A Difficult Life

Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser, is centered around the objects left behind by a family. This family lived in a rural area that the poet describes as lonely. We know that money was scarce for them, which made their daily lives on the lonely farm quite difficult; however, it seems that they were a happy family. As the poem continues, we learn different things about the family, like the fact that they had a child, through personification and imagery. The objects begin to tell a tragic story and claims in…

adult child. The memory of the day my mom left is forever etched on the canvas of my mind. It wasn't until the sixth year of my life that I became motherless. One could have described me as a happy child from a traditional family. I had my mom who was just like any ordinary mother and my father as well. We lived in a ordinary house and had a pretty average and ordinary life. My mother worked at a nursing home, where she would take care of the elderly and make sure they were happy in their…

Shenk acknowledges that it is difficult to identify precisely what factors may trigger a depressive life for him Lincoln was contemporaneously described as suffering from melancholy, a condition which modern mental health professionals would characterize as depression. Abraham Lincoln showed a lot of signs that he showed by taking a lot of blue mass pills to help improve his mood. He also expressed how sad he was,There was much cause for sadness in Lincoln’s life, His only brother died in…

Throughout the book, the text had informed the reader of problems that are occurring in the world. The book has an influence on the readers so that every child who reads the book will leave school all believing that the book Leaf had written is the way life should be. In our world, today Leaf’s book would have caused major controversy. The major reason is because the people of today would have taken offense to the fact that the book only told little lies and truths. When this book was popular…

Only when it comes to those things I or we generally truly desire which we sacrifice or risk for. In example, my mother of 47 years old. She always tells me stories of how life was for her back in Colombia when she was young. How difficult it was to get an education, even to see her own mother sometimes. To this day it is no doubt my mom had grown into a strong and independent women. Basically raising 3 kids by herself for how many years. With all her laborious…

Joseph Conrad shows the effects that the characters face in ways the reader may never understand. It is human-nature to do what it takes to live, and those decisions made will regulate your chances of survival. Heart of Darkness is a compelling and difficult novella that gives an ambiguous outlook on what happens to mankind when he is removed from society’s external restraints; he must heed to the innate challenges found within the subconscious that he will overcome, fail, or forever be…

Imagine an infinite universe, or a cell so minute that the human eye cannot see it; or even not existing at all. It's more difficult than it might seem. As humankind progressed so do our minds but just how far does that comprehension stretch. Emily Dickinson contemplates this in quite a few of her poems. She views human understanding as an infinite and miraculous opportunity; yet it is also so infantile and Immature. In her poems “The Brain is Wider Than The Sky” and “Water is Taught by Thirst”…

be summed up in one word: inevitable. Each of us is born with an end-of-life ultimatum, one we can choose to approach with fear and disgust, or one we can greet as an old friend at the end of a worthy life. In this essay we will discuss my own personal death, including: the ways I would wish to die and to not die, the age I wish to reach for my passing, my desired funeral preparations, and the disposition of my body after life. Death, by my own personal definition, is not only the complete lack…

going to the same funeral over and over again”. His quote shows that it was really difficult for him to see his wife suffering. Even though Jan has Alzheimer’s, she lived life to fullest. Seeing his wife with Alzheimer’s affected Barry because it reminded him to enjoy every moment of life. In the conclusion of the story, “The Jan I knew is all but gone to me now, but I remember what she always taught me…to embrace life”. Alzheimer’s isn’t just a pain for the victim, but also for the person…

As a child I was introduced to many people that have impacted my life significantly. Whether it was positive or negative it still taught me valuable lessons. Furthermore there was a fair amount of issues that have caused problems throughout my life, resulting in me spending quite some time by myself. However this hasn't affected my goals and decision to be someone in life. Provided that i had a high expectations of me, i have and will always continue to do good in school and keep my reputation…