in Bloom 7). Even though we may figure out how to prevent one cause of death, there will always be another problem, and thus we will never be able to conquer death. Furthermore, even though Oedipus attempts to outsmart the gods, he can’t; his fate is what it is, no matter what path he decides to take. Our fate is death. We unceasingly pursue ways in which we can stall death, but nothing we come up with will ever be bulletproof.
Second was that there wasn’t enough research in the particular area, and third was that he will always remember being smart but never get the chance of being smart again. Charlie Gordon should have never put his life in danger just for his desire to learn and for science. Everything
Holden gets very apprehensive when talking about his future. “The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move." Holden is scared of his future. He is scared of concept of changing or "growing-up."
This journey helps Santiago learn new things about himself and other people. His destiny was right in front of him, but life had to have him go through the entire journey by crossing the dessert to overcoming impossible difficulties to find his treasure. We are absolutely not prisoners of fate; we are not in control of our fate we are innocent of what has been decided among us. Franklin D. Roosevelt had once stated, “Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.” This quote clearly meant that we aren’t in control of fate, but we are in control of our actions and decisions. Catcher in the Rye and The Alchemist relates to this quote.
Only the Strong Survive Reading the headlines and watching the news, we see some of the saddest things happen to the most innocent people on a daily basis. My whole life I have heard it said that, “No one can truly say that they know when life really begins or ends”. But I think that the challenges and hardships that we face day to day is what makes life so surreal. No one really knows when their day will come. Although, we know that we are not guaranteed tomorrow.
I have always found the Romanov’s a fascinating study as it seemed that the family was just an ordinary family who should never have been in the position they were put in. Their decline was not due to evil but simply to their inability to occupy the positions they were required to, which I have always found very tragic and wanted to learn more about. I initially wanted to concentrate on the family’s final days but felt I could not justify such an approach without first going into their background so have changed my intended approach somewhat, and have decided to look at the decisions and reasons that led them to their deaths. I want to look at original documents, such as letters and newspapers and also biographies that really tell the personal story of the doomed family. I want to visit the local library, of which I am already a member, and also make use of the internet, an invaluable tool to any research.
Criticizing people for being too passive in their convictions is not an uncommon complaint in this day and age, especially of young people. In fact, common disparagements of youth mirror Postman’s description of Brave New World almost perfectly. Postman writes of Huxley’s vision, “People will come to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think,” just as adults often say their children would rather text than have a real conversation, or go on Facebook than read a book. The complaint is not without validity, but it seems unfair to lay all the blame on Generation Y. The parents and grandparents of those disinterested teenagers and yuppies come from a generation that burned its draft cards and protested racism,
But racism and discrimination is not going away. We still have not achieved Ellis’ idea of the dream because there still are wars and struggles going on between races. If the whole idea of “the dream” diminishes, eventually everyone will be able to reach his or her dreams. Just dreaming won’t get
The cemeteries are filled with people who have done just that, as a result managed to live a mediocre life without any or only glimpses of happiness, fulfillment and satisfaction. “Why do we try so hard to fit in, when we were born to stand out?” To those who who cannot afford to pursue their purpose, I respond, “you cannot afford not to follow your purpose if you want to live a truly happy and fulfilling life.” There is no other option, but to dig deep past your material conditioning and into your core strengths, to start a journey of self-discovery. No doubt there will be so-called failures or errors in your judgement, but this is all necessary to provide you the lessons needed in order to strengthen you and develop you into the person you will need to become for a life of leadership in your field. Imagine a life I now invite you to imagine a life where you are so excited, energized and fascinated about your current project or role, that sleeping becomes a inconvenience. Remember those days as a child when you were so joyous, excited and energized that you could just play all day and all night without any breaks for food or bed.
CHAPTER 9 – LOSE AND LEARN “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Because it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou, American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist Oftentimes, people go through life’s troubles. Yet, rather than searching for ways to ameliorate their pressing situations, they escape reality and just live by the hopes that the troubles might disappear eventually over time. Upon returning, the problem apparently stays. Feeling hopeless and desperate, they continue with their ways of nurturing negative and passive mentalities; and thereby, practically accepting their fate and quitting from moving