A Thermodynamic Reading of The Crying of Lot 49 Exploring thermodynamic entropy and information theory clarifies the ambiguous relationship between Oedipa Maas, Maxwell's Demon and the Tristero System in The Crying of Lot 49. Through a convoluted, chaotic adventure leading to disorder, Oedipa searches for the truth about Tristero, hoping...
Bless Me Ultima-Luna or Vaquer Luna or Vaquero? The Vaqueros and Lunas are two very different cultures. Lunas are very quiet people who farm and live by the moon. Vaqueros are very wild people and don't like to stay in one place. Tony's parents are both. His moms' family are Lunas and his dads' family are Vaqueros. Tony has to decide...
Many children nowadays use, or at least have access to the internet. But most people are blinded by all the benefits of the internet, and fail to notice any of the problems that can come from overuse. Since the internet is a new technology, not many studies have been done to determine how beneficial or detrimental it can be to children....
The great turmoil that the Yom Kippur War brought about, the extended State of Emergency that had followed, the hostile terrorist and the uncertainty that had accompanied the steps of peace, brought the educational system onto confronting new challenges. Emotional pressures that related to the state of security, were no more the sole domain of...
Are body and mind one and the same or are they two different entities that in a sense inhabit the same space? This is a philosophical question that no doubt many have tried to come up with an answer to. The mind is the center of our whole being. Our mind helps us to understand the world around us, as well as the person we are inside. The min...