Essays on Truth

Knowledge is to know or understand something or someone. It is the information, truth or expertise acquired through learning or experience. It can be implicit or explicit. Knowledge is a very wide concept and has no end. Acquiring knowledge involves cognitive processes, communication, perception and …

Horse Racing, the act of racing horses to win money, has been a controversial topic since the sport began in 1665 in Long Island NY.  Horse racing is a form of entertainment for people all over the globe in countries such as the United States …

In this essay I will explore why such a large number of people claim truth in conspiracy theories surrounding the September attacks of 9/11. I will analyse the idea that citizens will often blame the political power, instead of agreeing with some more believable views. …

Further into this, Shakespeare continues to explore the theme of ambition in Macbeth by further presenting Macbeth’s eagerness and uncontrollable desire for the third prophecy of him becoming king. A line to prove this from Act 1 Scene 3 from Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’ is: ‘(aside) …

Critical thinking involves skilled observation or judgment. The standards of critical thinking are: Clarity: that which is true can be expressed clearly. Clarity in expression is a sign of intelligence. If a statement is unclear, we cannot determine whether it is accurate or relevant. Precision: …

The temporal world in which we live encompasses everything we know. All of our knowledge comes from a trust of five and a half billion people that have no idea where they came from, and no idea where they are headed; a world of blind …

It is generally accepted in society that critical thinking is a completely normal process for any person, or even a natural way of thinking. But in reality, everything is much more complicated: people often shy away from critical thinking, are biased towards phenomena, or, conversely, …

The moment as a newborn child entered this world a year ago, still remains vivid in my mind. It’s hard to believe I lost my aunt, the one person who was so close to heart, someone whom I used to look for, someone who treated …

Can you remember the last time someone lied to you or you did to someone? Even though lying is morally wrong, people lie every day for many reasons. It is all around us that never stops. It is quite common and comes naturally to human …

The process of transition in different countries offer an array of options ranging from truth commissions, lustration and trials. International courts including the hybrid courts ( Cambodia and Sierra Leone) , international criminal court and even ad hoc tribunals (Yugoslavia and Rwanda) are more skewed …

Introduction In the following I will assess a research article ‘No place called home: the causes and social consequences of the UK housing ‘bubble’’ by Bone and O’Reilly (2010).A short summary of the article will be included. The article will then be discussed in terms …

Introduction Post-modernity is a concept that deals with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. It is positioned as a result of modernity, which claims the idea Progress, a sense of history and democratization (e.g. personalization). Post modernity …

Kane (2010) declares that Xers were conceived roughly in the vicinity of 1965 and 1980. Regularly this age was raised with two-wage families, and there was a rising separation rate. Ladies joined the workforce in extensive numbers generating the time of hook key kids (as …

William Westmoreland proclaims, “War is fear cloaked in courage. ” Tim O’brien, Lily Lee Adams, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. composed literary works that disclose the different degrees of fear and absurdity aroused by war. “Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? “, “The Friendship …

True or false, probably a term most people are familiar with. Such a thing seems quite simple to comprehend, however determining whether something is true or not isn’t the easiest of tasks. In order to determine if something is false, we must first establish what …

A position paper (also called a point of view paper) is an essay that presents the author’s opinion about an issue. Like a debate, a position paper presents one side of an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to …

The 21st Century, a time we live in where nearly everything is documented. Whether it be written and put into archives or posted on Facebook. Things were much different in the early stage of man up until now. The cave people documented things by writing …

Authors truly have endless opportunities as far as creating effects is concerned. They can create effects by what they say and they also can create effects by what they do not say, or what their characters do not do. In 19th century American literature, we …

Mason Ochocki Through the Eyes of a Snow Man Many people have a very positive connotation with the word “snowman”. For most, it summons memories of asking Mom for carrots or some spare buttons, and of rolling giant snowballs into a form that resembles a …

Introduction The main aim of this essay is to investigate the impact of technology on contemporary art. In a more detail, this essay will exploref the impact of mobile phones and the Internet on contemporary art. This essay will include theoretical foundation, backed up with …

Both Oscar Wilde and Henry Ibsen hurled criticism at the ‘modal woman’, the Victorian convention of females. Both writer’s work occurring at a period when Great Britain were threatening to conquer the world, with colonisation of other civilisations. While males enjoyed the world’s freedom, Women …

Christian History in Cross-Cultural Perspective A great deal of Donald A. McGavran’s insight can be traced to the unique advantage he had of growing up in India as a third generation missionary. by Ralph D. Winter T here before McGavran’s eyes were not only the …

Ontologically objective: The ontologically objective thing is the thing that does not depend on you of its existence, like the existence of a table or a tree. You can’t decide its physical existence. Means the existence of an object that you can’t deny by using …

Epistemology: The branch of philosophy that investigates the nature, sources, limitations, and validity of knowledge. Rationalism: The position that reason alone, without the aid of sensory info, is capable of arriving at some knowledge, at some undeniable truths. Empiricism: the position that knowledge has its …

Based on the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, I would have to disagree with his argument that lying is wrong under any circumstances. In this paper I will discuss my reason for disagreeing with the argument based on the flaw stated in the argument, how lying …

The value of the definition of philosophy: the value of specific things are an integral part of the human brain is everything in the world is divided into two major categories of useful and harmful, from the two major types of specific things in the …

In “A Separate Peace”, John Knowles uses the characters come to understand the difference between fantasy and reality, innocence and experience, and sympathy and hatred. Phineas uses denial to protect himself against the reality of war. One person can need protection to hide from an experience that’s been …

Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union, once stated “A lie told often enough becomes the truth. ” In times of inclusive deception, it is only innate for humanity to be blinded by the truth in a vast sea of lies to the …

Dana Epstein Professor Morris ENG 2850 TR54C October 13, 2009 The Illusions That Define Us: Appearance versus Reality “Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. ” That quote by Nicollo Machiavelli …

Speed and time seems to shrink almost into a breakneck pace. And yet the most difficult task for every human being is to find meaning for his/her existence. The explosion of practical atheism and relativism seems to be adding oil to this fire. We can …