Half-Life 2

Madness resides within each and every individual, it rests within the boundaries of one's morality waiting to be unleashed by traumatic events. When the human mind is consumed by madness the afflicted individual tarnishes their original morality and begins to embody the essence of the irreconcilable product of their sanity: otherwise known as insanity. As a result, those afflicted will begin to indulge in many acts that their former selves would consider to be taboo. The dormant thoughts that…

never liked to occupy the servant’s quarters, as it made it harder for him to leave the situation if he wanted. Because the young doctor initially is a bachelor, Robert has a lot of power in the house. According to himself he “holds the bachelor’s life in his hands” Robert lives together with his family in Ajegunle (nicknamed The Jungle because of its filth and overall poor appearance) He has a one-bedroom apartment shared with his wife and their six children. We learn that he sees himself as…

there is nothing keeping her in the Bottom anymore as Nel devotes her life to her husband and children and puts Sula on the sidetrack, which is a natural course of events in Toni Morrison’s view. Sula stands in opposition to the ideals of a woman because her desire is not toward getting married or having children. Friendship with Nel is Sula’s first choice. Nevertheless, when Sula loses Nel to a man, she is willing to find a new life for herself away from her family and community. But not…

die and sooner not later” (Albom 62). Morrie Schwartz from Tuesdays with Morrie had ALS or better known as Lou Gehrig's disease is dying and with his the limited amount of time he had left in his life. He chose that he was working to help people and give them wise words. Morrie teaches people to live life through having forgiveness in there lives,not putting very high value in wealth and living with no regrets. The first lesson that Morries teaching in this on how people must have room in…

crucial for the stability and the sense of control for both protagonists. The loss of stability and control is a focal point in the lives of the main characters in both Indian Horse and Things Fall Apart. In both works, the main characters experience life-changing events that cause severe loss and trauma; as a result of situations that are beyond their control. These circumstances lead to a loss on a personal and cultural level especially as both characters appear to be unable to resolve the…

time of his life. Instead it turned out to be, as Tichborne writes himself in the upcoming line; “My crop of corn is but a field of tares”. Everything he had done in his short life had meant as much as he would haevliked and his time hoping to achieve something of importance was nothing but false hope. Even though he had been given life it was…

In The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the story follows the struggle of a father and his son to survive in a post-apocalyptic world where inhumanity, despair, and violence in a loveless world do not seem to save much room for peace and triumph. However, despite the absence of empathy and basic humanity, McCarthy does somehow achieve to highlight some pleasant themes all over the story: the themes of morality, hope, and love that are embodied through the father and son's journey on the road. One of…

Discrimination making People to separate from their families, suffer, migrate and die which most people in Waknuk don’t give attention to it unless they see it in their life because they are close-minded and want no change in their life. Discrimination is common in Waknuk, especially people who are normal, highly discriminate others who are different or deviations because they wants to stay as they are in the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. Sophie the little girl with only one pair of…

Ariel, a collection of Sylvia Plath’s poems released in 1965 after her suicidal death, transmit melancholy and agony to anyone who reads it. This depression in her poems was caused after her husband, the poet Ted Hughes, left her for another woman. Plath’s writing style has always been criticized for being excessively autobiographical and because of her continuous suicidal suspicion. However, Plath has never been criticized for the irony of the poem “The Applicant” compared to the rest of her…

smiling happily, coming back to me the next day, telling me how she regretted what she had said to me and how she wanted to be with me for the rest of her life. We quickly prepared for the wedding and got married and decided to go to France. When I woke up and realized it was all just a dream as I saw the ceiling in my room, I wished the real life was a dream and as soon as I waked up from it, my sweet love, Jane would be right there, sitting in front of the piano, gracefully touching the keys…