The Downward Spiral

little town, which soon evolved into the largest empire in the world. Their military was the best, conquering everything in it's path. Their engineers were ahead of their time, inventing concrete and sewer systems. However, Rome fell in a quick downward spiral, due mostly to their own accord. Rome fell because their military was weakened, there were drastic and multiple changes in leadership, and they were hit with a major natural disaster and invaded. One reason for the Fall of Rome, is that…

outcome, not fate as he assumes. Romeo’s “automatic response” to the way he sees his life slowly despairing is that it is predetermined and that he may as well follow along because he cannot stop it. Romeo early on has the opportunity to stop the downward spiral that his life is in, but he only solidifies his fate when he buys poison and murders Paris. If Romeo had not felt “that he could not control his life,” he would have had more willpower to not kill Paris and move on with his life after…

Hours and hours of extensive research and planning went into this moment in time. Dim lights from the hallway protruded into my bedroom, and an eerie silence echoed through the crevices of my house as I imprinted my head deep into my sweaty palms. Scrolling imperceptibly down the page of my Charles Schwab account, I found myself gliding the cursor over a large green button that displays the word “trade”. My heart pulsated violently as I clicked on the left side of my mouse and selected the buy…

Derangement in Denmark: Hamlet’s Madness Is he or isn’t he? This is a question often asked by readers regarding Hamlet’s madness in the the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. Hamlet is a tormented character, as he deals with the loss of his father and his pompous and guilty uncle Claudius who has assumed the throne of Denmark instead of Hamlet. His mother Queen Gertrude remarried to Claudius just a month after Old Hamlet’s death. Hamlet is clearly torn about the remarriage, as he…

Understanding how communication phenomenon are applied to our everyday interactions is critical for problem solving and educating people on how to understand other individuals, societies and nations. Identifying and studying these phenomena allows researchers to make sense of the extraordinary social and biophysical responses that occur in a communicative setting. The ideas established in the Disney and Pixar movie Inside Out unveil the difficulty individuals of different moral and…

Thinking the seventh man shouldn’t forgive himself is like throwing him under the bus, in a way. He felt survivor guilt, and by saying that, you’re saying he should never let go of his survivor guilt. That would throw him into a downward spiral into madness. Yes, it is healthy to feel survivor guilt. However, one must learn to forgive oneself in order to achieve full moral repair. An excerpt from “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt”, by Nancy Sherman, may aid in explaining this better:…

can impel ocean currents to move due to resistance. Contingent on the Earth's rotation, winds can move to the top surface of the ocean and creating the surface of the currents. Then, a gyre will formed due to the surface of the current. A gyre is a spiral movement that formed on an ocean's surface. (Zmuida, n.d) Therefore, currents can be moved by tidal patterns. As the tides rise and fall, ocean currents will be moved. As indicated by the National Oceanic and Climatic Organization, tides are…

associates with and pick up bad habits such as stealing. There is so much more behind the act that was committed. That's why it is important for the separate system for juveniles to give them more of a second chance at life before theirs start to spiral downwards. With the advancements and progress in the Juvenile Justice systems the numbers of juveniles will keep going…

be done finished. A pessimist will likely look at everything as one big mountain of work and get stressed out before even starting, making the process hard to begin with. The difficulty of the work makes the person even more stressed, and begins a downward…

Is Youtube dying? A Lot of people think think that youtube is dying due to the fact that the new youtube rules that the youtube channels have to follow. Such as no bullying and no violent content. For gamers this is a crushing blow to their channel that they have worked so hard to obtain. For youtube to do this is a question that still lingers in the mind of a lot of youtube fans and channel creators who built their channels through this. Does this mean that if the creators do not comply would…