Friends of Peoples Close to Nature

family and friends’ happiness and pursuing his own. McCandless chose to chase happiness, believing that self-reliance and appreciation of purity in nature were the only elements that would allow for it; thus, he embarked on his Alaskan odyssey, leaving without any word of his plans or communication along his journey. He freed himself from his abusive parents but ultimately hurt his sister. While Chris has the right to remove himself from a toxic family situation, I would not leave close friends…

Facebook is having a significant impact on our everyday lives. People are finding more worth in social media. It seems as though more and more people are getting involved and are becoming more familiar with the online world. People today seem to be more in-tune with cyberspace rather than reality. What are they doing with their time? What are they trying to achieve? Continually searching for something worth their while, people will come to realize sooner or later they cannot find happiness from…

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley explores the topic of identity through the lens of nature versus nurture. Shelley argues that neither of these things makes the man, but rather that the decisions they make effect themselves and those around them. Victor Frankenstein claims to have been raised in a very healthy and nurturing environment. Frankenstein’s monster wasn’t raised in the home of a wealthy family, and instead woke suddenly in the lab of his creator, scared and mostly alone. These…

is by texting in class. So many times I will see classmates texting or playing games during class. Another section of Finny’s peace was being surrounded by close friends, who would do almost anything with him. All the time I hear the variety of cliques talking about great memories or laughing at inside jokes. I even have a close friend that I got hooked on an older television show and we have hilarious jokes revolving around it! This seems to be a common peace that is not labeled as one…

oceans and lakes, can bring peace and joy to people, but many lives are also lost in those waters. Mary Shelley illustrates the goods and evils of water in her novel, Frankenstein. In the Gothic novel, the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, creates a being and brings it to life. Abandoned by Victor and feared by those that come across him, the Creature murders the people closest to Victor in anger. In Frankenstein, bodies of water reflect the emphasis on nature in the Romantic movement of the…

point in their life. However, some losses may be harder than others and everyone deals with death in different ways. Some may shut down and not like to talk about it, while others want to cry and discuss how they are feeling. The history of death, how people grieve about it, and how life is after the loss of a loved one. Death happens to everyone at some point in their life and those who are still here have many ways to cope with the loss of their loved ones, but how do most of them manage to…

Outlook on Sexuality, Human Nature, & Relationships By: Reyaz Ahmadi December, 13th, 2015 There are many different aspects to human emotions, causing many different attitudes to form toward different things. There is sexuality, human nature, or relationship. Many human beings have many different sexualities, which will determine what relationships they will be in. Everyone goes through different stages in life and experiences many different things. Just…

In the article “Are your friends making you fat?” by Clive Thompson, published in the New York Times on September 13, 2009, Clive dives into the notion that your friends around you influence your lifestyle choices. Clive goes into detail about a 74-year-old has been planning a reunion for their high school and in every year a single guy has been gaining weight constantly until he was obese. When he turned obese he didn’t show up to the next reunion and they eventually figured out he died. The…

pumping action as normal everyday people portray fugitives trying to outwit thirty-two of the top investigators in the world. Never being a huge fan of the reality show genre, but this show puts the real back in reality TV immediately gravitating my curiosity to the idea. Surreal reactions of non-actors kept my attention plastered to my TV as this game of chess is played out. I thoroughly enjoy the concept behind the plot giving the exciting depth of human nature under a kaleidoscope of…

true success or if it was a let down. From how eager Montresor was to accomplish his goal it would be difficult to think that he would be unhappy with his work, but the last line in which Montresor says “May he rest in peace” is strange. Due to the nature of Poe’s writing, it is safe to assume that this was one last jab at Fortunato. Critic and editor Bill Delaney describes the ending in his article, “When Fortunato says, “For the love of god, Montresor!” and Montresor repeats, “Yes, for the…