Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Survival Story

    You probably can’t even begin to imagine making the decision to amputate your own arm with a dull knife. But on January 22 2015, Kai Micholsten was left with no other choice. An 800-pound boulder fell on his arm and trapped him in a Utah canyon wall. After lying pinned to the canyon for five…

  • The Running Of Snowball

    There was an eerie sound. Before the door slowly opened, and nine gargantuan dogs appeared.Their teeth bared, eyeing me before pouncing. I managed to slip away in the nick of time,in that moment I was out the barn doors, I glanced behind me and saw these brutes of animals still chasing me. As I was looking…

  • The Running Of Snowball

    There was an eerie sound. Before the door slowly opened and nine gargantuan dogs appeared.Their teeth bared eyeing me before pouncing. I managed to slip away in the nick of time,in that moment I was out the barn doors, I glanced behind me and saw these brutes of animals still chasing me. As I was…

  • Reading Homework

    Resolute:admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering: He was resolute in his fight to uphold liberal values. Liberality:the quality of giving or spending freely: noblemen were expected to live with a certain liberality and panache Facetious:treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour:a facetious remark Brazier:a portable heater consisting of a pan or stand for holding lighted coals.…

  • Creative Writing

    1. NO human shall kill other humans. 2. NO human shall take flesh from an animal whilst it is alive. 3. ALL humans are equal. 4. NO humans should threaten others. 5. NO human should steal. 6. NO human should be blasphemous. 7. NO human shall assault other humans.

  • Mr.North does the creative writing piece have to do with Animal Farm and the term 1 homework pdf? Many thanks Meshach

  • Water poem

    As I stood on the edge of the savage sea Looking as it crashed against the jagged rocks Roaring like a bloodthirsty lion As the sense of panic flooded me

  • Implied reader

    I think the fact that it is based on politics, corruption and Russian revolution implies it is a book for older people.Teenagers are especially influenced by peer pressure. In exploring the skilful use of peer pressure (along with the threat of death later in the book) used by the pigs to keep the other animals…

  • Definitions

    The meaning of personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form The meaning of anthropomorphic is a attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. The meaning of simile is a figure of…

  • Quotations From Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

    “You said your mom is the goddess of balance,” I reminded him. “The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn’t balance. Kronos doesn’t build. He only destroys.” “Hope does not leave without being given permission.” I don’t recommend shadow travel if you’re scared of: a) The dark b) Cold shivers up your spine…

Got any book recommendations?