Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Satirical Piece: Discrimination
The dream to “Make America Great again” has finally arrived. The sunshiny Utopia that we all dreamed of where people are seen and judged only by their character and not their skin colour is here. This dream has finally become a reality with no more wars, poverty and famine. Welcome to a world of equality.…
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Bare Vexed
Isabelle Kerr’s piece of writing is very clear point made by herself with an attempt at explaining the “destructive nature” that slang is having on the English language.However the execution of the argument is poorly made with obvious flaws seen throughout the entire piece. Possibly the only redeeming feature of Kerr’s writing is the clarity in…
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Two Point Perspective
Walking down the street I had never thought the world could be this bright. Being selected by my Dad to go on a special trip made me feel like a medieval knight. It felt like an adventure unlike any other. Hear the roar of the chariot my dad calls a car as it barrels down…
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On My First Son Translation
Goodbye, my irreplaceable son and Happiness My problem was wishing too much for you my loving son 7 years you were loaned to me and now I have to pay Done by the Gods on the right day I could no longer be a Dad? for why should a man not be grieved and be…
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On my first son Analysis
In this poem we see many contrasts and parallel’s to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Soliloquy “To be or not To be”. In both poems one of the most prominent and obvious things that you can see from it is that they both are an internal emotional struggle for both people with Hamlet deliberating whether he should…
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Capitalism vs Communism
In capitalism their is much seen to the difference we have between it and Communism we can see this by the different aproaches they have e.g Capitalism is a profit based system likened to Democracy with different rights and features obtained because of the rich being able to rule people in the way they see…
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Hamlet Act 5 Scene 1-2
Act 5 Scene 1 The act starts with two gravediggers digging a hole for a christian burial they argue about the fact that the women doesn’t deserve a burial because she killed herself and the other argues she earns it because of her rank. Hamlet and the Gravedigger engage in a game of cat and…
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Hamlets to be or not to be
To live or not to live is my problem. To remain respected and live with my uncles deceit or to kill him for his crimes ending his reign of terror. to die or rest knowing the rest I bring destroying the pain he caused to so many
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Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1-7
Act 4 Scene 1 Claudius expects to receive news about his plan but his Queen Gertrude comes to inform him of Hamlets killing of Polonius much to the King’s surprise. King Claudius tries to devise a plan to make sure Hamlets wrong deed is not linked back to him and tells the Queen that they…
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Act 3 Scene 1-4
Act 3 Scene 1 In the beginning of this act the King calls upon two of Hamlets close friends Rozencrantz and Guildenstern to ask them to inform him of Hamlets recent actions to which they inform him of very little without disclosing Hamlets plan to attack and kill the King. The King and Queen agree…
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Hamlet Act 1, Scene ii – Graphic
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