LONELINESS Staying socially connected may be just as important for public health as washing your hands and covering your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold. “People on the edge of the network spread their loneliness to others and then cut their ties‚” says Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School in Boston‚ a coauthor of the new study in the December Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. “It’s like the edge
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"Without a Hand to Hold" Analysis and Interpretation of "The Preacher Ruminates: Behind the Sermon" Gwendolyn Brooks’ "The Preacher Ruminates: Behind the Sermon" gives an eerie look into a minister’s mind. Indeed the poem’s premise is made clear from the opening line: "It must be lonely to be God" (1). The poem proceeds to note that while God is a much-revered and respected figure‚ he has no equal. The preacher’s revelation provides the reader a unique perspective into religion. Brooks points out
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M. Pirsig once said “Physical distance between people has nothing to do with loneliness. It’s psychic distance”. This theme of loneliness is a recurring theme in the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The characters Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife all live in a constant struggle against loneliness. On the ranch‚ they are either isolated from the other ranchers or from people who they are similar to. This loneliness affects how Crooks‚ Candy‚ and Curley’s wife live their everyday lives. Crooks
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Many themes were portrayed throughout the novella‚ Of Mice and Men. Loneliness was a major theme present in many of the character’s emotions and actions. Throughout the novel‚ seclusions from other characters played a key role in demonstrating this theme. Other factors such as race‚ gender‚ and age may evoke the development of being ignored. Crooks‚ known as “stable buck”‚ was an African American man who was racially segregated by most. The setting of the novel was told during the Great Depression
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osite of loneliInterpretive essay – opposite of loneliness For every teenager‚ stepping into the world of adulthood somewhat gives them a different vibe and ambiance whereby they go through different stages and levels to finally be where they are today. They can never be aware of what the future holds for them but to only be prepared for every impact that might hit them along the way. Its like a test‚ being graded based on your performance and to distinguish whether or not you’ve achieved
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In the short story “The Outsider” by Lovercraft‚ there are many themes projected. Although‚ the feel that the author is trying to project is in order to prevent loneliness you must accept who you are. There is something that drives us not to want to be lonely‚ and this is where the tone plays in. A clear connection to being lonely is the connection of feeling melancholy. In the beginning of the story the character is lonely to the point he tries every so hard to “cling desperately to those sere
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trying to find a purpose for their own existence in their surrounding societies‚ because Grendel is hopeless in seeking the truth/reason and Frankenstein is merely confused from the rejection he receives and both try to endure through the pain of loneliness. Both feel as if their existence is a burden in their cultures. Though they obtain happiness from engaging in fights and killing members of their own civilization‚ they still learn to cope with their place within their societies. Instead of giving
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is an example of this. However‚ despite these facts‚ many people continue to mistreat and greatly undermine them. In The Old Man and the Sea‚ a novel by Ernest Hemingway‚ an old fisherman communicates with the sea life around him to appease his loneliness while attempting to reel in an impossibly large Marlin. Hemingway personifies the sea and sea life to reveal Santiago’s kind and respectful character. Throughout his journey‚
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initial guise of children’s literature‚ Laura and Lizzie are presented as foils to each other within the poem. Both sisters are described as having “golden” hair and portraying themselves as the typical virtuous female of the time (Rossetti Line 184). Additionally‚ their lack of physical description also suggests the possibility of them being twin sisters. Which is why the important factor in distinguishing between the two relies on their personalities. Laura is a “curious” individual who is easily
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and LONELINESS” – Indira Sant’s and Hemant Divate’s poems “The overpowering emotions – LOVE and LONELINESS” – Indira Sant’s and Hemant Divate’s poems In the contemporary Marathi literature Indira Sant’s poetry has been considered the most influential. Very few poems of Indira Sant such as “Compassion”‚ “Mistlike” (1957) and “Spellbound” (1982) which talks about the separation of love and the pain in loneliness were
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