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Philosophy 120.9589 Assignment #1 2.14.2006 Were a person to actually approach me and inquire as to whether I had a personal, and not simply an academic interest in studying “philosophy” I would discuss and elucidate the following ideas.  A student of philosophy can focus on becoming able to recite basic historical facts; names, dates, and basic analytical theorems, or they can venture into the realm of learning to engage in philosophy by actually becoming thinkers .  I believe that some people are born with an innate sensibility geared towards being “thinkers” and “analyzers of life”, whereas others, like the Athenians that Socrates strove to awaken to higher possibilities of realizations of life’s potentials do not have the mental or spiritual capacity to explore beyond the frameworks of their narrow minded existences. Mental exercise/philo and aerobics:   Lawhead discusses practical assets garnered from the study of philosophy; empowered analytical and p...

The pathway to madness spawned in the soul of an unaware child Approximately 2,200 words Submitted by Daryl “Darko” Barnett atthesea@comcast.net BACKGROUND I’ve been familiar with cemeteries since watching Gramma Palmer tended the graves of our family members in Springfield, Ohio.  Every Sunday after church we would visit Ferncliffe Cemetery.  She kept a pair of scissors in her satchel that she would use to trim the overgrown grass back from the edges of the tombstones.  It would be the most like watching both an artist putting final touches on a painting, and seeing a person in a quasi-reflective swoon chatting with the spirit of the model – or in this case the deceased, that I would ever witness in my life.  It was a dance for her between what time she had left in this world and keeping connected with those who left her behind.  For me though, I would never speak with dead that I had known while alive – except until Grant.   ...

From: Loren Rhoads [Add to Address Book] To: Daryl Barnett Subject: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Re: submissions to Morbid Curiosity]] Date: Saturday, February 11, 2006 14:57:20 [View Source] Hi Daryl, Sorry for the long delay in responding to your "The Pathway to Madness Spawned in the Soul of an Unaware Child." I enjoyed reading it, but it isn't right for Morbid Curiosity. I'm looking for essays structured more like fiction -- beginning, middle, end, rising action, dialog and description, all that jazz. There was some beautiful imagery in your piece, but the structure wouldn't work for me. Best of luck with it elsewhere and good luck with your writing! Loren Rhoads Morbid Curiosity magazine On Jan 10, 2006, at 8:22 PM, Daryl Barnett wrote: > Hi Loren, > > > I haven't heard from you so I am guessing that my story isn't quality. To tell you the truth, I wrote that story that night. It is a first draft. When you said "right now", wel...