Thought Essays

The protagonist, Little Chandler, of James Joyce’s short story “The Little Cloud” is a weak, timid man. Chandler is unable to express his feeling through either reading or writing poems and his mind is always thinking of “his friend’s success”. These factors lead to an internal conflict he experiences within …

Can a robot be a person? Or should it be said, can Andrew be a person? Andrew is simply NDR-114: an androgynous robot designed to handle household chores, child education, servant work, and anything else as ordered by humans, the Martin family. It only got its name when Little Miss …

In the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” there were many aspects of culture shown. Some were more obvious and visible while others were harder to find, you could call them invisible. A visible aspect of culture is one that can be seen showing up one someone’s behavior, or daily …

For centuries many people have contemplated the masterpiece Hamlet. They have ravaged it for ideas and plundered it for its true meaning. Many have argued over its themes of madness, incest, isolation, revenge, and etc. Some scholars believe that Hamlet was truly mad; while others think he just feigns insanity. …

True evil is more than an emotion or an act; it is an existence that encompasses ones complete being. Many authors try to depict evil but never capture the full essence of it. The stories of “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “A Goodman is Hard to Find”� by …

 “Blue Winds Dancing”, the story of a man’s internal conflict is revealed by Tom Whiteclouds’ telling of the young man’s thoughts while he is at school, his observations during his trip home and his reaction to the people when he arrives home. In the beginning of the story (paragraphs 1-10) …

My 22nd birthday has arrived and while it is completely insignificant compared to last year I have been looking forward to it just as much. I have a birthday tradition that keeps me anticipating September 18th every year and I think that it is such a good idea that I …

I find a few things wrong with Garrett Hardin’s article “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case against Helping the Poor.” The dominant argument I have against his article is that it is completely one sided. Hardin fails to even glance at the people, who do not fall under his ideas of what …

What should I wear today? Didn’t I wear it yesterday? Does she like it? Am I cool? Everyday questions! Questions that we ask ourselves every morning, once we get up, when we go out to school or work, before we meet friends or just when we have to go to …

In any situation, I believe that weaknesses and struggles define a person; where as our strengths help offset our weaknesses. Which in turn makes us a well-rounded person. Our strengths from hitting a home run to overseeing a major account to compassion and patience with others, are usually easy to …