Haiti & Vodou
Haiti’s past begins with the Spanish Settlement in the 1600s and the land is now Haiti which was once in the Americas and was called Hispaniola. Then much later in 1804 Haiti became its own…
The Declaration of the Rights of Woman
What does The Declaration of the Rights of Woman demonstrate about the French Revolution? The Declaration of the Rights of Woman fall right into what a big portion of what the French Revolution was about. …
“Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau on Government and Goodness”
I think looking at 4 different ideas of a government makes you think about how and what should be changed now. I think each philosopher has a valid argument and they all make sense and…
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Humanism
Humanism is a very wide-spectrum “idea”. It was first really noticed in the Renaissance era and then was highlighted more throughout this time period. hu·man·ism /ˈ(h)yo͞oməˌnizəm/ an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance…
Enlightenment Evolving
I think The Age of Enlightenment was very interesting. There is a lot of backstory on how science came to be based on things that people thought were just theories. In our last reading about…
What is this?
Okay so I know we already explored the idea of “what is the point of life” and “what are we doing here” but for some reason this idea cannot leave my mind. It’s not even…
The matter of believing
I believe that if you think of something so much you can get it. With a lot of situations we tend to wish about things. Sometimes we pray to god, the universe, and whatnot. Everyone…
J term project
For our J term project we were asked to think about what religion we followed and what aspects of that religion we believe in, as well as other belief systems we think of. For my…
My Winter Break Findings
At the beginning of my winter break I went down to Florida. I stayed in a little part called Surfside. It might sound familiar because this was the same part where the Surfside condominium collapse…
The Holiday Season
When the holiday season comes around it of course excites me, I mean who wouldn’t it excite! Snow, hot chocolate, ice skating, and the holidays each one of us celebrates. For me it’s Hanukkah and…
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