1962 deaths

Did the End Justify the Means? An ethical dilemma is a situation where one has to make a decision between two moral options; both of these options would end up with a negative result. In the movie called, “John Q”, John Q Archibald has a son who has a fatal cardiac condition and needs surgery as soon as possible. However, the parents do not have nearly as much as they need to even pay the deposit. The dad tries as much as he can to raise money. Nonetheless, he did not make enough money in time…

Susan Juby’s well-known book “Nice Recovery” is based on her personal sad experiences. The book is a biography that is written in a narrative style. Susuan Juby’s story is taking place in and around the 1900’s at her house, or at school (lake kathlyn elementary school, chandler park middle school) and in her dorm, as well as in many community centers. She is portraying a coming of age story in which she loses her innocence, there are many themes in this story one example is addiction (alcohol,…

After my mother passed away I began taking care of my father. I had made the promise to my mother after receiving bad news from her cancer doctor. As expected, she was devastated yet concerned on who would care for our father. That moment is still with me as I remember her grabbing hold of my hand and asking me who would take care of Daddy? I expressed to her that we would and that it wasn’t our main concern at the time being. During caring for my father, he would always thank me, I use to…

War is a very controversial topic around the world, many people agreeing upon the need for war, but then others seeing the idea from an entirely different perspective. Sara Teasdale very blatantly puts her opinion out in her poem “There Will Come Soft Rain,” where she clearly paints out a beautiful scene to the reader, before abruptly connecting the peaceful flora and fauna she was describing, to this idea or war and the Earth. Teasdale’s poem, using familiar imagery, continuous structure, and…

Thump… Thump thump… Thump… Thump thump, is this what a heart attack feels like? Thump thump… Just stay calm Piper you are fine… Thump… do not draw attention to yourself that will make things worse. “Are you okay, what's wrong”...Thump… play it cool Piper do not ruin this for her… Thump thump… “I'm fine”. I was fifteen when I had my first panic attack. I was at a music festival with my sister and her best friend; It was my first concert. My sister had surprised me with tickets because I really…

2005 at Stanford University, he explains his experience with looking death in the eyes. He makes it apparent that when you know your going to die it will clear your soul and your mind. Death is something no one wants but we all will achieve some day. Steve Jobs also makes it clear that no matter who you are, you don’t want to die, even if it is to get to heaven. The claims that steve jobs makes on the value of life and how death can change it in an instant is more than true, it's reality. When…

and Curley’s wife for her gender. While both characters have incredible dreams where they are not alienated from the rest of the world, they have drastically different deaths because Lennie is cared for by others whilst Curley’s wife does not receive any love at all. Whilst the love they receive makes a big difference in the deaths they suffer, it makes little difference in the life they lead. In fact, Lennie and Curley's…

Family is the most important thing to most people. But, what if they all died and there was no on left? It would be tragic. However, some people never know how long before seeing family will be the last time. In the book Tree Girl by Ben Mikaelsen, the main character Gabriela loved climbing trees. She was a girl living during the time of the Guatemalan genocide in a Mayan canton. After the war comes, everything changes for her. Gabriela loses all her family except her youngest sibling. They go…

“Romeo and Juliet” is a tragedy love story of two teenagers amid the traditional feud of the Capulet and the Montague families. The play ends with the untimely demise of Romeo and Juliet and leaves the audience in doubt about the actual cause of their deaths. Throughout the play we see characters that directly and indirectly oppose Romeo and Juliet’s love. On the surface we see how a series of immature decisions made by Romeo and Juliet lead them to kill themselves, but an in-depth evaluation of…

The subject of war and the loss had deeply influenced poetry on the first half of the 20th century. Poets from all around the world had felt the direct influence of these earth-shattering wars and expressed their passionate responses towards the horrors of war. It was during the times of war in which the poems “Refugee blues” and “Disabled” were written by W.H. Auden and Wilfred Owen respectively. Considered to be some of the most remarkable pieces of literature, they were written in the times…