Essays on Commit Suicide

It is very unfortunate that over one million people each year die by suicide globally. 1.8% of the deaths witnessed worldwide are as results of suicide (Wasserman et al., 2016). Suicide has proved to be a global phenomenon. The risk factors for suicide are; being a victim of violence, abuse, bullying, and loss of job, serious illness, and death of a close friend or relative (Mishara & Kerkhof, 2013). This, therefore, calls for both evidence-based and effective interventions to be implemented across the world to avert suicide and suicidal attempts. Psychotherapies are one of the methods that can be used ...

The prevalence of teen suicide is a growing concern in the healthcare industry, as it is ranked as the 2nd highest cause of death among the teenagers (Jason Foundation, 2016). Generally, the suicide rates in the United States continue to raise concern, as it is ranked tenth cause of death in the country. While the incidences of suicide had significantly decreased in the ‘90’s, this trend has now reverted, as there is an increase in suicide deaths. AFSP (2016) argues that statistics indicating the prevalence and incidences of suicide in the United States could be an underrepresentation, as ...

15 Common Causes of Suicide: Why Do People Kill Themselves? Mental Health Daily. Retrieved from http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2014/07/23/15-common-causes-of-suicide-why-do-people-kill-themselves/#commentform In this article, suicide is defined as the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. It also provides many factors that play a key role in causing someone to commit suicide. This source relates to my topic well because it not only helps others to understand what is suicide, but also what factors that could lead to this kind of behavior. Groholt, B., Ekeberg, O. & Haldorsen, T. (2006). Adolescent Suicide Attempters: What Predicts Future Suicidal Acts? Suicide & Life- Threatening Behavior, 36(6), ...

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Fate,Fortune, and Free Will Augustine, Dante, and Sin Fate, Fortune, and Free Will Aeneas is bound by fate to become the founder of the Roman race, but he is also allowed to achieve this through free will. ‘Twould issue well. But am swayed by fate ’Queen Dido is also influenced by both fate and free will. She falls in love with Aeneas and even offers to share her kingdom with the Trojans with him . Although it is everyone's fate to die, she dies out of her free will when she decides to commit suicide . ‘O relics sweet while ...

In the essay, “Kalief Browder” by Jennifer Gonnerman, (Gonnerman), I noticed that the author took the third person point of view as she wrote the essay. On the other hand, Susan Klebold took the first person point of narration as she recalled the happening of that fateful day. In the narration by Gonnerman, it is clear that she felt empathy for Browder as she met him due to the choice of words that she uses as she describes the occurrences (Gonnerman). I believe that this is seen from the fact that she says that the stories that Browder was ...

Research Paper

Introduction The social world is as complex as the physical world. Due to such complexity, sociologists have made considerable efforts to explain various social phenomena through different sociological theories. One of the major sociological theories is functionalism, which has its origins in the works of Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim. The functionalist theory explains how societies survive and maintain social stability. It also explores dysfunctional events like suicide. This paper argues that functionalism can provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the phenomenon of suicide since social factors, like excessive social cohesion or the lack of it and extreme ...

Abstract

Bipolar disorder is one of the various clinical disorders that affect millions of people worldwide. There is no known cause for the disorder though genetics and environment play a significant role in exacerbating it. This paper examines the journey of one Carrie Mathison, a CIA agent who suffers from bipolar disorder. Like other patients with bipolar disorder, Mathison experienced frequent maniac episodes. She also exhibited high-risk behaviors, which are characteristic of bipolar disorder patients. That behavior was evident in her lack of inhibition and excessive drinking. Mathison also exhibited psychotic behaviors, particularly when she saw herself as a heroine ...

Cyberbullying is the act of bullying and harassing a person with the use of electronic technology. These electronic technological devices include the use of the internet, and gadgets like cell phones, computers and laptops and tablets, etc. Over the internet, cyber bullying takes place through social media websites, emails, online chat rooms, text messages and various other websites. Cyberbullying can take place in the form of stalking someone over a period of time, harassing them through text messages and emails, spreading rumors about them and posting inappropriate and personal information about a person on social media websites. The reason ...

