world to create and share short video clips online. Google purchased the site for $1.65 billion because it was increasing popularity, especially to the young people. Today, there are more than two billion views every day. It is estimated that almost 51 percent of YouTube viewers visit the site weekly and that 52 percent of those that share videos most are between ages 18 to 34 years. The new technology has had an

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I THINK, THEREFORE I AM
"I think; therefore I am" was a seventeenth century statement that Rene Descartes, a French philosopher, used and philosophically proved it beyond doubt. Descartes was initially in the process of figuring out his real nature using reasoning as opposed to experience that many philosophers of his time used. He is considered one of the first philosophers to explore human as more than flesh and blood (Weate, 1998, pp. 34-45). He believed that the processes and means through which individuals judged their environments as well as formed their opinions justified their existence (Weissman, 2006, pp.

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Religions across the world have played the omnipotent role in the lives of the people. Religions have always urged the people to be ardent followers so that they can be led along the path to find peace of mind, salvation and happiness. On the outside, religion has been the paramount path of attaining the transcendental. Thus, it has allured the masses with the promise to make them reach the ultimate fulfillment in their mortal lives and beyond.
However, in the garb of being a way of emancipation from the drudgeries and shortcomings of the humans, religion has influenced the

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Whenever reading any written work of art, the reader always gets fascinated by the heroes of the story and more often want to identify with the said hero. But there are instances where anti heroes dominate the work and find themselves being followed closely by the readers. But wait, what totals up to make a character an anti hero, better still, who is an anti hero? An anti hero is that character who is the rival in the traditional hero or protagonist in a work of art. They do not possess the expected qualities that can enable them to

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The Meditations usually reflected on as the foundation of the modern philosophy of the West. Descartes breaks down the Aristotelian opinion that the entire knowledge is achieved through the senses and that the state of the mind must bear a resemblance to what they are about. He builds up a completely perception of mind, substance and opinions. Descartes employs a lot of skepticism especially in the First Meditation. He starts by asking how he can be sure of anything. He then builds up all types of imaginative and strange reasons as to why he should doubt his senses. Since

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An excerpt from the main book Manufacturing Consent (Pantheon, 1988) indicates a recognition of the functions of the mass media to communicate messages and assist familiarize the populace with values and beliefs that will help integrate them into the society at large. This role, as pointed out in this excerpt, is not possible without ‘systemic propaganda’. Media is controlled monopolistically and censored for being politically incorrect whenever their reports are not in sync with the positions held by the elite, who are strategically positioned to decide how the society operates.
In an interview with various interviewers in 1992, Noah

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Face-to-face communication is a method of conveying and retrieving information through straight interaction between the source and receiver. In this case, straight indicates that there are no communication devices such as letters, phones, computers, letters or telegrams are used in the communication process.
In the contemporary world there are many methods of communication whose suitability’s varies according to occasions. This has been made by the technological advancements that are currently higher than ever before (Winger, 248). Modern communication technology is wonderful but it has its restrictions. If a person indeed wants to reach indulgent in altercation with others,

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“I never loved him,” I said; and at that moment I felt free as never before.

Those four simple words were very hard to say. For the latest weeks I had been saying them in my mind all the time. There they did feel right, but did not anymore when I said them aloud.
Tom regarded me with that piercing gaze of his commanding eyes. I knew this gaze; it always got me weak and incapable of making my own decisions. And that both firm and tender intonations in his voice, when he began reminding me of our sacred memories, I knew it too. I always felt weak near him. In fact that might be

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Health Problems

Insomnia
I have been having unclear memories of even events that took place the previous day. The loss of memory started just a month ago but seems to be increasing because I realized that now can hardly remember occurrences of a few hours ago. I have been also feeling very nervous for no apparent reason. My conscience always puts me at a feeling that something bad is about to happen for reasons unknown to me. Whenever I am slightly scared it develops in to a major depression that takes me days to recover from and I later experience nothing

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Rene Descartes on second meditation seeks to find something certain or at least establish that nothing is certain if he could do nothing. He begins by creating doubt “that all the things which I see are false”. He argues that the body, figure, extension, motion, and place are merely fictions of mind, then if so, what is there that can be esteemed truth? Perhaps nothing is absolutely certain. Descartes questions the senses and whether he depended entirely on them for existence, he is persuaded that all things if maturely and carefully considered, then ‘I am, I exist” is necessarily

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Introduction

The first and the second meditation are found the book called the meditation of the first philosophy written by René Descartes. The book talks about the existence of God and the distinction of the soul from the body. The people who want to pursue careers in philosophy are recommended to read this book. The first meditation people are aware that with doubt then that means it does not exist. The second meditation talks about how the mind, which brings about thinking is said without a doubt that it exist thus ideas are able to be formulated.

