Life Wasted

the last holds an important, wonderful aspect of the story and deserves as much attention as the last page. No story is worth reading to the end and missing out on appreciating important details in between because you were too focused on the ending. Life is a lot like that, especially yours. The beginning of your book was not the happiest. I know that you lost your chance at a proper childhood; you knew long names of medication and understood the meanings of words such as “prognosis”, uniformed ladies

Despite this, Tom developed himself sticking to good morals, as he displayed throughout the story. For example, Tom displayed his perseverance in rarely complaining throughout his rough life. Furthermore, growing up poorly, he was often considerate of others, as he understood their troubles. Lastly, although he lived the life of a beggar, Tom was an honest young man. Tom Canty, a young pauper boy, despite growing up in a rather destitute neighborhood, lead a good moral youth, and displayed the virtues of

their work. Dedicating themselves to writing. Channeling their thoughts and ideas onto paper to convey their message to the reader. Annie spent a lot of time alone, isolated from outside influences to solely focus on her writing. Succumbing to the life of solitude for her

Bartelby the Scrivener Herman Melville, an American novelist and major literary figure explored psychological themes in many of his works. Through his writing, Melville recreated a part of life that existed then, and is prevalent in our society today. Low self esteem along with self-perception and how others perceive us can be a factor leading to depression. Depression, if left untreated can become so severe that it is possible to cause someone to lose the will to live. I will clarify

I frantically tried to think of what else it could be before finally clicking “answer.” The cold surface of my phone pressed up to my ear, and my aunt spoke words that I will never forget. “Your cousin tried to commit suicide tonight.” My entire life, I have been my cousin’s strongest supporter, never thinking twice about rushing to her house in the depths of the night when her depression reared its ugly head. Unanswerable questions kept forming in my mind, and self-doubt made a permanent home

What would go through your head at the moment of death? Would it be your family, a love one, or a special person in your life or maybe a friend? What if you had to be with a love on the moment of their death? What would go through your head at the exact moment? Would you regret not spending enough time with them? In these two stories by Porter and Dickinson they talk about the moment of death. Both are very similar but different in many ways. Dickson 's poem, it 's a poem about a woman who had already

will face the same fate in the end, but nevertheless they fight for life. He classifies men into four different groups to convince his father to realize that no matter what type of man one is, there is always a reason to live. Wise men are the first category that Thomas depicts. The first line in the stanza, “Though wise men at their end know dark is right,” (4) advocates that they know that death is an inevitable part of life and they are intelligent enough to know they should

Sariah Durrant What Are We Willing To Learn? A Discussion of Wisdom Amongst the many rich tales that are told throughout our culture and across the world, many can teach us wonderful things about life on this earth. The wisdom of people and lessons that have been learned are often passed along through stories to be taken to anyone willing to learn. Often these messages are overlooked or pushed aside when they really do deserve our full attention. In the hectic world that we live in today, it is

In “Coney Island Life” by James L Weil, the speaker nostalgically reflects on the brevity and the vain pursuits of life. As the speaker reflects on his whole life, he uses extended metaphors to compare it to a popular amusement park, Coney Island. The first line of the poem establishes the original metaphor he uses, saying “Having lived a Coney Island Life”[line 1]. This comparison to a life works on multiple levels, for although an amusement park is fun and exciting, it passes quickly. The time

definitely needed one what with all the drama that came from dealing with Elena’s transition, now the hunters, and to top it off lately Stefan hadn’t been a bundle of joy to be around either. Though he rarely was. Pulling into the crowded parking lot Damon wasted no time in exiting the car. His cerulean gaze involuntarily narrowed as the bright light from the sun greeted him. Glancing down he stroked the large ring that adorned the middle finger of his left hand, a constant reminder of what he was. That he