Bliss

Square one can be bliss for many of us. We recall all the memories that come out of it, the smiles, the laughter, and everything in between. I imagine square one to be our own little bubble, where we sit and twiddle our fingers, frightened to step out-- because if you do, you get sucked into the next world, a world where we think we do not belong. Yet, many of us do not even care about going back. We want to get the hell out of square one. Who knows, maybe square two is better. It probably has…

it's difficult to come by it when everyone is in the same situation. There is no supremacy in your neighborhood, but rather lives in society. I do not recall ever being so passionate about equal opportunities for everyone than i am now. Ignorance is bliss when the truth can hurt you. For the first time in my life, a trip to the East Coast for a program changed my perspective about society and has motivated me to break the norm. The program college match aspired to admit more low income families…

There are many similarities between Socrates' "Apology" and "Allegory of the Cave Readings" to Voltaire's "Good Brahmin". They both teach about the thirst of knowledge and the negative aspects of gaining that knowledge. Overall, these works are excellent sources to look at, when someone asks why knowledge is so important. First of all, when comparing Socrates' "Apology" and "Allegory of the Cave Readings" to Voltaire's "Good Brahmin", you will see that there is a pattern about the…

of pure euphoria. Especially in the weeks leading up to the birth, your brain is loaded with dopamine, getting you excited for the new life coming into the world soon. Indeed, when you’ve given birth this euphoria peaks giving off a sense of total bliss. However, in the days following, some mothers are…

Ignorance is bliss! At least it is until shit hits the fan. Everyone on the entire planet should take the time to view the film Idiocracy; directed by Mike Judge. The stars of the show, Luke Wilson (Joe), Maya Rudolph (Rita), and Dax Shepard (Frito) light up the screen with some amazing facts about where our world is headed if the human race continues to ignore the importance of knowledge. As humans, we take things for granted, therefore, we refuse to see consequences of our actions. A college…

Albert Camus, commonly known as a proponent of existentialism, wrote the novel The Stranger in the realm of absurdism, demonstrating themes of alienation and the outcome of responsive decisions. Meursault, living in a belief that life is there is no point as the absence of God and the indifference of the universe gives Meursault personal freedom from any responsibility or purpose to his pointless life. “we find the stranger connected to the absurd; the absurd as the vehicle, the shadow behind…

Crowder comprehends the hugeness and part that truth plays in Emily Dickinson's lyric "Tell All the Truth however Tell It Slant." It is a short yet complex work with an effective implying that depicts reality as trustworthiness as well as knowledge. Crowder makes it clear that Dickinson promoted the T in truth to show its significance, however not as one may think. Dickinson comprehends that individuals can't generally handle reality which is the reason it ought to be passed on in a way that…

Additionally, throughout the poem there are specific mentions of the Catholic Church’s and or their God’s weakness in comparison with the freedom of the fair folk and Fenians which Oisin experienced in the Otherworld. An example of this is when Oisin is relating their revelries after a battle with the demon, he exclaims: We sang the loves and angers without sleep, And all the exultant labours of the strong. But now the lying clerics murder song with barren words and flatteries of the weak.…

Millionaires in Disguise “The Great Gatsby”. Right out of the book itself, the author Fitzgerald wishes to demonstrate how people in society may not always portray themselves as who they truly are. Every individual in the world has their own way to deal with conflicts on their lives, but those who choose to hide their feelings and present a fake copy of them to the world are broken and secluded. Fitzgerald allows for the readers to get a sense of the different people surrounding us,…

Omelas,” written by Shirley Jackson and Ursula K. Le Guin. The prominent commonality in beliefs between the texts is that in society, an individual's false sense of security and happiness is usually at the expense of another person's quality of life or bliss. In “The Lottery” and “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas,” whether the characters in the communities have knowledge of the person being sacrificed or they are unaware, they have a feeling of comfort knowing that it isn't them. They are…