Man's Search for Meaning

Time’, ‘space’, ‘place’ are some of the frequently used (sometimes misused) terms in literature, and they have been defined in different ways and from various theoretical perspectives. In the colonial discourse, in particular, the concept ‘place’ was closely related to knowledge and power in so far as the process of mapping the ‘other spaces ‘ was deployed to reproduce dominant world view. While the tenants of imperialism are teleological, its practices have always been geographic. As Edward…

The memories of childhood are very different for every single one of us, as some may be joyful but some may be heart-breaking. The three major poems ‘Piano’ by D.H. Lawrence, ‘Half Past Two’ by U.A. Fanthorpe and ‘Hide and seek’ by Vernon Scannell all portray the theme of a child growing up; these poems focus on the feelings of betrayal and regret. The three minor poems ‘Prayer Before Birth’ by Louis MacNeice, ‘A Mother in a Refugee Camp’ by Chinua Achebe and ‘Once Upon a Time’ by Gabriel Okara…

My Response to Paracelsus - The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus Previously in class, I expressed my confusion in what category of book is The Hermetic. Is it struggling bibliography of Paracelsus with philosophy of other alchemists? An alchemy and hermetic text book left behind for those you are able to understand the teaching, or a documentary of Paracelsus work? Yes there was a short story “The rose of Paracelsus”, about Paracelsus and three ‘want to be’ apprentices, but it had…

referred to the Memex; an idea that it would somehow be possible to digitally condense information on a computer, so it can be used at any time, by the use of free association. This was supposed to augment human intelligence, so that anyone can easily search for it. This was the first time that any technology like this has ever been exposed. These were the early origins of hypertext, as they allowed you reference multiple layers of information. The implications this…

In Sonny’s Blues, by James Baldwin, we start out by meeting the narrator, an unnamed, middle-aged African-American male. He is riding the subway to work and he opens his newspaper to find out that his younger brother, Sonny, has been arrested for distributing and using heroin. Although he and his brother have been distant in the past, this traumatic event seems to make his brother real to him again. He continues on to work to teach his algebra class at a local high school in Harlem, but all…

tricky. In Charles Dickens Victorian novel, Great Expectations, Pip starts off as a young “common” boy who yearns for a higher station in life. Also yearning, in Herman Hesse’s Interwar novel, Siddhartha, is Siddhartha who leads a nomadic life in search of spiritual enlightenment. Although, both are self-aware and intelligent, both are quite ignorant to the world around them. Pip is haunted by the idea that he is not worthy of wonderful opportunities (i.e. marrying Estella), therefore, he seeks…

Over the course of our 10th grade English class we have went through many informational books. Within the selections of reading I believe the main topic is courage. Courage is show through the characters in the The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Holocaust Unit, and The Merchant of Venice. The people within the writing take many risks that involve a lot of courage. I will be showing you how I look at this theme and where I see it within the reading. “Just…

The Five People You Meet In Heaven in Heaven by Mitch Albom, the main character Eddie is an 83 years old man, who work maintaining in the Ruby Pier. Ruby Pier is an amusement, where Eddie spent his whole life to work even the last hour before he died. This story is about life after death, as Eddie’s soul go to a place named heaven after he died. There are 5 people Eddie meet in heaven, they teach him their wisdom of the significance of life and the value of Eddie’s life. In the first place,…

Freedom is perhaps the most sought after concept of the modern world, yet no one in today’s society has ever been able to fully possess it. What many people fail to understand is that freedom is not something that can be obtained simply by wishing for it. Along with this, people fail to understand that they must be willing to sacrifice everything they have ever known in order to obtain the liberty they so strongly desire. The fact of the matter is that a person can only begin making steps…

pray that that man's life be consumed in evil and wretchness. As for me, this curse applies no less"…