The first meditation: concerning those things that can be called into doubt

He starts by

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Name1Name: Professor Name:Title: AssignmentDate: AssignmentQ2. Find Web sites pertaining to building your own computer. Identify three important factors to keep in mind when buying a motherboard. Websites related to build our own PCs are 1. http://www.buildyourown.org.uk 2. www.pcspecialist.co.uk 3. http://www.computerplanet.co.uk 4. http://www.kitchentablecomputers.com . Three important factors to keep in mind when buying a mother board are 1. What kind of processor we want to use because Intel socket and AMDs socket are different to each other are they are incompatible with each other. 2. The type of the RAM and speed of the RAM should be considered. Whether DDR2 or

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This paper is a critical analysis of the issues brought out in Anastasia Salter’s article titled ‘Virtually Yours: Desire in virtual worlds’, it discusses the main issues brought out in the text.
Much of the text on the article virtually yours; desire and fulfilment in virtual worlds by Anastasia Salter revolves around the relationship between virtual realms and reality. These two aspects are such that virtual and real world perceptions are intertwined such that it becomes quite difficult to draw the line between them. Notably, virtual perceptions of reality are not new to humanity as Salter explains human

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Memory is the process of storing and retrieving information. In layman’s terms it is the cumulation of what we hear see and remember. The process of memory or remembering involves 3 stages – encoding the information received, storing it and retrieving it when required. The human mind encodes and stores information in different ways depending on the nature of information and its source. Based on this there are different types of memory.

Implicit and explicit memory

One has to work hard to remember certain things while others are easily retained and retrieved when required. When one has to work hard to retain some

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The traditional Buddhist practices of compassion are a way of helping people undergoing traumatic and terrorizing event to integrate and accept their emotions into their lives. These practices include tantric visualization, mind awareness, and calming relaxation. In many spiritual traditions, it is said that in times of great difficulty and adversity, people have the most potential. Adversity offers a perfect opportunity for attaining enlightenment, but difficult times do not always lead to enlightenment. In fact, when things get really difficult, it leads to a big mess and a lot of neurosis. This is because people get squeezed.
A single

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Human beings are social animals. People need to talk to each other and communicate their ideas and feelings every now and then. But strangely so, communication becomes the hardest task of all for almost everyone to carry out. Getting the original ideas through is a tough job. Many times people find themselves in a conversation where they are at a complete loss for speaking their minds. Even more often individuals are lost in choosing the right way to start a conversation. There is a general fear of rejection of the conversation completely and what follows is an awkward silence.

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Compare and contrast Wundt and Galton.

Undoubtedly the father of psychology, Wundt brought psychology out as a science, distinguishing it from philosophy and biology. Wundt, who institutionalized psychology, is prominently associated with structuralism and voluntarism. His approach to understanding the human mind was quite different from that of Galton because, in Wundt’s views, all human brains were the same, and had to be studied using the same metrics (Malone, 2009). As such, Wundt split the understanding of human brain and behavior into two – subjective and objective aspects. Wundt was undoubtedly the psychologist who explained the essence of the primary and secondary qualities as they

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Literature Review

In the beginning the, the ancient –medieval intellectual system of the Aristotle provided a concrete background for the development of the stable and harmonious natural phenomenon which was considered to remain unchangeable (Mozaffari,359-368). Even more ancient than this, was the idea that the celestial phenomenon place direct effects on the happenings on the earth. This very perspective is in itself reflective of the egocentric perspective of the human mind which seems to be one of the major characteristic of the activities of the human mind and display itself in the day to day activities ( Richardson, p.309-311). One of

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The world greeted Sigmund Freud, whose profound and vigilant mind became the laboratory for psychological discoveries which have shaken the complacent conventions of Western civilization (Puner 1) on the sunny day of May 6, 1856 in a little town of Freiberg, Moravia (now known as Pribor in the Czech Republic). Sigismund (later changed to Sigmund) became a firstborn in the family of five girls and three boys. He had come into the world covered with a growth of pitch-black hair, which his loving mother, Amalia Nathanson Freud, interpreted as a special sign of distinction (Puner 2). Remarkably, she was

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Computers have programs that work perfectly beyond human understanding. This is evident in computer’s ability of defeating humanity in undertaking some activities. For example, Chess is a game that requires intelligence and understanding of people’s minds. The ability of computers to overpower world chess champion is an indicator that computers are often very intelligent. Computers can give answers to anything as long as they receive essential command through the programs. Research shows that digital computers understand few languages but they can hardly think. Searle argues that the best way to test a theory of mind is through

