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__Free Will__

Created by: Kaity Kepler

Summary & Textual evidence: Free will is something that people take for granted sometimes. Or they take it and run. However, the free will is a person is not necessarily freedom, it is tied to what they think is right; their morals. Free will is thought to be “the concept of free will is very closely connected to the concept of moral responsibility. Acting with free will, on such views, is just to satisfy the metaphysical requirement on being responsible for one's action” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). A person’s free will is affected through what they think is right. How they choose to live their lives through their morals. Although something is of their free will, if they do not think that it is right or think that it is something that they would not usually do, then that person may not do it. Free will is not something that needs a time and place to happen/ It can be how a person chooses to live their whole life, how they handle themselves in a situation, and how they choose between what they should and should not do.

Works Cited: Free Will.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Plato.stanford.edu. 14 April 2005. 19 August 2010. Web.

__Freedom__

Created By: Kaity Kepler Summary: Freedom is the right to do as one person pleases without the hesitation of being clouded with moral obligations. It is the “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint” (apple dictionary). To be free a lot of people relate this to being able to go out and do as they please, say what they please, and act as they please. It is the right to be able to choose what a person wants to do without caring what another person thinks. Compared to free will, freedom and free will get confused. The difference is that the choices people make out of free will they also make based off of moral obligations and what they believe to be right versus wrong. Freedom is making that choice regardless of any moral beliefs. Freedom is what gives people the rights they have to live and act as they please. Freedom is what so many young people want and urn for; it is thought of with turning 18. Being able to stay out all night, no curfew, no rules, just doing whatever.

Works Cited: Freedom. Apple Dictionary. 20 August 2010. Web.

__ Fate __ Derek Cotton Fate is believed to be a persons set future. People think things only happen if fate allows it. "An event that will inevitably happen in the future" (Princeton Dictionary). Fate can also be described as someone destiny. Like in Star Wars, it was Luke Skywalkers destiny to bring balance. Likewise, it was Anakin Skywalkers destiny to become a Sith Lord. works cited: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fate

__Modernism__

Created By: Kaity Kepler



Summary: Modernism can be considered part of the changing times. What is modern today may not be modern five years down the road. Just as life changes, so does the idea of modernism. Modern is all about being up to date and making sure that everything is ready to go for the present day. Not having things from several years back that have almost no modern use for today’s world. “Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes both a set of cultural tendencies and an array of associated cultural movements” (Wikipedia). Modernism is how the culture has changed with the years. From the poodle skirts in the fifties to now when jeans and a t shirt is the way to go. It has influenced the art that people view and paint. From artwork being one for sure picture and nothing else, to now doing some more abstract that makes the viewer really look to understand what the artist was trying to accomplish. Music is also something that has very clearly changed. Most music used to instrumental or jazz or country. Then artists started getting louder, angrier, and in some case a littler dirtier with the lyrics and how they portrayed their band. Coming up with a new version of software or a game. Modernism is something that a person can see evolving everyday. It can change based on the times, the place a person lives, or any influences they have had in their lives; good or bad. Modernism is something that has stayed around with people since the beginning and everyday it can be seen changing to fit in with what is going on in the world.

Works Cited: Modernism. Wikipedia. 20 August 2010. 20 August 2010. Web. __ Existentialism __

Derek Cotton



Existentialism is basically existence before essence. Free will plays a big part of existentialism. "A philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will" (mac dictionary). People create their lives and existence based on the freedom of choice. It is also that question people may ask themselves about life. Like; why are we here? what is our purpose? Individual existence, choice, and freedom are believed to be the three things that create a persons existence.

Works Cited: mac dictionary http://lifeofpi3.wikispaces.com/file/view/129existentialism.jpg/44266311/129existentialism.jpg