The proliferation of the internet and the ubiquity of the smartphone have resulted in people being able to access the internet anytime and anywhere. Today most public places like shopping malls provide Wi-Fi services for customers to access the internet. Most cellular services now come with data services as well. In fact, most people now prefer to use their smartphone for internet access instead of investing in computers and broadband connection . From banking transactions to reading newspapers, everything is now done online. Another phenomenon that has been growing steadily over the years is the use of social media over ...

The research question that needs to be answered in the study is what is the correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students? The main reason for doing this research is to explore the correlation of depression and substance abuse among college students. College students are under a lot of stress that causes them to have depressive symptoms. Some of them deal with these symptoms by using drugs and alcohol. Numerous studies indicate that there is a correlation between depression and substance abuse among college students. It is believed that going to college brings about positive outcomes. However, ...

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According to Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, around 45 million children in the United States play in an organized sport. This could have been a good figure; however, by the time these children reach 15 years old, 80 percent of them quit (Atkinson). There are many possible reasons why these children decide to stop participating in sports. One of these is the wrong perspective that parents hold about sports. For instance, there are parents who believe that winning is the main goal of sports (Atkinson). When their children do not succeed, they will either tell them ...

Most of Sylvia Plath’s works are propelled by “inexorable and often terrible forces driving through her mind and bodyThe forces are fears, or nightmarish impulses towards brutality or suicide” (Knickerbocker 346). These dark emotions are present and felt in her works, alluding to the kind of life she lived before her suicide when she was just 30. There was nothing much that can be learned about her personal life which exposed her in the kind of sufferings that her works have alluded to, but her poem “Daddy” talked about a German father who was a Fascist and died ...

Dream of the Red Chamber or The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is considered the first Chinese feminist literary work. It is a classic written in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The novel privileged the female as compared to the male characters. Cao Xueqin attaches significance to women as evidenced by the presence of multiple female characters. The novel explores the contours of a fading feudal system and the social crisis that it is has to contend with. Most of all, it is a celebration of womanhood. Cao wrote the novel to remember women who were ...

The master craftsman, William Shakespeare, in his Othello and The Winter’s Tale portrays some curious facets of femininity, maybe deliberately or not. Desdemona in Othello is a Venetian beauty with astute and resolute individuality, while Hermione in The Winter’s Tale is mysterious and majestic. When we take the reality aspect, the former is more realistic and true to life, which has implications even in this modern present. The latter is to an extent unreal, and somewhat fantasy. Character is everything in Shakespeare’s plays; the works have no existence apart from the characters. In Shakespeare’s plays, ...

Religion has an enormous influence on any given society. Religion has been widely praised for promoting prosocial behaviors among individuals in society(Moore, 2015). Psychologists as well have acknowledged the benefits religion has to our lives such as reducing the rates of depression. In Sociology as well, religion has been long recognized for its effect of promoting prosocial attitudes and behaviors. It does this by regulating behavior and coming up with norms and values that integrate people into the society. Emile Durkheim proposed that religion has a prosocial influence of decreasing suicide via establishing values and norms by which ...

Introduction

Mental illnesses across cultures is an issue that has had many debates and research over the years. The reason for this is stemmed from the fact that people from various cultural background react differently from others. The conflicting reactions have led to the development of this research. A researcher wants to find the connection between the arguments in order to find the right answers. Culture cannot be stated to belong to one person. This fact is because it involves sharing of values, traditions and beliefs. According to WHO, there are millions of people across the world who have a ...

Introduction

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects people who have been exposed to traumatic disorders such as war, serious injuries or death threatening situations. It is manifested in as a result of the experiences lasting longer. It has various symptoms and effects, among them contemplating suicide. PTSD is very common to our generation; however, what is not known is the reason the suicide rate keeps increasing and why more and more people gain symptoms of the disorder. Studying Henry can help researchers find a different approach to helping soldiers cope when they return from war.

The Red Convertible

The short story “The Red Convertible”, ...

