Half-Life

Throughout life, we go through tough moments where we are certain everything is lost. However, we always change from these experiences and grow to become new people with a new interpretation and understanding of the world. In a passage from The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy, the narrator describes a striking ordeal, in which a man is coping with the death of a she-wolf. Despite the cause of the wolf’s death being ambiguous, the dramatic experience has a vivid effect on the main character—causing…

On September 15th 2009 my life had not only been changed but I had realized what life really means. On this day my family had been in shock with tears and had been emotionally lost. This very day will always have a strong meaning. It had been the day my brother had been told he was diagnosed with lymphoma non hotchkins cancer. This day will hold a toll on not only me but w=my whole family for the rest of our lives and we will never forget it. On September 14th I had been in my second week of…

The essay The Dead is set in 19th century Ireland. Specifically, in Dublin Ireland during the winter time. Shortly after the Christmas season. Clues left by the author mostly likely indicate the latter half of the century. The author gives many details on where the story takes place throughout the essay. Most of the story takes place at home owned by two women who lived with their niece and staff. It also revealed that the home is also a place of business where music is taught. The Aunts are…

Could Poe write about Ebola. I believe Edgar Allen Poe could write about Ebola. The author wrote about the red death and it has symptoms that are similar. For example the two diseases have blood or bleeding oozing out of the body's spores. For instance Poe wrote about death, disease and horror. There is a possibility Poe could be talking about Ebola when he wrote the "Masque of the Red Death." From reading, I know that Ebola and the red death both cause fear. No one wants to help the sick…

Seventh Seal, by Ingmar Bergma, argues that death is the only truth that exists for all man's knowledge. Ingmar shows this through the character Antonius Block, The Squire Jon, and the actor Jof, as each shows a different perspective on their belief on life and what death is/ means to them. You will also find symbolism in the lighting and sound. Through the knight you can see that faith can replace knowledge through some people and can not through others. One example may be the witch. When the…

After reading The Rule of Four, I was highly disappointed in the later half of the book. This was because of its terrible conclusion, which left a very bitter and sad aftertaste until the point where I think the book was better without the ending. The book sets a very emotional tone from the start. We are faced with characters who have gone through so much in search for their ambitions, whether that be cracking the Hypnerotomachia or mending a loving relationship (in the case of Katie), all…

lost. It is so easy to lose oneself in the modern world, and while recognizing this, the songwriter hints to the meaning of the song. Additionally, the title can be interpreted to be a proverbial phrase similar to the expression “Is the glass half full or half empty?” If one ignores the ‘un’ all they read is lost, but if they take it the title altogether, they read unlost. Once again, the title has a deeper meaning and forces the listener to create their own meaning from the song. In the song,…

Stanza one she wrote “I’d brush the summer by With half a smile and half a spurn, as housewives do a fly.” (lines 2,3,4). Emily is saying in this stanza that she would quickly pass summer if it meant she could see the one she is waiting for in the fall. Dickenson uses a simile of a housewife killing a fly carelessly…

always an enjoyable experience. The workplace can be a dismal and strenuous environment. The poem “The Postman” by Sadhu Binning, is an embodiment of this statement, in which it shows that the reality of being a postman is a dull and lonely way of life that comes without reward. “The Postman” explains the circumstantial aspects of the postman described in the poem, and what will become of him based on those factors. In addition, the poem “7:59AM” by Michael Turner exhibits the same theme, by…

are victims is because they had no choice For example, khadr a child on trial for the killing of an American soldier According to the article called “The Child Soldier on Trial at Guantanamo,” it says, “Khadr was seriously wounded in the firefight, half-blinded in one eye and with two bullet wounds to his chest.” This shows he was defending…