Dictionary.com defines "past" as "[A] previous background, career, experiences, and activities- which is exactly the pretext required to understand the complexity of Gwen Harwood's poetry. By using characters as a portal, Harwood recaptures the past in her poetry and constructs a deep foundation on ...
This poem is very ironic. There are lines that scream irony out. "By glow of the taillight I stumbled back." (Lines 5-6) The taillight of the vehicle is the only source of light on this dark empty road. Yet it is when there is light upon the situation that the man stumbles. We would usually predi...
I've always been a philosopher at heart, overanalyzing situations, people, and nature; questioning values and our existence. Having long discussions that often lead into arguments on various aspects of life inspires me, as I take in other people's perceptions on life and develop my own. Over th...
The Plague of Existence The Plague by Camus is an interesting piece of work. It takes a deep look into the different reactions people have to hardships. This is profoundly important because the existentialist view presents the world as a tremendous difficulty that we all must somehow learn to ov...
Hinduism seems simple at first, but, upon learning more about it, the Hinduism religion became extremely complex. It was surprising to learn that there are many key Hindu concepts that I am familiar with and practice today. In fact, many people are probably already familiar with many of the Hindu be...
Does a person have the right to take his or her own life due to a terminal illness or a mental incabiliity they face? Sadly many who are already on the verge of death chose to do through a procedure called euthanasia or otherwise known as self admenistred suicide. Euthanasia is illegal in all but o...
Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" is an excellent short story of tragic irony. The beginning of the story opens with Mrs. Louise Mallard being told by a friend of her husband that her husband, Mr. Brently Mallard, has been involved in a terrible accident and is now dead. They tell her carefully b...
The Big Bang theory is the foundation of the entire evolutionary theory. The theory consists of many flaws. Scientists have been able to prove that the Big Bang theory is a hoax. The theory says, that all of the matter and energy of the universe was compressed into a cosmic egg, o...
Hollywood is the place where imagination comes to life, even if it will never be possible or quite frankly, against the law. Human cloning is good example of what is seen in movies. As people dwelled on the thought, especially after Dolly the sheep was born, it has become a realistic issue that is s...
As the story of his life unfolds in The King Must Die, Theseus develops from a passionate youth who had a small grasp of life to a reserved and knowledgeable king. Although some of his outlooks have changed, he possesses many of the same characteristics all throughout his life - honor, the understa...
Death is defined as, "The termination or extinction of something" (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in "The Fall of the House of Usher" in different ways. Poe's intention when writing "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not to present a moral, lesson, or...
THE STORY OF DEATH The story of death goes far back to times unknown to any scientist who has studied the topic. It has many interpretations but the most popular version that I truly believe is the authentic story, I will tell now. It all started back in ancient Greece. A Greek god named Timex h...
Professor Chargois asked me to pick three poems and tell how they changed how I see something in life. I thought to myself, I can do this. When it was time to actually do it, I actually could not fine three poems, at first. I decided to choose three out of the poems we discussed in class. The th...
After reading Thomas Hardy's poems, most readers will agree that his work focuses on darker, more serious subject matter than usual writers. Hardy's work, while dark and sometimes twisted, is still popular and has become a literary classic. This is because despite the pessimism, he presents the read...
Man, powered by his imagination and inquisitive character, has wondered he mechanisms of Nature since time infinite. This quest for the truth, the ways in which his surrounding works, has led to many a scientific discoveries and innovations. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tools, our civilization has come a long way. Science and Technology are making advances at an amazing rate. From telephones to the Internet, calculators to computers, cars to rockets and satellites, we are submerged in a sea of discoveries and inventions made possible by Science. ...
A literal interpretation of the bible shows that 4 important events are predicted: The millennium (interval where christ rules), the tribulation (Interval when the antichrist takes power), Armageddon (war provoked by the antichrist) and the rapture (miraculous event when christ will descend from the heaven to earth). ...
There are many different views on the creation of the world and its peoples. Some of these documents from different civilizations have been saved and written down in order to show others their beliefs. Five of these creation stories are found in our book given to us to study and read. The first c...
In life, there are many different stages showing the growth process of an individual. However, the two most important stages of life are the beginning of a newborn and death. Death is a common and controversial topic that has put quite a lot of people into anxiety. There are many reasons to the endl...