The name of this woman is shrouded in the fog of romanticism and mystery associated with the legend of extraordinary beauty and mysterious death. What was this woman for real? What is the secret of interest in her? Why did historical tradition and Shakespeare bound together the names of Cleopatra and Caesar, Cleopatra and Anthony? Cleopatra VII Philopator was born in 69 BC. Her father was Ptolemy XII Auletes. Besides, her family had two sisters and two brothers, both younger than her. Ptolemaic Dynasty at this point of time existed for nearly two centuries. Their power in Egypt appeared ...

English II-Pre Ap

Introduction Assisted suicide is a term used where doctors knowingly provided a patient or helps a person commit suicide. This can be done through inducing lethal drugs to the patients. Assisted suicide occurs in many cases due to some circumstances that leave the doctors with a choice to either save a person’s life or not (Asch 123). When doctors have to induce the assisted suicide, there has to be an agreement reached with patients, patient’s family and the doctors in order to ensure that the case is not conducted without the knowledge of the patients. When there ...

This March, the whole world celebrated the 161th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Van Gogh's, whose paintings are now included in the list of the fifteen most famous and expensive artworks in the world. The paradox is that it was the artist's lifelong dream to sell at least one of them to get the money and pay off his countless debts. When a healthy boy was born on the 30th March, 1853 to the ...

Introduction

The poems Janice Mirikitani’ Suicide Note, and Frost’s Out, Out are both about the pain of death. In Suicide Note, Janice Mirikitani writes about a young Asian American girl student who takes her life by jumping out of the window. The poem comprises the thoughts and feelings that she relays through her suicide note. This format allows the reader to get a sense of what causes an individual to commit suicide. The poem Shows the despair of a college girl, who feels insufficient or “not good enough” (Mirikitani in Huang 233, line 8). The suicide note is directed to the ...

Introduction

The ability to assist someone to understand himself or herself and his or her capacities besides developing his or her potentialities to solve the problems at hand and achieve social and psychological compatibility depends on a number of factors. The counselor needs to have better communication skills, knowledge and experience, passion, adequate resources, among others. Everyone needs guidance and counseling, which is vital in helping one solve the everyday problems.

Lack of guidance and counseling when one is going through difficulties eventually makes one become sick and even is some circumstances makes one commit suicide as a better way to deal ...

Abstract

Physician-assisted suicide is one of the most controversial topics in healthcare today. Some people consider it morally incorrect because it degrades the value of human life while others consider it better than suffering a painful death. However, the requests for assisted suicide are some of the most difficult moments for healthcare professionals. In many cases, ethical dilemmas about the power over life and death will prevent the physician from participating, but compassion and respect for the patients’ self-determination sometimes encourage physicians to discuss alternative, legal options with the patients. Some ethical frameworks and laws are against physician assisted suicide, but ...

Introduction

Plainfield is a city in the New Jersey with a population of 46,318 and a population density of 7690 people per square kilometer. It has over 15180 households and about ten thousand families living in the city. The city is racially diverse with African Americans being the dominant race, accounting for 50 percent of the population (Onboard, 2011).

The white population in Plainfield is 23 percent, Native Americans account for 0.91 percent, 0.05 percent of the population are Pacific islanders and 0.95 percent are other races. Children account for 35 percent of the population while married population account for 37.9 percent. ...

Adolescence can be, and is, a very tumultuous time for many individuals. Whether troubles abound at home, among peers, or in a school setting that is apart from the aforementioned scenarios, depression and suicide are very prominent issues that impact adolescence for many different reasons. Whether depression is brought on by physiological trauma or external sources doesn’t matter so much in regards to how such a troubled state is handled by the individual and those around them. Adolescents that experience depression are less likely to ask for help and more likely to self-destruct. There is no doubt that the life ...

English 402-02

The purpose of this research paper is to give readers a basic understanding of how the Chinese educational system functions, including primary school, high school, university, and the international school. Part one of this essay addresses the history of the Chinese educational system. In part two, there is a brief explanation about existing flaws in the system followed by recommendations. A discussion of the international school in China is used to illustrate one of the reasons so many Chinese students pursue study abroad programs. Solutions are posited based on research and contemporary articles. Some of the information contained in this essay ...

