Although accomplishing anything can be difficult without passion, too much passion leads to obsessiveness. Unlike passion, obsessiveness causes the mind to go mad by disregarding its surroundings and dedicating every moment to one sole purpose and focus. This tunnel vision affects a person’s ability to make choices that will benefit himself and those around him or her in the future. This scenario presents itself in several pieces of literature including Wuthering Heights, “Porphyria’s Lover,”…
In the mid 1990s there was a powerful new technology that seemed poised to revolutionize the communications paradigm in American politics. The internet was supposed to be a total game changer, returning power to the people, and removing the media, and thereby the need for big money, from the political equation. Now, twenty-some years later it is apparent that the internet, and online communication specifically, has only served to entrench prior communication patterns rather than revolutionize…
Philosophy can be defined as a particular system of thought based on study or investigation (Dictionary, Philosophy). No two people approach a problem with the same mindset. The different systems of thought from person to person comes from real world experiences that create a way of living for that person. Coaches apply that concept to figure out what works and what doesn’t in order to get the most out of their players. Coaches have a core set of principles that they take with them to every…
In the late 50’s many people assumed that he had lots of ties that lead straight to the mafia. In the 1960’s Sinatra, along with Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis joined to form the “Rat Pack” the group was known for making music and movies, the group was also well known around the Las Vegas strip for playing at night clubs, in 1965 Frank Sinatra would earn a Grammy Award for his album…
While most fall short on their journey to greatness, some are able to rise above and achieve that coveted honor. However, to achieve this, some must sacrifice everything, including their morals. In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main characters demonstrate the consequences of the temptations of greed and undeserved power. In East of Eden, Cathy, a beautiful and devious woman, spends her entire life manipulating others and moving her way up in the world.…
In one of Ray Bradbury 's best sellers, Something Wicked This Way Comes, he combines a few things people fear in real life as well as dark fiction. I chose this particular book because I enjoy the darker stories and occasional horror movie. With the upcoming Halloween day, I couldn’t have picked a more appropriate book. This story focuses on two teenage boys and an adult, all of which are preoccupied with their ages. Jim and Will are teenage boys who want to be more mature and older. Will’s…
Countless people have different viewpoints on what the word “evil” means; Dictionary.com interprets evil as “morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked”. In the book East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Cathy Ames (Kate Trask/Albey) and Caleb (Cal) Trask are both regarded as characters of “evil” nature. The narrator explicitly states that the reason Cathy is evil is due to the fact that people that are evil are just not “born whole”. This means that she was born with the only ability to be bad and she…
J.R.R. Tolkien one of the well-known English writer and poet who once stated, “Not all those who wander are lost”, claims that people who wander are not lost, in reality, they are curious individuals who are true life seekers. In other words, people who wander around the world, like travel writers are not astray, instead they are people who are motivated to learn and experience the world from their own eyes. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, is one of the well-known novels written in 1951 but later…
There are many similarities and differences between the TV show Supernatural and the TV show Once Upon A Time. These similarities include the plot and how similar some characters are like the prophet in supernatural, Chuck, and the prophet in Once Upon a Time, Henry, the use of magic both dark and good, and last but not least the fact that their lives are in books. Although Once Upon A Time and Supernatural are very similar, Supernatural is the better TV show. Supernatural is the better TV show…
Castiel was in love, with an amazing man. “Fuck, Cas!” Dean was furivent, tugging at Castiel’s clothes, breathing heavily into his open mouth. He was amazing like this, fevered, his excitement a palpable force. It had been a normal sunday evening, Castiel and Dean had been lounging on the couch, Castiel’s laptop playing an episode of Dr. Sexy-in which the cowboy boots were the only thing Dr. Sexy wore- when Castiel noticed his attention waning, because the soft skin behind his…