To Stay Alive

Kindness goes a long way in times of suffering. In Night by Elie Wiesel, he talks about the Holocaust and how he survived it, what the concentration camp was like, and how he was treated. He reflects on his own experience of being separated from his family and even his own religion. One of the important themes of the book is kindness. The acts of kindness a character makes shows what a huge difference a person can have on another person. Throughout the book, there are many acts of kindness, even…

“Stay, I said”. With those three words Jane Hirshfield commands her surroundings as well as her entire body to stay alive in the poem “The Promise”. Hirshfield is literally trying to stop death from occurring all around her. She commands cut flowers to stay alive but they die. She commands a leaf to remain, but it reddens, knowing that it’s impossible to not to. Finally, Hirshfield tries the command on her body. It works for a while, but then her body starts to tremble like it’s ill. She desires…

owner says he was talking with a human skeleton. Leeches and grasshoppers aren’t exactly part of an ideal “three month diet” plan. These people are alive today because of their own sweat, blood, and tears. They worked hard to stay live. The reason they actually lived was because they were mentally stable enough to think about how they still wanted to be alive. They did not give up because their life was on the line. Simpson didn’t know if he would be found but he still dragged himself for five…

Staying Alive in the Hazmat Industry When you operate a business in the hazmat industry, compliance to regulations is essential. The failure to adhere to industry rules could lead to the demise of a business – so you’ll need to remain on top of the guidelines that regulate hazmat companies. The following points may be used as a general outline of information you’ll need to know to stay alive in the hazmat industry. DOT Training for Your Business Department of Transportation (DOT) training is…

In the stories Life of Pi and “ The story of Keesh” the will to inspire in an extreme environment shows how characters survive and try to find a way to stay alive. In “ The story of Keesh” the extreme environment shows how Keesh is trying to find meat for him and his family so they can stay alive. Evidence that show the extreme environment is “ Go ye men, with the dogs and sledges, and take my trail for the better part of a day’s travel, he said there is much meat on the ice” (London 65).…

There has been much discussion into whether or not viruses are alive. I personally feel that viruses are in fact not alive, and I will now explain why I feel this way. There are seven characteristics of life, and they include heredity, homeostasis, reproduction, cellular organization, response, metabolism, and growth and development. This list comprises what all living things must do in order to stay alive. While a virus may seem like they do some of these, all characteristics of life are…

abducted and were taken away to learn to kill others to stay alive in a war zone. It says, “My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed,” (Beah, 2007). This demonstrates child soldiers like him were specifically taught to use their gun to protect themselves from other people. Ishmael was taught violent things by learning “my rule is to kill or be killed.” He is killing other people to stay alive. He was in a devastating part of his life and…

Francisco Oliva has been struggling to keep his cattle alive due to the increasing issue of vampire bat attacks. Many people believe that vampire bats are becoming an issue for their farms and cattle, and want them to be exterminated immediately, while some want them to stay alive to their usefulness to research purposes. Here are some reasons why vampire bats are important for research. The first reason that explains why vampire bats should be kept alive is that they are very useful to the…

The truth is, suffering is a fundamental part of livelihood. However, once a new meaning is found in suffering, survival becomes the best option to stay hopeful as it allows one to take revenge and gain success. In the novel “The Marrow Thieves” by Cherie Dimaline, the struggle to survive and the importance of staying hopeful and not give up is pivotal for the lives of Frenchie, a sixteen year old, who has lost his brother, Mitch, and his mother to the Recruiters as well as his companions as…

be like a slap in the face. In one of the chapters in the “Passio of Perpetua” he gets on his knees and begs her to give up Christianity (Passio). He is doing everything in his power to convince her to renounce christianity in order that she may stay alive. The fact that he is ready to shame himself in order that his daughter may live, shows the true love only a father can have. He will do whatever it takes to have her live, even shaming himself and the whole family. In my translation of…