Introduction

The definition of physician assisted suicide is slightly different from the general term definition of euthanasia. Although some may equate physician assisted suicide with the blanket term, the distinction between euthanasia and physician assisted suicide is that the latter is done with both the patient’s and doctor’s intent to end the patient’s life by unnatural means (Tamayo-Vela´zquez, Simo´n-Lorda, and Cruz-Piqueras, 678). The doctor assists the patient in committing suicide, usually by administering an injection or pill that contains a lethal substance. A doctor may also administer a relaxant to help keep the patient calm during the ...

Introduction

Suicide refers to acts where people willingly end their own lives. Suicide may be self-inflicted or assisted. The perspectives to which people perceive acts of suicide vary according to religion and culture that is enjoyed by people in any given society. For instance, many western mainstream religions such as Christianity and Judaism tend to perceive suicide as an undesirable act that is caused by mental illnesses. However, certain cultures that uphold personal choices can make suicide more understandable and even in some situations honorable such as in cases where a person or a community is facing imminent persecution. Some instances where a ...

The Iwo Jima Island is the setting for the movie. These islands are located between the American forces and the home islands of Japan. The Japanese army is desperate to protect the islands from falling into the hands of the American military forces. This is because once they fall they will be used as a base to attack the home islands. The movie is based on the Japanese perspective and is supposed to counter flags of our fathers, which is the American story of the same battle. The Japanese army suffers heavy losses when the Japanese combined fleet is ...

“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath

In “Daddy,” Sylvia Plath conveys her strong feelings for her father and his death and her fateful life with her husband. In this poem, the speaker lost her father at the age of ten, as Sylvia Plath lost her father when she was eight. Then she starts realizing the dominant nature of her father, and compares her father to a devil, a Nazi, and a vampire. In this poem, Sylvia Plath discussed about her father and his death, her failure in marriage, and her attempts to commit suicide that are compelling. She used imagery as a support to describe her hatred towards men in ...

What Hamlet Is Asking Himself

The soliloquy begins with the question to be or not to be. For any character playing the part, it is the most vital question. It does not simply mean whether the character should commit suicide or continue to live in a certain way. The basis of the question is still open to interpretation. The self-dialogue shows the dilemma that face Hamlet when deciding whether to end his life or continue with his miserable existence. He also has the dilemma of whether or not to kill his father’s killer and commit murder, or let the situation remain as it was ...

Business

Apple’s Current Position on Company’s Ethical and Social Responsibilities Valentine and Fleischman (2008) stated that attention to ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) is essential because recent scandals suggest that the business values of a certain company are declining. In the case of Apple Inc., the new CEO in the person of Mr. Tim Cook is confronted with a major ethical dilemma in Wuhan, China where some of their workers threatened to commit suicide as a form of protest for the inhumane working conditions at Foxconn. Foxconn is a company that is based in Taiwan and it is one of ...

Part A

1. Julianne was a social person despite the fact that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia five years ago. For that reason, there is a reason to be concerned by the sudden change in Julianne’s behaviors. She has exhibited some characteristics that indicate that she is in a crisis. For instance, she has changed the usual pattern of relating to other people, she has withdrawn from people by wanting to be left alone, and she has shown apathy in her dressing and appearance. 2. Julianne is at risk of suicide. The reason why I have come to this conclusion is that ...

Durkheim was a French sociologist who sought to give sociology a better understanding of its subject of study. One of his most important works was The Suicide, which was written with the intention of showing how a sociological study should be conducted. In this case study he focused on “all cases of death resulting directly or indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself, which he knows will produce this result” . In his work, Durkheim compared the suicide rates between the Catholic and Protestants, but also made some divisions based on marital status, military status and economic conditions. He ...

