Life Essays

Needless to say, a meaningful life is an individual thing that everyone likes to pursue. But what is the actually meaning of a meaningful life? How to attain it? These abstract questions have drawn split responses from people. As a matter of fact, different people hold different views. Some think …

” ‘Humor,’ Mark Twain once wrote while in a different mode, ‘is only a fragrance, a decoration. If it is really to succeed in survival, it must surreptitiously teach and preach.’ “(qtd. Howells 211). Mark Twain exposes the evil in society by satirizing the institutions of religion, education and slavery. …

Love is a powerful force that drives one person to draw a deep affection towards another. When analyzed, the short story entitled “Love in L.A.,” by Dagoberto Gilb, shows how one can see many reasons in seeing irony and even satire by the story’s title. Through “Jake,” the protagonist’s definition …

Stars are born in high density areas of space called nebulas. A nebula (as defined by Dictionary.com) is: A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation. The stars are …

Source A: Lenin was a great leader yet the most humble of men. For his achievements in the October revolution, in defending the foreign invaders and destroying the whites, in bringing peace and prosperity, we are forever in his debt. (A Russian view of Lenin written at the same time …

Job-hunting today is a difficult process. Not only do you have to take the time out to look for a job, you also have to see which job is right for you. The process might seem so easy, but it is not. Job-hunting requires good planning. The process of job …

To discuss the importance of Psychology in our everyday lives we must first understand what Psychology is. The definition of Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental process; however, it can be applied to many other things in life. Everything we do in life is related to Psychology. …

Suffering has been described as, to undergo or to feel pain or to sustain injury or loss. When the lives of Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Job are placed one a comparative level, clearly on can see that they all suffered some loss or pain. When one examines further their loss or …

In the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck is a character that lives pre civil war in a time where slavery and society are two main issues. In the beginning of the novel Huck rebels against being civilized by Miss Watson and the Widow Douglas, as well as …

“The Widow Douglas, she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn’t stand it no longer, I lit …