Still life

When you see a beautiful girl that became famous you would believe she had an easy life or she became famous because of her looks but it wasn’t that easy for Norma Mortensen. Her childhood wasn’t the best. She eventually became an actress. She died of a barbiturates overdose. She had a very difficult childhood but she didn’t let that get in the way of her success. Marilyn Monroe was born June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother was a film cutter at RKO studios who,…

Death is an unavoidable reality of life. Whether it is coping with the death of a loved one or merely attending a funeral, most people have experienced death in some manner. That is to say, though can be deeply unpleasant to brood about, death is a fundamental part of everyone’s life. Throughout life, people have to confront death multiple times until they ultimately reach their own, so it is vital for people to learn how to cope with it. If one fails to do so, the consequences can be truly…

would be like to have someone sitting across from him at lunch, a friend.” Lastly, in the story it showed Brian was a pro at landing on a tree as a bird. This illustrates that Brian had been a bird many times before and this shows how lonely Brian’s life…

with a violent world where hyper-masculine ideals ruled and gave way to a lack of respect for life, Baumer finds solace in observations of the nature surrounding him that is so rapidly being brutalized by the war. In some ways, nature is a representation of Baumer himself- he is full of rage, yet gentle, and rapidly being marred by violence. As in the first chapter when his friends and schoolmates were still together in the poppy field and “wind plays with our hair; it plays with our words and…

Madumalai Wild Life Sanctuary Introduction Madumalai! The name in itself spells wilderness to the extent and truly so due to the very fact that it is by far one of the most visited, popular and impressive Wild Life Sanctuary in the entire Southern part of India. Madumalai Wild Life Sanctuary is a must visit in case you are looking to traverse the length and breadth of Southern India terrain where this is exactly situated between the states of Karnataka and Kerela. A visitor’s paradise if…

Life's made up of two dates and a dash, this is my dash. Throughout my entire life I was raised on strict family values which has often included family time. Although I’ve survived being held to a higher standard there’s been many trials, tribulations, and obstacles that have stood in my path on my journey of life. Even with everything that's happened in my life I have still managed to become a stronger individual. Your dash is an insignificant character on your headstone; this is mine expanded…

Latour’s Achievements When one gets older, he start to reflect on his life instead of looking ahead as someone young would do. In Death Comes for the Archbishop, Bishop Latour has reached this point in his life. At one point, he felt as if he was a failure: “His soul had become a barren field. He had nothing within himself to give his priests or his people. His work seemed superficial, a house built upon the sands. His great diocese still a great heathen country….The Mexicans were children who…

and faith in their religion. However, I believe that people should accept death and not spend their lives worried or scared of death. Whether we like it or not, death is inevitable, so I firmly believe we should try to make the most of our life while we are still alive and not worried about what will happen after death. Religion, to me, is almost selfish. Religion was created so people could have some comfort that even after they die they will be alive elsewhere. In my opinion, religion --…

Middle school was a dark place for me. Life changing events caused me to slip in and out of depression. Close to the edge, I sat down in front of my TV to escape the crashing world around me. A lifeless body was staring blankly at a dimly lit screen until the end of the film. Then a quote gained my attention, “Around here, however, we don 't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we 're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us…

first feminist play. Nora, the main character, is labeled by Torvald, her husband, as a naïve housewife, but little does Torvald know that Nora is keeping a secret from him. Years ago, Nora forged her father’s signature to get a loan to save Torvald’s life. Now Torvald works at a bank, and he wants to fire Krogstad, an employee. Krogstad knows about Nora’s forgery, so he blackmails Nora into trying to get Torvald to keep Krogstad’s job. This is a time when men ruled the roost, and woman had very…