Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

is one of the first sensations that mankind experienced. From ancient religions and tribes to present day, music has been a huge part of worship, culture, and entertainment. Scientists even now believe that music is hardwired into our brains like other creatures for socialization and finding mates. It has inspired millions and fueled world cultures. For the sake of culture, social experiences, and beneficial brain development, band funding in American public schools should not be cut. If band…

Rachel does not want to endure the judgement that comes with being friends with the girl who called the cops at a party. Even though Rachel does not know the whole story, she still does not want to risk the damage to her popularity. To aid in Rachel’s pursuit for stability, she gets with Andy Evans to draw more attention to herself. Being with Andy meant that more people would know her name, thus heightening her social status. In the days leading up to prom, Andy asks Rachel to go with him:…

made divorce seem like such a common, simple issue to be dealt with in no time. Divorce seems to be increasing each year, especially since this issue has become less taboo in more recent years. With the amount of divorces occurring each year, it is impossible not to wonder what causes them. “One in every two marriages end in divorce.” Does this broad, unclear statistic carry any truth at all? Is there really a universal truth about divorce? Oftentimes, this statistic is seen as a “universal…

the Dots Relative to space and time of the universe, every individual seems so negligible and evanescent, just like a tiny wave in the ocean; yet each life is so rich and unique that it is impossible for one to trace down every detail of another person’s life. Two people can look almost identical to each other, but even twins are no way the same: a slight change would alter all the patterns of a person’s life, an ever-shifting kaleidoscope. My background has made me a very distinctive person,…

In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the women of the novel show a different role than their male counterparts in the pursuit of the American Dream. The American Dream is commonly overhanging the plot of the novel to show that each character has a different version of the American Dream. Written during the mid-nineteen twenties, the pretense of this novel is that women had recently been given the write to vote in the United States, which extended there abilities to seek after the…

remorse censors people’s letters, not caring if they get in trouble. This major contrast between the first time Juan bends his morals and now, is significant because it shows that Juan no longer has a conscience. This lack of emotion and feeling towards others continues to grow as Juan moves up in rank. Towards the end of the story, Juan stops caring about friends and family, and stops going out, for fear that “any distraction…

location and proximity to China. The Korean Peninsula provides a natural barrier between Japan and the US, and China which makes North Korea key in ensuring China remains inaccessible to the US via the peninsula. However, North Korea continues its pursuit of its nuclear program and the continued hostilities towards South Korea and Japan. This coupled with their inhumane treatment of their own citizen’s keeps North Korea and the Kim Regime on a list of countries that pose a grave threat to the…

higher status in the social hierarchy are the ones who possess wealth and power. Although social stratification may provide motivation and prompt those of the lower status to work harder, it poses challenges for them to climb the social ladder. On the other hand, the American Dream was embraced in the early nineteen hundreds on the premise that America granted individuals equal opportunities to succeed regardless of their race and class. Unfortunately, the American Dream at times clashes with a…

using ruthless and amoral means, deceiving the public using honest words to cover his dishonest modes. He is extremely ambitious, virtuous and manipulative (Flavin, et al., 2016). Frank Underwood tries to be loved and respected, but when it becomes impossible, he chooses to instil…

and devotion to following the teachings of the Buddhist manuscript. Therefore, the manuscript for Boss symbolizes a means of expression in the way he lives. “I had fallen so low that, if I had had to choose between falling in love with a woman and reading a book about love, I should have chosen a book” (110) Kazantzakis depicts the Apollonian view of being logical through the portrayal of Boss’ character as he chooses to avoid the pleasures of life such as women, in order to practice his…