Autism on Demand

Many historians attribute Hannibal's loss in the Second Punic War to one of the decisions he made (or rather did not make). Could Hannibal really have won the war had he made different decisions? Hannibal has received much criticism in two areas. Hannibal is criticized for not taking the opportunity to attack Rome and for not convincing Rome's allies to fight for him instead of Rome. But would Hannibal really have had a better chance in winning the war if he did choose to attack Rome and would Hannibal really have succeeded in winning Rome’s allies over if he had been a better diplomat? Is Hannibal to blame for Carthage's defeat during the Second Punic War? I will be exploring this question in this essay.                                                ...

  To me, there is one reason why the Viogt-Kampff test that was administered to Rachael in chapter five is particularly interesting. What makes it It is that many contemporary readers would likely fail it. The reason I say this is because most of the scenarios that are presented to us are, in one way or another, practices of animal cruelty that are commonplace in today’s world. Because these acts of cruelty are so commonplace we are not likely to feel epithetic when represented with them. The Viogt-Kampff test is a test that was designed to detect androids. It does so by looking for the one thing that androids supposedly do not have: empathy. If one fails to respond empathetically to the scenarios in this test one is declared an android. Because of lack of empathy for animals, we would then be classified as androids. Because of this, this book makes particularly interesting statements about the human perception of animals. In this essay, I will particularly look at how Philip K. ...

 I must confess that this blog serves more than on purpose for me. I created this blog because I love writing and would like to share my creations with the world. The unfortunate truth is that I have also created this blog because I hoped it would bring in some money. South Africa is a bad place for new job seekers right now. In 2021 we had a youth unemployment rate of 63.3-66.5% with an overall unemployment rate of 28.77%. Meaning that only one in three new jobseekers will be able to find work. I am a qualified librarian but have not been able to find work for over a year now. Naturally, companies prefer workers with experience. Because of the low employment rate virtually all companies in South Africa have a policy of only hiring those with a minimum of two years of work experience, making entry into the job impossible for those who have just graduated. I tried to volunteer to work for free at the library to get the needed work experience, but unfortunately, there were too many p...

An Ode to The Great Conquerors of History Some often look fondly upon history's great warlords Leading their mighty hordes Wielding their shiny swords Intent on squashing the whole world under their thumb An intention rather dumb Their chances of doing so, being next to none But come now let's look at a few Let us look at some of history's best Let us do so in jest Let us see if their greatness is so true   Alexander the Great He had an ego that only wanted to inflate He believed himself to be the son of a god O the poor mistaken sod   Julius Caesar Known by some as that one old geezer He caused the Senate some irritation Which lead to his assassination   Atilla the Hun Boy did he have a lot of fun His favorite pastime was to kill and maim Letting blood flow like rain   Napoleon Bonaparte At Waterloo, he was blown apart He was an irritating little man Sticking his nose in anywhere he can Often times forgetting that they were, in ...

The theme of education in Half a Yellow Sun is primarily presented to us through the character Ugwo’s experiences in “Half a Yellow Sun. I will now explain what I think the significance of Ugwo is in what he represents historically and how the author uses Ugwo’s experiences to represent the loss of education during the war. I will look at Ugwo’s relation to other characters how his views are different from there’s and why the Author decided to give Ugwo this particular outlook on the world. I will also look at the sub-themes of books and schools and their significance within the novel. Through these sub-themes, I will attempt to explain what I think the author’s view on the war was what impact it had on education and what her view was on Nigerian education in general.   Ugwo likely is meant to represent what the average poor uneducated Nigerian could achieve if they only were given the chance. A lot about the author's views on intelligence and education is shown to us through ...

Can the Roman Republic be described as a democratic system? Before we answer this question, we should first ascertain the meaning of democracy. It comes from the  Greek word  dēmokratia . This word is a combination of the words  dēmos  (the people) and  kratia  (power, rule). ( Barnhart, C.L. and Barnhart, R.K. 1998 ) So essentially it means ruled by the people or power to the people.  That being the case the short answer to this question would be no. This answer would not, however, suffice seeing as although the Roman Republic was not a democracy it did possess elements that could be considered democratic.   At first glance, the Roman voting system would not be considered as being democratic, and of course, the first glance would be right, but their voting system does however have some democratic elements. The Romans practiced group voting. This in itself is not necessarily undemocratic. One has to take in account that Rome had a large citizen bo...