Meaning of life

In Billy Collins poem, Introduction to Poetry, a teacher attempts to educate students on how to approach the analysis of a poem. On a more complex level, the poem illustrates that the art of poetry is full of life, variety, enjoyment, and structure, which should be admired, explored, and appreciated. The use of metaphors is the dominant technique of the work, appearing in every stanza of the poem. A sense of structure and openness is created through the teacher’s comparisons. In stanza three,…

supra-conscious level. It deeply affects our daily basis activities and decisions. Moreover, spirituality can be defined as the meaning of the life. According to Brady, Peterman, Fitchett, Mo, & Cella (1999), spirituality is an indispensable part of the “existential domain” measured the scores of quality of life which include a meaningful personal existence, satisfaction of life goals, and…

time comes. Lastly, I have spiritual faith. In my eyes, these are three different meanings for the same word. The faith that I have in my friends is different from the faith that I in people for doing the right thing. While my spiritual faith is completely different than it the faith that I have in my friends and in other people. Faith, in my opinion, is an ambiguous word that can have more than one meaning and is different from person to person. From my perspective,…

most of the time from text, which is language meant to express meaning in a more extensive and less condensed way. This doesn’t show that poetry is illogical, but shows how it is used to sometimes escape reality and expresses emotions in a compact form. In most poems the poet will focus on an aspect of the human condition. An example of this is how Emily Dickinson who’s poems shows evidence of the human predicament and how the human life is too short to end it well. Emily Dickinson has shown the…

Then, the meaning of the word, honest, shifts from being honorable to faithful. This is seen in act III, scene iii, when Othello says to Iago, “If thou dost love me, Show me thy thought” (III,iii,117). Then which Iago states his love similar to Othello’s. Othello than…

one may be innately be adverted from it, like the case of many adventure-takers such as Robinson Crusoe. And there are the ones who find the home as a utopia, such as in the case of Candide. Even though two men start with two different views on the meaning of home, one being dull and another being comfortable, through their journey, two men make…

what correctly defines the meaning of a good life. Is there a good life without an examined life? Is there even such a thing? If so, can you have one without the other? Is it something left to just our own imagination? What would it take for this so-called “good life” to be achieved? Without accurate examinations of thoughts from within yourself, the good life could certainly be jeopardized, but worst may never come into existence. The words by Socrates “the unexamined life is not worth living”…

fairness and justice. The final character trait that makes me into the person I am, is spirituality. Spirituality has always been an important aspect of my life. I have always believed in a higher power. In my opinion, there is a large scheme in life that gives everything purpose. This sense of spirituality gives me comfort. To me live has meaning. Being a spiritual person, does not mean that…

of the other is where our human virtue allows us to produce human good. Happiness has specific requirements that will be tested throughout life. It is the values and beliefs that will demonstrate the “bad” or “good” of a person. The ignorant…

What is the meaning of being a hero? Some people believe that a hero is someone who wears a cape and has impressive superpowers such as flying or super strength. Others believe a hero is someone who has performed a “heroic act” such as rescuing a cat from a tree. There are several definitions for this little word. But a true hero is someone who is selfless and puts others in front of them before they worry about themselves. They are willing to be in tough situations and show strength and courage…