In life there are setbacks and low points that a person has no power to control. The author reiterates that the setbacks never last for ever and that people need a positive attitude to overcome them. In life we all experience an abundance of valleys and peaks, however having the proper tools and right mindset is what enables people to endure the troubles in life until the time for relief arrives. I was simply amazed at how much I learn about myself in reading this book. Peaks and Valleys enlightened and motivated me to work on the things that need correcting in my life to reach my peak.
27 Quote 6: "The past was dead, the future was unimaginable." Part 1, Chapter 2, pg. 28 Quote 7: "With its grace and carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole culture, a whole system of thought, as though Big Brother and the Party and the Thought Police could all be swept into nothingness by a single splendid movement of the arm." Part 1, Chapter 3, pg. 33 Quote 8: "'Who controls the past', ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'"
and is part of the Epic of Gilgamesh (an epic that is known as the oldest piece of literature) and Noah’s story was released over a couple thousand years later; although this has no impact on the similarities and non similar things of the stories. Some of the similarities of these stories are more towards the fundamental things. Both of these stories spoke of a flood that was meant to wipe out all of humanity. The reason this flood was going to happen is because God became sick of humanity so he felt that he had to destroy it and start over again. So a chosen one (both Utnapishtim and Noah) was told to build a boat to survive this genocide and continue the human race.
The Analytical Essay: Chronic Pain Changed My Life Chronic pain is an invisible disability that is often misunderstood. Those that suffer with constant pain struggle simply to function. Several years ago, like many, this is a topic I knew very little about. Unfortunately, that reality changed, after a car accident on December afternoon in 2003, and was extremely intensified by a head on collision in February 2012. Since then, chronic pain has greatly impacted my life; the things I am able to do, the things I can no longer do, the profession I had hoped to be involved in, the one I am currently pursuing, my moods and relationships.
I couldn’t help but feel like I was still in danger, so right before we finished the “march to sea”, I got the hell out of dodge in the middle of the night and headed North to try and get to a free state. I thought it would be too dangerous to head back home, after all the damage we had caused. And I didn’t even know if my wife and kids would still be alive after all of the
I always fear of becoming a sell out. I want to be a writer, but when it comes down to it, it’s just not reliable, so I started finding myself looking for a “safer” option. Journalism. Afterwards though I realized that I’d rather be broke and writing what I love, then have a stable job and resent what I’m writing about. I can see both Holden’s view, and D.B’s.
Whatever you love, weather it be a friend, a spouse, or a family member, will one day leave you. Anything you love will one day cause you to suffer because you one day will loose what you love. In Siddartha you must overcome suffering before you can find enlightenment, so one must love in order to suffer in order to become strong enough to over come the suffering and reach enlightenment. The theme of love however, goes very unnoticed throughout most of the book, because of Siddarthas belief that in order to find enlightenment you must travel on your own, and teach youself through experiances. It's not till the end of the book when Kamala and Siddarthas son come into the picture and he finally suffers by losing them both.
He was concerned that it could inflict lots of harm at great ease, an idea that was reinforced by the atrocities of World War 1 which created destruction that many people had never seen before. Yeats describes, ‘The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity’, this conveys a universal idea that not only applies to his time but throughout history. The best of people, the intellectuals, do not act upon their beliefs because they ‘lack conviction’ and
However, the use of “widening gyre” and “tide” highlights a sense of foreboding, suggesting that history will make a reoccurrence and peace will never be restored because society will not learn from its mistakes. From a modern day reader it can be understood that Yeats’ prediction of history was correct as the Second World War began just shortly after the poet’s death. In The Second Coming Yeats creates images of disaster and catastrophe through words such as “anarchy” and “drowned”. The word “anarchy” could refer to the disorder and chaos that was once held back by civilization but as a result of World War One it has now been loosed into the world. Whilst the war had ended shortly before the publishing of the poem, the word “blood-dimmed” suggests that the tragedy of the First World War will never be completely forgotten as the memory of disaster will always
Kiairra Dixon Dr.Simmons E1305.01 1/15/14 Educational Quote “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life. Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.” said by Dr. David M. Burns. This quote is highly motivational because it tells you that you are not perfect, but you don’t have to be to be successful. Perfectionism is defined by Wikipedia as, “is a personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting excessively high performance standards, accompanied by overly critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.” Dr.Burns states, “Fear always lurks behind perfectionism.” This means when you try to be perfect, you fear never being enough, so you continue to strive to become something you are not, learning nothing along the way.