Tragedy of the commons

are blind to the truth because we are afraid of facing and dealing with reality. Sometimes the truth can have a positive or negative impact on our lives. Some individuals are used to having a perfect life, but when he or she begins to experience tragedy some uses suicide as an option. Willingness to ignore the truth, suicide, and abuse of power are three themes from the play that highlight and describe the…

Over the centuries, the city was abandoned and forgotten as the memory of Pompeii became nothing but a legend passed throughout generations by word of mouth. Despite the fact that the ancient objects from Pompeii were discovered sporadically, the city itself was not found until the 18th century. Ever since, excavations have gone deeper into the city’s mysterious secrets. Archaeological finds reveal how people lived during that time, as well as how they died during the…

In the short story the children use their Happy Life Home (Bradburry) against their parents, ultimately leading to their demise. The self-driving car accident and the accident involving the Happy Life Home (Bradburry) in The Veldt are terrible tragedies, but will ultimately lead to an improvement in the technology. Peter and Wendy used their Happy Life Home and the nursery to kill their two parents George…

Being heroic, however, means to have characteristics of a hero. A person who risks their life to protect our freedom or even an ordinary man or woman that remains unselfish in a time of tragedy can become a hero. To become a hero, you would need to act selfless and courageous in a time of darkness or disaster. A common man is someone who is undistinguished and lacks special qualities. “The Man in the Water” was an ordinary man who was caught acting to save others before himself. After a plane…

still unclear. They had a plan to attack and kill as many people as possible before getting killed or killing themselves. Some view this as a horrific tragedy while very few see this as a deadly inspiration. If some view this as a deadly inspiration then what leads to an act like this? Some studies show that homicidal thoughts are common for teens. Teen males are more likely to commit a homicide than a teen female. Most weapons of choice they picked were either a gun or their bare…

Global climate change represents the largest and most difficult problem ever faced by mankind. These problems do not lie within our physical or technological capabilities. They rest firmly within the ethical and philosophical questions and difficulties that arise while searching for solutions. While there are reasons for optimism about the future of our species, there are far more reasons for pessimism. In this paper, my objective is to explain why I am, ultimately, very pessimistic about what…

his son and his daughter, he was shot by a white gunman in Evanston. The white man who shot him also shot many others, including a fifteen year old boy. Ricky Birdsong was killed in this tragedy. Although his children were not hurt, they saw their father murdered. His daughter voiced, “To come together just for common humanity means a lot, because the opposite of that is what took away my dad.” In response, his wife, Sherialyn Byrdsong, started the Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate as a…

injustice she incurred. “Medea attacks contemporary injustices not only to women but also to foreigners; children of foreign wives were not regarded as legitimate citizens” (Hadas 92). Euripides’s work served as a powerful composition in augmenting the common perception of undermining…

“The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare sometime around 1600. In Hamlet, William Shakespeare illustrates, that bloody vengeance might be fulfilled only after the death of offenders’ family member in order to prove, that vengeance, can easily excel any other feeling and cloud one’s mind. Actions take place in The Kingdom of Denmark and involve members of royals’ family. Such set up playas an essential role in creating the atmosphere and the…

“To Build a Fire” “Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up every possibility of love, contentment, or even common sense” –C.S. Lewis. In the story, “To Build a Fire,” a man displays a lot of pride in his abilities to survive the severe cold climate across the Yukon wilderness. With this sense of arrogance, the man seems to do everything in his will throughout the journey to successfully master the inclement weather in which ultimately was a fatal mistake before the man even began the travel.…