Know thyself

to look past Othello’s evil actions and sympathize with him because the audience knows that Iago is the cause of all evil. In addition to this case of situational irony, Iago’s characterization and relationship with Othello also allows the audience to sympathize with Othello. If the audience had not known of Iago’s ill intentions, the audience would see Othello as much more evil for his murder. Since the audience knows that Iago clearly corrupted Othello, the reader can feel sorry for and…

Friar’s ideas were way too complex and unnecessary, it left plenty of room for error. When Juliet is telling the Friar her dilemma, and he comes up with his “genius” plan he says: If; rather than to marry county Paris, thou hast the strength to slay thyself, then is it likely thou wilt undertake, a thing like death to chide away this shame, that cop’st with death himself to scape from it; and if thou dar’st, I’ll give thee…

As my psych rotation at Monmouth Medical Center comes to an end, I took a few moments to reflect on my experience and see what I’ve learned. It was surprising to me to note that my feeling towards this field of nursing was quite the contrary to my original expectations. Initially I assumed that the time we spent on these units would be simple, informative and enjoyable. I knew that my friendly talkative nature would be helpful in this setting where I got to practice the therapeutic techniques…

Everyone has heard of the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, but do we really even know who was at fault of that? In the play, Romeo and Juliet were star crossed lovers that Friar Laurence married off and were happy together. They got separated when Romeo got banished from Verona and it took them both very harshly. They both told their sad stories to Friar Laurence and poured their hearts out to him. Was Friar Laurence really helpful to them when they desperately needed…

High school and college are two incredibly different environments. College forces you to grow up and to have a different perspective on life and, high school prepares you for the social norms that come along with it. Young adults begin to strive for the different lifestyles that they’ve never experienced because college allows them to see what can become. Goals change once students strive for a higher education. High school does not as nearly the same amount of people determined to change their…

The Book of Mormon testifies of Christ. It testifies of His coming, His ministry, His suffering and death for our sins, and of his resurrection. It is through those last three that mankind is able to become resurrected, immortal beings, and eventually return to Him and Father in Heaven. Two important chapters in the Book of Mormon that give information on the topics of Christ and resurrection are Alma chapters 11 and 40. This analysis of those chapters describes similarities and each’s…

Socrates' credo “An unexamined life is not worth living” sparks an intense and prolific discussion, just as Socrates intended. In the discussion of this credo, the thinker does just what the credo addresses: without studying, analyzing, or critically reflecting upon one's life, it is not worth living. Life is not about making all the right decisions in a progression to the idealized or perfect life. It is rather a procession to honor the experiences one is a part of or engages in, one's own…

product: a black N man, a pregnant N woman, and her baby N boy. Lynch compares the breaking of these African Americans to that of breaking in a horse. He knows that as a unit these individuals are strong in their natural state. As a natural instinct, generally living humans as well as animals take care of their family. With this knowledge, Lynch knows that you need to breakdown this institution, and disable the independent nature of the Africans that were used to be enslaved. Instead of…

we are of the body, but we are not, the body. Thich Nhat Hanh states: “This body is not me, I am not limited by this body, I am life without boundaries, I have never been born and I have never died” (188). For this to be understood, one needs to know the domains of human life and how the human life is directly connected to cosmic life.(Ref) The life of each individual self can be seen to encompass several levels. These can be described as: (i) environmental, social and physiological which…

a regular and orderly place this differs from the Mesopotamian view because they saw the world as being a random occurrence daily. The Nile was seen as the living force for all things within the Egyptian society. Hail to the O Nile! Who manifests thyself over this land, and comes to give life to Egypt! If you cease your toil and your work, then all exists is in anguish (Hymn to the Nile 1) The Egyptians believed that the flooding of the river was on a schedule to provide the soil for their…