The Grass Is Greener

world, enjoyed water and sun, warm stones and the sea...” (Camus 120). Sisyphus had died and was in the underworld but then convinced death that he needed to go back to earth to chastise his wife. When he got there everything changed. The grass seemed greener and the sky seemed brighter, he didn’t want to go back. This caused a problem. Because death is not to be trifled with. Many warned him of this so, and he was taken back to the underworld and punished. In this he was punished to push…

Have you ever enjoyed a romantic comedy, Neapolitan ice cream, or a strawberry and banana smoothie? Just as these items are wonderfully blended together to create a delightful combination, Charles dickens Great Expectations mattered blending the three elements of comedy, tragedy, and grotesqueness. In his novel, the protagonist, Pip, goes on a quest of growing up and becoming a gentleman in London. As we go about our lives with all these mixed emotions and events, pip also endures the same while…

defeated the big bad wolf though a combination of hard work and optimism.The taunting theme song “Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?” sparked as a nationwide craze in 1933, and the people saw the film as an antidote to the depression”(J.B. Kaufman).“Grass-hopper and the Ants and The Wise Little Hen stressed the benefits of diligence and industry”(J.B. Kaufman).Walt inspired families with his films to keep believing that things will get better even through hard times.Not only did he inspire…

Chapter 3: Searching for the Ideal Match for Empaths An empath is a people pleaser, natural nurturer, friend, counselor, and healer. He/she is soft spoken, gentle, and caring. Moreover, an empath can give unselfishly, even if he/she suffers from it. If you are an empath, you are hypersensitive and observant to the desires, needs, and wants of other people. You try to use mediation to avoid conflict. Yet, aside from these behaviors, empaths also have low self-esteem. Thus, they are prone to…

True West by Sam Shepard shows us a snippet of a family’s dynamic in an interesting way. There is no clear statement that the two brothers, Lee-the eldest and Austin-the younger, are jealous of each other but Shepard is able to convey this through their interactions. An interesting way Shepard shows this is through Austin, the more stable and successful brother of the two with a career goal and a family of his own, getting easily lost in Lee’s stories of his life in the dessert. There is an…

Living Off the Food Systems Three distinct food production systems make up our everyday food choices. Some Americans will never move past the very first food chain where little connection exists between nature and the plate. In Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, he walks through and explores each food chain in detail. Pollan holds a strong desire to closely experience every aspect of the processes and origins of the food that humans eat. His introduction explains what the book’s…

“Man is by nature a social animal,” (Aristotle). Indeed, in a cognitive neuroscience investigation, Zaki et al. (2011) found people naturally desire social inclusion. This trait, perhaps originally a survival tactic, has made us especially prone to be influenced by others. Recognizing this problem, Hume wrote his controversial piece, Of Miracles, to argue that it is unreasonable for people to believe in testimony-based miracles. For his argument, Hume makes several claims. First, he defines a…

Abandonment: Sunil’s Drive to Survive in Behind the Beautiful Forevers Behind the Beautiful Forevers, by Katherine Boo, records the quotidian lives of interconnected residents in Annawadi, a Mumbai slum. In this “under city”(Boo, xii) , we are introduced to individuals fighting the recursive loop of poverty. Boo depicts this reality as both a disturbing and moving testament to the hope and strength of individuals living in desperation. The juxtaposition of the glinting glass of airports and…

This assignment really had me reflecting on my life as I grew up until now. I have never done this so it was an interesting time for me to see how my life could be extremely different. Many people are born with life altering situations and pull through life unaffected, and still grow up with support systems as strong as the one I came from. As I put myself in the shoes of someone with a disability I realized life would have been significantly different for me if I were born with a disability…

the thermal energy from the sun enters the Earth 's atmosphere faster than it can leave, or vice versa. People has caused the Earth 's climate to rise, but with some effort, we can slow, stop, and even reverse these changes by living cleaner and greener. Climate change is caused by humans. One of the climate changing factors introduced by humans is greenhouse gases. Scientists at NASA have proven that greenhouse gases changed the temperature…