The Passions

The Making of Great Public Speaker On my thirteenth birthday my parents had given me a ticket to see my all time favorite female athlete. She was going to talk about her life and the journey she took to become successful. At thirteen years old, I felt like I had just received a Nobel Prize. On the day of the talk, I sat front row, and I was ready to become inspired and motivated to becoming a successful athlete. Instead, the speaker walked out with a piece of crinkled paper. I was drowned into…

use of the word comes from the name of the island that Sappho resided on and the nature of some of her poetry, which is commonly referred to as of “Sapphic nature”, meaning a homosexual nature involving women. She was well known for her unabashed passion in writing as well as in living, which is easily felt in her poem, “He is more than a hero”. Some may say that forbidden love is the most passionate love, the most heated love, and Sappho would surely agree to that. While there were many…

told never to do. This act of social defiance sparked a drive in Edna, and she began to feel fearless, discovering her hidden emotions and sexuality in liberation. She specifically began to articulate her arousing emotions through music, art, and passion. She discovered her love of music through Mademoiselle Reisz, who she found splendid preforming on the piano at a party. Edna thought her powerful, and full of expression, and Edna craved that intoxicating capability. This desire for individual…

It’s in the Genes In 17th century Rome, the Baroque style painter Orazio Gentileschi provided his children with the finest art education available. Despite his efforts, only one of his children (Artemisia, his daughter) became an artist. She not only matched her father’s talent, but surpassed his skills, and became the first female member of the Academy of Design in Florence. On the contrary, Artemisia 's brother, Francesco, did not have the innate sense of artistic ability and did not pursue…

been looking for and I feel that this position would allow for me to expand upon my passion for political writing. I have recently graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.A. in political science as well as a certificate in writing, speaking and critical reasoning. I have extensive internship experience in nonprofit, political and legal areas. Writing about politics and the law has always been a passion of mine I would like to further develop by interning for Bustle. I have some…

emotions, and hence act upon these passions, sometimes in an ill-advised manner. Jay Gatsby, from the novel "The Great Gatsby" is the epitome of a passionate character. His unwavering determination to grasp his dream- reuniting with his former love Daisy Fay- pushes him into some behaviour that, while questionable, we can still empathise with, due to the sensitivity of his motives. Because of his passions, he gives up everything to impress Daisy, and it is this passion that we as readers find…

that what we value can be determined only by what we sacrifice. Martin Dysart has sacrificed his passion and removed other people’s passion to fit into what society believes to be normal. Throughout, Dysart’s life he has valued what society thought but when Alan Strang appears in his life he questions deserting his passions for what he thought he valued, helping and “fixing” people. Dysart’s true passion Ancient Greece has taken a backseat to what society told him to value. Martin Dysart…

I am Brendan Elliott. Sports has been an undying passion of mine since I was young enough to remember with my life always being surrounded with some type of sport activity or event. My love for sports began as a hobby, as well as an outlet for myself whenever I needed it. If I received an inadequate grade on an exam I would go outside and shoot hoops until dark. When my parents had agitated me for some reason, I would call up my friends and get a pick-up game of any type going. If I was just…

establishes a basis for what he considers a secure, harmonious commonwealth. Reason, by adding and subtracting consequences, offers a fundamental reordering of man’s passions and fears, placing self-preservation as man’s greatest desire and the threat of violent death as man’s greatest fear. In turn, Reason allows man to control and direct his passions. This process is critical to help define the goals of politics and pinpoint the biggest threats to political peace. By means of aversion, man’s…

believe senior citizen as volunteers can help contribute to the community by offering their wealth of knowledge and experience. They can encourage the practice of active ageing for themselves and the community and be provided platforms to share their passion after their retirement. These older adults serve as essential resources to our community as they can be highly skilled and proficient and are able to contribute their world of knowledge and experience. Senior citizens who volunteer may come…