Across Europe, the act of knowing the citizen has become a test of power.
These three essays trace how identity moved from the census to the classroom, from the passport to the algorithm. Germany counts precisely; Britain hesitates to count at all. Yet both reveal the same unease — that the more the state tries to know its people, the more it risks losing their trust. Counting Strangers, The British Fear of Being Known, and From Card to Code follow that uneasy journey from bureaucratic record to digital surveillance, asking what remains of freedom when knowledge itself becomes a form of control.
A study of Waugh’s estrangement, his critique of modernity, and his uneasy kinship with Orwell — two men who saw the decay of English order from opposite moral poles.
Meditation does not mean emptying the mind. It means clearing space to think — a discipline of clarity that the Western tradition saw as sacred reasoning, not blankness.
1. Puella et Avis (A1)
LATIN VERB TENSES — INDICATIVE AND SUBJUNCTIVE
Psalm 40 A psalm of David expressing compassion for the poor, personal suffering, betrayal by friends, and trust in God’s deliverance. It foreshadows the passion of Christ through the imagery of treachery and steadfast faith.
Psalm 39 The psalmist gives thanks for being lifted from the pit of misery, declares that true worship is obedience rather than sacrifice, and proclaims God’s righteousness. Though surrounded by evils, he trusts wholly in the Lord.
Psalm 38 David, struck silent by suffering, reflects on the vanity of life and the brevity of human days. He prays for wisdom to measure his end rightly, to turn from sin, and to place all hope in God.
Psalm 37 A psalm of David expressing guilt, physical suffering, and repentance. The psalmist feels God’s wrath as a consuming fire, laments his wounds and isolation, yet clings to faith and confession before the Lord.
A reflection on parenting, morality, and the teaching of Jesus — showing how the true measure of life lies not in worldly success but in moral fruitfulness. Wealth and compassion need not be opposed, but reconciled through the law written in the heart.