Fate Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

A human life can be viewed in various ways, but the most common way to describe and understand it is as a path towards one's fate and self-realisation. The book "Sky Burial" by Xinran Xue tells the story of Chinese woman Shu Wen, who on the path of searching for her husband has found herself and realised new ways in life. Although the book might seem quite simple in its narration and plot, the message indented behind is quite complex and aims to reach a wider audience.
First of all, Xinran aims at the description of one's love story of ...

Even thought the phrases ‘victim of ambition’ and victim of fate’ appear inconsistent with the character of Macbeth, elements of both ambition and fate surface in his life. Although it appears that Macbeth might have always preconceived the desires to be king, this is not revealed until he meets the three witches, who prophesize that the ball is set in motion thereby bringing his ambitions to light. After this meeting with the witches, several instances of both fate ambition and fate mold Macbeth’s character. By the end of the play, though his wife’s ambitions and the prophetic ...

According to Greek mythology, one’s personality ultimately affected the course of their lives. For instance, if one was considered wise, they were likely to live a good life. The contrary also holds true.

This paper will evaluate the role of fate and free will in Oedipus’ life.

Oedipus solved the Sphinx riddle whose solution lay in the three main stages of human life. As a child, Oedipus was sent out to die by his parents for fear of the fulfillment of prophesy. This stage was a work of fate as it was in relation to prophesy that depended on their action.
As a young man, he set out on a journey to ...

There have been dozens of amazing and fascinating cultures that have existed throughout history, many still exist today, while others fell or faded in the past. Cultures all across the globe introduce people to unique and diverse traditions, social norms, laws and belief systems. Religion has always played a huge role within cultures. Some are more familiar than others. The Ancient Greeks are remarked for their art, architecture and philosophy, but their Gods have, also, been adopted into the modern paradigm. The Greek pantheon of Gods has been popularized in literature, television and film. However, there are other pantheons ...

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Ostwalt has focused his studies on the interconnection between film and religion, especially the concept of Armageddon which is about the end of the world. Different movies portray Armageddon in different ways depending on the type of movie; be it a horror, comedy or children’s movie. However, in his studies, he reveals that most of the movies produced focus on forces of evil, which attempt to end the world and the good forces which fight the evil in an attempt to save the world from eternal destruction. His theory is inclined toward End-of-World battles which involve the two antagonist ...

In Slaughterhouse Five, the main character, Billy Pilgrim, is a soldier who becomes unstuck in time, beginning to experience every moment of his life at different points, jumping back and forth in the time stream. As a result, he encounters the unfortunate aspects of the past, and the terrible boredom and fearful death of his future. Billy is fatalistic, constantly feeling as though his life will not amount to anything, and that he knows exactly how everything will end. Because of this, Billy's own sanity is called into question at various points throughout the book, as he uses his ability to ...

Oedipus Rex is one of the great masterpieces by the great dramatist Sophocles. Oedipus the King is a trilogy out of which Oedipus Rex is the first part. The fast pace of this play and the horrible fate of the mighty king grips the reader from the very first word of the play.

After reading the play, some might argue that everything happened because it was supposed to happen i.e. because of the predestination. Furthermore, it is believed that Oedipus’s character had nothing to do with whatever happened with him and he was just a puppet in the fate’s ...

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring.
To make my essay stronger for the portfolio, I did revisions in the four sections of the ...

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Recently Syria has been on global TVs for all wrong reasons. It is almost nicknamed land of fate following the extensive peace provocations in the country. It has been the point of comparison for nations renowned for insecurity through terrorism and tribal wars. Children with bear terrorism knowledge closely identifies with Syria as they consistently hear about the country in TVs and radios. It is a bad example of nation that children would wish to grow up in. In fact, not many people can tell about the origin of war in Syria. However, people have consistently thought of how the ...

