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Reflections on Society: Slab City, California
Living life beyond the pale offers immense perspective. Luke wrote these musings down in 2017, after a west coast adventure that ended in the Sonoran Desert. Enjoy his reflections and wisdom gleaned from his time in Slab City, California.
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A History of American Education in the 1800s
Early American teachers had to figure out why students should have a higher education. They had to determine who should receive this education, what to teach future generations, and how to disseminate this information.
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Analyzing Aristotle's Account of Deliberated Desire: Prohairesis
Aristotle defines the process by which an agent is influenced by desire to deliberate a choice based on reasoning and reverse engineering a step-by-step process to achieve said agent's desired goal. From there, the agent still may choose not to perform the action process for obtaining said desire.
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Analyzing Aristotle's Account of Sense Perception
This article discusses Aristotle's view on sense perception and change occurring within perceivers. He concludes that true sense perception occurs when the potentialities of the patient and agent are actualized in the realization of each other.
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A Response to David Hume's Analysis of Foreign Labor and Sweat Shops
A response and critique of David Hume's proposed ethics and standards for multinational corporations operating in foreign countries, and a suggestion for updating codes of conduct for foreign labor companies employing child labor practices.
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The Importance of Peer Relationships and Social Interaction in Adolescents
This article briefly discusses the importance and impact social groups have on children and their development processes. Positive, outgoing social groups are essential for the effective social integration of young people.
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Education Theory: Constructive vs. Instructive Models of Education
Analyzing two different approaches to education as defined in John Santrock's book "Adolescence." The constructive model favors group work and student discovery. The instructive model promotes teacher-led instruction. Teachers should utilize both methods of instruction in their classrooms.
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Analyzing the Themes of Creation, Life, and Time in Dylan Thomas' Poem "Fern Hill"
An analysis of Dylan Thomas's poem "Fern Hill." Themes include creation, life, and the passage of time.
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Addicted to Technology: Without a Phone Poem
Cell phones and technology are changing the ways humans interact. Are these devices tools of the future, or are they chains imprisoning humankind?
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The Most Common Mistakes Students Make When Writing
Here are the most common writing mistakes students make, including conventions of punctuation, sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and more.
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Proposed Framework for Implementing Special Education Inclusion Program PLCs in Public Schools
A Professional Learning Community (PLC) uses collaboration between general and special education teachers to develop inclusive classrooms.
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Fractured Fairy Tale: The True Story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Based off of the Norwegian fairy tale "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," this imaginative fractured fairy tale is a twist in perspective. Toll, the toll troll, tells his side of this short story. Showing the audience that things aren't always what they seem.
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Internet Connection Issues
The wifi is dead. My computer won't connect to the internet. I tried resetting the router, but nothing works. This poem reveals one man's struggle to reconnect his wifi. Man vs. Machine. Who will win?
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Does Silence Make a Sound?
Sound is a physical and psychological experience. If the brain goes without stimuli, it will produce its own in the form of hallucinations. Even deaf people experience tinnitus, but is this technically sound? This article defines sound and examines what an experience of true silence might be like.
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Teaching Writing to English Language Learners
For English Language Learners, writing goes beyond spelling and grammar. It begins with socializing, evolves into copying sentence frames, and then writing essays.
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21st Century Pedagogy: An Educator’s Guide for Teaching the Future
Future education will incorporate wireless connections, social media, e-paper and e-books, and online classrooms. Teachers must integrate these technologies to engage their students. As pedagogy evolves, teachers must keep up with the fast-paced changes of a generation born online.
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Critical Thinking in the 21st Century: Seeing Past Propaganda and Advertisement Techniques
The world is full of people trying to sell you products and ideas. In the 21st century, it is important to cultivate healthy skepticism to see past advertisements and propaganda. Critical thinking will help differentiate between what is true and what is manipulative. Are you paying attention?
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Inclusion in the 21st Century Classroom
Inclusive practices are a necessity for 21st-century classrooms. Inclusive education is not a detriment to academia. Rather, it not only benefits the students with special needs on a social level but also benefits general education students as well. Soon, this will be common practice for all.
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Analyzing Samuel Scheffler's "Relationships and Responsibilities"
What responsibilities do you owe those whom you have immediate relationships with in your life? Do you owe a responsibility to those whom you did not voluntarily enter into a relationship with? The nonreductionist argues against the voluntarist, suggesting that we owe a responsibility to all people.
