Paradox

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Paradox
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Paradox

• A statement or proposition that seems
  self-contradictory or absurd but in reality
  expresses a possible truth.

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Examples of Paradox

• Zenos Paradox
• You will never reach point B from point A as you
  must always get half-way there, and half of the
  half, and half of that half, and so on..." (This
  is also a paradox of the infinite)

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Problem of Evil

• The existence of evil seems to be incompatible
  with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient,
  and morally perfect God.

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Paradox of Hedonism

• In seeking happiness, one does not find
  happiness.
• Hedonism is a school of thought which argues that
  pleasure is the only intrinsic good.

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Core Values of the St. Albans Athlete

• Excellence
• A St. Albans athlete realizes that the more we
  think only about winning, the less we will win.
  The more we think about those things which we can
  control our work ethic, our behavior, and our
  positive support for each other the better we
  will perform.

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How To Tell a True War StoryTim OBrien

• Background
• Verisimilitude
• Vietnam
• Great literature literature for enlightenment
• Language
• Racial slur
• Misogynistic term
• Editing

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How To Tell a True War StoryTim OBrien

• Please read How to Tell a True War Story and be
  able to do the following
• 1. Have a firm understanding of the plots of the
  several war stories that OBrien recounts.
• 2. Be able to answer the question, What is a
  true war story?"
• 3. Be able to list and explain some of the
  inherent paradoxes in OBriens writing.