Tragedy of the commons

The book Night by Elie Wiesel and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s song “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” there is a very common theme of wanting the future generations to understand and remember what you have gone through and what happened in the past. For example, in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s song “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story” they state, “Every other founding father gets to grow old, but when you’re gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who Tells Your Story?” In the…

Commercialism seems to overrun most aspects of our current society. “The tragedy of commons,” a prevalent economic theory that highlights instances where individuals act independently, regardless of what is best for the common good, can be seen in Krakauer’s story. This theory can be tied in with the survival of the environment in the midst of capitalism overshadowing the natural world. This is seen not only in the novel, but in the world around us. With the rise of commercialism, the…

In the play “Death of a Salesman” Is about a salesman who goal in life is just to succeed and also wants the same for his children especially the oldest son Biff which is also his favorite. Biff is expected to be a salesman like his father but comes to the conclusion that is not what he wants in his life he would rather work with his hands outside on a ranch someday. In this play every character when through some sort of tragic event but to me, Biff Loman suffered the most because his father…

A definition of madness is the mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it. A quote by a famous poet named Emily Dickinson says: “ Much of madness is divinest Sense- to a discerning Eye-” and I think this means that what is sometimes declared as “madness” or crazy is actually the most knowledgeable kind of sanity. In the play Death of a Salesman one of the main character’s name is Willy. Willy is the type of person who’s life is consumed with his desire for success, he craves…

Brandi Kar Professor Pooran Lashini Intro to Philosophy Ch.11 The Birth of Tragedy - “Tragedy Dies Tragically” ______________ Tragedy- “a. A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.” ______________ Greek tragedy died very abruptly, as if “by suicide ,” compared to the others that had more of a peaceful and tranquil death…

In his play “Hamlet”, William Shakespeare allegorizes the idea of how the desire for power can so easily corrupt even the most secure relationships, such as the one between brothers. Colonius’ pursuit of power is ultimately what incentivizes his decision to betray and murder his brother, the former king. I find Colonius’ character to easily be the most compelling and complex one we have encountered so far in the play. Though I do find his actions deplorable, I must admit I admire his tenacity…

Greek tragedy is most definitely defined as a tragedy, because of the common knowledge that everyone dies at the end. However, the question between artists and fellow art appreciators is what defines a tragedy? At the Academy Awards how is it possible to pick one film over all of the others? Aristotle answered this question back in his lifetime of 384-322 B.C. Aristotle’s opinion of a true Tragedy is still effective to this day. His favorite play, and best example of a tragedy, is Oedipus Rex,…

does fifth century tragedy relate to , reflect and constitute the Athenian polis ? -Jentina Gregory Athens the “city hall of wisdom” is the place where the first seed of democracy was sown . The democratisation of Athens coincides with the flourishing of “Tragedy” as a major genre in Athens In this paper my point of focus is the relation between the “Greek Tragedy and Athenian Democracy” and to note how far these two are interdependent on each other . Greek Tragedies took its…

The Greek philosopher Aristotle defined tragedy: "Tragedy, then, is an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude." He explained that although the main character is noble, a tragedy must focus on action rather than on character development in order for the play to make sense to the reader. The action of the play should arouse both mutual feelings of pity and fear, while the theme of tragedy is the meaning of the central action and the main character's…

In light of tragedy, especially ones involving human casualty, people want answers. They want to hear that there is something we can blame so the media doesn't need to blame someone else, so we can feel more human in these situations. The problem arises when you see little common threads run into these stories, threads like missing parents, drug abuse, depression. It is crucial to understand how we as humans deal with tragedy, and how our first response is often to blame, find out what caused…