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In my opinion, I feel like this poem relates to what we were talking about in class on Tuesday. “Empty yourself of everything” already gives the reader a hint about what this poem is mostly about. Instead of getting caught … Continue reading →

The theme of this poem focuses on the equilibrium of coexistence. The author asks in the first two lines of the poem “Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation?”. This question is to allow readers to think about … Continue reading →

The Tao, defined as the absolute principle underlying the universe, seems to be described with a consistent ambiguity, and as an entity appears undefinable, yet all powerful. In the poem, much is made of this inability to define. For instance, … Continue reading →

Pfanner, Eric. “Japan Pitches Its High-Speed Train With an Offer to Finance.”The New      York Times. The New York Times, 18 Nov. 2013. Web. 07 May 2016. Eric Pfanner published this article for the New York Times regarding the … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/war-on-drugs-statistics-systematic-policy-failure-united-nations This is an article about the War on Drugs from the US edition of the British paper, The Guardian. It speaks about how the war on drugs has failed to yield positive results and its results are actually negative. … Continue reading →

ARRAF AHMED Link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/04/21/science/paris-agreement-carbon-dioxide-global-warming.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FGlobal%20Warming&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=collection Annotation: We all know that climate change has become a greater issue for the world that we currently live on. This article mentions the plans/actions that are to be taken by certain powerhouse nations in reducing the emission … Continue reading →

Standford Prison Responses   Yes, you all brought up several salient points from this video: The quickness of the turn in attitude by, especially, the guards; the role of stripping someone of his individuality (both “prisoners” and “guards”) and how … Continue reading →

One thing that struck me as weird about this experiment is the fact that no one really decided to call quits early on. It was standard procedure at the time (and today)  that you could leave any experiment at any … Continue reading →

Stanford Experiment Group #7 Post The one thing I didn’t realize mattered for an experiment such as this was the beginning of how it is supposed to start. Since this was an experiment, I thought that the participants that were … Continue reading →

On Day 1 prisoner 1037 in his own voice said he didn’t care what he experienced because he just saw the experiment as a job. On Day 2 I realized the experiment guards started maintaining the prison with law and … Continue reading →