Władysław Tatarkiewicz

Have you ever thought about you’r perfect day? I know I have, and just in case you were wondering what that might include here it is…. The first thing to a perfect day is having all of my friends come over to my house or we go to there house to hang out and maybe stay the night and the reason i want that to happen is because my friends are funny and i like hanging out with them because I never know what’s gonna happen next. The second thing to a perfect day is going to one of these three places

A big building that you could see from the highway in my hometown, filled with the smell of chalk and sweat. To most people it was just a building that they would drive by on their way to school or work, but to me it was called class act and it was where my love for gymnastics started. This building was where I learned to do my first cartwheel and it was also the place where I spent most of my days and weeks when I was younger. I loved this place, and even though I ended up stopping gymnastics to

Imagine if you were in a happy relationship and then you got slaughtered by a frozen lamb leg. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl is a story about a husband and wife, and their relationship. Throughout the story, Mary and Patrick go through many changes. In “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, Mary undergoes many character changes, mainly motivated by Patrick leaving her, Patrick’s death, and covering up her crime. Mary starts off the story very happy. She has the picture perfect life, as

Sam McGee was a 25 year old man from Tennessee. He left the south to explore around the pole. Many people say the McGee often complained about the cold weather but he stayed here anyway. No one really knows about his family because he doesn’t talk about them much. Before we talk about his death let’s go on to some facts about Alaska. In Alaska it snows about three times a week with winds 15 – 20 mph and temperatures in the 20’s and 30’s. Don’t forget all the leftover ice and snow. Snows can be

The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas Samantha Clements ENG 125 February 18, 2013 The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas is to some people, a very disturbing story; but, it is nothing short of the truth when speaking of today’s society. Can a city really exist where there is nothing but happiness forevermore? No, it cannot, not without consequences; as shown in Le Guin’s story. Good vs. Evil is a definite underlying theme in The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas. The goodness and happiness

Perfection is often treated as a trait that is unattainable, yet we subconsciously strive to be perfect in many aspects of our lives. Working to be successful and high-achieving isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can grow out of hand when perfection is the only thought on our mind. Because of this, it is necessary to find the right balance when dealing with perfectionism. When it comes to achieving our goals, some amount of perfectionism can be very helpful. Thinking like a perfectionist boosts

It is said that perfection is unfathomable, and far out of reach of the human hand. But, others say, if you can dream it; you can achieve it. Society sends contradicting messages of the necesity to be perfect and have perfection, yet that it is merely impossible. As a young child, it is pure instinct to imagine life ahead and make it out to be great, more frivolous than reality grants. The hope of that coming about stays with us as we grow up, and the universe always selects a lucky few to obtain

Perfection is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “being entirely without flaws; something that cannot be improved.” In today’s society many people, particularly young women desire to be perfect in their outward appearance. They want the perfect hair, the perfect skin, the perfect body, which so many think would be the perfect life. However, perfection of this kind is very difficult to achieve, yet so many people still want this perfect self-image. This desire for perfection has caused self-hatred

Society is ruining the teenage mind with its social media pages, and all these apps, and celebrities being “perfect.” Perfection cannot be met, perfection is what is on the inside. Society has morphed teen girls into believing that “perfection” is everything, which is ruining their minds. Also the stride for “perfection” is ruining teenager’s self-esteem and self-value. Teen girls shouldn’t have to anything they aren’t. This story is about a girl who made mistakes and those mistakes ended her life

"A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it." -- Plato Throughout time, people have constantly attempted to seek out what happiness truly is, and, if possible, how to achieve this happiness. The idea of what happiness is has changed often, and is dependent on the environment that the people live in. The era and the ideologies of that time period, the community, and who the people interact with all affect the idea of what happiness