Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Fate is a very unanswerable concept in this book and is explored a lot by Joe. Firstly from a Christian point of view, fate is seen as God’s will. It means that some bad things and some good things happen but in the end it all works out for good (for those who love him).…

Source 3 and source 2 both use different language techniques in order to make the article interesting. Source 3 is an extract from a book, Storm at sea, however, source 2 is a newspaper report. One thing that I’ve noticed in source 3 is that it’s very descriptive. Because she is the one giving the…

Touching the void is a very unique name for Joe to describe climbing the mountain. The word ‘void’ is used which has many different meanings. Firstly, the word void means nothing, emptiness. to me, this means that they were close to touching whatever they believed was out there. I think that they thought they could…

Storm at Sea – Explain some of the thoughts and feelings Claire Francis has during the storm. Firstly, Claire Francis is sailing ALONE in the second largest ocean in the world. It isn’t the place for any person to be by themselves. Already she must have been feeling very isolated and lonely which turned into…

Up, Up and Away – Explain how the headline and the picture are effective and how they link to the text. The headline and picture are very effective, firstly because it says, “Up, Up and away”. This is clearly related, not just to the text, but a famous pixar movie (Up). The article is about…

What do you learn from Ben Leach’s article about the issues and concerns regarging the building of wind farms? Before reading this article I thought that wind farms were widely encouraged and very supported by the public because of its green, renewable process which helps the planet. However, from Ben Leach’s article, I’ve learnt about…