Sadness

depression is a mood disorder involving sadness, feelings of worthlessness, loss of interest in someone’s usual activities and changes in one’s activities such as sleep and appetite that persist over a period of at least two weeks. (Textbook) To be diagnosed with depression a person must have at least four other symptoms of depression and these symptoms should be severe enough that they interfere with a person’s day to day life and prevent them from functioning. Sadness is only a little part of…

punishment should be similar to the offense. However, what justice is not is clear to a famous playwright from the 17th century. William Shakespeare, the author of The Tempest, argues that vengeance is not justice because revenge leads to suffering and sadness, while virtue leads to freedom. He shows this through Caliban’s failed endeavor to murder, Ariel’s periods of servitude, and Prospero’s attempt at revenge. Caliban's failed endeavor to murder shows that vengeance is not justice. In The…

He faces sadness especially from others who are scared of him due to his crimes of being a monster. That is one way he faces bullying in the poem and another way is that he hates Hrothgar because of an incident that occurred in a tree. Those are two occurrences of…

“Loving” by Jeff Nichols portrays the rigorous challenge of interracial marriage in America 1967. A moral dilemma of the film shown is if marriage should be legally permitted regardless of race. Marriage should be legally permitted no matter the race based on rulings made by the Supreme Court case, Loving’s v. Virginia. Utilitarianism strongly supports happiness for the greatest majority, therefore miscegenation is right. John Rawls’ social contract theory presents the principles of peace among…

miss her. I became very sad and began to wonder if I had made a mistake in ending the relationship. The sadness I experienced, while very deep, wasn’t necessarily constant. I was able to distract myself with friends or participating in activities that I enjoyed such as working out or playing video games. However without these distractions I was predominately occupied by thoughts of my ex. My sadness turned to anger as I tried to recall why we had broken up in the first place in order to ease my…

of extreme sadness, stages feeling normal, and manic stages, stages where the patient feels hyper, however sometimes they feel very anxious. Various symptoms of bipolar disorder include constant mood swings, suicidal thoughts, a loss of appetite, loss of sexual desire, insomnia and oversleeping. Ray has bipolar disorder because his symptoms are almost exactly what was stated previously. In his case study, it is stated that he had a diminished appetite, trouble moving, extreme sadness and…

The setting of the poem is the kingdom by the sea (2) which Poe mentions many times, may refer to some type of castle. His purposeful use of this line is similar to that of a chorus in a song; the verse is repeated numerous times to help the reader understand that this is an important part of the story that poet is trying to tell. Poe purposely uses this setting as a reflection of his gothic taste which sets the background and gives a sort of foreshadowing as to what is to come throughout the…

without attention and affection from any human being. Nonetheless, the title of the poem “to drink” draws the attention of curiosity of the readers. Therefore, signifying marriage, sadness or friendship that people encounter in their lives. The poem draws a critical question. Whereas, is a person ready to drink the cup of sadness and happiness from another person’s…

emotions that every person carries, which include: joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. These five basic emotions not only control Riley’s life, but her memories. Most people don’t know this, but our memories are structured in a certain way. They may be separated by long-term or short-term as well as a joyful…

Knowledge is power. It has the potential to completely destroy which leads to having many severe consequences. Learning new things and finding interesting discoveries does not always end well especially when there is no one to share with. In Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein, knowledge helps the creature awaken to the circumstances of his alienation, developing a gradual internal rage causing his impulsive behavior towards others, displaying Shelley’s central idea of knowledge being a…