Research Report: School Shootings

Introduction Incidents of school shootings have been recorded in the United States since 1700’s. The 20th and the 21st century are especially notable because of the sharp increase of school shooting incidents in the U.S. Despite the previous occurrences of school shooting in the past, authorities recognize the huge gap in understanding such occurrences. Apparently, school shooting is quite a random incident of which “lie outside of specific crime issues such as terrorism, drug trafficking, gang activity, and domestic violence that have federal policies, law enforcement structures, and laws tailored in many instances to specifically address them”. Because ...

<Student Name> <Name and Section # of course> <Instructor Name> Life has to get to an end. Every person has to taste the death. However, the type of death depends on the person's fate. Some people face death without going through any consequences while some has to undergo severe physical or emotional pain before death. Death can be natural or forced the death, which happen unnaturally is due to a suicide attempt. People commit suicide when they no longer to live, or they have lost the will to live because of various factors. The problems ...

The start of cinematic vision in China was a contribution of a lot of factors pre-existing in the Chinese community. Before jumping into the factual statistics particularly related to Hong-Kong filming aura it will be apt enough to have an ideological understanding of the stream of certain social integrations in China which indirectly or directly affect the filming industry’s trend shifts in its evolution. To the viewer, martial- arts or the genre ‘Action’ might just be a mere theme of just another film but if the industry is responsible for producing several movies with same theme, this denotes the presence of ...

Introduction

Homicide is defined as the act in, which a person kills another person. There have been times when people have compared homicide with murder. This is the reason that has caused many researchers in the society to try to investigate the difference between the two terms. Some of the findings that came out were that homicide is much more than just plain murder. The truth is that murder can be said to be another form of the homicide, which is stated to be in the criminal homicide characteristics. The other types of homicide can be stated to be capital murder, ...

Question 1

Hong Kong films present unique characters who want to pursue love, adventure, wealth and vast exploration of different paces. The films portray characters who are majorly are youth. They are eager for compassionate love and fast accumulation of wealth. They dream of visiting different places all over the world. Their dream for wealth, love and adventure leads them to different places. The films portray the dramas of fantasy, love, and journey and self- discovery by different characters. They seem to harbor a big dream concerning the needs. They are passionate and attached themselves to “Hong Kong dream” “New York dream” ...

In this work we are going to analyze novels by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky on the basis of the following criteria: the role of epigraph in a story, the description of minor characters, the reasons for committing suicide and symbols that appear in both novels. - The role of epigraph in a story Unfortunately, but many people underestimate the role of epigraphs in literary works. However, in many cases authors place them on purpose and in such a way make a foreshadowing, which helps the reader to develop his own expectations upon the plot, to better understate the characters and the essence ...

General Education Capstone

Introduction Suicide is an issue that affects our country in a big way, especially with the increase of bullying incidents in schools around the United States. What can we do as a society to help this problem and recognize the signs? It is possible to notice the signs of someone thinking about committing suicide and there are different tips on how to help the person or even tell an adult about the situation. Suicide can be preventable if given the right knowledge There Are so many reasons why any individual would choose this topic to write about such as: ...

Suicide has been a controversial issue in the society since it evokes a wide range of reactions; religious or morally condemnation, dismissal, sympathy, heroic gratification, anger among other reactions. In trying to provide insight into suicide, it has become an object of multidisciplinary scientific study associated with psychology, sociology and anthropology. Significant advances are the mental conditions associated with it while the majority of questions surrounding the same are philosophical. Cathy, my long-term friend, has been suffering from constant clinical depression but has been managing the same. However, she recently confided in me that she has decided to commit suicide based ...

Introduction

Every single human being would agree that we each carry our own burden. Personal struggles define us because they influence how we act, make decisions, and plans all towards the goal of unburdening ourselves. One of philosophical questions raised in author John Green is looking for Alaska involve the labyrinth as a metaphor for human beings’ personal struggles. As an individual, one would navigate or travel through the tangled path such as the labyrinth and dealing with our personal struggles is similar to the feeling of being trapped in a maze, and attempting and hoping that one would be able to ...

