Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

find the Unpardonable Sin, something that no one would think of doing. Sins are always forgiven, but he wanted to prove the right wrong, he wanted to go find the sin that is never forgiven. As in Hawthorne’s other story, Young Goodman Brown, the devil is someone who looks good, and makes others think he is doing the same thing. The devil in that story was driving Young Goodman Brown into bad and crazy thought, trying to twist his nature. Ethan Brand presented himself in the beginning of the…

presents to her a diamond necklace which costed him nothing nothing compared to his fortune, the second man presented her a rare albino tiger that was almost impossible to capture, but the third man is a carpenter and crafts the lady a pure wooden heart made from an oak tree he cut down himself, the woman leaves with the third man and the other two men were baffled. Brucker’s The Horatio Alger Myth is the true key to successfulness in how even a poor kid could become one day rich and successful…

survival tool. The things that it’s capable of in the pursuit of self-preservation will amaze you. Some of the reasons that women stay in abusive relationships are; psychological coping mechanisms, too much time and energy invested, women sacrifice in relationships more often, and manipulation. Often after these things happen it is almost impossible to get out of the cycle. It’s almost an addiction in that way. Like the song from Rianna and Eminem “Love the Way You Lie”. Here is a verse from the…

disillusionment. The alert of a dock marker means boats have to be fairly close before they can see the light. Gatsby‘s so close to his dreams “…that he could hardly fail to grasp it” (Fitzgerald 180). Yet the light is “…minute and far away…” which makes it impossible for Gatsby to ever reach it…

Majority of the critics believe that the theme was the pursuit of the American Dream. The critic Bern argues that the American Dream is solely about greatness instead of personal freedom or financial success (Combs 60). More so, Dickstein agrees with the theme of the American Dream. Dickstein believes that the…

part in this movement by telling a war story with a humorous twist. Buster Keaton made The General one of the greatest silent films by incorporating chase, comedy, and romantic genres. Keaton’s story is about a railroad engineer, Johnnie Gray, who loves both his train and a girl named Annabelle Lee. The story is told during the times of Civil War, and is told from the perspective of Johnnie…

III. Secluded Life with Friends Epicurus’s secluded life in the Garden demonstrates the pursuit of ataraxia thrives in an envi-ronment where unnecessary disturbances can be readily avoided and the blessings of friendship permeate. In fact, Epicurus advises us that “the purest security is that which comes from a quiet life and withdrawal from the many” (PD 14). For the reason that we cannot serve political inter-est without giving up individual freedom(Hibler 37), we should live in…

immigrants, impoverished Americans, or southern families etc. They would paint a picture of the world through their eyes. But Whitman believed that by limiting his writings, or even his personal views to one narrow ideology he would be forfeiting every other idea that the world had to offer. Whitman wanted it all; he wanted his writings to include the emotions, sentiments, prejudices, and wisdoms of every living person that he had ever had the privilege of meeting. His self-prescribed litmus…

ability to control. It does not wish to harm others and should not suffer negative consequences for something it can’t help. A werewolf can be created in a similar fashion to the vampire, by being bitten by someone who is already a werewolf. A werewolf bite is the most common way the werewolf curse is passed. A key point with werewolves is that they are usually forced to transform at the rise of the full moon. A poem found in the 1941 film “The Wolf Man” explains the experience as follows “Even…

will seek to provide a framework for both understanding and, optimistically, inoculating against potential stress or burnout in leadership. The approach is not a comprehensive analysis but does address so many of the recommendations by pastors and others in ministry who have experienced fatigue or burnout. There are five strategies to help overcome compassion fatigue…