The Adventure of the Final Problem

"There is but only one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy" (Camus 1). This pale phrase prescribes to humanity 's countless efforts to unearth depression 's panacea; purpose. Without a clear meaning to live, those lost stare as the skeletal hand ticks towards demise, awaiting their final hour as the pendulum scythes back and forth. The title of the literary biography…

Through the adventures of Candide, we see his transformation from having a completely optimistic view on life, to a very pessimistic and skeptical view. Through his journeys, he encountered many difficulties, and was shown the harshness of the world, changing him from…

Many readers and writers today often admire Herman Melville’s works and look to his writings for literary inspiration. Not only was Melville an American novelist, but a gifted short story writer and poet during the 1800s. Melville wrote many popular works in his lifetime, such as Moby-Dick, perhaps the best known novel he wrote. Whether it was traveling on sea expeditions, living among cannibalistic natives on the Marquesas islands, or sufferring much tragedy in his later years, it is fair to…

Theseus said, “If I was a big brother, I don’t want to be one to a GIRL.” “It had to happen son” “By the way your grounded for a while, and before you ask how long, I don't know yet.”, said Poseidon. Kyra is an outgoing girl who loves to go on an adventure. She is very kind to everyone and everything. She has always dreaming of fighting…

he aim of this paper is to analyse Chris McCandless`s development of his idealistic lifestyle. Chris McCandless is the protagonist of the film “Into the Wild”. He tries to find his real personality and his ultimate freedom. Therefore, he leaves his family, all his material goods and, his social personality behind, to live a life alone. In his journey, he experiences a variety of difficult situations, which most of them he overcomes successfully. The last very demanding obstacle he is not able to…

The Glass Menagerie, a play by Tennessee Williams, is a memory play set in St. Louis in 1937 just at the start of the Great Depression in America. The Glass Menagerie focuses on three completely different characters, their dreams, and each individual’s inner struggle to face reality. Laura Wingfield and Tom Wingfield obtain certain weaknesses, which include self-consciousness and the incapability of making the decision to remove oneself from their current circumstances which ultimately inhibits…

What happened around the 1400’s? First, there was a thought of the possibility to sail further than ever before. A thought was formed, to sail into the unknown. The risks and dangers involved with taking a trip that uncertain and unknown left very few interested in the idea. Alas, Christopher Columbus figured that he could find a new western trade route to Asia so that the imports may be cheaper. His idea came about through miscalculations of only 2,500 miles separating him from Asia when…

Kill a Mockingbird would not have been a work of art without tragic elements (Bloom 56). Harper Lee is able to involve pathos and humor uniquely together. Comedy and tragedy are like Ying and Yang in this story and both of them starts to flow in the final analysis. The pattern of the literary technique includes a competition between good and evil. For example, “Atticus in his failure to defend the Negro victim, eventually hunted down while scaling the wall in quest of freedom, the innocent…

Power Naps: A Wake up Call to Improved Efficiency The secret to becoming more productive is not managing your time but your energy. We live in a society where long productive hours seem necessary to meet a deadline, cram for finals or juggle everyday responsibilities. But let 's face it folks...at some point our bodies begin to shut down, our systems are fried and it 's time to reboot. Traditionally, caffeine product use provides the necessary jolt to get the system started. However, a power…

Voltaire was an educated writer from Paris who had the displeasure of experiencing the decay of society during the Reformation era to the 1700’s Enlightenment period. He was nauseated with all the social structures. Not to mention, the delusional optimism that plagued the explanations for people’s suffering that was happening in his lifetime.. By analyzing chapters in his book Candide, I will show how Volaire brilliantly uses satire of his character’s experiences and mindsets to ridicule and…