The ‘big’ news of the week is that David Cameron wants us to pay VAT on our sausage rolls. In my opinion, such a tax is worth it just for the enjoyment of watching so many politicians forcing their way through pasties in the most uncomfortable manner imaginable. It looked like it had been a while since Ed Milliband had been in a shop of any description, never mind a Gregg’s.
Over the years I have been contemplating about many things. For example, what makes us human, do we all act in the same primitive way in certain situations, is there such thing as an evil baby, what is the secret of the Cosmos, is there a parallel universe? The truth is that not many of my close friends ask themselves the same questions, the truth is that there are many people out there that are entirely focused on their boring daily routine: wake up, go to work, meet up with friends, hook up with someone and so on.
What is philosophy? How is it useful? Does it have any utility in real life? Or is it simply a theoretical study with no benefits? These are some questions that I am often asked when I tell people that I am a student of philosophy. Well, many persons made the mistake of confusing philosophy with psychiatry. Study of psychiatry may help the individual identify the connection between the thought process and physical decision-making.
One of my favourite tv shows to watch ever since its it graced the airwaves in 2004, is “House”. I watched its seventh season when it began in September last year and watched it again during the summer in preparation for season eight. All I can say is that season seven rocked it and the finale was mouthwatering. There were a few unanswered questions that I am sure will be floating around the minds of the viewers including myself
Now, where we stand in history, it’s far too late to wind back the clock and un-do the damage. What’s the point in lying to ourselves? The next best thing we can do, however, is be honest about what we are doing; although that’s not as good as a real solution – obviously – it’s a start, at least, to bringing ourselves together as one unit so something can be done.
One of the industries in the biggest position of doom and gloom are heating oil suppliers – the people who make the world go round in so many ways. Unlike plane companies, who, when you really break it down, offer a luxury service in the most cases, those who sell us oil for heating have very little choice. It’s a necessary evil and something which will be the very last thing to go, along with cars and motorbikes.
Don’t make outlandish claims: this is number 2 because it IS so common…and it’s really starting to get on my nerves…
After reading far too many philosophy books – I won’t give an exact number because it would scare you…it scares me even thinking about it, which I am now doing, just as I said I wouldn’t –I have come to the conclusion that opinion is something which changes in every second of our lives. I used to think that an opinion was something we carried with us constantly, a thing which is unchangeable, but the truth – what I believe, anyway – is that opinion is a shape-shifting animal. This makes it very hard to pin-down, which can be troublesome at times! (Even my opinion on opinion itself has changed since I started writing this…you see how complicated it is? Ah! My brain hurts…)
every second we are awake we are being fed yet more information and making new decisions and having even more hopes and dreams
With the infamous Big Brother series moving over to Channel 5 soon, the question of how the creators will once again create something amazing and inventive is on everyone’s lips. Nobody is more intrigued about this than I am: I’ve seen virtually every single series and am presently finding it quite difficult to imagine how things could be in any way surprising.
That said, all this pressure might have some effect on the creators’attitude and who knows? It may make them work extra hard to devise something which really brings in the viewers. I for one certainly hope so. We’ve seen and heard a lot of things in the past and now I think the general public are ready for BB to become something completely new.
Everyone has a different take on BB and the hype that surrounds it. Some say it’s a waste of time, while others say it’s a psychological experiment that we can’t live without. My opinion is that it’s something in-between. And there are definitely new things to be done to the show, such as…
I would allow various creatures into the house to sniffle around them as they sat there absolutely terrified!
Opinion, eh? It’s a difficult thing to keep track of. That might sound like a ridiculous statement, but to prove my point I would like you to take a simple test:
1) Remember what you thought of tea when you a child. A cup of tea, I mean. Now remember what you think of it now. It shouldn’t be too hard for you, seeing as whenever you read this it is technically ’now’.
2) Remember what you thought of music when you were younger. Are your tastes still the same? Unlikely.
3) Remember what you thought of scary films when you were 5 or 6. And now…?
I think I have made my point. With the test I am illustrating, of course, those massive noticeable changes of opinion which are obvious, but everyday life is full of opinion-shifting to a much lesser degree. Every day, I’d say, I re-evaluate things and come to a new and different conclusion. It may be very similar to the previous day’s conclusion, but it has still evolved.
This is what I mean by opinion being a difficult thing. We go through our lives and are supposed to somehow keep track of the millions of different opinions we have about things, and if one day we get it wrong then there is always someone on hand to point it out to us. From everything from hybrid cars to toothpaste, we’re constantly trying to work out which side we’re on.
So don’t beat yourself up if your not very decisive. That is part of being human, after all.
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If you know me you may already have guessed that I have a problem with the title of this article, which is also a statement. Here is why:
1) Old people have lived longer, which means they can also be more jaded. This being-more-jaded can radically affect their thoughts and opinions. In other words, it’s not all good, and, as much as there are many old people who know tons more than us youngsters, there are a minority who are very bitter and not worth paying much attention to. If you ask me.
2) Many old people believe that us youngsters couldn’t care less about them. This is wrong. This wrong impression is something which I am sure I will experience one day, in some form or another.
3) Old people know more, yes, but not about the things which many of us have to deal with. In other words, their problem-solving abilities harp back to the days of old. It isn’t their fault, of course, but the fact remains that they can’t be as knowledgeable about the world we live in, simply because we live in a different world: a world where information rules and the internet is on speed-dial.
Please don’t get me wrong: I love old people, I think they are great. But don’t discredit what the youth of today know, please. We know much more than the world will ever be able to process (and we should do, what with all our Cheap Flights where we end up sitting next to people who just will NOT shut up…).
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The creation of the European Union has been associated with the establishment of a free market society that would benefit the commercial activity of every member state and would favor the economic activity of every EU citizen. In the following lines, I would try my best to summarize what we have achieved and what is yet to be seen from the institution.
Firstly, after putting my nitrile gloves since its is an important article, it is worth mentioning the common freedom policies that the EU shares. We have freedom of movement of goods, services, persons and companies within the boundaries of the Union. this has resulted in a vast social and economic dimensional expansion of the competence of the organization in its approach with dealing with such matters. Member states are no longer to be viewed as independent structures, but as participants in the creation of something bigger – a bigger political establishment capable of regulating itself and capable of promoting the general values of the perfect society associated with four basic economic freedoms.
Secondly, the Union has managed to incorporate an approach in dealing with criminal law and justice delivering. It is now an established practice that EU countries would assist themselves to prevent any crime commitment and to prevent any future breaches of the internal peace of the organization. Member states would generate huge resources in doing so in order to ensure safety and social cooperation between countries.
Thirdly, it is a social union. Cultures would merge for a better Europe, values would be strengthened for a more stable Union and people would be familiarised with the greater good as participants in the largest formation of countries ever known in the modern history of the world.
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