Life

The novel, Life of Pi, by Yann Martel centers around an innocent, religious and vegetarian Indian boy, Pi Patel. However, when Pi finds himself stranded on the Pacific Ocean after the sinking of the Tsimtsum, and faces starvation and the possibility of death, he abandons his ethics in order to survive. When investigators asked Pi what happened on the lifeboat, Pi tells them a story with zoo animals that have survived the shipwreck as well, one of which is an adult Bengal tiger. When asked by the…

Contributes to an Improved Quality of Life Can we imagine if were living in a world that is dull? Full of doubts, discouragement, failures and disappointments. People experience underemployment, underpaid and mistreated. Are we still pursuing our goals in our lives even we had all these circumstances? Notwithstanding can we still achieve a quality of life and meaningful employment? We can be billionaire neither nor beggarly. Either unfortunate or blessed and that what life offers full of…

Moments of Happiness Ever since humans wanted more than just the basic needs in life, they have questioned what could a make a person ultimately happy. Aristotle defines happiness as, “prosperity combined with virtue” (774), while Victor Hugo says, “The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved” (774). Overall philosophers for centuries have strived for an answer and differed in opinions. This quest or strive to figure out happiness has puzzled people to such confusion that…

Many people believe that attaining a college degree is a necessity in today’s world. While others think that spending four more years to get a college degree is an absolute waste of their time. High school was such a tremendous part of everyone’s life. You made some of your greatest memories there with lifelong friends, learned how to stick up for yourself, and be a part of something that you will cherish forever. The greatest part about high school was that it was at home and you were well…

The longevity and quality of life for older adults are influence by many different factors, including environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors. The definition of a healthy life expectancy is defined as, “the average number of years, a person can expect to live in good health, without disability, and with the potential to be physically and socially active” (Morgan and Kunkel 2016:313). Healthy life expectancy helps aging population to set new goals and apply interventions to improve their…

If it is inevitable that life sentences could be given to juvenile who has committed serious crimes, then our judges in the juvenile court should be prim, proper and unbiased in decisions such as this. However, there had been cases that cases in which juveniles, while sentenced for their crime, are being subjected to racial prejudice which took account to the sentences of judges of another race apart from the convicted juvenile. According to article, “Jena 6 case highlights injustice: Louisiana…

A story that has greatly influenced my life is a novel written by Gilbert Morris called “God's Handmaiden”. Gervase Howard is orphaned in 1851 at fifteen years of age. She is sent to live with her aunt and uncle, who serve as head cook and gardener at the Kimberly Estate. She is befriended by the master and mistress's son Davis Winget, whom she develops feelings for as the years pass, she knows that her feelings are wrong, however, there is no denying the agony when he weds another. Driven by…

What does it mean to live a dignified life during the Holocaust and in everyday life? I believe to live a dignified life an individual must seek knowledge to achieve strength. This knowledge can be attained through experience or by being true to the experience that is faced. Living a dignified life means living true to our experiences, acquiring knowledge and organizing ourselves to obtain strength, while also having respect for others. Levi comes to a realization that his instinct for…

My life Any special event can change your life. For example each one who marry. They lives change for many thing like to take responsible for children. Each person always search for happy live without any issues. On August 2014 was my wedding. I married in my country. I started new life with everything new like home, car, and cloths. Starting new life change me many ways such as I took a big responsibility, I became father, and I take care for another person not only my own life.…

This will be about comparing and contrasting “World on the Turtle’s Back and Death”, and “Life and Death”. Those stories are about the creation of the world and how void it as at the beginning. This will tell you the differences and similarities between the two stories. The story of The “World on the Turtles back” was about the creation of the world. It talked about a woman falling from the sky and birds catching her and putting her on a turtle’s back. Then it talks about how void the world…