Movies always have inaccuracies and in most cases we just let it go. I’m usually inclined to suspend disbelief. One of the things that movies and television tend to screw up, for example, is their math when it comes to dates. For example, in “Gangs of New York” the Butcher claims in 1863 that his ...
Commodus is one of the Emperors of Ancient Rome who remained largely unknown until recently. Gladiator presented him to the world as a greedy, self-absorbed murderer who would stop at nothing to get his way. That doesn’t really separate him from most other Roman Emperors, but the question inevitably arises when real people or events ...
In the recent discussions of cosmopolitanism a controversial issue that is addressed has been the utilization of Martha Nussbaum’s concept of a cosmopolitan education, in which students learn to consider themselves as “citizens of the world” rather than identify with their cultural ancestry. On one hand, supporters argue that educating students using cosmopolitan concepts is ...
Graduation is one of the most important milestones in a person’s lifetime, and with it can come a mix of emotions. Whether graduating preschool or college, one who is approaching graduation can feel excited, afraid, proud, and unsure all at the same time. Here are the top ten quotes to give just those right words ...
Martha Nussbaum writes in her essay, Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism, “Our nation is appallingly ignorant of the rest of the world” (11). I agree. And I agree also that students should be taught more about the world beyond their borders. The question that remains isn’t what but how. Nussbaum believes that a cosmopolitan education, in which ...
This book has been around for several years already. It got huge publicity from Oprah and was recently made into a movie starring Julia Roberts and for those reasons alone my initial thoughts were “avoid it like the plague”. And now, after having read the book (because my sister dropped it in my lap and ...
