"Where ignorance is bliss‚ ’tis folly to be wise”. Extracted from Thomas Gray’s poem‚ ‘Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College’‚ this adage is an existential conundrum ("the definition of ignorance is bliss"‚ 2016) . While some reflect in ‘hear no evil‚ speak no evil’‚ my outlook on this is that it is exceptionally vital to live in knowledge rather than in ignorance. I believe that ignorance isn’t bliss‚ its oblivion. Mankind has been in the pursuit of knowledge since its evolution. Human beings
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End of the Road Willa Cather once said‚ “The end is nothing; the road is all.” But what does that mean? The most overt answer is that it doesn’t matter where one ends up in life‚ it’s how one gets there that counts. But‚ I think it goes deeper than that. To me‚ this means that the path you take is‚ in itself‚ simultaneously the beginning‚ middle‚ and end‚ and ultimately I agree with Cather‚ that the path is the focus not the end. The final terminus is the direct result of a string of decisions
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In the story Where are You Going‚ Where have you been reach out to young girls that have family issue and personal issues going on in their life. Connie is a young teenager who is self-centered and thinks that she is a grown women but still has a child mindset. She doesn’t know how much danger she is in by messing with a older man that she barely knew. Connie felt like nobody in the family careed about her so she decided to stay at home instead of going to the family barbecue. She is a shattered
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In the short story Where are you going‚ where have you been?‚ the author Joyce Carol Oates describes the life of a girl named Connie. The lack of love and security at home gives Connie the want to find a source to fill those missing feelings. She enjoys being around music‚ her friends‚ and other older boys. These interests are projected into her dream world. Oates shows these moments as the story progresses while Connie’s emotions and the physical state of reality become uncommon to her‚ even in
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Where the Wild Things Are‚ a children’s book written by Maurice Sendak‚ is not only directed to young children‚ but has an underlying message that is intended for older generations to receive. This message‚ only used to enhance the meaning of the story‚ describes the addiction for one to have power and be in control. As the story goes on‚ the realization sets in that maybe the desire for power is not the best‚ at all times. The use of oppression becomes evident in this story‚ through Max‚ the main
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When communicating with a patient‚ especially at the end of life‚ it can become difficult. It becomes hard due to the fact that not all situations are the same. There are two terms that can be used in this type of setting when caring for people at the end of life. The first term is hospice care‚ which “is a program of care provided across a variety of settings and based on the understanding that dying is a part of the normal life cycle.” (329) The other term is palliative care which “is the active
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The film End of Watch (2012) by David Ayer is one of the best police movies in recent years‚ and the reason why it is the one of the best in recent years is because it has showed a different perspective of a police officer’s job. In this movie it doesn’t show them saving people in every scene. In this movie it shows what police officers go through on a daily basis. This movie defines how police officers are willing to risk their lives. The movie End of Watch starts off with Officer Zavala and Taylor
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An Idiot’s Guide To Business Growth Ways Business Size Can Be Measured 1. The number of employees that the company pays to do their job. 2. Number of outlets that their product/ service is sold at. 3. Increased Sales / Number of Items sold. 4. Increased Market Share. To calculate this‚ you divide (number of items sold) out of (number of that kind of item sold totally‚ including other companies) and you multiply it by 100. 5. The value of capital employed could also
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When I read Joy Kogawa’s poem‚ “Where There’s a Wall‚” for the first time‚ my initial impression was that the title was a metaphor for breaking free‚ where the wall represents conformity that can be overcome in several various ways; the phrase “Where there’s a wall there’s a way through a gate or door. There’s even a ladder‚” indicate the various methods a person can conquer a wall. The message of the poem illustrates that people have many options to live their lives; some may opt to be loud and
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‘Rainbow’s End’ by Jane Harrison‚ the novel ‘The boy in the Stripped Pyjama’s’ by John Boyne and the film ‘ Little Miss Sunshine’ directed by both Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris all embody the concept of belonging. This is illustrated through the relationship between one’s self and a particular place and one’s family. Stereotypically the family unit comprises of parents (a mother and a father) and children. This idealised concept is challenged in various texts particularly in ‘Rainbow’s End’ and
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