Tragedy in Life Essay

Life was great for a year or two , I had everything I wanted . I thought that nothing was going to change; I just loved how it was going . But then something happened that changed everything. Something that is unforgettable and it taught me a lesson. I had came home from school, and I had slept for several hours while my mother and brothers were at church . It was super cold that night , I had received a phone call that ended my innocence . The phone call where I learned my aunt had died. This call is significant to me because I have learned to appreciate and value everything, even up to the little details from life. Normain Cousin one said “The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live.” Everything…

How is having a good and plentiful harvest related to a drought? Or, what is significant about having a first born son rather than a girl? Both of these examples show that in anybody’s life, no matter the location or person, miracles and tragedies will be experienced. The Good Earth, a novel written by Pearl S. Buck, demonstrates how an average man’s life can be suddenly filled with tragedy and miracles. Wang Lung, a poor farmer, suddenly has good luck brought him because of his bride, Olan.…

Jacob Vandyke Padden English 10 05 September 2017 Human Tragedy in the Life of Pi Life of Pi was an extraordinary well written book about a young man, whose family owned a zoo. Their boat was caught up into a storm which caused their boat to sink. He was the only survivor from the boat, besides the animals that climbed into the life raft with him. Now he has to find his way home in a raft with dangerous animals. At the end of the book, when Pi is speaking to the investigators, he tells a…

There usually comes a point in our lives where we experience a tragic event or loss, whether it happens to us or the person we care about it still has a typically large impact on our lives. However, many of us still don’t believe it will happen in our lives or are prepared when it does occur. Tragedy is never easy to deal with because even if it doesn’t bring death, it can still have serious implications on life, and tragic events can really put life into perspective. It was February 4th, 2011,…

event or circumstance in someone’s life. Adversity can be overcome through perseverance, resulting in one becoming an improved and stronger person. Remaining optimistic in times of difficulty can carry you through trials. “In a book called ‘Breaking Murphy’s Law,’ Suzanne C. Segerstrom, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, explained that that optimism is not about being positive as much as it is about being motivated and persistent. Dr. Segerstrom & other researchers have…

Scottsboro Tragedy "Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self- centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated" (Alveda King). For all of time, racism has been a huge part of life, although we as people have tried to eliminate it, we have failed to conquer it. In today's day racism is still apart of our everyday lives and affects how we live, how we are as people and…

Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel suffered much tragedy and loss throughout his time during the camps; he was appreciated for his skills and knowledge on the terrifying subject later in his life. He grew up in Romania where he spent most days studying the Kabbalah and the rest with his three sisters. In 1944 his family and others were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland where millions of Jews were sent to work or die. After the camp was liberated in April of 1945, he wrote…

My first year of college, I experienced the greatest tragedy of my life. Some may say she was just a dog, but to me, she was my best friend. My Chihuahua, Tiny. I received this dog as a gift on my second birthday. At which point, she would fit in my father’s work pocket and pester me throughout her “puppy stage.” Over the years, Tiny grew into a best friend, more so than a pet. However, much of this changed when we found out she had a fatty benign tumor. 1.) At the age of 13 in 2013,…

(1050) A Drama Analysis of the Evolution and Demise of the Tragedy in Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, and Death of a Salesman The origins of dramatic tragedy in ancient Greece define a time when heroic figures were killed or removed from power due to the imposition of fate in their life. The tradition of the Greek tragedy is often seen in the example of the downfall of the heroic figure, Oedipus, in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles. The “tragedy” of Oedipus is that he is the heroic savior of Thebes because he…

(Poetics Applied to West Side Story) Jean Racine said it best, “A tragedy need not have blood and death; it 's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy.” In other words, tragedy is merely a compilation of several elements which play on our deepest and most intimate emotions. Aristotle was among the first philosophers to recognize and critique the tragedy. Within “Poetics”, Aristotle discusses the very logistics of the dramatic tragedy. While some…