All That You Can't Leave Behind

dagger. This is thy sheath, There rust, and let me die. This is an example of a tragedy that can occur when you make an emotional decision. Making emotional decisions leads to negative outcomes and this will be evident in the next three examples. Firstly, the catastrophic effect of emotional decisions will be apparent in Romeo and Juliet. The Glass Menagerie is another magnificent example why you should never use your emotions to make decisions. Lastly, The Catcher in The Rye will reveal the…

This week has been crazy; all you could see in the news is about this stupid Sasser virus. I honestly don’t know how to feel about this. I am a bit scared…or maybe worried. Yeah, worried is a better term. The National Health and Safety Corporation said they would be able to give us more information about the virus in time as they study it. I hope this is just another temporary scare. But some good is coming out of it--my sister Camilla who lives with my aunt and uncle in Idaho is coming down…

Mother grabbed his arm and talked to him in a soothing voice. “Hey, just calm down, calm down. We’re not going to hurt you…You’re Nadia’s and Madan’s son aren’t you?” She asked quietly. The boy relaxed slightly and nodded slowly, his expression was a mix of many emotions: Pain, confusion, terror and…loss. “My name is Adina and this is my daughter Eliza.” She reached out her hand to me…

Home Sometimes you're pretty sure you have a termite problem because you've seen the bugs or evidence of them in your home. Other times, you may not be sure if you have termites, but you worry about having them because of reports of heavy termite activity among your neighbors. The solution is to call a termite exterminator for an inspection and treatment if needed, because the pests can do a lot of damage if you ignore them. Here's what you can expect when you call in an exterminator.…

When Jay Gatsby smiled, “It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life”(x). Gatsby was special because unlike everyone else he saw the best in people and had his own dreams. In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Nick moves to New York and is disgusted by everyone except Gatsby. While many of the people Nick meets in New York such as Daisy and Tom are shallow and have no goal other than themselves. Gatsby is…

There once was a chance I didn’t take, the boy I loved wanted me to run away with him. Leave this boring old town and travel somewhere new and exciting. Jason, the one that got away. I lay awake thinking about how my life would have turned out if I went. Where would we have gone, a different city, state, country? Things were complicated. I couldn’t go. I had to finish school. That was my priority. I wanted to be the first one in my family to go to college and actually graduate. I don’t regret…

The conclusion to Kant’s Aesthetics revolves around his conception behind the sublime. Kant proposes that all experiences of sublimity evoke the experience of pleasure within the individual experience the sublime. The pleasure derives from a negative liking within the person as they experience displeasure at the awareness of the limitations of their imagination, yet this results in pleasure at knowing the ability of our human reason (Kant, 1987). Kant’s characterisation of the sublime presents a…

competitive state it takes a few key criteria: great customer service, welcoming atmosphere, practical value and, most importantly, food. While you might have to fork over an extra dollar or two at Whataburger, it’s because of the Texas size taste they dish out; Whataburger really stands with it’s name What-A-Burger. They offer great service and surround you with the true Texas feel, whether it’s the polite and kind workers that are there to serve 24/7, or the simple yet unforgettable orange and…

is; there can’t be anything better than perfection. This means that if a thing is perfect then it is impossible to imagine it being better than it is; there is nothing better than it is to imagine. It is impossible to conceive either of there being anything greater than God or of it being possible to…

of place he must look amongst all these vicious looking people. Chanyeol thought he was scary enough to pass as a ruthless pirate that no one would mess with, until one day Baekhyun pointed out to him that he looked like an oversized happy puppy with floppy ears. Chanyeol objected at the time but over the years he's realized how accurate that description really is. He should fight more often and maybe he can get a scar on his face. Face scars are…