Humanities Essays

Good morning/afternoon class. I’m pleased to talk with you about a topic that is near and dear in everyone’s existence: The Meaning of Life. Is human life just a dream, from which we never really awake, as some great thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings, by our loves …

The Hawk Roosting poem is a very interesting, and distinctive description of the world of a hawk. Even though the hawk is described in an imposing way, it still has raw aggression, and horrible descriptions of killing, and power. The hawk, in the poem, has been given this idea that …

Judith Wright once said in an interview, “I write poetry because it’s one way to understand life”. Being able to understand life and how it works seems to be Wright’s intention in the poem Sports Field, a poem that she was inspired to write after going to a school sports …

Quinn’s Religion In Daniel Quinn’s novel Ishmael, religion clearly plays an important role with respect to the central theme of the story. Quinn’s broad definition of the term accurately demonstrates our unconditional acceptance of culture today, as well as the problems that arise from regarding a culture that is not …

Hannie Rayson’s play attempts to articulate an Australian identity and suggests that the experience of living elsewhere alters one’s perceptions of home. She explores ideas about loyalty and betrayal from the perspective of an expatriate, Meg, and examines to what degree should we criticise or accept the faults of our …

I don’t think there is one person in this country who doesn’t dream the “Ameican Dream”. I think the most important dream is that everyone wishes to be accepted in society regardless of race, religion, beliefs or their sexual preference. I honestly believe that there is no reason why we …

For many years scientist have searched for a question that has boggled the mind’s of some of the world’s greatest thinkers: do aliens exist? If K-PAX was a mirror of reality I would definitely believe that there is life on other planets. Many people would see Prot as a lunatic …

Oakland, John. “Woolf’s Kew Gardens.” English Studies 68.3 (1987): 264-274 In the article “Virginia Woolf’s Kew Gardens” Oakland is trying to examine a short story that few people took the time to do. He says, “It is not an expression of meaningless life but, on the contrary, reveals a harmonious, …

Mention the word “greed” or any of its synonyms, and one is likely to receive many a disdainful stares. It is listed as one of the seven deadly sins in the Catholic doctrines and yet, virtually every single person that inhabits this planet is guilty of it. Greed drives desire, …

Tough challenges reveal our strengths and weaknesses. This statement is certainly true; adversity helps discover who we are. Hardships often lead us to examine who we are and question what is important in life. The hardships that we endure are the suffering we must go through. This is how character …