Category: Philosophy

Why did Thebes side with Persia? When Xerxes invaded Greece in 480 BC the Thebans had decided to side with the Persians. A Theban contingent had fought on the Greek side at Thermopylae, but had surrendered on the third day, and their involvement was probably not entirely voluntary. They then decided to move against Thebes…. […]

Can faith and fear coexist? It is not impossible to live in faith and fear at the same time. We can have faith in God, God’s plan for us, and God’s plan for the world but still struggle with our very human fears. Our fears are our insecurities, which, at their core, can always be […]

How are things at your end? The correct expression is “How are things going at your end?”, or just “how are things at your end?”. It is simply asking how a person is, when the person is away from the speaker – either talking on the phone, or over the internet. ‘At your end’ means […]

What is the saddest song that will make you cry? Below, 20 Reddit users share the life-changing songs that make them tear up every time. “When She Loved Me” — Sarah McLachlan. “Fix You” — Coldplay. “Wish You Were Here” — Pink Floyd. “What a Wonderful World” — Louis Armstrong. “Living Years” — Mike and […]

Is Northwestern a Tier 1 school? Tier 1 schools include: Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, UChicago, Caltech, Columbia, Brown, Northwestern, The University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Duke, Vanderbilt, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Rice. Is UChicago or Northwestern better? UChicago is ranked 19 places above Northwestern in the latest QS World University Rankings®, ninth in the world […]

What does tempering mean? Tempering, in its simplest form, means to bring two liquids you plan to blend together to a similar temperature before combining them completely. Tempering is what keeps eggs from cooking when they’re added to a hot sauce and gives chocolate candy a perfect polish. Is it pronounced conch or conk? If […]

What would Lenin think of Stalin? Lenin felt that Stalin had more power than he could handle and might be dangerous if he was Lenin’s successor. Stalin is too coarse and this defect, although quite tolerable in our midst and in dealing among us Communists, becomes intolerable in a Secretary-General. Which action was taken by […]

What does the Bible say about taking steps? “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord” show us that God has given directions as to the way his people should walk (i.e., live) in this world. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly […]

Can I download from archive org? 1. To download single files, click the SHOW ALL link. Then right-click or control-click on the link to the file you wish to download. To download all the files on the page that have the same format, click one of the links in the DOWNLOAD OPTIONS menu and select […]

What determines if an issue has Exigence? In rhetoric, exigence is an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak. “In every rhetorical situation,” said Bitzer, “there will be at least one controlling exigence which functions as the organizing principle: it specifies the audience to be addressed and the change […]