Selfishness

by the sophisms of the being I had created; I had been struck senseless by his fiendish threats: but now, for the first time, the wickedness of my promise burst upon me; I shuddered to think that future ages might curse me as their pest, whose selfishness had not hesitated to buy its own peace, at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the whole human race”(180). Victor’s strong desire to create the creature in the beginning chapters took over his life. Eventually by…

Poems happen to be words that mean more than they look. May they express a message, describe someone’s point of view of his/her life or anything, poems are able to do so much with so little. Such is how famous poet of the 19th century Robert Browning managed to do with his writings. Through his writings of My Last Duchess and Porphyria’s Lover, we will look upon the way that he believes men would become alongside women. Replaced for stronger than interesting To start it off, let’s discuss…

(welfare spending) and promotes a selfish behavior. The argument is that egalitarian countries like Scandinavian ones, New Zealand and Japan allow possibilities for individualism and some variance in income regarding hierarchy and merit, but prevents selfishness behaviors consenting more investment in public goods and better health outcomes for the nation in the long…

The play of “Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare suggests that an individual’s own ambition can blind one from their own actions and can be a source of great grief for others. Macbeth’s ambitions and insurmountable desire for becoming king blinds him from reality to the point that he cannot control his own body. On account of Macbeth’s actions Lady Macbeth is sicken with an enormous amount of grief that she takes her own life in the process. In addition, any human can be in the place of…

This story shows how contradictory religion can often be, when people pick and choose the rules that apply to them. One of the major focuses the Dean’s sect promotes was the denial of the many “pleasures of this world, for the earth and all that it held to them was but a kind of illusion, and the true reality was the New Jerusalem toward which they were longing.” (pg 1) Though the Dean was the leader of his sect, he was a walking, talking contradiction. He claimed to believe in selflessness and…

Author, as a basic element of the rhetorical situation. The content and style of A Modest Proposal were the result of Jonathan Swift's position, identity, and sensibilities. Swift was not an Englishman, but an Irishman. In addition, he was a man of the cloth, which no doubt afforded him a clear view of the sufferings of his people. He was also wise enough and educated enough to understand the nature of the injustices visited upon his people by the English, as well as the English attitude toward…

Yesterday, I felt like dying. I wasn’t going to actually give in, but I feel stuck between two worlds and the pressure of pleasing both is weighing down on me, personal and societal obligations not yet met. I suppose that’s why I connect to Asher Lev, a jewish boy conflicted on pursuing what he loves at the expense of his religious beliefs, or satisfying his family at the liability of his own happiness. I think everyone goes through a period of depression where nothing seems to make sense and…

product testing on animals should be banned because animals have feelings and it is inhumane to cause animals to suffer, giving a whole other meaning to the saying pain is beauty. Animals are innocent and should not suffer the consequences of our selfishness in the need to be beautiful. Many mainstream cosmetic brands still test on animals like Maybelline and Avon. But, why would you test beauty products on animals, when they are meant for the use of humans. Testing beauty products on animals…

and stays with Tom. Daisy manipulated Gatsby into fully trusting in their relationship and envisioning their future lives together. She took advantage of the attention Gatsby gave her, but rejects him in the end. Both women reveal how their selfishness propelled them to possess a relationship of love and attention. They manipulated and influenced the men to the point of destruction. Brett and Daisy had such control over their lovers that the moment they lost interest, they were able to…

hide their messages behind the illusion of the supernatural and medieval setting, making these storied be depicted as “unrealistic”. To give an example of how Marie de France gave readers an idea of how she sees many marriages in her time based on selfishness, she creates the character of a woman in a selfless relationship with the King. In the “Lay of Guigemar”, the passage shows “The lady was of tender age, passing fresh and fair, and sweet of speech to all. Therefore was the King jealous of…