Life extension

become aware of what is happening in their life when something tragic or something out of the ordinary happens. Life is a changing thing and change is an inevitable factor. Instances of change can be seen in the poems Root Cellar by Theodore Roethke, Eating Together by Li-Young Lee, and Living in Sin by Adrienne Rich. The value of the change that is occurring is great although the event causing the change may seem small or insignificant at the time. The life cycle of birth, maturity, and death…

history of our world, solar system, galaxy and universe, most of which we do not even know, for example to live the entire long life of a peasant during medieval times, we only have books, and since books are not experiencing it for yourself, I 'd like to be able to go back and forth through time to experience EVERYTHING. There is nothing I want more than to experience life, practically infinitely. Because of this…

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates Wes Moore was an influential speaker that spoke about making a difference and going after what you truly believe in. Wes Moore didn’t have an easy life, but he made the most of his life. Some of the main topics he discussed were decisions and who influences them, how higher education isn’t about the degree or major but is about how you leave your mark and remembrance. Nobody will remember your degree a few years down the road. If you have sacrificed and…

The Streets that Raised Me In his book, Between the World and Me, Ta- Nehisi Coates describes his life growing up the ghettos of Baltimore. Paul Coelho once wrote, “I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.” Ta-Nehisi Coates struggled to survive in an environment that was designed for him to fail. He struggled…

the same processes for seizing and storing energy, producing proteins, and passing on the information through genes from generation to generation. At the same time living organisms exhibit diversity because there are so many different species. All life on Earth is related because everything came to be from common origin yet beginning 4 billion years ago. Throughout the time living things have changed or evolved to fit different environments. Evolution theory proposed by Charles Darwin claims…

Over the course of one’s lifetime, One typically transforms throughout the years as they are presented with new life situations and new varieties of people that help shape them into a better person. Throughout my 18 years of life, I have without a doubt changed for the better, and I am still transforming daily. It all started whenever I was in kindergarten, developmentally being a year or two behind the other kids because of my late birthday, I had to work harder to comprehend things due to the…

have a certain amount of people on it for a certain amount of time before it starts taking care of the problem on its own. Disease broke out killing millions of people around the world and increasing the amount of panic. Death is a natural part of life and without it the world become a mess of overpopulated chaos, leaving the planet to take control of the situation by whatever means…

feeling that life has ended due to the thought of the inability to live alone. This is found in the poem when Auden states, “For nothing now can ever come to any good” (Auden, 16). The author’s use of figures of speech, imagery, and diction all allow her audience to understand the speaker’s true emotions over his overwhelming grieving stage. Throughout the poem, W.H. Auden does an exceptional…

fact that he may continue his search for truth by examining the souls of the dead. Death may be a blessing in disguise or a curse. It can never be known, but it can be reflected upon. This ties into Socrates’ philosophy that a good man lives a good life if he is constantly reflecting upon himself and society. If a man constantly questions the values and beliefs he bases his actions upon he will continue to follow the path towards undeniable truth. As man learns more of the truth, he improves…

Everyman is a moral drama that was written in the medieval ages by an unknown author. During the medieval ages, life was difficult and dangerous with a threatening lack of knowledge in hygiene and health. Death was on everyone’s doorstep, and Everyman is a drama that truly captured the world that was highly religious and marked with death and disease. In the drama, death acts as a character and a theme and is Everyman 's guide through his final journey to judgment. In depth, the author spoke…