Life Essays

A big fish in a little pond is a person who is important, but only within their limited circle of influence.This is the feeling that one tends to get when they have the ability to achieve anything within their small area in which they live. I had a similar feeling …

In comparison, both stories inspire me into discussing the immense differences they both have between each other. Both stories have extreme similarities; yet, they have miraculous differences. Both ‘The Man Who Could Work Miracles,’ and ‘A Sound of Thunder’ are written in the genre of sci-fi and both are very …

The Nazi regime is remembered as one of the greatest atrocities of modern history, and nothing nearly as horrific has happened since. The impacts of the Nazis are well known, years later the turmoil that resulted from World War Two has shaped our society, and the atrocities that happened in …

A conscientious objector is a person, who has not used violence or encouraged others to do so and been imprisoned because of religious or political beliefs therefore, it would take a lot of courage to stay happy and hopeful when you are trapped in a cell without family and friends …

Christians today are called in the same way as Jesus asked his apostles to follow him, except God calls apon us in our prayers and sleep. We are asked to spread the good news of God. People are called for their religious life; others for their marital life. Like in …

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812. Dickens was sent to school at the age of seven, this proved fairly pointless as Dickens’ father, John Dickens, soon fell into debt and was put into prison, the rest of the Dickens family, due to finances were forced to join their …

Composers use representation as a means of portraying their particular views or perspectives to a targeted audience to stimulate a response, challenge assumptions or rethink certainties. Representation is a statement or account made to influence one’s opinion or action to effect a change. Often composers represent political figures in this …

In the story “Stone Cold” Shelter is an interesting character because of his military background and the fact that he was dismissed from the army. I also think he is interesting because of his cunning attitude, his views about homeless people and his actions which show how deranged he is. …

‘Hobson’s Choice’ was first performed in 1915 and was written by Harold Brighouse. At this time the social class structure in Britain was very strict, and this provides the basis on which this book is based. For example, people with a lot of money who could afford private education by …

Sealy describes Clements’s family as being poor and unable to afford every day goods such as food etc. ‘the dovecots were taking their one substantial meal of the day.’ This shows that unlike other families the Dovecot’s only had one proper meal all day which consisted of a plate of …