Vanity

Imagine this... you are prancing around in a field with your friends. All is peaceful and calm until a massive, overwhelming figure crouches over you and starts to shove you into a cage that is half your size. You kick and scream at the top of your lungs, but no one seems to hear a thing. The next thing you know, a worker starts to inject you with a green, jelly-like material and suddenly, you blackout. This is what poor, innocent creatures go through every, single day. Stories similar to this…

Living a purposeful life is like a religion to some; some seek it, but the experience is different for everyone. Most people will say that without passion, purpose cannot be created. Others say that as a society we have changed what it means to have a purpose. Rarely as a society do we stop to explain what it means to live a purposeful life, or how it helps us form more fulfilling relationships with others, or why everybody should have a purpose. According to Jason Anthony, the founder of…

Vanitas is a type of still life paintings that was started in the 17th century by Dutch artists. The Dutch were known for its symbolism that was used heavily in paintings. Vanitas paintings illustrated the transience of life and the vanity of human activity. The items of the 17th century Dutch still life constantly symbolize the briefness of life and the wealth and comfort of worldly objects. By examining the many Dutch paintings, there is usually over-ripe fruit, oftentimes a lemon…

Keeping Up With the Kardashians is a reality television program on the E! Network. The unscripted show features the Kardashian/Jenner family—Kris, Caitlyn (formerly known as Bruce), Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob, Kendall and Kylie. The series debuted on October 14, 2007, and the thirteenth season is scheduled to air on March 12, 2017. The show documents the lives of the mixed family—Kourtney, Khloé, Kim and Rob are all children of Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian. Kendall and Kylie are the…

people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.” He, like Hobbes, believes that people are motivated by a longing to feel important. Even when people do charity work or any form of philanthropy it is motivated by individuals wanting to feel appreciated. This is a form of vanity that we as normal human beings cannot avoid. Just like any other animal, whether we realize it or not, are driven by our own…

Ethics, the investigation of the ethical estimation of human behavior and of the guidelines and rule that should administer. Another definition demonstrated that it was a social, religious or standard code of conduct, considered right. Notwithstanding I trust it is a great deal less complex than these two definitions. Morals to me are more about doing things ethically that are correct or wrong since that is the means by which you were raised. There are various perspectives on what morals implies…

Questions on the progress of civilization and the role it plays in the modern society are very crucial in understanding what real or perceived civilization entails. Evidently, civilization involves the organization of people around governments, culture and a shared infrastructure. Civilization is appeals to advances and complexity of the human society as thus, it is seen as progress as not many societies around the world are able to progress within a short period of time in a life cycle. In…

The 1920s was the time during which Millay began to truly shine, as a writer and as a human being. In 1920, she wrote several poems which enthralled the up and coming jazz crowd. Millay’s poems began to appear in Vanity Fair, a time when she realized the height of her career (Poetry Foundation). Two of its editors, John Peale Bishop and Edmund Wilson, became another addition to Millay’s long list of suitors, and in August Wilson formally proposed marriage. Unwilling to curtail her career and her…

Knowledge is like a drug, drugs come from knowledge. Without education, many vital things such as medical treatments, cars, 3-D printers, etc., would never exist. Many of these devices can be utilized efficiently for many different tasks. Although there are many great uses for the products, if people misuse them, there can be many dangerous consequences. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the struggles and consequences of acquiring too much knowledge. Victor Frankenstein, a mad-scientist, is…

On Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 1519 hours I, your affiant Patrolman Joshua J. Pastucka and Patrolman David Stamets was dispatched to a domestic at 408 Furnace St., County advised that half the party has since left. I spoke with the caller John Mazack via telephone, John said his wife Roberta Mazack is at it again. John stated Roberta left the home and he is at the neighbors at the moment. He requested to speak with me in person. Stamets and I went to John's residence, upon arriving on scene I…