The Lives of Others

their lives. When we experience loss due to death–especially sudden, unexpected loss–we live in fear of what might happen next. We live in fear of what other people might be taken from us. When loved ones die, we feel the regret for things said or not said, done or not done. We wonder why we didn’t do things differently and why we didn’t cherish the relationships that we were given in our lives. Our priorities change after loss. We search for meaning, purpose and joy in the “now” we live in when

Should animals live in their natural environment, or should they live in man made environment? Some people believe animals should live in captivity, but animals that live in the wild get to live more naturally. They should live in the wild instead of living in captivity, so they are not tampered with by humans as much. It would keep the environment the way it should be. If you take predators out of an environment, the environment will be over run with other animals because the other animals population

aspects that a good society would have are compromised by many. The movement, "Black Lives Matter" is important in today 's society because it fights for a better society by fighting to end police brutality, protesting racial injustice, and promoting the restructuring of contemporary policing. The phrase "Black Lives Matter" has become a rallying cry for a new chapter in the long black freedom struggle. The Black Lives Matter movement originally began after George Zimmerman, a Hispanic male, was acquitted

ways of seeing what makes their life worth living. Some choose not to focus on themselves, but on others’ lives. In this essay, Butler presents with a very strong point about what she thinks makes for a livable life, but also what makes people have grief in their life. Butler shows that people are going through problems and we choose how to deal with the consequences and how to keep living our lives. In the beginning, Butler starts by telling what she thinks makes for a livable world. According

In our world today, every single person has come across a problem in their life they have to face. Some people have come across problems in which they need the help of others to decide on a solution. A common topic that has arose in our society is, how much power should a president have over individual rights? The president has many problems they come across, but the question is whether it is their duty to solve it or if help is required to make decisions in the topic of individual rights. At the

ourselves and others, shows the harm of idols in our lives, and speaks truth about human nature. Because of the Fall, we are all sinners and as a result of this sin all aspects of our lives and the lives of others are affected. In The Great Gatsby, the majority of the characters sin in obvious ways and many of them in a way that greatly impact the lives of others. Tom and Daisy, some of the main characters in the novel, drastically, and maybe intentionally, affect the lives of others negatively

on the things that make us happy. In order to know we have lived a happy life we need to end our life with health and tranquility. If people were to figure out that death is nothing, life would be more enjoyable. Instead people are afraid to live their lives because they are afraid of dying. “When we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not” (Epicurus, pg 104). He believes that a person who fears death is nothing but foolish; because death isn’t scary or painful, but what is, is

I have left my home planet, to go observe humans, which are one of the species that live on the planet Earth. This paper looks at a specific the Decatur tribe that lives on one of the northern landmasses. This tribe is an industrialized community that developed in an abundant natural habit. My observations were from a spectator viewpoint and I did not have any contact with the humans. My observation took place in one of their central gathering places. In this gathering place, there were areas that

their lives for ours. They have courage to be true heroes. First, they have the courage to fight for us and to serve no matter how hard or cruel they were treated. Veterans were helpful heroes because they worked really hard to save millions of lives like Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Aqualad, and all the other superheroes. That's what it means to be a veterans soldier. Next, Veterans risked their lives for everyone in the United States of America Veterans don’t just serve to save lives,they

definitions and properties of both justice and injustice, with reference to the structure and condition of an ideal city with absolute justice. Considering the properties of justice and injustice, they conclude that just lives, even without anything desirable, are better than any other unjust lives. To start off, Socrates discusses about a just city where three kinds of people (rulers, defenders and basic constructors) are well functioning and limiting themselves to do only their own work. With the just city