I was close to being complete” shows that the Narrator was never emotionally satisfied with basing his identity on superficial factors, constantly searching for ways to escape it like anonymous support groups comprised of unconditional inclusion “ If I didn't say anything, people always assumed the worst”. The narrator subconsciously rejects his own identity to hide behind the idealistic façade of Tyler Durden, a representation of the identity the narrator strives for “All the ways you wish you could be, that's me. I look like you wanna look… I am smart, capable, and I am free in all the ways that you are not.” Ironically, the narrator is unable to fulfil any of his emotional needs until he accepts his true identity, and sheds that of
Transcendentalism A whole month of being nice, from the start, I didn't think it was even humanly possible. Although I always try my hardest to be pleasant, I'm sarcastically witty by nature. This project, no matter how inspirational and uplifting it could be, would decidedly be no walk in the park. Nevertheless, I decided to persevere. Even if I ended up being a complete transcendental failure, maybe I'd still learn something along the way.
This way, when my religion began to wane at times I never once felt like that meant I could just be a bad person. Those two parts of my life were always kept completely separate so that if someday if I abandoned religion wholesale, I would not abandon who they expected me to
The giants could now never leave each other’s presence. This was a bad gift because after a while, being stuck together all the time with no breaks, they would eventually hate each other. No matter how many people said this was a bad gift, she ignored them all. She insisted her gifts were wonderful. However, at the end of the story I liked her a bit better.
Fighting is never the answer. Greasers have always had it the hard way but when they stick together things turn out to be okay. (compound sentence) They all have hearts of stone. (metaphor) They have to deal with stereotypes and they never fit in. They do not have families that care about them or want them.
ALONE From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone; And all I loved, I loved alone. Then- in my childhood, in the dawn Of a most stormy life- was drawn From every depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still: From the torrent, or the fountain, From the red cliff of the mountain, From the sun that round me rolled In its autumn tint of gold, From the lightning in the sky As it passed me flying by, From the thunder and the storm, And the cloud that took the form (When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my
I am always a few tasks ahead of myself in my mind and very often don’t take the time to ask for clarification, or feedback from others to make sure they understand where I am coming from. In the two examples I provided, lack of feedback was definitely a major cause of the misunderstandings. Just a sentence or two in each case from the receiver quantifying the message could have prevented the misunderstandings from occurring. Instead, I was in a hurry to get that easy task off my to-do list and the customer service rep was probably also in a hurry to get on to her next call and her next order. That is the way life seems to be these days in business.
Many people would never open up and reveal the inner most parts of them by in which them being afraid by what may be uncovered. I am willing to share the stories of my family, the likes, the dislikes, the confusions, the toils and our commitment to each other. You will discover that through my childhood I’ve experienced many joys as well as abuse; mentally, physically, and emotionally. But through perseverance, I’ve learned that I can reach beyond the clouds to become more than what I’ve even expected of myself or what was portrayed of others. I’ve learned to depend on God who is the most important person in my life.
I just want to live my life without this feeling. It makes me feel frozen like I cant do anything. Im afraid that when the time comes when I need to act, I cant because this feeling is always in the back of my head. Its like a devil trying to make me fail at what I need to do, I feel like it ants me to screw up. I am always waiting for it to try and drag me down.
Tiana Kowal Mr. Blain ENG – 3U1 March 28, 2011 Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness, But Love Doesn’t Pay the Bills “Money doesn’t buy happiness, it can only buy you things that temporarily make you happy”- Unknown. This quote is expressed throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald countless times. Daisy Buchanan, Jack Gatsby and Tom Buchanan are just three of the many examples that prove evidence in this quote to be true. Happiness is very delicate; you have to make sure you take good care of it because it can be gone in the blink of an eye. The characters of The Great Gatsby each had to learn this lesson the hard way, through personal experience.