This Boy's Life

Some people go through it sooner than others; some people are privileged to live up to 100 years old. But the bottom line about this is that no matter how rich, poor, popular, weird, strange, quite, or loud you are; you will never be able to avoid it. Emily Dickenson’s Poem 258 “The Slant of Life” talks about death, and is also the inspiration to the book “An Imperial Affliction” which is the book within tfios. Emily curses the fact that she has to feel pain, but at the same time also realizes…

that death is the circle of life. Even Elton John wrote a song regarding the circle of life. The movie shows how King Mufasa is preparing his son for his death. He did that by stating that one day the sun will set on him, meaning one day he will die. Everyone agrees that death is part of life. Nevertheless, people see different emotions when someone passes, from angry, pain and sorrow. Many experts said that this was a normal process. However, if death is a part of life, why does a person cry at…

things that concerns him most is that his father should embrace life to the very end although he knows that death is something no one can avoid. The speaker on the other hand argues for the stillness that death provides, which this poem tries to show by imploring resistance in the face of death. Thomas uses this poem to talk about the resistance to death by four different men of which all of them where meant to live a satisfactory life but they were…

essentially have the same needs at the end of life. My encounters have been mostly with Christian religious beliefs. These beliefs and practices can vary widely depending on the denomination, but all base…

whimsicality and wonder of life should be appreciated, and even though death presents itself as imminent and certain, it also is fantastic. The first two stanzas of “Picnic, Lightning” begin the poem and introduce the reader to the improbable, yet certain spectacle that is death. The poem begins with a quote, which includes the title of the poem. This quote includes the speaker of Lolita describing how his mother passed away in a “freak accident” involving “lightning” at a “picnic.” This short…

When we do not fit in or feel like we are part of the “in crowd”, life really sucks. Our happiness is generally dependent on the intimacy that we all crave and long for. We always try to hide in ourselves the things we do not want people finding, if only to stay with the current friends we have. At the same time though, when someone remembers us, life becomes incredibly exciting. The happiness overwhelms me when someone takes the time to save me a seat at lunch…

the most powerful five letter words in the entire English language. This one little word can cause even the most physically and emotionally strong people to tremble at the sound of it. But why? It is because the word death means an end to life, existence, and everything that we know. Death is like a wrecking ball that tears through the homes of all the friends and family that it affects. However, is there a positive side to this monster that breaks apart loved ones and family members? At first…

effort to escape their own life obstacles. In Frankenstein nature is a pacifier which sooths and calms the characters from the challenges they face. Victor until the creation of the monster rejects pleasure as he thinks that the only way to find happiness is for the completion of a living form that is designed…

should respect what we are blessed with. The question comes down to, what attitude do we adopt when it comes to nature? Why should we respect nature? Paul Taylor, the philosophical founder of bio-centric ethics focuses on having a respect for nature. In this article, I will discuss Taylor’s ethical standpoint and provide a critical analysis of his argument. Paul Taylor’s idea begins with the concept that living things can be benefited or harmed, which means they have “a good of their own.” His…

Many migrants travel on the daily in hopes of a better life but few attain the goal. In the book, “Crossing Over” by, Ruben Martinez. It discuses his difficult trail in obtaining a better life. Though the book it proclaims the death of the three Chavez brothers named Benjamin, Jaime and Salvador in Temecula, California. They were crammed in a truck with 25 other immigrants on a journey to a better life when border patrol began to chased them causing the coyote (the person who sneaks migrants to…