Life Essays

The United States has more malls than high schools and the number of shopping centers is increasing each year (378). It is clear that malls are a large part of our society. In “Shopping for American Culture,” James Farrell claims that the 45,000 malls in America define American values and …

The film “My Left Foot” creates a complete picture of Christy Brown’s life by providing various examples of Brown’s struggles and successes ever since he was a little boy. The film shows his struggle to prove his intelligence through the difficulty he had in drawing the letter “A” using his …

In her story “Mother Tongue,” Amy Tan describes her relationship with her mother, who speaks “broken” English. Essentially, Amy ending up changing her style of writing because of her mother, who changed Amy’s perception of language. In the beginning of her life, Amy was always ashamed and embarrassed because of …

The oxford dictionary defines change simply as “make or become different”. In essence change if the movement from one situation to another, whether deemed positive or not. The way in which this change is managed and implemented especially in the work place has become more important in recent times where …

“Dover beach” is a beautiful poem written by a famous poet, Matthew Arnold; from the romantic era. The poem is melancholic and pessimistic in nature and shows human misery through the ages. The diction changes as the poem progresses, from the beginning till the end, soft and loving to hard …

I. Summary “Things Fall Apart” tells the story of the life of the main character, Okonkwo, from an outside narrator. There are different spatial setting throughout the story including Iguedo and Mbanta while the temporal setting is at the turn of the 19th century. In the beginning of the story …

Thomas Hardy is an intriguing and enigmatic poet whose poetic themes deviate from war, nature and heroism to love, the transience of life and the death of the soul. Though penned some eighty years ago, the poetry of Thomas Hardy remains remarkably accessible and identifiable to a modern reader. While …

All Human life is sacred: Is there any place for euthanasia and abortion within Christianity or Buddhism? All human life is sacred, and therefore the topics of euthanasia and abortion are both controversial issues that are commonly discussed around the world today. As such they are talked about very carefully …

Some of life’ s most important decisions rely on the concept of justice; however, that idea seems to be a difficult one to define. According to Webster’s dictionary, the term justice is the “quality of being just; merited reward or punishment”. While this definition may seem abstract, justice must be …

Throughout history there have been several genres of music. It is an important aspect of every culture, helping to define and shape it across the globe. Varieties range from Hip-Hop to R&B, Country, Gospel, and several others. One type of music that has produced countless numbers of classics is, Classical …