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St. Augustine of Hippo on Free Choice of the Will
In the battle between good and evil, St. Augustine argues that free choice of the will is a good thing because right action aligns a person's soul with the eternal and divine.
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Analyzing the Theme of Justice in Plato's "Republic"
What is justice? Is it better to be a just man or an unjust man? In the Republic, Plato argues with Glaucon that a just man's soul is like a well-working city. It is better to be a just man because of the intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
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Aristotle's and Jonathan Lear's Account of Contemplation
Which forms of nature can contemplate? What does it mean to contemplate? Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics argues that only a patient can contemplate in relation to the form of an agent which has been fully actualized.
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Getting Married? 5 Phases of Changing Your Last Name Many Women Experience
When my wife got married, no one ever told her how shocking giving up her maiden name was going to be. She felt like she had lost a part of herself. Newlyweds, you are not alone in this name-loss grief cycle.
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Analyzing “The Merchant's Tale” and “The Pardoner's Tale” in Geoffrey Chaucer's “The Canterbury Tales”
In “The Merchant's Tale” and “The Pardoner's Tale,” Geoffrey Chaucer reveals themes of deception and blind faith. Both deserve repercussions, as one involves thievery and the other stupidity.
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Analyzing Frank Miller’s "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns"
In a stagnant and depressed world, heroes like Batman, Robin, and Lao Tzu teach us that true strength comes from within. If we don't take action, darkness will win.
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Analyzing "The Friar's Tale" and "The Summoner's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"
In Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", 29 pilgrims share their tales. Each tale pokes fun at the previous storyteller. Likewise, the Friar and Summoner's tales attack each other's clerical positions, associating each with demons and thievery. In the end, satire overcomes both holy men.
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Analyzing Anti-Semitism in Chaucer's "Prioress's Tale"
Geoffrey Chaucer's seemingly perfect Prioress is actually a satirical account of a racist clergy's unconscious propaganda to demonize Jews in Medieval England.
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An Analysis of Tom Regan's "Animal Rights, Human Wrongs"
A summary of Tom Regan's "Animal Rights, Human Wrongs" and an analysis of animal suffering, positive and negative rights, direct and indirect duty, morality, and animal rights.
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The Valentine Pick-Up Line
A man pursues his prize with poetic pick-up lines rhyming in -ine and -ime only to find that he is declined. Will he ever find his Valentine? Maybe, if the stars align. This poem is satirical.
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A Grammarian's Guide to Asking, "Will You Be My Valentine?"
What are you agreeing to when someone asks, "will you be my Valentine?" What do you do when someone demands, "be mine?" Find out what these sentences actually mean by analyzing their syntactical form.
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Everything You Need to Know About Colonizing Mars
NASA and SpaceX plan to colonize Mars within the 21st century. They are preparing ships, cargo, and crew for an intergalactic voyage in mid-2030. Here is everything you need to know about living on Mars.
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An Argument for Animal Rights and an Analysis of Peter Singer's "Animal Liberation"
This analysis of Peter Singer's book "Animal Liberation," including a chapter-by-chapter summary, covers the various arguments for (nonhuman) animal rights.
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Non-Cognitivism and Other Meta-Ethical Theories of Morality
Explore meta-ethical theories of morality from a subjectivist, relativist, error theorist, objectivist, and non-cognitivist perspective. Learn how non-cognitivism debunks theories of morality.
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Analyzing Aristotle's Account of Incontinence
Analysis of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics in relation to the incontinent man who is ignorant to his actions and controlled by the appetite of his will.
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David Hudson, Ormus Alchemy, M-State Elements, and Monoatomic Gold
Rediscovered by David Hudson, Ormus is an m-state element used by alchemists to allegedly revitalize the mind, body, and spirit. Ormus is used for health, anti-aging, meditation, and connecting to the divine.
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Parmenides and Aristotle: Change and the Meaning of Life
This article discusses the different concepts of change presented by Parmenides and Aristotle. Aristotle suggests that acting in accordance with the soul is the meaning of life.
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Analyzing the Theme of Equality in Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan"
This article contains an analysis of Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan," Chapter 13: Of the Natural Condition of Mankind as Concerning Their Felicity and Misery, and the theme of equality for body and mind, thus equality by nature.
