Essays on Humanness

Understanding the nature and connection between the mind and the body is less about finding one definite answer and more about the lasting implications that arise when probing into such a question. What does it mean to be a human being? Is humanness simply the body, or is it the desires and inclinations that make up our complex personalities? Are mind and soul one and the same? These questions arise in the Star Trek episode, “The Measure of a Man,” where Picard and Maddox view the same thing, Data, in two different ways. Maddox is initially guided by the ...

The story of Orpheus and Eurydice remains one of the most famed myths of ancient Greece. It is not only a tale that pulses with the timeless themes of beauty, love and loss, but it also reveals deeper aspects of the human experience regarding what it means to be god and man. As a man endowed with god-like powers in the form of musical ability, Orpheus carried within himself the unique and precious capacity to bend even the most rigid hearts into understanding and supporting his deepest desires, including the rare chance to bring someone back to life. This ...

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Since the early days, psychologists, teachers, parents and health professionals have been interested in the effects media has on children. One of the things, which appear to be a problem seen among children who have had excessive exposure to violent video games and television is an increased level of aggression. The following study reviews peer-reviewed articles to understand if any link exists between exposure to violent video games and increased levels of aggression in children and adolescents. The focus of the studies examined will remain on violent video games due to their popularity among young children and adolescents. It ...