Personal grooming

Sean Covey’s “ 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens,” is helping many teens fix their life. In this book I have learn to make better choices. The main purpose of this book is to maintain your lifestyle and your choices. By reading this book you can overcome many obstacles in your life. I believe Sean Covey wrote this book because when he was a teen he was trying to overcome obstacles in his own life. Habit one: Be Proactive. Being proactive is basically taking responsibility for your life. In…

The inspirational book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey gave many useful pieces of advice. The book consists of 7 guidelines for being a happy, successful teenager. They list, in order including the two habit charts: The personal Bank Account (PBA), Habit 1-Be proactive, Habit 2-Begin with the end in mind, Habit 3-Put first things first, The Relationship Bank Account (RBA), Habit 4-Think win-win, Habit 5-Seek first to understand then to be understood, Habit 6-Synergize, and…

As time’s clock runs its course, we often find ourselves nostalgic of times that could have been or were. Staring out across an ocean, laughing around a table filled with close friends, or taking a long walk at night humans seek reflection and question if we have proven ourselves worthy. Similar to Walcott in his poem, people begin to reflect when faced with reminders of their past. The magnitude of the narrator’s experience is clearly portrayed in his nostalgic tone and repetition of…

Freedom is something that many people have sought and continue to look for on a daily basis, and the characters in Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, demonstrate a search for freedom from various aspects of life. Some characters want to be free from the social roles that have been established by the time period, others look to be liberated from monetary obligations they have, some want to be rid of the reputations surrounding them, and others want to be free to have control over their lives.…

In many cases, knowing about something can make life a little better, however knowing, can also make someone's life turn upside down. In the texts “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes and the biblical story “The Garden of Eden” the author shows that people who are not as intelligent as most, such as Charlie, Adam, and Eve, lived happier when they did not notice the troubles of the world. These texts portray the theme of ignorance is bliss, meaning not knowing about it leads to not worrying…

The definition of value differs by circumstances, feelings, or experiences. Perhaps someone thinks that community is valuable, and perhaps another suggests that family is valuable because people’s preference can characterize in various ways. Although Malcolm Gladwell’s “Marita’s Bargain” depicts that Marita focuses on education rather than her life, “A Walk to the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid illustrates that Annie’s family and her own memories are essential to her. In spite of the differences,…

In his essays titled “On the Vanity of Existence”, “The World as Will and Representation”, and “On the sufferings of the world”, Arthur Schopenhauer discusses the inevitability of suffering in life, what causes it, and what we can do to ease it. In this case the suffering refers to our constant un-satisfaction with our lives because of our need to always have and want more. Throughout this essay I am going to be answering the questions of why suffering is inevitable and what we can do to ease…

While passing through life, it’s difficult to comprehend and appreciate the value of what is currently happening. While looking back however, clarity and wishful regret develops as it is easier to assess the significance the former situation. Much like how experiences tend to be unknowingly taken for granted, sacrifices evoke the same sense of contrition, or of a tragedy, as what has now ended can no longer be given the respect or understanding that it deserves. In Othello by Shakespeare,…

Life often positions people in our lives who will be blessings or lessons, sometimes those lessons come in the form of betrayal. Betrayal from the people we least expect it from, and those who we are the closest to. That betrayal can cause damage that can be permanent such as in the book, Of Mice and Men. In John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men, a huge betrayal is what completes the whole meaning of the work as a whole. The betrayal becomes the falling action of the story and it illuminates…

When we think of childhood, some people reflect on the joys and happiness it brings to the family structure. My childhood was the opposite of being joyous. I experienced very traumatic episodes of physical abuse, psychological abuse, and homophobia from my father. The most critical aspect of my childhood development was when I decided to “come out” to my family. However, I did not tell them altogether, rather I told them separately when the time felt appropriate. I first expressed my identity to…