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Jesus Christ Poetry: Prince of Peace
This poem shares the love and abundance of Jesus Christ. Also known as the Prince of Peace, this poem focuses on how the message and character of Jesus is used, seen, and valued in the world today.
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Animal Rights: Equal Experiencers of Suffering
Do animals share the right to bodily integrity? Animals have mental states. They suffer like humans. And using them for food, fur, and entertainment should be stopped. Animals have rights.
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Analyzing Utopian and Dystopian Societies
This is an analysis of utopian and dystopian literature as well as some real-world attempts at creating a utopian society during the Protestant Reformation. I also have a summary of modern-day utopias.
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The Impact of Mental Illness in Virginia Woolf's Life, Marriage, and Literature
A biographical analysis of Virginia Woolf and her use of fictional characters to reflect the struggle of mental illness in her life and in her marriage.
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Poem Analysis: "The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" by Sir Walter Raleigh
An analysis of Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" and its recurring motifs of mortality, lack of reasoning, love vs. lust, and time.
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Call of the Cannibal
This narrative poem reveals the dark nature and persona of cannibals. Not quite human, these creatures hunt for human flesh. They are the personification of human regression.
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Freedom vs. Determinism: Hard Determinism, Libertarianism, Semi-Compatibilism, and Compatibilism
A discussion of the freedom versus determinism paradox and an analysis of hard determinism, libertarianism, semi-compatibilism, and compatibilism.
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"Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes: The Laws of Nature
An analysis of Thomas Hobbes' "Leviathan" and his view on the relationship between liberty and society and humanity's desire to forgo their rights for security and peace.
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Analyzing Symbolism in Joseph Condrad's "The Secret Agent"
Analyzing the symbols of chaos, circles, hollowness, marriage, apathy, and the lack of any actual forward movement by the characters of Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent."
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The Mind-Body Problem and the Narrow-Token Identity Theory
An analysis of token-token identity theory, narrow-token identity theory, interactionism, and epiphenomenalism, and their attempts to solve existentialism and the mind-body problem.
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An Analysis of "The Miller's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"
An overview and analysis of the second tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales," "The Miller's Tale," and a focus on the narrative point of view, characterization, theme, symbolism, and allusion.
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Imagery and Poetry for People Who are Blind
Poetry describing intangible experiences for the visually impaired. Through analogy and descriptive imagery, people who are blind can get a better understanding of these visually stunning experiences.
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ABC Poem: Jungle Cats
This ABC poem, rhymed AABBC, follows the order of the alphabet for the first four lines, and has a satori line at the end of each stanza.
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How the Internet Is Changing the Way Humans Communicate in the 21st Century
A look at Joseph Walther's social information processing and communication theories: How do the internet and similar technologies affect our ability to communicate and form relationships?
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Autumn Leaves None Behind
When flood of rain threatens to wash away her colony and queen, one brave ant risks her life to try and save it all. A short story revealing the perspective of ants and their life.
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An Analysis of Socrates' View on the Form of the Good
"To know the good is to do the good." In Plato's "Republic," Socrates provides a purpose for humanity and reveals how the highest good is analogous to a perfect society.
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Legends, Myths, and Stories Surrounding Solar and Lunar Eclipses
This article discusses motifs and themes surrounding solar and lunar eclipses from around the world. The format is designed like a worksheet to help students better understand and follow the material.
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"An Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General": A Biographical Essay on Jonathan Swift
This essay is a biographical analysis of Jonathan Swift, his satirical poem "Elegy on the Death of a Late Famous General," and the neoclassical period throughout which he lived.
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A Review of Gerhart's Coffee: A Story in Every Cup
This article reviews Gerhart Coffee Company's "Running Pump Roasting" coffee blends. I was so inspired by the "story in every cup" that I included a fictional short story along with my factual review!
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Huayra Caspi Expeditions: Amazonian Adventure Review
Edgar Mohena, owner of HuayraCaspi Expeditions, offers 4-8 day Amazon jungle adventures. Learn jungle survival skills with the most knowledgeable guide in the Amazon!
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Mt. Shasta, California: Camping, Hiking, and Meditation
This video is footage from my camping and hiking trip to Mt. Shasta, Northern California. The poem is a series of reflections gathered during my meditations throughout the adventure.
