Noelle Oxenhandler's essay, "The Lost While" is an astonishingly realistic depiction of what our society has become. It portrays the unconscious monster-like attitudes we express in our everyday life. Today's society with its extreme technology has altered our thoughts to what enjoying the moment means!.
In contemporary life, we are so caught up with the worries of the everyday world and its responsibilities, we never take the time to sit down and enjoy the moments that could be so special. However each person individually cannot be blamed for this. Society has changed our views and thoughts through a booming industrial period and so called conveniences. Families and professionals of all sorts have developed this same type of fast-pasted mindset of the world. This is creating a circle that is never-ending, that gets more complex with time. .
Oxenhandler quotes that, "We have come to believe that convenience is necessity" (310). Oxenhandler expresses that we get angered and frustrated when what we want is not immediately available to us. These feelings are the product of a booming society that has deeply enrooted a desire for a perfect world; a perfect world where to want is to have. The author goes into details about how living in the moment has evolved into the pressure-filled life we live in today. This is sad to admit, yet, it is all but the truth. Reminiscing Oxenhandler tells of how one of her favorite activities is to send letters to people. She says now the satisfaction of the process of mail delivery is corrupted; due to the technology that brought us e-mail and fax machines. Oxenhandler says that because of this, an intrinsic part of the letter writing process; the delay of a letter-in-transit is being taken away. The anticipation you get of your recipient getting his or her mail is no longer there. Because of the high-tech machines used today, your mail is almost instantly at its destination! Another one of Oxenhandler's enjoyments was to take a long French train ride and enjoy each village as they slowly passed by it.
While proving this statement (this essay) will also show a few more aspects of Jane Eyre's attitude in general. ... While living at Gateshead there is always an issue with money and Jane. ... While traveling without money, Jane would not be able to buy food. ...
Solon received the story of Atlantis while staying with Egyptian priests. ... There are many theories on where the lost continent of Atlantis is located. ... On this island of Crete there are ruins of a lost civilization that have been uncovered. Which could mean that the lost continent of Atlantis could possibly be the Lost Minoan Empire. ... Which leads many to believe that the lost continent of Atlantis is in fact the Lost Minoan Empire. ...
For example, a close up of a person shows emotion, a shot taken from above a person can make the person look unimportant, unimpressive, afraid or small; while a view of someone from below can make them see tall, powerful or important. Many of these techniques are evident in the Lost Children segment, especially close-ups of people's faces. ... This creates the opportunity to show clips of what is happening while listening to an explanation. The voice-over heard during the Lost Children story again spoken by a man. ... An example of this in the Lost Children segment is found in nearly ever...
"You are all a lost Generation" "You are all a lost generation" Gertrude Stein. ... While he was recovering from his wounds Hemingway fell for a woman by the name of Hannah Agnes von Kurowsky. ... Henry is lost living a meaningless life until he meets Catherine. ... For most of the Lost Generation, love, hope and god were unknown to them after WWI. All of these things where lost to them with nothing for them to hold on. ...
Just ten minutes a workday texting for a 12-dollar-an-hour distracted employee can lead up to $575 in overpaid wages and $1,726 in lost productivity a year. ... Money lost in overpaid wages and lost productivity would then be more than tripled (Hildebrand). ... Cell phones should be turned off and out of sight while on the job. ... Texting while driving has been a hot topic for the past five years. ... Texting while driving has even been considered worse than making calls while driving. ...
The Lost Boys Santa Carla, California, the murder capital of the world, or so it was told by the billboard entering town. ... In the end she finds out that Max wants her to become the mother of all of the lost boys. ... When his brother Michael starts to become a vampire he enlists their help to fight against the Lost boys and save Michael. ... While at a beach concert he spots a lovely girl by the name of Star (Jami Gertz). She leads him to the Lost boys where he meets David (Keifer Sutherland) the leader of a gang of you boys that just happen to be vampires. ...
John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... The finest example of this involves the depiction of Paradise throughout Paradise Lost. ... God and Paradise are perfect in their goodness and purity, while Satan is perfect in his imperfection. The focus here shall be, as it is in Paradise Lost, Satan. While reading the first books of Paradise Lost, many disturbing questions concerning the character of Satan arise. ...
Meadows 1 John Milton's Paradise Lost is a work that attempts, in part, to justify the ways of God to mankind. ... The finest example of this involves the depiction of Paradise throughout Paradise Lost. ... God and Paradise are perfect in their goodness and purity, while Satan is perfect in his imperfection. The focus here shall be, as it is in Paradise Lost, Satan. While reading the first books of Paradise Lost, many disturbing questions concerning the character of Satan arise. ...
