Stephen Covey gives advice to teens on how to be more productive. The first habit is “proactive”. Reactive is not proactive. Reactiveness is a common reaction of lazy people. Many people are lazy and become reactive. Proactive individuals know they can take control of their lives. It is common for proactive people to have set …
Even today, the impact that literature has on society is still striking. The Fountainhead was a novel written by Ayn rand that had themes that were so resonant with its readers, they became the catalyst for a political revolution and aided in the formation of Libertarians. The Fountainhead, often called “a novel with ideas,” makes …
Pride and Envy Shakespeare’s play “Othello”, a tragedy, is based on multiple themes. The Othello oral report focused on dishonesty & miscommunication, guilt & regret, gender & pride, as a well as other less significant themes. Performance Session: The main focus of the Performance Session were gender differences and envy, along with dishonesty. My personal …
Ambition has often been viewed as a highly admirable characteristic, especially when it is associated with the drive to succeed and the hard work required. It is possible to be too ambitious. The result of too much ambitiousness can be a destructive and obsessive need to achieve your goal through any means necessary, sometimes crossing …
Gabriel Syme’s Transformation Gabriel Syme underwent a transformation as he read Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday. His entire being (his attitude, actions, and thoughts) changed between the start of his strange adventure to its end. Syme’s arrogance, his self-centeredness, and his attitude towards life change from the beginning of this strange sequence to the …
In nature, the law of equivalent exchange states that in order to get something with equal value, one must first give something up. This logic states that sacrifice is an absolute necessity of life. It is also a gray-area with no clear boundaries for good and bad. Yann Martel’s The Life of Pi illustrates that …
Our world has undergone a radical transformation in recent years. To survive today, you need to believe in yourself. To me, believing in myself means to know yourself and your strengths, to fight for your passions, and to be vocal whenever appropriate. As I read Alexie’s Indian Education and Carvers’ What We Say When We …
Inequality has been a constant throughout history for women. In some places, notably the West, women made huge strides towards equality and gaining respect. Even though the west has made these changes, women still face sexism in many places. Khaled Hosseini examines in A Thousand Splendid Suns the treatment women receive, specifically Laila Mariam. Hosseini …
In all of the Shakespeare criticism, the debate has centered around the problem plays. Kiernan Ryan says critics should either focus on the fact that these plays have ‘political implications inherently’ or use a deconstructive or psychoanalytical approach. Jonathon McLuskie, Kathleen McLuskie, and others have suggested that these plays were not in any way problematic. …
People have dreamed about standing at the top of the earth to see everyone below, to feel powerful and accomplished. Climbers push themselves to the limits to achieve a moment of pure ecstasy. Jon Krakauer had a dream of this moment, but it was also the moment he almost died. Jon Krakauer reveals what happened …