Consciousness vs. Rationality

Notes From Underground has led me to contemplate the difference between the importance of consciousness and rationality. The underground man thinks that consciousness is more important than rationality because, "Once you have two times two makes four, here is nothing left to do or understand" (Dostoevsky 32). He believes that once you have realized something through rational thought, a man would be restricted to contemplating the fact. Rational...

Telling Their Own Story - TFA Essay

Chimamanda Adichie, Nigerian author and speaker, describes how a stereotype can, “make one story become the only story” (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story). Kay Olan, a Native American oral storyteller, and Chinua Adichie, author of Things Fall Apart, strive to shed light on all angles of Native American and African culture. Olan tells stories about her culture through the symbols provided by nature such as trees and animals. Olan and Achebe use the art of storytelling to provide a more equitable portrait of their people....