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fulfilled human life and would agree that it should be the center of public policy. Nussbaum’s theory revolves around the capabilities of…

William Wordsworth’s Concept of Power The term “power” is multifaceted; it lends itself to myriad interpretations and cannot be defined easily. There is no unanimous concept of power, as what is seen as “powerful” differs from person to person. The use of the term “power” is prominent in many of William Wordsworth’s poems. “Tintern Abbey,” “The Prelude,” and “Michael” all feature the term. From the prominence of the term in Wordsworth’s poetry, it is evident that Wordsworth thought highly of…

ritual propriety, loyalty, filial piety, and reciprocity as a set of guidelines in which to live a life of righteousness. Above all of these virtues is humaneness. A few questions are surely to arise when reading the passage above. For example, why is wisdom being compared with humaneness? What does it mean for the humane to delight in mountains? And why are the humane characterized as having long life? Before trying to unravel these questions, it will be useful to look at the aspects of…

As a result of the fast changing world, people are losing sight of the simplicity of life. People in modern society concern themselves too much with gaining wealth and spending free time on technology. This could be a threat to a person’s ability to fully appreciate nature and to see their self worth. Henry David Thoreau, poet and writer, lived in the wilderness away from distractions to experience self discovery. Through this time, he discovered the importance of not allowing a modern society…

and have the best possible quality of life, it is important to have a balance of these three elements. Environment, context, and culture can either hinder or facilitate both occupational performance and participation. The environment consists of both a physical aspect and a social aspect. Context refers to the specific conditions that surround a person. Culture refers to a person’s beliefs and values. Without the balance of these three factors, quality of life may be compromised. All of these…

Mitch Albom’s real-life story of what he learned from his dying former professor, Tuesdays with Morrie, mixes sessions of Mitch being taught life lessons at Morrie’s house, with flashbacks, background, and commentary from Mitch. The lessons are laid out in chronological order, but everything else is interspaced at intervals to correspond with the lessons. It touches on many important topics, but some are more important than the rest. One of those, that reaches throughout multiple sessions, is…

In Milan Kundera’s The Joke a young man named Ludvick makes a mistake that changes the course of his life. Instead of accepting his mistake, he blames others and creates more problems for himself as a result. In W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants, a man follows the lives of several people pre and post mortem in order to find own his identity. A concurrent theme in both novels is the idea of obsessing over the past and fate. In The Emigrants, the main character follows the lives of four men that are…

Many times, through our journey in life, we become impacted by something that we’ve either seen, heard, or maybe read that left a memorable imprint in our minds. Sometimes this could even be a reality check or a life learned lesson for us to do better. If I were to decide which two stories that I believe for most had a memorable impact to their life, I would say “New Boy” by Roddy Doley and “Lusus Naturae” by Margaret Atwood. Both stories share a powerful meaning behind them and deal with…

suffering from this disease and he wrote this poem because of the deaths of his friends. Gunn tries to show people how detrimental this disease is as he struggles through life. In “Night Sweat”, written by Robert Lowell, by employing the use of hyperbole and similes, he tries to compare two important and distinct aspects of his personal life, his poetry writing and his disability, whereas in “The Man with Night Sweats” Thom Gunn utilizes visual imagery and the use of hyperbole to create a world…

his writings in the newspapers and the periodicals of his age. His imagination dwelled heavily in the sketches of Russian life, the instrument of which were a wide range of characters that reflect a high degree of realism in their action. He had a deep sense for the ridiculous and his…