Introduction

Depression can be defined in two major ways that it mostly occurs. Firstly, depression can be said to be a state where one has a low mood and aversion towards any activity. This state can cause alterations in a person’s feelings, thoughts, sense of wellbeing as well as behavior. In the second understanding, depression can be understood to be a medical condition that is characterized by a mood disorder which leads to persistent feeling of grief as well as loss of interest. Also known as major depression or clinical depression, this second understanding of depression is characterized by alterations of one’s thinking ...

On November 1, 2014 29-year-old Brittany Maynard committed suicide to spare herself a long drawn-out death from a stage 4 malignant brain tumor. Unlike many other Americans who commit suicide, Maynard announced her decision online weeks prior to her death and brought the issue of euthanasia into national headlines. Maynard’s family and physicians will not face charges because Maynard happened to live in Oregon, one of only five states that allows doctor-assisted euthanasia. The other states are Montana, Washington, Vermont and New Mexico. Maynard, originally from California, had to move herself and her family to Oregon in order to legally ...

Ethan Frome is a story set in a Starkfield, New England. A narrator whose name the reader is not told narrates his interactions with Ethan Frome. The narrator portrays Ethan Frome as a character that has dreams. The story is told based on the interactions made on a winter storm. The narrator is an engineer that is on business in Starkfield. When the narrator sees Ethan in town, he is intrigued and wants to learn more about him. During one time when the narrator is given shelter at Ethan’s house on a stormy night, the narrator overhears a voice of an angry woman that ...

The subject of patient rights is controversial and ties heavily into human rights. Individuals have the right to autonomous choice provided their choices do no harm to others. Individuals also have the right to live their lives as they see fit within legal and moral boundaries. However, how society defines legal and moral is often up for debate. One such debate is centered on the right of an individual to commit legal suicide when they are faced with certain, painful and lingering death. There are many viewpoints on this topic. One viewpoint shared by many is that an individual ...

English

The Death of a Salesman deals with two unresolved problems; the problem of family, and the marked society. Volker Schlöndorff made Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (1985) into a mini-serial for television audiences. The movie deals with the dynamics of the family system; whether it’s the relationship between father and son, or the relationship between father and daughter, and so on. In Death of Salesman, Willy Lowman, the protagonist, is seen as a man who leads a life in isolation. His life goes around in circles and has illusions that he would make it rich one day. The frequent appearance ...

Introduction

In an article by Rosalind Wiseman, she describes the effects of emotional burden in the modern day adolescent. The article "What Boys Want" depicts the emotional tribulations of the modern-day adolescent. In addition, the article seeks to analyze the prevalence of the effects in boys that in girls. The article develops the assumption that boys are at a higher risk of having emotional burden. This is based by a behavioral difference. The purpose of the article is to enable the audience understand the behavioral characteristics of boys and how they could be altered to fir their emotional requirements. In addition, Wiseman ...

Introduction

This 2012 American-made movie – The Grey – starring Liam Neeson in the lead role, can be categorized as a superior example of a movie in the aerial disaster genre, although the greater part of the movie is set in the snowy wilderness of Alaska, where the seven survivors of the airplane crash find themselves having to trek through the bitter cold of winter, whilst subjected to constant harassment by wolves. Liam Neeson plays Ottway, a marksman employed by an oil company to protect the workers against wolves while they work in the harsh environment of the frozen north. In the opening scenes of ...

William Faulkner wrote many short stories that are well recognized for their themes. Faulkner used the theme of depression in some of his short stories. These stories include “A Rose for Emily”, “That Evening Sun”, and “Barn Burning”. The theme of depression in these three stories is expressed by the characters in the stories. “A Rose for Emily” is a story about a woman called Emily who experiences depression when her father and lover die. “That Evening Sun” is a story of a black woman called Nancy who is pregnant with a white man’s child and is afraid that her husband wants to ...

Introduction

Divorce refers to the legal dissolution of a marriage. Divorce can be considered as one of the major life-changing experience that can cause stress and trauma within the family. Aside from the psychological effect of divorce, it also affects the finances, living arrangements, household chores, schedules of family members and even their relationships. In most of the divorce cases, it is usually the children who suffer the consequences of divorce which can deeply affect their overall development. Marital separation and divorce have been identified as the most challenging events in a person’s lifetime due to the stress that go ...

