Two speeches on freedom. Both on totalitarianism. But the only difference is the view. While Huxley comes from an objective standpoint, it is seen that Kennedy standing against it. Also it is seen that Huxley’s opinion on advertising can also be applied on Kennedy. Huxley assesses the “threat” as people’s freedom being diminished by the [...]

There is a sense of tragedy that has changed in centuries but some of the general aspects of it remained the same. Based on these general similarities, “Faust”, “Hamlet” and “Oedipus Rex” are defined as tragedies. As time goes by the modernizing sense of tragedies has changed certain ideas of Aristotle’s earliest definition. Even though [...]

“Things Fall Apart,” written by Chinua Achebe, and V. S. Naipaul’s “A Bend in the River” are seen as sequels by many people. Both novels contain introspective reflection on the practices of western modernity as well as the meaning of life. Furthermore, both authors differ from many post-colonial writers because they display a more painful [...]

Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and V. S. Naipaul’s “A Bend in The River” both have characters which represent an inner cultural struggle between African/traditional culture and the newly introduced European culture. Two characters who are clearly dealing with this struggle of cultural identity are Nwoye (the main character Okonkwo’s son in “Things Fall Apart”) [...]

When I hear the word ‘youth’, the first thing that comes to my mind is inexperienced. Without the essential material of life, without the experience of decades, youth is always left in darkness without a guide. Is that not the reason we hold on to our creators, our mothers and our fathers to protect us [...]

La primera vez que fui al cine, tenia cuatro años y fui a ver Rugrats, un dibujo animado. Fuimos con mi madre, en el cine de Akmerkez. Recuerdo que tenia mucho miedo del ruido y la gran pantalla, y durante la pelicula lloré, y pregunté a mi madre que baje el volumen. Despues, no fui [...]

‘Should a child be told the truth when grown?’ quote Julian Assange, this is what leads us to ask the question does mankind actually have a certain time or maturity at when it is ready to learn the truth, or is there never a boundry for the absolute realities of the world? The question to [...]

Shakespeare’s portrayal of women in Hamlet, and the relationship between the male and female characters make this play unsuitable for study in schools. The play Hamlet includes lots of sexist content and reading this may effect teenagers who are in a very sensitive and easily effective age. Male characters’ behaviours towards female characters, women’s voice [...]

During the New Media Order conference, Tom Chatfield said, “When something is uncanny, we tend to rationalize instead of dealing with it.” The uncanny refers to what freaks people out. Anything that doesn’t seem quite right or not completely true makes us uncomfortable, and dealing with it may be harder than it seems. When we [...]

A Greek philosopher once said, “You cannot step twice into the same river.” He believed in a world of change and the singleness and uniqueness of a moment. Another Greek philosopher Horace used the words, “Carpe Diem”; to point out how important it was to capture every moment as if it was your last. He [...]