Serenity

decree are just few of the obstacles Antigone faces. Through this Antigone, stayed true to her beliefs. Antigone’s green eyes represent peace. The Greek’s associate green with health, nature, and vitality which overall are the factors of peace and serenity. Antigone used a peaceful form of rebellion to accomplish what she felt was right. “ So, do as you like, whatever suits you best- I’ll bury him myself. And even if I die in the act, that death will be a glory.” (Line 1144) This line shows her…

parenthood, marriage, and labor. Taking a personal approach to the retrospective history of Walter’s sanity as mentally ill, John G. Anderson states how people avoided to interact with him because he lived alone in a different world based on beauty, serenity, and order than from the world we live in. Furthermore, John G. extends into the mentality of Walter Anderson’s relationship to nature through his eyes as an artist rather than a typical biography. This source supports my explanation of how…

Becoming a mother is hard in any day or age, especially when the father is unsure he wants his own child. It is hard in the sense that it is an occupation without days off, it is costly, both in time and money, and above all it marks the point in one’s life where they are incapable of putting themselves first from here on out. With abortion being such a controversial topic, one is shunned either way for their decision. Some are angry for a mother to keep her baby if the baby’s life is not fully…

If one were to define alcoholism, he or she might state that alcoholism is a disease in which those who are affected may have an uncontrollable desire to drink and an overwhelming obsession with alcohol. Those who are directly affected by the alcoholic’s drinking may have a completely different definition. For these people, to define alcoholism into one single sentence would be preposterous to say the least. For many, the detrimental effects of their parents or loved ones drinking started when…

people are disheartened about not being able to hear. Rather than “coming to terms with” being Deaf, it is more about embracing and being proud to experience all the qualities associated with Deafhood. Lotus and lily pads represent nature and the serenity that it has to offer. The woman is depicted to have her ears completely submerged under the water to show that she is Deaf. The use of nudity conveys the desire to return back to a pristine state of being in order to experience the world from a…

The Mango House- “Form follows Function” The Mango house is the physical manifestation of a quest to connect with the natural environment. The house is a reflection of the architect's creative sensibilities; its essence being simplicity in thought and expression - taking shape through the form, its spaces and building materials. The site has been defined by the coordinates of several existing majestic mango trees. Hence, the ‘function’ is the conservation of these 100-odd-year-old inhabitants;…

Death, who knew that such a small word could have such a tremendous impact on those around us, on some more than others. Death shows its ugly face in the book Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut wrote about a man named Billy Pilgrim who travels in time, whether he likes it or not. Billy hops through time from when he was in the war to when he was in the zoo on a different planet. With Billy’s time traveling fate, it reveals the true viney fingers that his fear of death really has on…

her garden to Buddha's followers, and deeply cared for her son. Kamala died near the river from a poisonous snakebite while on a pilgrimage to see the dying Buddha. She saw Siddhartha for last time and felt happy that he found his peace, seeing the serenity of Buddha in him. She leaves behind her son as a gift for Siddhartha. Young Siddhartha acts as the final test Siddhartha must pass before reaching enlightenment. Similarly, just as Siddhartha’s own father had to let him go out on his own,…

of the shanty towns within South Africa, and specifically how the natives are suffering due to this change. As the dying child’s mother, she is aware of her child’s upcoming death and how strongly it influences her personal connection between the serenity of the land and heaven. As the young child gets sick, her mother soothes her with the words, “Quietly my child, there is a lovely valley where you were born. The water sings over the stones, and the wind cools you” (89). The mother’s efforts…

A day on the horse farm I’ am frightened out of a deep sleep by someone calling my name in a rambunctious voice, and a light gleaming through my eyes. Dazed, I peel my eyes to see my father fixed in the doorway to my chaotic room. He yells that I need to get in gear that it is 4:00 a.m., and I’m wasting daylight by dragging around and taking my time. I rumble around disoriented to find my clothes and get dressed. The whole time I’ am wondering in my head why I get up this early to visit the…