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Batman vs. Barbie
A poem about imagination, childhood, and play. In an epic battle between action figures, legos, and dolls, "Batman vs. Barbie" tells the tale of a child's imagination.
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Trick-or-Treating Poem for Halloween
Do you believe ghosts? How about zombies? This terrifyingly twisted tale is sure to enchant your soul. A poem about trick-or-treaters who will never forget what happened on "that" Halloween night.
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Witch Poem for Halloween
In this witch poem for Halloween, the audience faces an ugly, evil witch living in a home made of old bones, and brewing a murderous concoction.
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Analyzing Plato's Perfect Society in "Republic"
In this essay, I review Plato's "Republic" and analyze the three-tiered class system within the society as defined based of the "myth of the metals."
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Analyzing Subconscious Themes in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby"
In this essay, I analyze how WWI influenced F. Scott Fitzgerald's and Ernest Hemingway's novels "The Great Gatsby" and "The Sun Also Rises." Struggling to understand these two novels, or how these two novels connect in the context of WWI? Wonder no more. Read on for my full analysis.
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Subconscious Themes in "Junky" by William S. Burroughs (Analysis)
In this essay, I analyze the cause of William S. Burroughs' heroin addiction and how his shadow self is revealed through his novel "Junky."
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Mother's Day Poem: My Mom is More Than Just a Mother
A Mother's Day poem, dedicated to my mom and all the other hard working mothers in the world who are more than just a mother, who have spent their lives tirelessly raising children, and who have given their bodies, hearts, and souls to making sure we are all alive today.
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The Homunculus: Creation Through Alchemy
The homunculus is man's attempt to elicit creation from alchemical processes. Once born, the homunculus allows alchemists to explore further magical realms. It is the original Frankenstein's monster.
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Problems With the Causal Theory of Knowledge
In this essay, I analyze Alvin Goldman's causal theory of knowledge and the problems that arise with generalizations, a priori situations, and cases involving evidence.
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Hasta la Barista, Baby
In this short story, a barista admits a very troubling first day on the job, to say the least. Action rises quickly. Near the end, her end, she is fired. Pun intended.
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Theme Analysis: Religion in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
In this essay, I analyze William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" and how religious connotations hinder Hamlet's action and ability to avenge his father's death.
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An Analysis of Piety in Plato's "Euthyphro"
In this analysis of Plato's "Euthyphro," I analyze Socrates' conversation with Euthyphro and their discussion about the form and intrinsic quality of piety.
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Romanticism: Social Reform in an Emerging Society
In this analysis of Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," I mark the transition period between Romanticism and Realism, as propelled by William Dean Howells and Mark Twain.
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Ode to Pasta: Don't Think Me Cruel
Written in cannibalistic fashion, this ode slowly reveals its underlying theme: a soft, limp noodle, lying prostrate on my plate.
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Theory of Gender Inequality in "Herland" (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
An analysis of a lost feminist utopian novel, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "Herland," and a reflection on the progressively blended gender roles borne by each new generation.
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Personification of the Essay
This poem personifies the stress and crippling anxiety associated with writing an essay. Procrastinators beware!
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Monarch Migration Short Story
In this short story, our protagonist encounters a swarm of migrating butterflies. After running for cover, the aftermath reveals beauty and death.
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Rhymes With "E": Bee Symphony
In these children's "bee poems," I rhyme with the long "e" sound as much as possible.
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Bernard Williams, Utilitarianism, and Negative Responsibility
In this essay, I reflect on Bernard Williams' notion of utilitarianism, his thought experiments, and what philosophers Cahn and Markie have to say about Williams' ethics.
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Analysis: Faith & Belief in Dostoevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor" (Themes)
I reveal the dialogue between Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor and Jesus Christ. The Inquisitor argues that humanity needs religion. Jesus silently argues for unconditional love.
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A Helping Hand vs. Divine Intervention
To what extent does God intervene in human affairs? If God has a perfect plan, can humans change their destiny? What happens when humans play God? In this hub, I explore these questions and more.
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E-Mail Fraud: How to Spot a Phishing Scam
Learn about the different kinds of e-mail phishing scams and how to report them. Includes my own personal experience with 419 phishing e-mail fraud.
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Help for the Homeless: Causes, Realities, and Three Poems
What do we do when they fill up the streets, longing their eyes, and begging for change? When will we recognize the need to help our homeless brothers and sisters?
