Immortality

Mortality versus immortality. These two aspects are portrayed together in Sonnet 25. The poet is trying to convey the message of how happy he is in his current state of love. He may not be one of the noblemen who have great riches and fame, but he is content. The fame will not last forever, but his love will. Nothing can compare to the love state that he is currently in. Though sonnet 25 is not one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, I wanted to take the time to find a deeper meaning in this…

But these are not the right questions. These questions out-rightly portray a sinful and still reprobate heart. The question shouldn't be how far can I go and get away with it; the question is how can I be sanctified, separated from sin and remain holy unto God? How can I conduct my physical relationships so that I will remain holy, which means being separated from sin? And as you begin to tinker with the conscious emotions that God has designed in your spirit man, you begin to allow your mind…

Generally, majority of society has thought about the idea of immortality. In Ker Than’s, “Toward Immortality: The Social Burden of Longer Lives,” he addresses different ways in which longer lives would affect society negatively. He also includes opinions from different people who are experts in their fields to give the reader a range of different views. After reading Than’s article, I conclude a longer life span would give the opportunity for greater education and multiple careers,also a…

In John Perry’s “A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality,” there are many arguments that discuss the criterion of personal identity. Within The First Night, Gretchen Weirob and Sam Miller begin to discuss the idea of an immaterial soul and its reasonability of existence, which is the main idea. Miller discusses the various reasons why an immaterial soul exists while Weirob argues its existence and eventually, its relevance. Throughout the dialogue, Miller introduces various theories to…

Ganli Demyttenaere PHL. 101 PEQ Artifact John Martin Fischer: Why Immortality Is Not So Bad. John Martin Fischer believes that contrary to Bernard Williams the life of immortality would not be so bad if two conditions were met. One of those conditions is that the person is identical to the individual and second the person’s life must be attractive to them. Personally, I disagree with the first condition and while I agree with the second condition I don’t think it is necessary for an…

As a woman, family is an essential role I anticipate, therefore my maternal actions should be worthy of reaching immortality in their lives. It is of great importance that my children would be raised based on the cultivation of my virtues in order to nourish their upbringing. I do not plan on being a perfect mother, rather share the truth and love of an honest woman. The cultivation of my virtues will nourish my soul, embracing the good life. Mentally, I will strive to seek wisdom along my…

2014 Mrs. Rush Period 1 The Desire for Immortality Gilgamesh’s desire to find immortality influences the Epic of Gilgamesh. It influences the plot because many of the events and challenges Gilgamesh faces is due to his desire, every occurring death in the epic is influenced by quest, and all of Gilgamesh’s loss and suffering is brought on by his want for immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh is strongly influenced by Gilgamesh’s desire to obtain immortality. The Epic of Gilgamesh has a plot…

honoring one’s place in society. As Gilgamesh seeks immortality through the paths of heroism, a gift from the gods, and wisdom, we see that Gilgamesh chooses this order because…

Yeats’ “Sailing to Byzantium” develops the audience's understanding of immortality and transformation through the persona’s introspection of his temporary state within…

inherent human desire for immortality. However, Diotima’s account is inaccurate, and the true origin of love is the human desire for the company of other humans. According to Diotima’s account of love, the origin of love is a desire for immortality. She insists that with a human desire to be creative, there is also a desire to be “re-creative.” Diotima believes that humans desire immortality because “reproduction goes on forever” and is what they have “in place of immortality”…