Taking Chances

THE TALE OF FELIX THE DARING ____________________ “A commonly told greek myth about a man whose life was filled with fabled wonders.” In the time of a heroic era when powerful Greek gods ruled the world, there lived a young man whose life was a matter of both ridicule and raillery of the neighborhood – the village of Periera. On the day he was born, his parents were so poor that they had no other choice but to auction him away into the dwelling homes of the foundlings; to further sustain their own

(A Critique of Rocking Horse Winner…) “The author's work is known for its explorations of human nature and illustrates the nature of materialism” (Jones). Throughout life, we are constantly developing who we are as people. As we grow, we grasp hold of things we wish to portray ourselves with. In doing so, we create ourselves as humans. In this philosophy that has been developed, we base how we are raised in order to develop who we become in the long run. Over time, we receive knowledge pertaining

May, 1996. Everest. People died, others were abandoned, and those who lived had to suffer with haunting memories of the mountain. It was nothing short of a catastrophe. It was caused by a multitude of things, but mostly incompetence, inadequate preparation, unenforced guidelines, and unfavorable circumstances. Everything becomes a deciding factor when death is involved, and especially during this perilous expedition. There are many things that could have been put into play to prevent this disaster

the family had moved onto Mango Street, they had moved every year. Esperanza’s parents had always told stories about how they will move into a house that is unlike the others. Esperanza knows she is stuck on Mango Street, and that there is little chance that she may leave someday because of the number of times that she is denied something, such as in the furniture store. Esperanza feels ashamed and unprivileged with her home. Her family, on the other hand, tries to escape Mango Street as often as

Tess Being a Victim of Fate in Tess of the D'Urbervilles “The president of the Immortals had done his sport with Tess” In his novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles Thomas Hardy expresses his dissatisfaction, weariness, and an overwhelming sense of injustice at the cruelty of ‘our’ universal fate disappointment and disillusionment. Hardy puts out an argument that the hopes and desires of Men are cruelly saddened by a strong combination of fate, unwanted accidents, mistakes and many sad flaws

Moreover, Tet is a chance for Vietnamese families, relatives and friends to get together. On the first day of Tet, all members in the family dress up in their immaculate clothes to visit their elder’s houses, such as their grandparents and parents’ houses. According to Vietnamese

Do people deserve second chances? We need to learn from what we did wrong and remember to not repeat them again. From this we can look back and reflect and analyze the consequences then seperate what is right and what is wrong. In the story “The first stone” by Don Aker, the protagonist named Reef decides to throw a stone at a windshield of a car that eventually puts an innocent girl named Leeza in a terrible condition. After the news are spread around, Reef must undergo the consequences. His

tree, before pulling himself up. He puts his life in danger in order to insure his mother’s safety. Another example of Lucas's strong personalities is shown when Lucas makes it his priority to reunite families in the hospital. Despite knowing the chances of reuniting a family, in such a large hospital, were slim, he showed selflessness by trying anyway and putting other’s needs in front of his own. This displayed his selfless and brave qualities. The film is based off of a tsunami that occurred

Do you believe in bad luck and do you think bad luck can stop you from becoming successful? If the answer is yes, I am interested in telling you - nothing can stop you until you choose to be stopped. Whenever we talk about luck we talk whether things will happen or things will not happen but success is not about seeing whether things will happen or things will not happen as it is about making things happen and when you choose to be stopped then you do not work hard for making the things happen and

Politician from all walks of life nowadays agree on one thing: we need to build more meritocratic societies. That is, societies where everyone, no matter what their background is, has the chance to succeed on their own merits. This is a beautiful idea responsible for some great things like free education for all, and a real effort to end nepotism in business and government. We have largely done away with the old world of feudalism where lords couldn't manage their estates, commanders couldn't understand