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Bernie Sanders for President 2020
This spoken word is meant to inspire positive and loving change across the United States. Who can bring about this change? The best candidate for the job is Senator Bernie Sanders.
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Paranoia Personified
When it's time to eat, Cleo the cat will meow endlessly until she's been fed a proper meal. Narrated by Luke Holm, she is the world's most annoying cat--paranoia personified.
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The Problem of Political Segregation in the United States
Blue vs. red politics, archaic systems ordained by the elite, and hate-filled sentences of segregation are illusions that many unconsciously perpetuate to support agendas not their own. Here's why political divides in America must come to an end.
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Nearing the Truth
A poem approaching polyperception. A grasping at a truth that could never fully be told. Just a note in the orchestra of time and space. Let go and enjoy!
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An Antonym Poem: Opposite Day
Love is one of the hardest emotions to express. It's such a subjective subject that it means different things for different people at different times. We gain and lose it. Life revolves around love.
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An In-Depth Review of Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"
An acrostic poem summarizing the plot of the movie and a detailed review of the movie, the book, Hunter S. Thompson, and Johnny Depp's spectacular performance in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Personification of Love
A poem for my soulmate and some tips for stimulating relationships.
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Where Gloomy Grass Grows
A blade of grass left uncut must endure the horrific massacre of his family and friends week after week.
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How to Fix Your Internet Connection Problems
If you're like me, you've spent way too long trying to fix your internet access. Here are some surefire ways to fix wifi fast.
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Satire: How to Build President Trump's Wall on the U.S-Mexican Border
As part of his campaign, President Donald Trump promised the American public that he would build a wall over the U.S.-Mexican border. In an effort to show the futility of Trump's wall, I've provided a few satirical suggestions for improvement.
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Home Remedies for Stinky Feet
Do your feet clear a room? Are you embarrassed to take off your socks in public? Well, worry no more. Here are some natural remedies for stinky, smelly feet.
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The Original iPod Shuffle Analogy
Reflecting on the connection between life choices and uploading music onto the 2005 iPod Shuffle.
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Waldo Finds Himself: Handford Detective Agency
A sleuth from the Handford Detective Agency meets his greatest adversary. Himself! Who is he and what is he looking for? A fun play on the classic series "Where's Wally" or "Where's Waldo" by Martin Handford.
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Awakening to the Truth
In this poem, a boy dreams of enlightened beings and wakes up with a new, profound understanding of reality.
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The "47" Society
The number 47 is everywhere. Many people find its recurring pattern to be borderline paranormal. Entire clubs center around this number. Meet the 47 Society. Read on for my full explanation of this secret organization. What do you think of this unique group?
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Smoked Salmon Addiction
Addictions, cravings, and desires. We all have them. Some are more powerful than others.
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Zen Parable: Jumping to Conclusions
A zen parable teaching lessons of mindfulness and jumping to conclusions.
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Interpretations of Genesis and the Biblical Story of The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden story interpreted in three different ways, broken down into four stages of human and consciousness development.
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Racing Through Life
Too many push forward without stopping to smell the roses. Slow down before it's too late.
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Thomas Nagel's Non-Interference and the Meaning of Maya
Why are we here? When others play the victim, do we adopt the hero? In this story, I come face-to-face with some of the harsher aspects of our reality, homelessness and gut-wrenching depression.
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Personification of Winter
A poem personifying the beauty and unbearable aspects of Winter.
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Making America Great Again
The media divides. It is up to the people to unit as one. Only then will real progress begin.
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The Boy Who Bats Alone
If you've ever been the only one to show up to an extracurricular event, this poem is for you.
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Seeker's Promise
Sit simply and look inward. You'll be amazed at what you find.
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Armageddon 2020
A prophetic dream about the end of the world as we know it. What truth does it reveal?
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Mirror of Emotion
A man loses his child, storms brew, emotion ensues.
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AI: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Technological processing power is doubling every few months. With such rapid growth, is there an end in sight?
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Mind in Maze: Tug of War
A villanelle expressing the eternal pull between sky and earth upon my soul.
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Bullying, Social Psychology, and Mob Mentality
An analysis of a true-life case study regarding bullying and pack mentality, as well as the mob mentality definition that has emerged from attribution theory and other fields of social psychology.
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Gaia Speaks, So I Listen
A reflection on the progression of society with the ultimate goal of becoming enlightened.