We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live

worldwide; one can hardly tell the history of the human race without some mention of pop culture. Pop culture molds and defines the beliefs and values, as well as, influences the actions of society. Social media, as well as the natural ache we all carry to fit in, pushes people to embrace and succumb to pop culture. Pop culture greatly influences what people choose to do, such as: where to eat, what to buy, where to go on vacation, or what music music to listen to. We have all heard an

understanding in order to tell the story to others. The only crime scene that they have is their own life and the lives of those around them to observe and they are giving their honest interpretation of the data they collect. Therefore, I think that to the best of their ability, and with what they know at the time that they are speaking or writing their work, there are speaking honestly based on what they know to be true.

After a heated argument, rough day, or traumatizing event, many of us say we would rather be left alone. When something negative happens to any of us we tend to isolate ourselves, leaving ourselves to our thoughts for a while before blending back into society. This isolation is good for a while, it allows us to clear our heads and think things through before going back into a normal routine. Prolonged isolation however, has been proven to be potentially dangerous. Holden Caulfield isolates himself

teaches us that in order for society to move past hate and for us to live full and happy lives, we must rediscover our ability to forgive both ourselves and others. In Judaism there

“People live under the earth in a cavelike dwelling”(Socrates). In the story of the Allegory of the Cave Socrates say people live under the earth in a cavelike dwelling, meaning that instead of people actually living on the earth, instead it seems like they are living under the earth because they are so unaware and lack knowledge of the world they live in, they seem to be caging themselves in, instead of opening themselves to the world they live in. The story the Allegory of the cave the author urges

Who we are as individuals is well beyond the pigment of our skin, the color of our eyes and hair, or with what hand we write. The world we live in and those around us shape who we are and how we react to events in our daily lives, this is the human condition and though we like to believe we are not at all conditioned to react in certain ways, it is inevitable. Throughout high school we read literature that is oftentimes seen as mundane. However, it is frequently overlooked that this literature reminds

Anunnaki then you know their peons live for 20,000 years), while those among the ruling class and or Royals are said to live up to 200,000 years to indefinitely (with their LIFE EXTENSION TECHNOLOGIES). Because of their longevity - they have accumulated more wealth than they can COUNT. Although they perceive themselves as gods – they are just beings who are incredibly more advanced than we are from a technological and intellectual basis. If we were allowed to live several thousand years – we’d be

A person cannot tell the right things unless they witness it. Therefore, if people cover their own eyes, they can’t see the truth. In the short story “the Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson, the villagers “cover their own eyes” to the lottery winner when she gets her “reward”. They treat her indifferently and ignore her cries for help. “The Lottery” tells this story by a lottery happens in a small town, and gradually reveal what’s really happening to the winner at the end. In my opinion, the author

problems peacefully and without using any type of violence. Anyone can use violence to solve their problems and some do but only strong people can refrain from using violence even when some consider it’s necessary. If we do decide to use violence then we will lose all of pride and we will become cowards, it takes the stronger man to step back and fight for what he believes in than a man, than a man that uses violence out of anger to solve his problems. The Bhagavadgita or also known as the Gita

My story inside of God’s story is just a small part of his creation, but it is important. God’s story is what is most important. I am just one of the lucky human beings who gets to live in his kingdom. In this paper, I am going to talk about my understanding of God’s Kingdom, what I have a hard time understanding about the Kingdom of God, and how I am dealing with those questions. I am also going to talk about what are the demanding needs in the Kingdom of God today. To my understanding, the kingdom