...There are situations in life that can demand that we make split decisions. Some decisions are reversible whereas others, such as Physician Assisted Suicide, are concrete. While some view it as a solution or being a form of relief from intolerable pain, Physician Assisted Suicide should not be legalized. The reason for this is because patients shouldn’t make final decisions filtered by frustration. Other reasons are that Assisted Suicide can also give patients the idea that losing all hope is Ok. Although It’s fair to feel hopeless. The positive mindset can have great benefits to our health. Finally, many times it is the wrong approach to a much deeper problem. Hidden mind altering moods or emotions such as Depression can cause illogical reasoning. These are only a few reasons while Physician Assisted Suicide should be legalized. Frustration is an emotional state that a person experiences while under distress. It is also one of the many leading causes for attempting to find an “easy way out”....
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...there is this outer layer right before the first circle, where the souls are rejected by both Heaven and Hell. After reading the famous words, “Abandon every hope, all you who enter,” (p.14 line 9) Dante and Virgil enter this lonely land of indecisive souls. To me, this is the worst layer of Hell. There is so many horrid things within this layer of Hell and throughout this paper I will argue why I think this is the worst part of Hell. The opening of Canto III starts with bold-capitalized words on a sign at the gates of Hell. This sign is very dark and as Dante says the words are “cruel.” As Dante and Virgil walk past through the gates they enter the place of the rejected souls. Souls of...
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...Zampernini’s tragic journeys through his young life as well as when he was taken away for roughly twenty seven months by the Japanese. Louis came from a family where he was seen as the trouble maker and doomed for a dark troubled life unlike his brother Pete, who Louis was depicted to be the complete opposite of. Pete was always there to push Louis through anything he went through as well as Louis’s parents who never lost hope in him and always pushed him to do great even through his failures. Another person who came in later in the book was his wife Cynthia. Cynthia came into the picture after he had been home for a little while from the POW camps. Despite everything, Cynthia managed to help Louis through the roughest times of his life and all of the bad habits he had fallen in to. Through all of Louis’s successes and failures his family and Wife never once lost hope in him and pushed him through. Louis’s Brother Pete...
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...In paragraph one Frederick Douglass explains how he has finally lost hope and any sense of cheer, and now has the true feeling of being a slave. He uses many dark sounding phrases to truly put emphasis on how terrible his experience with Mr. Covey was. He really wants the reader to understand how horrible and dehumanizing slavery is. He explains that no weather prevented them from field work, it did not matter how late or how dark it was, they would work for unbearable amounts of time. That is when he explains he lost hope. I believe he is trying to tell his message to all people in power, and the people who are uneducated in the world, to portray how terrible slavery is. As we go onto paragraph two, Frederick Douglass continues to talk about...
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...Emily Brontë: Hopeless As a young girl and young woman, Emily Brontë lived a difficult life. Although she had a close relationship with her family, especially her sisters, her life may have been difficult because of her sensitivity. She had few friends because she could never bear to be away from her family or her home. As she grew up, she experienced numerous tragedies and used writing to express her feelings. Brontë’s writings reflect her sensitivity and sadness. Brontë was the fifth of six children born to Patrick and Maria Brontë in 1818 in Yorkshire, England (“Emily,”Famous). She had four sisters, Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte and Anne, and one brother named Patrick Branwell (“Emily,” Poetry). At the age of two she moved to Haworth, a poor town in Moorland, where her father served for the parish committee. Maria Brontë died of cancer in 1821 and Elizabeth Branwell, Maria’s sister, moved in with family to help them out (“Emily,”Famous). As children, the Brontë siblings were first educated at home. Literature was very important in the Brontë household and both Patrick and Maria were writers. Their house contained a large collection of all different types...
