Life Essays

I was sixteen years old when we found out that my mother had Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I am an only child and to hear this about my best friend, my mom, was devastating. Plus, to look at her she looked so normal and healthy, it was hard to imagine that she …

Julia Alvarez’s novel “In the Name of Salome” weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena, and her daughter, Salome Camila, through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life, Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political …

I can’t begin to explain how reading has enriched my life. I live in a small fishing village called Lancaster, 200 miles northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. It’s strictly a fishing and mining town with a year-long population of 424. We’re a loyal, self-sufficent group, and count among our ranks five …

Ever since I was a little kid I loved to go fishing. It was a time for me and my father to bond. It was also a time to relax and clear my mind of everything else. I have been fishing since I was six years old, and every since …

“Jesus Christ, what in the fuck did you do to my face? Where the fuck is my face” (Identity) the main actor in the movie Identity by Columbia Pictures presenting a Konrad Pictures production a film by James Mangold. and shows his discomfort and his misunderstanding of what is going …

In the movie “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”, the various characters develop and evolve during the course of the film. Each character holds certain individual motivations that drive them to change parts of their personality and how they view certain aspects in their life. Two characters in which change becomes evident …

Within this assignment the intention is to discuss the biological, psychological and social models and perspectives of care. This will be achieved through examining the influences of each model and their effects upon the practice of mental health care. Some historical information will be provided to give explanation of the …

When reading, “How I met my husband,” by Alice Munro, the reader begins to ponder on Edie’s life as a hired girl and as a married woman. Edie’s status did not seem to change from childhood to womanhood. Instead, she continued to live the ordinary, mundane life, which she was …

It is clear from an analysis of Macbeth that it embodies aspects of the dominant ideology at the time that it was written. The play acts as propaganda for a monarchial leadership and therefore a marxist criticism of the play should be looked at. As the essential meaning of any …

Upon first read, Craig Raine’s “A Martian Sends A Postcard Home”, that was written in 1979, may seem to be a poem about random happenings on Earth. However, while reading the poem in depth and interpreting the poem it can be read as a Martian that was unfamiliar with Earth …