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Rija Asif

Is Seeing Really Believing?

Materialism has long been a topic of discussion in philosophy over the ages, from Empedocles and Democritus being the founding fathers of…

4 min readDec 6, 2021

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Is Seeing Really Believing?

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Rija Asif

The Philosophical Undertakings of Disney’s Soul

How finding your spark does not equate to finding your purpose in life.

5 min readJun 20, 2021

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Rija Asif

A Philosophical Review of Altered States

A response to the 1980 sci-fi film Altered States as it relates to the existential question of life’s meaning.

4 min readJun 6, 2021

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A Philosophical Review of Altered States

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Rija Asif

Is Suffering Meaningful?

A reflection on Schopenhauer’s pessimism and the relationship between pain and pleasure.

4 min readMay 22, 2021

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Is Suffering Meaningful?

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Rija Asif

Hide & Seek

A short story.

9 min readApr 3, 2021

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Hide & Seek

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Rija Asif

A Pinch of Fate, a Dash of Mistakes

An analysis on the inequity of life depicted by Shakespeare’s characters in Macbeth.

6 min readApr 3, 2021

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A Pinch of Fate, a Dash of Mistakes

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Rija Asif

A Survey of Academic Articles Related to the Oedipus Trilogy

Sophocles’ Theban trilogy is a collection of classical Greek plays that are still cherished and enjoyed throughout the world because of…

7 min readApr 3, 2021

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A Survey of Academic Articles Related to the Oedipus Trilogy

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Rija Asif

Life.

Understanding what it means to live life to its fullest from an Islamic lens.

6 min readApr 3, 2021

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Life.

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Rija Asif

The Evidence of an Unsuccessful Control System in Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”

An analysis on the theocratic republic of Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale.

5 min readApr 3, 2021

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Rija Asif

The Causes of Elder Abuse At Home and Institutions

Introduction

6 min readApr 3, 2021

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The Causes of Elder Abuse At Home and Institutions

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Rija Asif

Rija Asif

An electrical engineering student with a love for writing about tech, society and literature, as well as talking about herself in the third person.

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