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Introduction

The term ‘Utopia’ can be described as a place or community that possesses perfection and all desired qualities. The world is invented by Thomas More in year 1516 while writing a book on utopia. In his book he referred utopia as an island situated in Atlantic Ocean. There on the term utopia started using for an ideal community or a good place; a place where all things are in order, rules and regulations are being followed and harmony is persisting. Utopia is a place where all creatures of god live together in peace and without damaging or harming each

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This poem is written in first person plural. It is about young school mates who are hanging out together. They have been involved in some crime because they are sitting in a stolen car and the narrator keeps looking out for police officers. It is in the cold season and these young fellows are not dressed for the weather. They are shivering. This poem tries to depict the disorganized life of young people.

The Late Game Charles Simic

This poem is written in first person. The narrator is one of the people watching a live baseball game in a field. The match is being

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Intentionality is a Latin word meaning being guided towards a thing or goal. It is the ability of the mind to represent, to be about, properties, states of affairs and things or focused critical consciousness. It is one of Greene’s themes on intention for consciousness and the viewing of the world through multiple realities showing that existence precedes essence. The three basic types of intentionality are intentionality of vision, belief, and knowledge which are depicted in Greene’s reading. It is one of the assumptions of invitational theory, the human potential realization is best accomplished by programs, places,

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The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis of ‘Arthur Miller’s Play ‘Crucible’. The analysis of this play is to present you with a portrait of the historical context in which the play was written as well as the meaning underlying its plot in relation to its author’s profile.
Arthur Miller is an author whose plays have been received with great enthusiasm on behalf of his readers / audience. It is commonly acknowledged that Miller’s plays have been talking to the hearts of their audience since they seem to depict through their

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Liberal art connotes high-quality multidisciplinary studies. This study does not prepare a student to a specific profession as is the case with law, engineering, or medical studies. Studying liberal arts in college enables the nurturing of a well-informed and an intellectually resilient person. It also fosters aspects of responsibility for the consequences of personal ideas and subsequent actions. These forms of studies are well established within the United States. A degree in liberal arts would ultimately enable one to live a responsible, productive and a creative life in today’s ever-changing world. There are various reasons for choosing to

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The origins of word ‘astrology’ lies in the Latin word ‘astrologia’ which means ‘account of the stars’ (Harper). The advocates of Astrology attempted to define astrology as the form of symbolic language, a form of art, a science and a kind of method of divination (Dietrich, p.305). Astrology can be defined as the study of the relationship between the positions and movements of the stars and other celestial bodies and the life which is present on the Earth. The Astrology is based on the assumption that there exists a positive correlation between the astronomical phenomena and events that take

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Philosophy

Although the utility of so extensive a doubt is not readily apparent, nevertheless its greatest utility lies in freeing us of all prejudices. The first mediation that Rene Descartes encounters is the mediation on what can be considered and called into doubt. He explains how some years back he had been struck the shocking revelation on how many false things he had believed and were false. He establishes the connection between what the mind believes and their true nature. He explains that we should not completely believe in whatever that comes across our mind or believe on those who

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Compare and contrast Descartes method with the approach of Locke

Introduction
Philosophical methods and approaches are concerned with describing how to deal with issues such as the role of science in the society, uncertainty in knowledge, cause-effect relationships, judgment in human affairs, and how to describe and measure human values. asserts that the modern philosophy attributes its development to philosophers like Rene Descartes (1596-150) and John Locke among others. These philosophers brought revolution to the world of cognitive psychology by enumerating ways of ascertaining truth from reality and understanding the human cognition. Rene Descartes method grapples with the issue of certainty of anything. Thus, in Descartes method of doubt,

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Question 2

Life is a voyage of experiences over which some are good and some are bad. All these bring out the nature of being human and what it means to be human. In publications such as Beowulf, Hamlet, Apology of Socrates and The prince, there are diverse views on what it means to be human. Through these publications, the idea is to find out how the authors perceived the nature of humans in relation to those days that they wrote in. It is therefore important to note that each of the writers wrote in different instances though in the same

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Sufficient sleep is a key component to physical fitness

Sleeping is a doing word that is used to explain a situation where a human being or living creature is in a state where the activities of the body are in a rest, so that one is left dormant i.e., unable to think and act. A good sleep is therefore a key towards a healthy life. Take a look at day to day activities that are aimed at achieving some set of objectives; one has to do multiple activities at a go. The same activities are not considerate on the human body parts that contribute to coordination of the