The play entitled Corpis Christi was a communal effort which lasted quite long. It was seen as a day-long celebration which dramatizes the moments in the Bible. This play only has five main characters, four soldiers and Jesus. Everyone who has watched the play, or has seen one using the same plot knows how it ends. These plays are questioned because of their “lack” of Biblical depth, not telling the story how it was really told in the Bible. This was seen in a more dramatized, at times comedic and highly gruesome kind of point of view. The focal characters were really ...

Military force is great reflection of power that any country possesses. The great power can be described as ability of country to apply its authority and control on a large global scale. According to Machiavelli, it is important for ruler to have no apprehensions, no thoughts except attention towards war. Stronger military force is primary requisite to win any war. Any country, Government or ruler should properly train his shoulders to form stronger military force and to reflect his power to the world. Weak military could be one the major reasons for any country to loss the power. Strong military ...

Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

Individual Reaction to the Advent of Artificial Intelligence

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Through advancements in science and technology, human beings have managed to create machines that work more or less in the same way as the human brain, performing tasks like mathematical calculations and language translations. This is what has come to be known as Artificial intelligence (AI) which is the kind of intelligence that machines exhibit when certain manipulations and programming is done to them. Some of these machines like the IBM computer, Watson, are capable of mimicking or performing certain cognitive functions that are normally associated with the human brain only. Artificial intelligence research thus deals with problems ...

Religion has been the foundation of arrangement and strife of social orders, where both viewpoints make a noteworthy commitment to our comprehension of society. However, a new form of religion known as capitalism religion has developed which is now the source of hope and fulfilment for people in the modern world. This exposition will look into a structuralist and interpretative position on the effect of the capitalism religion on society and how religion can be used to help people understand it as a false hope. The scholars that will be utilized are Karl Marx, Max Weber, and David Loy.
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The two protagonists of Homer’s Iliad and Shakespeare’s Coriolanus present similar sentiments. All three of them were great leaders of men and valiant fighters. It is unfortunate that these men were dragged into situations from where there could be no escape as they were, and had to live up to their heroic statures. There was a huge burden placed on them by their respective followers during war that they paid no heed to the consequence they would face when they faced off with their enemy. Therefore, there is no doubt that all the three of them; Hector, Achilles, ...

Adoption refers to the process whereby an individual takes parenting responsibilities of another person. In this case, all parenting responsibilities transferred to the adopting parent(s) are lasting and therefore the process should be recognized by the society. Various countries have their different laws that guide the adoption process. In Russia, adoption is legally recognized by the law provided that the adopting parents meet all the requirements by the law. However, the emerging issues surrounding the security and welfare of the Russian children adopted by Americans has led to the implementation of a new adoption ban. This paper argues that ...

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Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji tells the story of the Emperor’s son Genji. The novel, set during the Heian period, highlighted the romantic exploits of Genji and highlighted the adoration of people around him. It also reflected Genji’s dealings with the aristocracy and presented notable characteristics unique to the era. Alongside the prominence of Genji’s noble features throughout the novel comes the colorful selection of characters, all of which played significant roles that connected well to the events in which he featured.
Chapter Four of the novel, entitled “Yugao” or “The Twilight Beauty”, is ...

History of the English Language

The English language is one of those languages with a strong history of origin and development (Coulmas, & Watts, 2006). The language started with the arrival of Germanic tribes in the land of Britain around 5th century AD. The invaders mainly the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes, displaced the natives who later settled in what is today Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The Angles who originated from “Englaland” spoke the language “Englisc” which is the origin of today’s English (Coulmas, & Watts, 2006). There has been several attempts to standardize the language throughout its developmental stages including the current modern language. However, ...

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Technology is the application of knowledge as the main tool in order to solve a problem. Technology has had a very big impact in the development of the world in various areas. These include; construction, medical and information fields. (Goyder, 2004)
International division of labor is as a result of globalization. It occurs when process of production is no longer confined to national economies. This has led to global industrial shifts whereby production processes are relocated from the developed countries to developing countries. This is so as companies are searching for the cheapest options for the manufacture and assembly of their ...