Misery

Frankenstein, what do you think when hear the word Frankenstein? People usually think of a giant, green monster made by a mad scientist. Well, Frankenstein is more than just a fiction book, but it’s a book of Romanticism. Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein is a perfect author of Romanticism. She is also a great author because she connects the theme throughout the book. Frankenstein’s main theme is ambition, and different literary elements to express the theme in the story, Mary Shelley…

lines 31-66, Filippo comes up from the river to ask who is in hell before his time. Dante also asks who he is and Filippo answers that it is he who weeps. Dante doesn’t show Filippo pity and instead talks with filth, “And I to him; ‘In weeping and in misery, accursѐd spirit, may you stay. I know you, for all your filth.’ (Canto VIII, Line 37-39).” At this moment Filippo Argenti “stretches” both hands towards the boat and Virgil thrusts him off. After, he kisses Dante and says, “’Indignant soul,…

Euthanasia has been widely controversial when the practice pertains with humans. We have been using the techniques for decades when putting our pets out of misery, and yet we can not do the same for our own race. Only five states in America fully allow doctors to prescribe medications and perform assisted suicides. Legalizing assisted suicide throughout the country will make it easier for to get the treatment that they want, and bring reassurance to the patients and their families affected by a…

The Butterfly Effect Committing mistakes is inherent to the learning process as it is the ability to learn from others’ failures and successes which determines one’s wisdom. It is only in enduring appalling events that one is faced with nature’s trials and is given the opportunity to grow. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, King Lear learns the true nature of those around him when he is forced to endure emotional and physical hardships. In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, three spirits…

WHAT HAVE THE CONSEQUENCES BEEN?: - Though not an official part of the Block 4 materials, the Open Learn article Riches & Misery: The Consequences Of The Atlantic Slave Trade by Dr William Hardy (2014) offers an complimentary insight into the consequences of the Atlantic Slave Trade. - The most obvious consequence for West Africa stems from the loss of the strongest men and…

spine and legs. She was also unable to bear children in her difficult marriage life with the famous Mexican Muralist Diego Rivera with whom she got married in 1929. Most of her paintings and oeuvres capture her emotional and physical effects of her misery and suffering in her life time. Her portraits make up a sizeable number of most of her artwork. As Garber (42) notes, her personal portraits are depictive of her endeavors…

monster confronts him. "Wretched devil! You reproach me with your creation; come on, then, that I may extinguish the spark which I so negligently bestowed. (Shelley pg. 99)" Frankenstein's blindness to anything other than discovery brought a life of misery and regret. And his unwillingness to deal with what he made put not only his life but the ones he loves in danger. And during the french revolution, danger was anything but…

which otherwise would heal and do well." The quotation above proves Sir Francis Bacon’s beliefs that if one is constantly fixated on achieving revenge, it will never heal your own pain and misery. Human misery often creates sadness and leaves one stranded looking for answers. Through Hamlet, revenge and human misery are a recurring and dominant theme. Shakespeare introduces the audience to the corrupting evil of revenge when King Fortinbras, who a great rival, was slaughtered by King Hamlet in a…

unconscious dissolves when you shine the light of consciousness on it” – Echart Tolle (p. 26, para 2). Before Annie 's sobriety, she believed as many people do, that in order to become sober it would mean a life of misery and constant struggles. "If my choice is to live a life of misery in diseased abstinence or drink myself to an early grave, I choose the later. Horrifying but true"(p. 15 para 3) The only addiction program that Annie knew about was what her brother told her about his…

Sharon Begley and Nathaniel Hawthorne gave us different responses for happiness. In “ In Pursuit Of Happiness”, Mark Kingwell explains that there isn’t a simple way to explain what happiness is. He said, “Pursuing it can only bring vexation and misery, opposite of what we desire”. I totally agree with him because even though you can be happy for a moment when you have pursued the happiness you want, it is not going to last any longer and you will…