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...Introduction: In choosing a topic requiring personal application as well as facts, I decided to write on two important topics I daily rely on in my own life: Hope, and the names of God. I use both of these in my life to give me confidence in my future, as well as faith, that Christ is all I need. If more Christians were confident in understanding the importance of the names of God and the meaning of hope, there would be much less discouragement from big and small issues of our lives. Part One: There are countless names of Christ written in the Bible and each one is there to show both the nature and character of Christ. “These names, however, refer to various aspects of the second Person of the Trinity, sometimes emphasizing His deity, at other times emphasizing His humanity. Some of these names reflect His character, while others emphasize various aspects of His work.” There are disagreements on exactly how many names of Christ are mentioned in the Bible, however, a list created by T. C. Horton and Charles E. Hurlburt contained over three hundred fifty names characterizing Christ from the Bible. For me personally, the names of Christ bear a special importance. All of the names of Christ prove He is everything we as christians could ever need or want. He is the only One who can be the Son of God, while at the same time fully be the Son of man who is our sinless Creator. A very personal practical application for me originates from my favorite name of Christ: Everlasting...
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...“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” (QuotesGram). During the darkest moments in someone's life, someone may believe that they have nothing at all. In reality, they only need to have one thing, and that is hope. Louis “Louie” Zamperini was an Olympic runner and World War II veteran. During the war, he was sent out with an unreliable B-24 plane, often referred to as a “Flying Coffin,” in an effort to find missing soldiers, but his plane crashed in the ocean. This launched an unfortunate chain of events that left a permanent dent in his life. He was imprisoned at four Japanese camps during this dark chapter in his life. Instead of giving up, he uses hope and resilience to endure the most difficult...
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...humanity with it. Death is seen as living and living is seen as death. In a world where snow falls gray, the ocean isn't blue, birds don't soar, trees slowly plummet and humanity has lost all meaning, in his novel The Road, Cormac McCarthy portrays a colorless and lifeless earth while teaching a boy the purpose of life and faith. The greens have turned grey, the blues have turned black, the sun cannot be seen, warmth cannot be felt. “The clocks stopped at 1:17pm. A long shear of light and a series of low concussions.” is McCarthy’s only...
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...parting from you now, Thus much let me avow-- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand-- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep--while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not save One from the pitiless wave? Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream? Analysis My initial glance through this poem I realise that the poet is not really talking about a dream. He compares life metaphorically to a dream within a dream. The structure of this poem is not a standard rhyming pattern which halts the reader in order to absorb what is being said. The poem consists of nine couplets and two triplets. The opening stanza, for example, begins with a triplet, then shifts to couplets and the second stanza shifts from couplets to triplet in the middle then shifts back to the original pattern. The poem expresses the poet’s frustration of the uncertainty and temporariness of life and people. He compares life and dreams because when we dream, it seems so real but when we are awakened by the roar of life we realise that it was just a figment of our thoughts. This poem is extremely emotional as it begins with a sad farewell...
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...Hope even in the worst of times Hope it keeps people going even when they think they cannot. I want to be that hope. When there is someone in need I want to be able to help them. One way I can be that hope is by being a social worker. I will be able to get a look into people’s lives and decide what is best for them. I can help those in need and figure out what is going on. Being a social worker I can give hope to many different people. Hope is very important to me for I grew up not in the best circumstances. I grew up hopping that a shooting star would answer my prayers. What was my prayer? Well mine was for my mom to give drugs up for us kids and get better. I also wished for my brother to be healed for the drugs she had taken while pregnant had affected his brain. The wish of course never came true and I had to put my hope in something new. I found Jesus to put my trust in and he helped me to be forgiving and loving to others even when they did not deserve it. I know that not everyone is religious, but I do understand the importance of hope. This is why I want to give hope to others and I believe being a social worker can accomplish just that. Dave Pelzer was the boy from A Child Called IT. Dave is an example of why it is important to help others and to look out for those in need. Dave is a boy who was abused by his mom and did not get help for years to come, but through this whole time he had hope. He still is hopeful to this day and with the teachers and social...
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...between them that differ. One of the underlying themes of the story is the concept of hope and how the two characters individually define it. While on one hand there is the father who is at the end of his life succumbing to heart disease who views the world from a perspective of no longer having hope and on the other there is the narrator, his daughter, who refuses to abandon hope and view things from this perspective. By examining the differing views these two characters have of this particular concept, the reader can see the how the generational gap differentiates them as well as gain an understanding of how individuals personally value hope....
