Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

denouncement of American individualism. The self-deception Baldwin depicts proves ironic: although Americans seem self-assured in their business and political endeavors, their incessant focus on the future obscures their tumultuous feelings towards love. Understanding American self-deception serves another function, however – it…

final goal of “Eudaimonia” or “happiness” is achieved. Aristotle considers this to be the highest or “chief” good, as some telos are ends to others, but no end except happiness is considered the final end (Aristotle, 2009). Happiness is held above all else for that we always choose happiness for the sake of happiness and not for something else, we choose other desires for the sake of happiness in that that through them we will become happy (Aristotle, 2009). Happiness is chosen as it is deemed…

they have been apart, she has gotten married to a man named Tom Buchanan, but he has been having an affair that she is starting to become aware about. Gatsby ends up resorting to being deceitful towards Daisy, and Nick doesn 't stop him. The whole love triangle starts to become…

their children. It suggests that individuals who were not parented properly before the age of ten develop less self-control than those of roughly the same age who were raised with improved parenting. As simple as this sounds, it isn’t entirely true as others play a vital role in the process of proper or improper socialization (Muraven, Pogarsky, & Shmueli, 2006). Children with behavioral problems will tend to grow into juvenile delinquents and eventually into adult offenders…

Aristotle, and Cicero have various perspectives on suicide. These ideas center around whether suicide is unethical all other things being equal, or prima facie unethical. Out of the four theories of suicide I currently have knowledge on, I agree with Aristotle’s point the most. While I concur with Cicero’s idea that ending one’s own life is all right if it is completely impossible that she could be happy, the impact that the action has on one’s friends and family is more drastic than the…

Nature has had a hold on humanity since Adam and Eve and in ancient texts nature has portrayed supernatural meaning influencing humans decisions. Since ancient times, nature has been thought to have meaning through natural events. For example, Egyptians would sacrifice human lives for rain, and if it did not rain then the people knew someone in the near future was going to be sacrificed. In modern times, people believe that if a Ground Hog sees it’s shadow then there will be six more weeks of…

monstrous, beautiful and horrific. As a result, Victor and his creature share a multitude of similarities and differences. The difference between Victor and his creature are very visible to any reader. Some as clear as a glass of clean water and other differences not so much. Victor was a born from the union of a man and a women, a holy union only possible by thanks to the hands of god. This contrast the creature since he was made from the hands of Victor, leaving the creature parentless and an…

has been divided on the issue of abortions. The fundamental basis for this argument centers on the issue of whether a fetus is a human life or not. This implies that abortion could be considered as murder if it is viewed as a human lifeform. On the other side, some people hold the view that the human fetus is within another human being who must take care of it when it is born so that individual has the right to take a decision. In my opinion, abortion is in unhuman act. In my opinion, the human…

dynamics of ethical immigration based upon the assumption that both individual and state have possessed the power to make choices between the available alternatives. Consequently, it could be happening in some cases these entities confronted each other. A recent move by the US would be sufficed to explore this phenomenon. People who are fleeing from Syria are seeking immigration status based on refugee category, though the US imposes a ban on them until the country has introduced an extremely…

trials, triumphs and occasional failures that allow the hero to develop and overcome adversity. This process, called the Hero 's Journey, is a necessary part of the human experience in both fiction and in day to day life. Through it, Cinderella finds love and escapes a life of hardship and Odysseus returns home from war. While the two characters journey different paths to…