Ending of Movie Hamlet

The end of the movie presents defining moments where the truth is preceded by tragedy. Laertes strikes up a heated confrontation with Hamlet. This confrontation results into a fight between Laertes and Hamlet. Hamlet wins the fight by striking a fatal blow with his sword leaving Laertes bleeding to death. As Laertes slowly succumbs to the wound, he confides loudly that the idea that Hamlet caused Ophelia to commit suicide came from King Claudius. In abject awe, Hamlet interjects claiming that the reason Laertes father and mother Gertrude died was King Claudius. Hamlet also claims innocence concerning the allegations by Laertes that ...

COMS 101 Section ___

Organization: Problem – Cause - Solution Audience analysis: The audience for my speech are young Christian adults from all around the country, who will be starting their first jobs after college ends in one month. These people are God-conscious, and try to live by the values that God wants us to live by. Rhetorical Purpose: To inform my audience about credit card debt, and to persuade them that they themselves should spend and manage their money properly, as God would have want them. Redemptive Purpose: Explain in a brief paragraph why you regard this social problem to be ...

Poets of Harlem Renaissance

One poet once wrote that he lives in Harlem, New York, and He is unmarried and likes ‘Tristan,' goat’s milk, short novels, simple folk and bullfight. The name of that person was Langston Hughes, a writer of elegant and simple images; an observer of details and artist, who approached his work with warmth and well-mannered humor. More than anything else, he greeted the beauty of life; he loved his environment and his black American community, to which he belonged. In a career cut short by his death from cancer in 1967 he whore poetry, short stories, novels, plays and ...

Similarities between Torvald Helmer and Nils Krogstad

Torvald is an executive who has received a promotion at his bank where he works with Krogstad. Over the storyline, Torvald admits to have studied with Krogstad in his childhood but they this does not make them friends (Ibsen 2010). In fact, in the play they are portrayed as different identities of men in the society. However, they do have similarities. The first similarity is that the two men have a very shallow view of the society. All their efforts in the play are dictated by how they are viewed in the society. Torvald is a proud representative of the middle-class ...

Introduction

Among the highly controversial themes that Orhan Pamuk explores in his novel “Snow”, such as political Islamism versus secularism, the installment of martial law, political exile, suicide, the writer also treats a current issue, very debated nowadays, which is the Islamist feminism, reflected through the resistance to the head scarf banning in public spaces. A cultural trend defending the values of the Islamic society arose in Turkey, as presented in Pamuk’s writing, which end-up in a girls’ suicidal wave, when confronted with the brutal opposition of secularism, which attempt to modernize Turkey by banning the head scarf wear in public ...

Introduction

Death, hatred and destruction penetrate the entire plot of the renowned William Shakespeare tragedy play, Romeo and Juliet. Two young individuals from warring households fall heads over heels in love and due to a twisted turn of events, the two commit suicide at the end of the play, actually within few minutes of each other. This suicide of the two major characters can be attributed to several characters within the play. Romeo himself can be said to be responsible for the both his death and that of his lover due to his rash decisions as a result of his general immaturity. ...

Kitano Takeshi is a Japanese film director or maker an actor and television personality. He has multiple names such as Beat Takeshi and Takeshi Kitano. Many people consider him a sage and a clown at the same time. He is known to be a very conservative artist.Han-bi; Kitano’s movie has a high degree of narrative ambiguity. Han- bi is one of them, and it stood out from his entire works by the way those numerous definitions’ that comes up from his own cinematic presence dominated the viewer’s experience of that particular film. Nishi of Tokyo police, being the major protagonist, Kitano presence ...

Philosophy

Question one Martin Luther Jr was an avid supporter of the civil rights in the United States of America. As a minister of the church, he advocated for the eradication of the injustice form the fabric of the Society. The colored people were constantly faced with injustice from every sphere of life and, as a result, their dignity was constantly violated. As the president of the Southern Christian leadership, he championed for the rights of the black minorities in the United States of America. Marin Luther argues that his actions were influenced by the refusal of the Birmingham authorities ...