Father Time

World renowned author, ethicist, and theologian Lewis B. Smedes once argued that , “The problem with revenge is that it never evens the score. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both are stuck on the escalator as long as parity is demanded, and the escalator never stops.(Diederich)” Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado highlights the sequence of events Montresor endures to enact revenge on Fortunato. Montresor believe that he has been wronged to the point of…

Every day we are to choose what way we should go; decide do or do not; make first step to answer complicated questions. We have to face the problems and deal with them. We have to take new issues every hour. The most difficult and the most important questions we ask ourselves are the questions about morality. Because our answer for this questions truly defines who we actually are. It often said that morality makes people better, because their actions are aimed to the goodness, kindness, changing…

experience it. Thus, the place where I always wanted to see and spend time of my life with nature, a place that can provide me immense joy and happiness, a time for relaxing and regaining lost energy is the Maldives. In my perspective, it appears like a paradise on…

His childhood, though not always easy, was full of warmth and happiness from his best friend – especially at Christmas time. Buddy explains the regularity of his holidays, saying “It’s always the same: a morning arrives in November, and my friend, as though officially inaugurating the Christmas time of year […] announces: ‘It’s fruitcake weather! Fetch our buggy. Help me find my hat’” (Capote 1). His winters are always the same, and the consistency helps create…

They all relate to Jack’s way of running his government. His dictatorship had focused on military and quite obviously his government was insecure. If it wasn’t for Ralph his focus on military would’ve resulted in no shelters being built and all the time would be used for hunting and entertainment. We can relate the militaristic behavior to the way Jack’s tribe acted near the end of Chapter 10. Piggy had said “They didn’t come for the conch.” The conch was a symbol of democracy and obviously…

around you. Transcendentalists would view this experience with zeal because they believe that the world around them is august and that they can connect with God through it. Mary, I am aware that you disagree with these beliefs and consider it a waste of time to engage in nature. However, if you give the Transcendentalist ideas a chance, you are sure to change your mind and fall in love with the beautiful appearance and tranquil essence of the environment. Absorbing the beauty of our…

place for the first time”. Continue to ponder these questions while I present to you the following discussion. Distinctively visual is the use of a variety of visual devices often used in an artful manner that encourages the audience to question their own perspective on a particular concept or idea. The film “Run Lola…

He shows how his son is just like him and how he used to be. Also how his son is different. Like for instance they both snuck out the boat, but also how he would use aloud out board motor. The difference between time and culture seem to jumps but to show some of the shuttle difference time can cause. Like when he explain the switch of people from humming inboard and to roaring outboard motors. White uses the small difference to show how much the world has changed. It can be easy to understand…

The Shallows This digital world of electronics is everywhere you go. It is everywhere you see. It does not revolve around us but we revolve around it, itself. The beeping, pressing of thumbs, the checking of phones, it is all around us. In recent discussions of the net, a controversial issue has been whether the net has a positive or negative impact on our brains. On one hand, some argue that the net has bettered our intelligence, making us smarter. One the other hand, however, others argue…

biggest decisions I have made as an adult. I was already legally locked into an apartment lease and did not even have an application for housing. I am a very detailed and organized person so the stress of such a big change in such a short amount of time was very stressful. I had to call the establishments I had been hired and break the bad news and decline several other job offers. I had to return all of the apartment items I bought and buy whatever items I needed to live in the residence hall.…