The Contender By Robert Lipsyte: Passion Or Death?

A passion, by definition, is strong and barely controllable emotion. But in the book, Chad Foster tells us that a passion is something that one greatly likes or desires. He tells us to never underestimate the power of our passion and that life is boring and dull without one. This can help us in the real world because we can turn our passions into jobs, like Elton John and his music, and it gives us something to do in our free time that

Every single person on this earth has a passion. No, I am not talking about fruit. I am talking about is something that can put a person on top of the world or put a 40 ton wrench right in the center of a person’s gut. Passion. Comparable to a lot of guys in this world my passion is sports. Michigan State University athletics. Consequently, when a sports beat writer imposed that my team... my team 's defense was not “good” enough to compete at the highest collegiate level at the college football playoffs. Well, I just had to tell him why he was wrong.

First, it is important to consider the detailed description of the passions that is provided by Thomas Aquinas in My Way of Life. He describes the passions to be movements of the sense appetite towards bodily goods and away from bodily evils (MWL 189). They move in a cyclical pattern that begins with an inclination toward a good, then a movement is made to secure the good, and finally the

Passion. The word in itself provokes zeal, and saying it brings about thoughts of perseverance and enthusiasm. The definition of the word passion describes it as a “ strong and barely controllable emotion.” This emotion commonly presents itself in the case of affection, politics, and religion. Multiple representatives of passion become apparent in the characters of “The Chosen”, by Chaim Potok. By the definition of religious passion, Reb Saunders, David Malter, and Danny Saunders all strongly embody this emotion.

The contender is about a kid named Alfred who has dropped out of high school because he can’t fit in. His only friend James turned to drugs. So, Alfred started boxing to defend himself. He then gained confidence and learned how to defend himself. He had won his first two fights. He had lost his third fight and decided to give up because the sport wasn’t for him. He then thinks he has enough confidence to fit in and goes back to school. When he goes home his aunt informs him that his friend James broke into a house for drugs and money and that the police were looking for him. She also said that the police will probably find him cause he’s bleeding badly. Alfred goes and finds James and convinces

What is Passion? Passion is “an intense desire or enthusiasm for something” (Oxford English Dictionary). This implies that passion motivates you in do something (such as activities) that you will enjoy and feel confidence about it. For instance, in “The Mother of All Questions”, by Rebecca Solnit, she says “I set out to write books, to be surrounded by generous, brilliant people, and to have great adventures” (6). Solnit is trying to show that passion is love for what you do. Consequently, each individual has its own view of passion -- that include Rebecca Solnit’s essay “The Mother of all Questions”, Malcolm Gladwell’s, Outliers, an interviewee and myself. In this essay we will look to find how passion plays in our thoughts about work.

Passion maybe something that could be lacked at a point in time, and not cause damage. But losing responsibility can cause your whole world to spiral downwards. Like Paul's life throughout the book. In the beginning everything was fine until he started abandoning his responsibilities for his fascination of being popular. Charlies requests started out small and intensified until finally Paul was criminally charged. All because he followed his passion.

Passion is defined by the life and death of Jesus Christ. Because He laid down his life for me, I find it my duty to live for Him and through Him. All of my values are rooted in Christ and our relationship. I believe that the community service, leadership, and character of those found in the National Honors

The word passion is often used synonymously with being Hispanic. Other cultures hear our voices and watch our novellas and come to this conclusion. Other cultures see telenovelas and Latin dancing and come to the conclusion that Hispanics are very passionate people. And while passion is often synonymous with Hispanic art, it is very prevalent in other areas as well. It is prevalent in our desire to succeed in America. Growing up, I attended a high school that offered many opportunities for academic achievement. Unfortunately at the time, I was unaware of how to take advantage of them. Receiving help from family members was difficult considering none had prior experience in the area. As a result, I spent the majority of school learning, by trial

Passion can change from love to hate within seconds and Henri’s view shows this; “If the love was passion, then hate will be obsession” (p.92). He obsessed over Bonaparte and confused that with passion and realized just how close the two are. The reader then goes back to the earlier pages within the novel and realizes how easily the two different—but not unrelated things—can get mixed up. Passion drives this novel and without it, it would be a dull and boring piece. With the different perspectives on passion the reader comes to their own conclusions about what passion really is. Villanelle believes that passion is “[..] somewhere between fear and sex.” (p.60) and many others have different passions and views of what passion is. This allows the reader to then draw their own opinion of what passion is and create an image in their head while

“Passion” is having an emotional attachment of joy and/or happiness in your life for something you’re great at doing or have strong feelings about accomplishing. Me personally, having a passion for newborn babies and caring for children till they reach the age of being a young adult, has been a calling for me for the past three years or so. Being able to identify what is causing harm or discomfort to a child can make a difference in the eyes of the patient and/or parents that have to bear with the emotional aspect of the situation. Having the desire to become a Pediatric nurse practitioner to help young adults and kids that are in that age bracket just like me get over illnesses, cancer/tumors, bone impairments or whatever the case may be has

Firstly, passion helps me succeed in playing basketball. For example my love for the game has built my endurance because I used to only be able to play for about two hours per day; now when I get the chance to, I will play for six to eight hours in a day. Therefore, it is pure passion that I am able to play a physically demanding activity for such long periods of time. Secondly, passion gets me excited about certain chess moves. For example, a friend of mine once fell for a trap I had set up in a chess game, and I yelled “Yes” really loudly.

Believing in a passion can be persuasive to others. If one has a passion for something, there is an uncontrollable emotion about it. Everyone in the world is different, if it was not that way, the world would not go around. Someone may have a passion for something that another person can not stand. In “The Lottery,” there was a negative passion for people getting stoned. The emotions of others that did not get stoned were horrific for the one getting stoned to death. The father in “Without Title,” had a huge passion for hunting buffalo. The only problem was that his wife did not let him, she made him work in the city while he would have worked otherwise in the woods. In “Texas vs. Johnson,” as a whole community and around the world, there

A wise man once said “Man is only great when he acts from passion.” When you hear the word passion, the first thing that might come to your mind is something related to love, and you’re not entirely wrong. According to Merriam- Webster’s dictionary, passion is defined as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something or a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way. All in all, it is a strong feeling, be it happiness, sadness, anger or liberality. You can be passionate about many things such as love, sports, food, or intimacy. However, it can also mean having a strong yearning for something.

Passion is defined as a strong and barely controllable emotion. Therefore to be passionate about something means that you have completely immersed yourself in that idea or activity. When I talk about volleyball, passion is one of the many words that comes to mind. Volleyball was a significant part of my life, and the closing of that chapter was extremely painful. A huge reason for this, was the fact that I never truly accomplished all that I had envisioned for myself in that area. With that being said, the lack of finality in that aspect has been taxing but ultimately enlightening. Volleyball taught me not only how to be physically strong but mentally aswell, the loss of volleyball enabled me to use that strength and essentially rediscover