Although there exist various jurists under the natural law umbrella, the focus shifts to Thomas Aquinas who is a classical naturalist. Natural Law alias true law is defined as a right reason in agreement with nature which is universal, eternal and unchanging sourcing its validity from the Almighty. This is to say, filtering the many availed principles of nature requires reasoning. In fact law and […]

The news platform has evolved over the ages starting from the printing press which came into existence in around 1440s till date. Now we are living in the new era where we have internet which connects people from all around the world regardless of the time and distance within a short period of time. We cannot overstate how the media influences people through various sources […]

Poets such as Adrienne Rich and Muriel Rukeyser wrote with the firm belief that poetry had the power to create change, both in individual people and within society as a whole. While they wrote for different political reasons (Adrienne Rich was more concerned with women’s rights, while Rukeyser essentially tackled the entire political spectrum), they shared a common attitude in changing the world with the […]

Recent reviews have underscored the need to better link different identity models, in order to better understand the complexity of identity pursuits. Therefore, we used a mixed approach in which we investigated the relation between a process-oriented approach and a narrative life-story approach. Having common theoretical background in Erikson’s seminal work of identity development, the integration of the two models allows for a more comprehensive […]

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle presents a theory of moral responsibility that involves actions and character acquisition. He examines when and how individuals are responsible, and provides an objection to when people are never responsible for what they do. I first describe the concepts of moral responsibility, virtues, actions, and decision-making, then analyze the objection and Aristotle’s response. In this essay, I will argue that this […]

Absolute mayhem has just occurred in California, as a devastating 9. 3 earthquake has hit, leaving San Francisco and surrounding cities completely destroyed. With reports of over 100, 000 deaths, and four times that many severe sustained injuries, there are is no time to waste. A vast amount of the city’s buildings has been damaged, if not completely destroyed, leaving majority of the population displaced. […]

In March, the Georgia State Legislature passed SB 315 only for Governor Deal veto the bill. Supporters of S. B. 315 saw the legislation as necessary to protect private data, deter malicious hackers, and empower companies to “hack back, ” while opponents feared it would chill cybersecurity research, harm Georgia’s growing cybersecurity industry, see abuse by malicious hackers and over-zealous prosecutors alike. Background In August […]

“How well do you know yourself?”, seems an easy question to figure out but when being asked you could be thinking twice. Do I really know myself as an individual or do I need to depend on what other people perceive on me? Somehow, a simple question becomes complex when followed by another question as possible responses or ideas become broader. Identity relates to every […]