Author Archives: Raul Cazares

“Well, its not an easy story to tell,” Juan said with a smirk and a twinkle in his eye “This story involves love, Santa Claus, a little boy’s dreams and betrayal. I’m just warning you ahead of time so if … Continue reading →

In the book The Prince, Machiavelli proposes many ideas on how to be a good leader and how to successfully govern cities and principalities. One of the many ways in which he explains his logic is through syllogism. Syllogism is … Continue reading →

Mother Courage and her Children is a play that belongs to the genre of epic theatre. According to Bertroit Brecht, author of Mother Courage and her Children, epic theater was supposed to provoke self-reflection and a critical view of the … Continue reading →

Police brutality is sadly becoming a common occurrence in today’s society. There doesn’t seem to be a day where there isn’t a case of the police being overly aggressive or hostile. However, people are calling out the polices’ questionable actions … Continue reading →

In the Iliad, agency among the characters may seem to be nonexistent however no matter how much things are attributed to “fate” there is, on some occasions, human reasoning and deliberation involved. First off, agency is “the capacity to act … Continue reading →

“ ’I tell you this and I swear a might oath upon it by this scepter look, that never again will put forth crown and branches now its left its stump on the mountain ridge forever, nor will it sprout … Continue reading →