A Difficult Life

In each individual's life, there comes an moment, an individual, or an incident that will will have an immense impact on their life. Whether it's for the better or worse, their life will be changed for the rest of their life. For a few, this pivotal point may be the start of a new job, the death of a family member, learning a new hobby, or even meeting the love of their life. For me, my literacy journey when I overcame a great obstacle in my life when I had to adjust to the educational system in…

The mantra of our very first BIC course, Examined Life, was an excerpt from Plato’s Apology. All throughout freshman year, I was haunted by the phrase “an unexamined life is not worth living” as I was urged to contemplate the quality of my life. At present, in my senior year, I am challenged with the question of whether an examined life that has come to its end is worth living. Voluntary euthanasia has become a significant issue in our society and, being a Christian, I am troubled with the task…

Most of us like to experience life in the now rather then think about the future and what will happen when our time runs out. Though as much as we do not like to talk about death at the same time we are fascinated with it. Humans really do seem fascinated with death at times. Along with this fascination there is also a fascination in the debate on whether or not humans have souls and if one day our soul will move on. When we die will our soul go to the after life? Or will it just move on to a…

your loved one that has passed away in death due to whatever it may be, in life again; imagine how amazing it will feel, you will cry tears of joy and not of sadness or misery. Your goal should definitely be to do Jehovah’s will, that way you will be present and anxiously waiting for your loved one to come back to life. “In 2010, the number of atheists had fallen to 136,582,200 or 2.0% of the population. The term "atheism" originated from the Greek (atheos), meaning "without god(s)", used as a…

development. This stage is life I classified as a rapid evolution of the mind and body. Socialization occurs and humans begin to understand how to function in society. Most humans become educated and develop skills they will use for the rest of their lives. During the time of development, humans also partake in new experiences and endeavors. An exploration of sexuality and self-realization tends to occur which leads into the stage of maturation. Maturation occurs at different points in life for…

Whenever poor or rich, childhood is the happiest time in every one’s whole life. Because childhood not only means people are most likely to be happy because of smallest desire, but also means something special significance and people always missing in the adult world, which is childlike innocence. The shape of Ali in film let people to see the simple rustic life contain the good of humanity and the power. Ali 's father at the beginning of the movie raps Ali didn 't help his mother, but he helped…

Today, nothing brightens up a boring moment like a good song or sound. Music has become an important part of our life. It brings positive energy to hectic and stressful lives of many people. With a growing number of music lovers today, everyone has a Bluetooth speaker in their product lineup. Bluetooth speakers or wireless speakers are basically loudspeakers, which receive audio signals using radio frequency (RF) waves rather than over audio cables. These speakers are compatible with nearly…

everything in between. To me this place is the epitome of comfort, safety and privacy and is always a solid, never changing, good place to go when you need to be alone and thinking about issues and events. Though it may be difficult to understand the way that this place affects my life, but in a way this place is the center of my universe and where it began. It looks sort of like one of the old barns that you see in ancient paintings,…

support group as a motivational speaker at age 21, Tim was inspired by their stories to create an organisation called TLC for Kids dedicated to the support of children in hospital, regardless of age, religion, culture or illness. Tim has made it his life long ambition to endeavour positive change in the lives of hospitalised children, after noticing the lack of healthcare support services for sick kids. Conolan has demonstrated countless significant contributions to the Australian society,…

Humans fear the inevitable - that all living beings will die. The topic of death is perceived as a societal taboo in any given discussion, making it difficult for the living to cope with death. Eventually, this cold relationship with death influences people to be ignorant. This is demonstrated in J.D Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye, which depicts teenage protagonist Holden Caulfield and his unsuccessful interactions with adults. This is because the protagonist illustrates the general…