"Other People's Secrets" by Patricia Hampl is a reading about the publishing of her first collection of poems being published and the dark secret her mother kept hidden that is realeased in one of those poems. In the reading, the main point made by Patricia Hampl is whether or not it is someone else's right to tell someone else's secrets. In the reading, her mother does not want her to publish a certain poem because it releases the secret that her mother has epilepsy, something her mother has kept hidden for much time and does not want out. Hampl's main claim is that is that her mother's secret is an unreasonable reason not to publish the poem. Hampl's approach to the situation is pretty wry and sarcastic, almost as if she didn't care…
The advice from “How to Write a Memoir”, William Zinsser gives advice to people writing a memoir. Zinsser gives things like “Be yourself”, “it’s your story”, and “Think small” (2, 7, 27 Zinsser). This tells writers how to do it and what they should and should not do. In the memoir, “Guts”, Gary Paulson follows all of Zinsser’s advice.…
oks like,” (Tyson 52). Tyson always saw his father as a role model in his life, and he is his main focus during the book. Yes, Tyson elaborates on racism and the role white supremacy played in the South, but is main focus of the book is his father and how such a small moment of your young life can change the course of the rest of your life so much. Tyson wants to inform future generations of what can happen if people let the pigmentation of their skin affect their relationships with other human beings. Despite the background of characters becoming confusing, along with relation to the main point becoming unclear, he has a solid argument, and elaborates and focuses on the topic well.…
Psychopathy is defined by three domains they are an interpersonal style characterized by arrogance, manipulation, and deceit; a behavioral style characterized by impulsivity and irresponsibility; and an affective experience characterized by shallow emotions and a lack of empathy (Sadhu, 2015). Neumann, Hare, and Newman (2007) suggest that psychopathy involves a four factor model which are an interpersonal factor that includes superficial charm, grandiosity, pathological lying and manipulation; an affective factor that includes callousness, lack of remorse, shallowness and failure to accept responsibility; an impulsive lifestyle factor that comprises impulsivity, sensation seeking and irresponsibility; and an antisocial factor that involves…
In the text “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas, the author shows how racial injustice and death can change a person, especially seeing it happen right in front of you, through the struggle with identity, activism against social injustice, and the importance of relationships both positive and negative. Even though Starr has family and friends around her, attempting to make her feel better is still not enough. Two of her childhood friends lost their lives due to gun violence in Garden Heights, and her experiencing these tragic deaths right in front of her is traumatizing, which can cause a change in a person. Starr has two different “worlds” she lives in, Garden Heights is known for (in African American eyes); Racist cops, injustice, protesting,…
The Article A Crime Of Compassion By Barbara Huttmann describes her experience as a nurse and her patient Mac. When Mac first entered the hospital he had a nagging cough, worked as a cop, and was strong, Independent, young man. Six months passed and Mac lost his youth, independency, Suffering from lung cancer, and was weak. Nurse Huttmann decides to let Mac die when he stops breathing for the 52 time’s in a month. Hutmann's actions are correct in letting Mac die because Mac wanted to die, his quality of life was deteriorating, and the family wanted Mac out of the pain and suffering.…
Most marriages are formed when two people love each other and share the same aspirations in life. Once couples are married their views begin to change. They realize that marriage is hard and after having kids it’s even harder. Hope Edelman, in her essay “The Myth of Co-Parenting: How It Was Supposed to be. How It Was,” feels frustrated with her husband because of his lack of participation in their marriage. On the other hand, Eric Bartels in his essay “My Problem with Her Anger,” is frustrated with his wife because she is angry with him all the time. Though these essays address marriage from both a male and female perspective, they both discuss idealistic views of marriage, lack of communication, blame, and how to fix their problem.…
At one point in life, we all wanted superpowers. The thought of having the ability to fly or read minds always seemed amazing. However, everything has its cons, no matter what. In Alexandra Bracken's book "The Darkest Minds," the main character, Ruby, went through was not being able to control her gifts, people constantly hunting her down, and was wanted as a weapon.…
* Always a motive by Dan Ross shows the struggle of a man to prove his innocence despite strong evidence against him. The investigating officer does not understand him, and he is presumed guilty. The theme is portrayed that individuals may take surprising actions that are not known by others. This theme is effectively reviled through its characters, and title.…
Is it always a “good” thing to tell the truth? If a friend were to ask “does this shirt look good on me?” would someone lie and say yes just to spare the friend’s feelings? Or if someone wanted to go to the movies with a friend and the friend did not want to go, would he or she straight up say “no I don't want to go”? Or would they claim to be busy with something else just so there's no hard feelings?…
In “The Liar” by Tobias Wolff, the main character uses lies as a way of getting revenge on his mother, to make him feel better about his father’s death. James is trying to get revenge on his mother, because of her mistreatment and lack of presence throughout his childhood. The first time James realizes that his lies have had an effect on her is when he says, “She felt lonely in her confusion but didn't call anyone because she also felt like a failure. My lying had that effect on her. She took it personally… She thought that she had made a mess of her family" (45). The fact that she “felt like a failure” and that “she took [his lies] personally,” tells us that James has accomplished his goal for his lies to hurt his mother. James also mentions…
In merely 200 years, the world has gone from the first car in 1800, to the first moon landing in 1969, and to the first major production electric cars (Tesla) in 2008. It is these examples that provide evidence of the exponential growth of technology. Furthermore, these inventions have served a great importance in today’s economy. Cars have become a staple point in society and space exploration and sciences have become increasingly more helpful towards society due to the first moon landing. However, how will the exponential rate of technological advancement affect the economic health in terms in scarcity and production efficiency in the future?…
In complete honesty, the ideas outlined in “I used to be a human being” by Andrew Sullivan are not anything that I recognize to be particularly unique or revelatory. Especially as a young adult, the idea of social media addiction is something that I have been consciously aware of since the obsessive use of the internet became an augmented reality within my generation. Something that I did find interesting though were the extreme lengths Sullivan needed to go to in order to rid himself of technology addition. Technology addiction is not something that is often equated to the level of severity that other types of addiction are. I guess traditionally speaking other types of addiction pose a more inherent potential of harm.…
It was a beautiful fall afternoon and I was not about to spend it indoors. I go over to Sophia’s crate and excitedly ask her, “Want to go for a walk?” Without hesitation she begins to jump around and wag her tail almost as if she knew exactly what I was asking. We finally make it to our favorite trail just in time for the sunset.…
The psychology behind violent crimes–particularly homicide and murder–in psychopathic individuals will be the focus of this study. The distortion of empathy in certain individuals brings interest to this topic. People committing violent crimes against others and lacking the ability to empathize or show remorse is something that some of these individuals experience. Psychopathic individuals that commit violent crimes are different from others in the sense that they lack the ability to empathize and show remorse. Being able to empathize or have remorse is something that may be described as a “human aspect”. When someone lacks this, it becomes interesting being that these individuals make up a small percentage of the population. The potential importance on bringing attention to this subject can improve the understanding of this mental disorder and the individuals that suffer from it. There is also the possibility for the advancement in the treatment of this disorder. A better…