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...David was the King of Israel, chosen by God, through whose bloodline would come the eternal savior of the world according to the Scriptures. One would assume that David’s dash would have been long, filled with happiness, health, friends and people who wished him well. However, David sinned, as all humans do, which led to God’s discipline. He faced trials and tribulations. David’s health began to fail, his family had betrayed him, and his enemies wished him harm. He longed for peace in his remaining days. He had attained wealth but realized that earthly wealth is not eternal for individuals. He did not blame God for his problems, especially not in the presence of others. He realized that the only hope is in the Lord. He acknowledges God’s judgment and pleads for his mercy. David had an extraordinary “dash” and despite being one of the greatest kings in history, he realized the temporary value of earthly successes and the importance of focusing on the eternal omnipotence of...
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...Psychological development is crucial in the early stages of life. Children are shaped by the things they witness throughout their early years. Experiences life and developing relationships is “Erikson’s initial psychosocial stage of development” (Ginsburg). This stage occurs from when an infant is born until about one and a half years of age. Erikson developed eight stages of psychosocial development. Starting from the stage of trust vs. mistrust the next stage that occurs in an infant’s life is autonomy vs. shame; this creates a sense of will and is experienced from the early age of one and a half to age three. After experiencing this stage at age three the infant begins to develop in the stage of initiative vs. guilt developing a sense of purpos euntil the age of five. From the ages of five to twelve, young children experience the stage of industry vs. inferiority, developing competency in their skills. Upon developing into an adolescent at age twelve and up until age eighteen, young adults experience ego identity vs. role confusion, attempting to find where they belong. Leading into the next stage of intimacy vs. isolation, during which young adults experience love from the ages eighteen to forty. Once this sense of love is developed, the sense of care is experienced during the stage of generativity vs. stagnation from the ages of forty to sixty-five. To conclude Erikson’s theory, the final stage one experiences in life is ego integrity vs. despair; this is the sense of wisdom...
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...The American Dream “Hope is a waking dream.” ― Aristotle ( I need to clean this up want to use quote) In the Great Depression many people thought there was no way out of of the poverty they were living in. For many people the only thing that was keeping them going was the thought of creating a career and life for themselves also known as the American Dream. Everyone needs that hope even if it is only very slim. False hope like the American Dream is essential for everyone even if it is unrealistic. America was formed on hope wether it was realistic or unrealistic. Since the U.S. Was founded on hope it is also founded on the American Dream. That is what makes America appealing because it is a free hopeful nation. People can always make a living here as long as they work hard. Which in the Great Depression was a beacon for hope for everyone. Since it seems the only reason Lennie is still going is because of the Dream he has. He is always asking about it for instance when this happens "Lennie pleaded ' Come on, George. Tell me. Please George. Like you done before."'(30). When Lennie keeps asking about this he already knows everything about it he just wants to be reassured by his best friend George. The interesting thing about the two brother like companions is that they already have a very specific dream. While, others don't really have a plan just hope it happens. While they might be dreamers that had some bad luck that is how people got out if that poverty and depression is...
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...looked into, the role of the light is revealed as a important symbol to the story. The most obvious symbol of the green light is Gatsby’s desire and hope to be with Daisy once more. In chapter one Gatsby is at his dock looking longingly towards Daisy’s dock with the green light. Then later on in chapter five Gatsby is caught reaching towards the green light as if he expects Daisy’s hand to be next to his. Gatsby has a sense of hope when looking at the light. That hope is carried on throughout the book. He believes that it is his way of staying connected to Daisy and hope to be reunited once again with her. He hopes that Daisy will learn to love him like she once did, and things would go back to like they were before. Daisy, of course, can’t bring herself to leave Tom for Gatsby. Gatsby continues in his hopeful fantasy of the past. He becomes overly consumed by his fantasies that his thought process in the present is manipulated into thinking that are just simply not reality. Its a dream that Gatsby strives for, and will go to any lengths to get it. When Gatsby realizes at the hotel that Daisy also shares love for Tom, Gatsby’s hope wavers a bit. The lost hope causes Gatsby to lose control at the hotel and go back to his non-gentleman ways. At the hotel we get a strong sense that Gatsby is so consumed by the past and his hope for Daisy. The strive for the “American Dream” is an undeniable symbol of the green light. It is Gatsby's inspiration as he aspires toward his unattainable...
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