Inklings

85. What is The Purpose behind Suffering within Concept “EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD”? • The ‘man-made’ science characterizes Pain as a complex and subjective phenomenon, therefore, finding the consensus on the adequate definition of Pain, which certainly represents discomforting and unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, is still a major challenge. According to the inference that stems from the rational part of man-made science, Pain is a ‘primordial’ phenomenon of the same rank and…

Ondaatje’s prevalent use of the skeleton imagery symbolizes the deaths of common people. Even though the Tamils and Sinhalese may have different ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds, they are all human beings who are killing each other. While they may have different tenets and ideologies that make up their identities, they all share a country, they all breath the same air and they all are made up of a skeleton. The skeleton that receives the most attention throughout the novel is Sailor;…

Narrative point of view can impact the story in different ways. This essay will analyse three stories from the reader and explain why the authors chose different point of views and how their choice impacted the reader. Different narrative points of view affect the reader in different ways, in William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily’ the effect on the reader is one of surprise horror, in Tim Winton’s ‘A Long, Clear View’ the effect on the reader is one of shock and unease and in Zsuzsi Garner’s ‘The…

Draco Malfoy One Shot: Running from the Past Reader x Draco Malfoy. The Death Eaters won the battle after the Malfoys ran away. (Spoiler alert! I didn't explain more just in case you haven't finished Deathly Hallows. SPOILER ALERT.) Bad stuff ensued, including this nugget of drama: the Death Eaters are after the Malfoys because the Malfoys betrayed them by running away from the battle. They caught Narcissa and Lucius, but Draco is still on the run. Reader is a muggle, with a…

“Early detection and treatment is the key. We need to reach troubled children when problems first emerge, while there’s still time to guide them back on the right track. And because young people spend so much time in school, that’s where the first inklings of trouble are offend detected (2013, p. 507)”. Students spend nearly eight hours if their day on a campus and with their educator, spending time with students who show certain characteristic of mental illness is essential. Schools have a huge…

nationalism’ emerged in the United States instead of the widespread country nationalism for which Federalists had hoped, leading citizens to identify as members of their state before they identified as members of their country. In the 1760s the first inklings of an ‘American Nationalism’ came forward from the push to gain political representation within the British government. This then quickly turned into the need to separate from England to form a new nation. When England passed the Stamp Act…

Courage is essential in determining one’s true moral character and beliefs. It is what enables a person to face difficulty with bravery and adhere to these values. However, an individual’s virtue and intrepidity can be like a dormant seed that requires certain circumstances to cultivate them. In his screenplay, Schindler’s List, Steven Zaillin explores the idea that when an individual consistently performs acts of courage in the midst of horrific and agonizing situations, despite their…

The comedic genius made a surprising twist. Crimes and Misdemeanours deviated from Woody Allen’s original interests and delved deep into the unsolved problem since antiquity. Being that, the film is the epitome of the ongoing conflict regarding the moral values and their relativity. As the incarnations of the classic and the modern viewpoints on this central theme, Judah, Cliff, and their foils show how each individual adhering to the respective philosophies shall face consequence in the real…

Short stories such as; “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen” and “Toba Tek Singh” demonstrate that humans are capable of overcoming and persevering through many odds, but many do not come out sane or think rationally due in part to the characters’ resilience or cunning nature. Concentration camps in Europe during World War II were a land of uncertainty for those detained there. They could be alive for an hour and dead the next; harsh weather, disease, lack of food/bedding and clothes, as…

In the case of Of Mice and Men, there are many choices that the characters have made. Resulting in either pleasant or unpleasant circumstances. George chooses to look after Lennie after his Aunt Clara dies. George is often seen getting angry at Lennie as shown in this quote from the novella: “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’ mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. I could go get a job an’ work, an’ no trouble. No mess at all.” “An’ whatta I got? I got you…