Hope

"The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain." While this quote can be interpreted many different ways, like most quotes, I think that Wilson is trying to say humans sometimes lose hope and let whatever happens happen to them. Most of the time this Wilson quote rings surprisingly true when you examine the average life of a normal human being. In some cases, we see individuals with an abundance of perseverance and determination…

believe in God; faith is usually what one wishes or hopes for, whether that be a miracle to save an ill-ridden child or whether it’s just wishing for a new car. If you put faith in God, he may not grant all your wishes and dreams but he will fall down from heaven to show you that you don’t require those things such as a new materialistic items. Faith helps those in need through hard times by giving them something to believe in, by giving them hope that there will be a better future, and by…

he “survived because I [Pi] forgot even the very notion of time”. It is because of this skill that Pi is able to manage his grief and focus on his survival. His ordeal at sea is one that cannot be survived without a combination of soundness of mind, hope, and hard work, all things he cannot manage if he lets himself absorb the extent of the calamity befallen him. Forgetting time makes such events less palpable, which in turn allows him to focus on survival. Pi distances himself from the…

“Star Wars Ep IV: A New Hope” Star Wars Ep IV: A New Hope is an exquisite movie and plot that is portrayed by excellent actors/actresses. The movie starts right in the middle of the action with Princess Leia, who is a the main leader of the rebellion against the Empire. It starts on a ship and is being attacked by the Empire led by Darth Vader and his crew. Princess Leia manages to put secret rebel information about the Death Star into the R2-D2 droid on the ship. However, she is captured by…

Although it’s very to lose hope with the battles Yunior faces in life, Junot Diaz always maintains to keep the character full of hope and always keeps an open mind about everything, making him optimistic and full of life. It’s understandable that you may believe this story is pessimistic in numerous ways. For example, he does fall off the grid for a while when he begins selling drugs and hanging out with the wrong crowd. Also, how the relationship between Yunior and Rafa isn’t the best…

My family immigrated to America in 1999. Even at the tender age of five I was full of excitement, nerves, and a lot of hope that this new country held for me. I knew that I could pursue any profession I wanted to be when I got older and this made me very focused in school knowing that I needed to be the best student that I could be. I always knew I wanted to work with kids because I enjoyed their resilient nature. At first I wanted to be a preschool or elementary school teacher because teachers…

Sometimes in this world, when all seems black and nothing is looking up, hope is the only thing one can have in order to keep on going. In William Bradford’s Northern Experiences we see the Pilgrims, making their sacred journey across the Atlantic Ocean on the Mayflower, consistently use religion and their belief in God as a means of hope. Many people at almost all points in history have looked to their “god” when everything else seemed lost. For religion is something that pervades outside your…

Hope can often be defined as a wantful expectation or a wish tending to be positive. Hope can as simple as a child desiring a treat, a fan hoping their sports team will win a game, or on a more serious note an end to war in the world. In The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus becomes more and more hopeful as his journey progresses to Ithaca, his home. Striving ambitions and expectations are also commonly found in Touching Spirit Bear written by Ben Mikealson. A story where Cole Mathews is…

also dark circles under my eyes that are caused by lack of sleep. I don’t like sleeping too much because I don’t like dreaming and then waking up to reality. It gives me false hope because my dream include my desires in their most successful form. In addition, dreaming isn’t going to get me anywhere and so I stay awake in hope that maybe I’ll make up my mind and start to progress towards them. To sum it up, I have a tendency to bite my lips and to rush through my responsibilites. I bite my lips…

Imagine you are homeless, and all you have is “beer, last nights left-overs, some glossy red apples, Dad’s champagne and cigarettes”.Unfortunately for 15 year old Billy life isn’t as fascinating as he hoped. Steven Herrick's character Billy from his novel “The Simple Gift” is important to this novel because he is used to challenge the reader's understanding. He shows us the power that positive and negative relationships have on adolescents. The type of relationships you have can majorly impact…