Essays on Lament

The Lament for Prince Peer of the Sun, of The Lament for Prince Kusakabe, is among the earliest poetic works of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro that have survived until modern days. The poem, which is an elegy in form, was originally intended to commemorate the late Japanese crown prince Kusakabe, a successor of the emperor Tenmu. The beginning lines of the poem point to the place of Kusakabe’s temporary burial palace and express the poem’s relation to the mourning period following Kusakabe’s premature death. The first meaningful section of the poem is a clear allusion to Japanese ...

“Hope, Healing, and the struggle” by Braverman is about the struggles of the Pakistani people against the Israeli discriminatory conditions like the wall he talks about in “A wall in Jerusalem”, (Braverman 1). Jesus’ son on the other hand tells about the lives of the addicts in the stories and how they overdose on drugs in presence of their lovers. Interestingly, they live in a life of struggle and loss of direction. Jesus’ son is a tale of the young addicts without hope, and in need of healing while living with the struggles of their lives. Johnson chose the ...

There can be no denial about the fact that poetry has immense power to inculcate the masses with the revolutionary thoughts that have the potential to bring out the immoralities or shortcomings of the society. The literary artists grip over the form of art to appeal to the readers of their poetry and incite their minds with the revolutionary thoughts that have the capacity to bring change in the society or the system. As such, one can look into specific texts that embody this passion of subversive attitude. The paper aims to explore the potential of the form of ...

The “Lament for a son” is a book by the well-known scholar Nicholas Wolterstorff, where he has tried to express his deep grief about losing his son. Wolterstorff lost his 25-year-old son Eric in a mountain climbing accident. He found joy in the death of his son by considering death as an inevitable reality of life. Though the topic and subject of the book are highly sensitive and personal but according to Wolterstorff, he believed that after publishing the book others who have been through the same irreplaceable pain would be able to relate to it. The paper highlights ...

A visual expression of human imagination or skills through painting or sculptures that are used to convey an idea is considered art. Every form of art can be explained to be a creation of materials, themes and results. As a product of its context, art involves the reflection of culture and time. The individuals and diverse people value these contexts, by which both have different notions of its significance depending on what they deem to be an aesthetic value to their culture. This essay is going to discuss how art is used to portray power, lamentation, and dependency on ...

When policy planners are putting together a plan for developing reading and writing assessment, they are naturally going to need multiple types of artifacts in order to yield a complete picture of each student’s progress (Ludwig 2003). This is particularly true when dealing with students in the primary grades, because they are often far from sophisticated in their interpersonal communication, which means that gaining an accurate picture can be even more difficult than it is in secondary grades (Yelland, Lee, O’Rourke & Harrison 2008). Teachers are taking on a number of different strategies to integrate the newest technologies ...

Introduction

In contemporary society, the term “lament” is used in everyday conversations, yet it is an old method of expression with a wide-ranging history in biblical and cultural contexts. In the Bible and ancient culture, lamentation was a specific practice used in written lyrical texts. In the Bible, the lament is applied as a prayerful plea to the creator or a dirge regarding the death of destruction of someone or something. In literary culture, lament has been used in poetry as well as prose writing for a long time. The Biblical book of Job provides a vivid example of lament. ...

The book titled “Lament for a Son,” written by Nicholas Wolterstorff gives an account of his painful experiences when his 25-year-old son dies in an accident while climbing a mountain. Wolterstorff discusses about various events that enabled him reconcile the grief for the loss of his son through immense faith in God . Through “Lament for a Son”, it is certain that grief is a significant part of individuals’ lives post loss of their loves ones and religion plays a crucial role in bringing hope into their lives. Therefore, this paper addresses Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief expressed through ...

One of the greatest tests to humanity since time immemorial is how individuals have learnt to accept and approach issues to do with death and grieving. Many are the times when individuals are usually left in states that may have profound effects on their well-being. As such, there is the need to have a regime that will be helpful in dealing with the challenges that are brought about by death. To solve these problems, the Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief were developed to assist individuals with the challenges brought about by grieving and restore a person to their original ...

Nicholas Wolterstorff’s staggering book Lament for a Son is an incredibly harrowing, poignant and touching account of the way in which Wolterstorff recovered from the agonizing loss of his 25-year-old son in a climbing accident. Utilizing a Christian perspective, and moving through the five stages of grief, Wolterstorff manages to find a measure of joy after his loss, also shedding light on the ways Christianity can illuminate new perspectives on death and resurrection. According to the Kubler-Ross model of grief, there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. In Lament for a Son, Wolterstorff ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a successful American poet whose works carry a lot of sentimentalism. Sentimentalism is the act of stimulating tender emotional responses towards a given work of art that are not really due that work. Wadsworth successfully brings out this aspect especially in A Psalm of Life. “ tell me not in mournful numbers, life is but an empty dream (Longfellow n.p).” The two lines bring out a sense of hopelessness that there is no much meaning to life no matter how hard we attempt to live. Wadsworth was trying to show human beings the vagueness in life and the need ...

The basic nature of the Psalms rests in the expression of unconditional trust and love in God (Futato and Howard, 2007). It is the need for humanity to express this in order attains wisdom that rests at the heart of this Psalm. From beginning to end, the core lesson is the vital need to let go of the mortal and temporal world and trust in the Lord. This element of purity is exemplified in the Psalm 62 written in the unmistakable tenor of hope and confidence. Argued to be written as a song of praise unto God, the sense of ...

In his book, A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare uses humor of different types throughout the play making the book rib cracking. The characters are given attributes that make them seem foolish and not everything they do goes according to their expectations. This ere are three different types of humor he employs when writing the book and they ate seen in either the scenes or in the characters themselves. The first kind of humor he applies in his work is the use of oxymoron. This is through their foolishness portrayed throughout the book. The book is full of foolish ...

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One of the best ways of how generational wisdom might be passed to the next generations is the ancient Slavic tale "the Lay of Prince Igor". This essay is aimed at outlining the tale's message to the audience concerning values and problems of Kievan Rus. In this context, attention is paid not only to the events described but also to the form of the narration. Key words: Kievan Rus, Prince Igor, Polovtsy, internecine feud, Yaroslavna's lament. With the development of human civilisation, the ways of tracking history have evolved and separated from fictions. On the other hand, ...

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The works of Oscar Wilde are both entertaining and humanizing. The stories are usually critiques of the rich or wealthy in society. They also seem to a reflection of Wilde’s own life and circle. A prevalent theme in Oscar Wilde’s works is the hypocrisy of the rich which result in the abuse of themselves and others, especially the poor or less privileged. This theme is particularly apparent in many of works. Analyzed in this paper are Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray; short stories, The Devoted Friend and The Model Millionnaire; and the poem, ...

This paper envisions a conversation between Gautama Buddha (B), Mahavira (Ma), Shri Adi Shankara (A), Moses (Mo), Mohammed (Moh), Confucius (Co), Lao Tzu (L), and Mutsuhito (Mu). In spite of small differences in their doctrines, all these religious leaders propounded beliefs and lifestyles that would eventually lead to the betterment of the human condition. The importance placed on maintaining simplicity in life was among the basic tenets of all the religious leaders’ philosophies. The fact that human life has grown complex and difficult because of the human beings’ endeavour to develop the world according to their needs would distress all ...