Response to the McCloskey article on economic methodology
When dealing with the subject of religion or spirituality the idea of philosophical or logical proof is not always applicable. If an individual believes in the existence of a Supreme Being, they do so based on faith – on their feelings and need to believe, most certainly not because there is a concrete syllogism to prove God as a fact. Faith, in fact, cannot be philosophically correct, nor can it be incorrect because it is based on feelings. One cannot persuade someone with faith not to believe, most of the time any logical argument has no point because of the individual's unquestioning faith in the existence of a Higher Power. An atheist, on the other hand, cannot intrinsically believe in a "thing" or "being" that has never physically appeared to them, or with finite proof.
The Kiss of the Fur Queen: colonialism, westernization, and indigenous culture
In Kiss of the Fur Queen, the natives in 20th Century Canadian society experience mass poverty, disempowerment and violence, including the rape and murder of native women in Winnipeg, which Jeremiah witnesses.
Medea: tragedy, characterization, and dramatic themes
Medea has emerged from ancient myth to become an archetype of the scorned woman who kills her own children to spite her husband, who must then suffer the fate of outliving them. The story itself is horrific, and yet it…
Jaguars and Were-Jaguars: Olmec Art and Iconography
This paper discusses the "were-jaguar" symbol found in the Olmec culture. It looks at the archaeological evidence of the classification as well as alternative classifications of the symbol. It appears that the were-jaguar may have been misclassified and may something else entirely, such as a toad, a caiman or crocodilian, a rattlesnake, or simply a deformed human. Nonetheless, it is still an important figure in the Olmec culture.