Life Essays

In The Embers and the Stars by Kohák the intersection of time and eternity is expressed. Kohák has focused on “natural” time, which is to say that time is not just what is expressed by a clock, or with a series of numbers on a clock. “It is, rather, set …

From the beginning of the novel it is clear that tragedy will taint the life of Hardy’s protagonist. As Hardy equates Hamlet and Tess from the start, we learn that he sees Tess as a virtuous victim and therefore as a tragic heroine. This is no surprise as a view …

One of the finest examples of mock heroic poetry in the English language was composed after John Caryll, a friend of Pope’s, informed the poet of an incident regarding two land owning, Catholic families, the Petres & the Fermors. The young lord Petre had cut off a lock of hair …

On April 3, I visited the 9:00 AM mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kirkland with my grandma who has been a practicing Catholic her entire life. The church had a very welcoming atmosphere. The church building is somewhat simple, without many of the top decorations. The architecture is …

Good management is practiced in many forms and in great diversity of business situations. There are basic principles of how to manage, but they would be applied differently in different situations. Although delegating is one of the most difficult aspects of any management job, there are many important benefits derived …

The scope of the report is to compare the practices followed in two companies, “Hewlett-Packard” and “Dell Computers”, and the reasons for their success. The comparison is done on the basis of structure, technology, culture, fit with the environment. The outline of the report is as follows: Brief introduction Organization …

In his essay “Our Sprawling, Supersize Utopia” David Brooks defines the American dream as an idyllic world that is comparable to Lewis Lapham’s essay “Who and what is American?”. The American dream is not just a shared imagination, but a fantasy. Brook’s humorous descriptions help him describe and critique the …

All Stories contain conflict. Lord of the Flies is no exception. By examining the three types of conflict found in the novel, (person vs person, person vs self and person vs society/environment, we can see how Golding’s use of conflict strengthens the work as a whole. Piggy and Jack have …

Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Square Deal’ and Woodrow Wilson’s ‘New Freedom,’ were both programs of reform. Roosevelt covered more areas of reform than Wilson (who focused mainly on economy), and was more of a progressive than Wilson was. As a governor and the first president of the era, Roosevelt set a terrific …

When interpreting any type of literature, it is always important to attempt to divine the author’s purpose in creating the work. The poems “The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” are no exception to the rule. Far from being simple and easily interpreted, they are both packed with content, purpose and hidden …