B2

My rhetoric skills have improved even more since my writing of B1/C1. My grammatical structure has improves greatly, and I have become capable of using brighter, more vivid words in my writing.

MLA has really aided me in using correct citations of sources for my research. I have also been able to weed out extra information in my papers, whereas ( Read more... )

Muslims believe that God revealed a message to humanity through Muhammad (c. 570-July 6, 632) via the angel Gabriel.[6] Muhammad is considered to have been God's final prophet, the "Seal of the Prophets". The revelations made to Muhammad constitute the holy book of Islam, the Qur'an. The Qur'an is believed to be the flawless final revelation of God ( Read more... )

Religion is the most destructive force upon this planet; it seeks to assert its dominance over others through decrees and threats that have no scientific findings. Monotheistic religions in particular tend to lean towards violence while preaching peace and assert the so called fact that you must believe or face damnation. A great example can be ( Read more... )

Passion is the root of the artist, but that can easily be transformed into infatuation and jealousy. Happiness is considered by most to be an unexplainable thing and others a chemical reaction within the body. It is my belief however, that the only real gauge of happiness is pain. Happiness is the feeling at the end of the day when you have strived ( Read more... )

To begin, we have to deal with the most controversial of the topics covered in this paper: do we abide by decisions more out of internal or external influences?  Is it moral values or societal pressures enforced by religion, law or simply "peer pressure"?  Do we abide by so called wisdom, or could it be something more, and for that matter, what is ( Read more... )

Films are one of the cornerstones of our society. Whether it be Friday nights with a significant other or Sunday nights with your family, either way the matinee is a part of our lives.  However, what ill affects has it produced in our society? This paper seeks to psychoanalyze an art form, which is essentially looking into our culture as a whole, ( Read more... )

             I personally have always had a love-hate relationship with death. I love horror movies; blood, guts, death, gore, the villain-every single aspect of that specific genre of movie. However, when I am forced to deal with the death of a friend or family member, I cannot cope well with the idea of his or her death. Knowing the mere fact I ( Read more... )

            I personally have always had a love-hate relationship with death. I love horror movies; blood, guts, death, gore, the villain-every single aspect of that specific genre of movie. However, when I am forced to deal with the death of a friend or family member, I cannot cope well with the idea of his or her death. Knowing the mere fact I ( Read more... )

In class today we had a lecture over comparative religion, which is the finding of universals across religions.  Freud, Erikson, Anna, Jung, Lacan, Durkheim, Newmann, and Bowlby were among the people discussed.   For Erikson, ego-identity and personality were brought up.  Anna's psychoanalytic society was a topic, tieing in Lacan and Bowlby's ( Read more... )

Today we printed up our essay three's and discussed what we could do as far as editing was concerned.  I had started mine, but it was on my computer at home and I had not posted it on livejournal.  Therefore, I could not print anything out worth discussing.  I submitted a first draft on Saturday, even though my theory two and mediation theory were ( Read more... )