They walked under a canopy of amber foliage and naked branches. The crisp fall wind flickered and plucked the remaining leaves, which swayed and swirled onto the maroon bricks that paved the walkways. The dried-out leaves gave a satisfying crunch as their footsteps fell. One of the steps was nonchalant, and the other came more …
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The Rose
The moonlight peeked through the window shades as I laid in my bed with my eyes unshuttered. My heart and mind raced towards her. The perennial flower that always bloomed. Her eyes, a soothing hazelnut shade; her hair, dancing around when she moved; her mind, a mixture of a serrated blade and a flower petal. …
The enlightened view of monarchs
Although this essay was written for my World History class, I believe it ties, however loosely, into my current theme of western philosophers. Therefore, I wanted to post it on my blog. Author’s note The contact between the Christian Europeans with the Muslim empires in the Middle East facilitated by the Crusades included the reintroduction …
Evaluating dilemma : Kant vs Util
Growing up, we are regularly taught about morals: don’t lie, don’t steal, work hard, don’t be rude. They all make sense in general life because if everyone is immoral, then society will crumble. But what happens when we face ethical dilemmas? An ethical dilemma is situations where an action can be deemed moral or immoral …
The dollar dilemma
A speckled pattern plastered the floor with stride-long square tiles periodically breaking the pattern up, while similar foam squares rested on the silver grid. “Off cases”, “K’s”, “Dis-ads”, and “T-shells” littered the halls. Needless anxiety flowed through the veins of all the debaters as they all rushed from rooms to room and jubilation to dismay. …
The mothers day dilemma
Shafts of light pierced through the east-facing windows illuminating the floor in a camera reel pattern. I removed the blanket and instinctively reached for my phone. Looking through the notifications, I noticed a peculiar lime green calendar pop-up: “Mother’s day.” “आयी शपथ! मी कस विसरलो? “I exclaimed in my mother tongue. (rough translation: ‘How did …
The End of the Night (noted)
Note from the Author – As of 10/20/19, this is my favorite piece that I have written because of the many nuances and subtleties embedded in it. The purpose of the article is to point out the hypocrisy of those who complain about the environmental destruction, but are actually causing the problem. The reason why …
Conscience of Aniket 