The Ruling Passion

In Bangkok, Thailand, I faced several prejudices mostly because I was poor. Back in my country, the families had to pay for their children’s education. So those that born into the families of doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, politician, and other high paying occupation get to go to the “fancy” school. Growing up in a family of single mom who sell insurance and second hand clothing for a living did not help me much in school. No money mean no future in Thailand. One cannot be successful in life…

As a child it was instilled in me by my parents that I would always have my education no matter what it took. It has been true to this day. I have been forever grateful for the opportunities that I have had as a child to young adult because of them. Although they have helped me tremendously, it would be nothing to them if I hadn’t put in the hard work and dedication that it takes in order to want to learn, excel and grow. I believe that I have done my job to show them why it is even worth it in…

the speaker in “Porphyria’s lover” is certainly not devoid of passion or emotion, he views the relationship to be empty of life, or dead. The evidence to support this claim comes from two occurrences. Firstly, the detail that he felt so strongly, and had such a fiery passion towards Porphyria. The poem is riddled with quotes that show his passion, but “Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss” (48) fully encompasses his extreme passion. At this point in the poem Porphyria is dead, and even after…

The film The Passion of the Christ opens in a scene in which Jesus is tempted and tormented by Satan. At first Jesus is praying in the night with some of his disciples. Then a Satanic figure appears and begins harassing Jesus. Jesus ignores him but begins sweating immensely. Satan then manifest as a snake which Jesus stomps on. Next, Judas appears with soldiers and kisses Jesus on the cheek. In response Jesus is arrested. Peter attempts to intervene, by attacking a soldier. However, Jesus tells…

The passion flower is a widely cultivated genus with historical significance, including its use as a medicine, it 's arguably tasty fruit, its wonderful fragrance, and its symbolic use within christianity and other religions. There are many uses to the passion flower, although it is currently not FDA approved as a medicine, it can still be used as an herbal remedy. In the past, passionflower was approved by the FDA as an ingredient in OTC sleep aids and sedative products. The FDA revoked the…

Honor Killing An honor executing is the murder of an individual from a family by different individuals, because of the culprits' conviction that the casualty has brought disgrace or shame upon the family, or has damaged the standards of a group or a religion, for the most part for reasons, for example, declining to enter an orchestrated marriage, being seeing someone is disliked by their family, having intercourse outside marriage, turning into the casualty of assault, dressing in ways which are…

“Steven Avery” is a name millions of people are becoming familiar with due to the airing of the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer”, created by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos through Synthesis Films. In this ten part series, the atrocities committed by the Manitowoc Sheriff Department were revealed, as well as their apparent disregard for human life. Steven Avery and his family were essentially outcasts in the Manitowoc community. Avery worked on a scrapyard on the outskirts of town that…

Passion is a powerful emotion that motivates individuals to progress in life; however, when a passion becomes an obsession, it may result in disastrous outcomes. In the tragedy, Macbeth, William Shakespeare suggests that when one becomes too consumed with a ruling passion, one is unable to make rational decisions, leading to detrimental consequences. When a passion becomes an obsession, one begins to think illogically which causes one to disregard their morals and relationships, eventually…

After deliberation, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan delivered the majority opinion in “Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion” that affirmed that Johnson should not be punished for burning the American flag. Yet again, debate has sparked over this ruling. Following the verdict, writer Ronald J. Allen stated his opinion in “American Flag Stands for Tolerance.” Though they are similar in actual opinion, the two writings differ in one main way: tone. Allen’s tone is much more passionate in…

Free will allows evil to come into because it gives humans a choice to either commit an evil act or not. Augustine then goes on and states how human evil is the disorder of one’s passions ruling over one’s soul/reasoning. He states when trying to achieve a goal virtuously, one gets misguided due to his passions ruling and does it in an evil manner (121).…