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Serial killing is the most common form of multiple murders. It is in most cases characterized by the killing of three or more persons over a period of time days, weeks or years with a cooling off period between the murders (O’reily-Fleming, pg. 17). The definition of serial murder would go further and evaluate the motive of the serial murder. Many authors have argued that for a series of killings to be termed serial murder, there has to be no clear motive. Some authors tend to equate serial killing with a motive that has no direct or pecuniary

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Nietzsche’s genealogy of morality and Freud’s concept of unconsciousness offer distinct explanations for the forces that affect behavior. The relationship in their explanations perhaps lies in the fact that both of them attribute the behavioral factors in human beings to influences. However, the point of departure between the two begins with the nuanced association of the causes of the behavioral influences. While Nietzsche would have us believe that behavioral influences are a factor of social constructs of what is bad and evil, Freud on the other hand, would have us believe that behavior are a factor of

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Introduction

“Cogito ergo sum” is a Latin phrase translated in English as “I think, therefore I am”. The phrase was Rene Descartes’ (1596-1650) philosophical proposition of existence in that he knew he was somewhere as an entity because of his capacity to have thoughts. The proposition has been perceived by western scholars as the foundation for all knowledge because while some objects can be queried if the belong to the realm of imagination or reality, the act of doubting ones existence is proof enough of the reality of their existence (Broughton, 109). I agree with Descartes proposal based on my

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According to Rene Descartes book Meditations, clearly discuses the six meditation processes in which Descartes discards all the things that are not absolutely certain in view that brings the concept of what can be known for sure to be true and realistic. The meditations contain his metaphysical system in expanding the system.
In one of his meditations, he describes human beings as a thing dose thing. This clearly brings the concept that human beings as other things clearly exist and God poses the power of producing all the things. This is based on the faculty of imagination that a

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Introduction

Freud engages in human liberalism through the development of his theory of the mind. He makes an analysis and implication of the unconscious mind. At first, he thought psychoanalysis is a technique used clinically for the treatment of hysteria in the late 19th century. Freud believes that there are three fundamentals tenets to psychoanalysis. His rejection of the Kantian notion of the mind that, the mind grasps its essence fully and completely through critical self-reflection is an important engagement in criticizing human liberalism. He presents his idea that the object (human being) is not aware of the mind. This

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Unconsciousness can be well described by a situation or a state whereby the human mind is devoid of responsiveness to people, habitat or any other stimuli found in the environment. In a straightforward language, it is a state where the mind is functioning to its optimum or there is disconnect in the human coordination system. For instance any patient, who is in a coma, is described as being in an unconscious state. A point to note is the fact that what basically causes lack of consciousness is anything will hinder the normal function of the brain, for instance, brain

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Naif Alsultan

Introduction
The vaccine-autism controversy came into limelight in 1998 after a UK-based gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a paper linking the MMR vaccine to autism using inappropriate and false research techniques (Gerber & Offit, 2009). The theory was later disproved. Yet, some parents still felt that the reason for their child having autism was vaccine. This is primarily because the human mind is inclined towards reasoning, questioning and pattern perception. As Chabris and Simons point out in their book, this very drive for stamping on reasons for every occurrence and coincidence leads to the Illusion of cause theory (2010). According

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A very popular misconception about skeptics is the general idea that they are individuals who have a tendency to disbelieve things. However the true and actual meaning of skepticism wonders far away from doubt, negativity or disbelief. Skepticism is a process that involves more of the application of critical thinking and detailed reasoning in the determination of the validity of a given issue. Skepticism involves pursuit of supported conclusion in the determination of truths and facts. It involves systematic doubt, suspended judgment and often elements of criticism. It also entails doubt concerning widely accepted religious and cultural principles for

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I am a Buddhist and this is the first time when I am going to visit a church, and experience its facility, people, culture and several other aspects. The church, I decided to visit is a catholic church which is very near to my place. While entering into the church, I realized its difference from our temples. It was entirely different in terms of building, furniture, sitting arrangement, pictures of gods and dressing style of people. But one thing I found similar in my temple and church is peace and relaxing environment; an environment in which one gets attached

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Introduction

In the 20th century, probably under the influence of the industrial revolution, artists used manufactured objects as subjects of art. These objects were extracted from the artificial environment and converted into art. An example of this is Marcel Duchamp’s piece known as the ReadyMades (1915). More recently, Rachel Whiteread made use of this trend in some of her last works of art. Over time, her works have been the subject of inquiry. Her earlier works underlined an interest in absence and shadow of things. She made sculptures by creating casts of the space around objects. In recent works,

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