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…Anthony Burgess, Selective Individualist It is often said that life is full of choices and the choices you make is what makes you yourself. Society, however, has since the dawn of time tried to control the thoughts of individuals by forcing…

…“Life Is Beautiful,” explores the power of laughter to lift the human spirit even in the face of extreme tragedy. Director, Roberto Benigni is able to do this buy taking a fairy tale approach that is both funny and moving but with an unusual shift…

…anger in English comes from the same origin). Everything that produced life, protected and enriched it was regarded as good. This included all forces of nature beneficial to humans. Earth, waters, sky, animals, plants were all good. Justice, honesty, peace…

…who he really was, what his life has all about. He almost seems immortal in our eyes. Who was William Shakespeare? Who was this man we still have placed on a pedestal almost four thousand years after he lived? Was he really the man that Hollywood…

…cherish comfort, which is brought about by our patterns in life. Humans do not like to worry and without standards and a structured life filled with patterns, we would have to worry about almost everything that we normally take for granted. Yet, even though…

…The Dance of Life Leaving the most notorious bar in a state of confusion, I stumbled out on Jackson Street with a heavy heart. Still wearing the same gray suit from yesterday, I walked the familiar street like a somnambulist. Just before yesterday…

…The setting of “Still Life” is in present time, but the focus of the play is on the Viet Nam War era. Three characters address their experience in this time era. Their experience is told in a documentary style. The characters are behind a long table…

…all have certain standards in which we believe and live by. A good example of the standard behavior that makes us so secular is in Will Herbergs essay, "This American Way of Life." Herbergs says, "the American way of life is a symbol by which Americans…

…, and regret what I haven't done. This is the time in my life when I am trying to figure out who I really am, why I am here, and trying to understand what the world is like. My scathing at times, and constructive at other times teen life began when I was thirteen…

…Siddhartha Gautama: Life Leading Up To His Awakening It is thought by many that the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born having this title and did not have to endure any hardships throughout his life. Despite these thoughts, Siddhartha Gautama…