Why do people act upon their selfish desires when it will negatively affect others? When people want something they justify that it is their right to have it and therefore can do what it takes to get it. This is a fact that is shown in the play of Macbeth many times and often explains the horrible actions of some of the characters. He says: “If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me without my stir.” This shows that he now knows of his potential to be king which means that he will
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Richard Rodriguez’s “The Achievement of Desire” A middle class Spanish boy from Sacramento‚ who calls himself the “scholarship boy”‚ overcame a whirlwind of emotions‚ decision and regrets in trying to become an educated man. He looked to his teachers as his parent figures‚ mimicking and idolizing them. To him education was imitation. He became very puzzling to his family because he wanted to change who he was by trying to cover all trace of his Spanish heritage and soon even lost his accent. He
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Human desire Human desires are defined as the sexual appetite or a sexual urges of human beings. Since excessive desire always makes people lose themselves‚ it is considered as one of the root of all evils; with that comes a question: can we human beings control our excessive desires? I find my answer in J.M.Coetzee’s novel “Disgrace”-- human beings can never check their excessive desires. Because instincts and human natures are always used as excuses for wrongful sexual desires. Also‚ our willpowers
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Botany of Desire Name Institutional Affiliations In the Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan‚ emphases on how mankind has taken his position in trying to influence and control nature through technology such as genetic engineering. The purpose of this is to satisfy his desire for perfection by controlling the seeds of plants such as apples and potatoes. It appears that Pollan has a vivid imagination on plant-human interaction‚ when he writes the book. He thoroughly examines the connection of
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Maria Nunez Period 2 The Botany of Desire In the face of adversity‚ what causes some individuals to prevail while others fail? Webster dictionary defines adaption as a change in a plant or animal that makes it better able to live in a particular place or situation. Plants and animals alike adapt in the face of adversity in order to survive and prosper. In the Botany of Desire‚ Micheal Pollan uses the theme of adaption to explain how the apple‚ tulip‚ cannabis‚ and potato have been able to survive
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The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan (Pages: 271) Publisher: Random House (2001) In The Botany of Desire‚ Michael Pollan counters the idea that humans fully control the crops they plant for their own use. Instead‚ Pollan uses a “plant’s-eye view of the world” to argue that plants have manipulated humans for evolutionary advantage as much as humans have manipulated plants. The book centers around four main plants that exploit our desires: The tulip gratifies our desire for beauty‚ the potato
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A Desire for Tranquility the Cultural and Health Aspects of Chrysanthemums in China Yalin Mao The chrysanthemum originated in western or central Asia (Zhao et al.‚ 2010). Then there was a gradual northeasterly movement into China and Mongolia. After that‚ it spread into eastern Asia‚ then to eastern Siberia and the Far East‚ and finally the species were dispersed widely in every region (Zhao et al.‚ 2010). In many countries‚ chrysanthemums stand for sorrow or farewell‚ especially in Italy and France
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story? 5. Does Rodriguez believe that a good balance can be maintained between home life and a successful educational life? 6. How does Rodriguez feel about his parents‚ and the role they have played in his life? In his essay "The Achievement of Desire‚" Richard Rodriguez writes about his experiences as a student. While writing about his education Rodriguez makes several points out of an abstract personality model. Originally conceived by the author Richard Hoggart‚ Rodriguez identifies with "the
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Kimone Juarez English 1 Achievement of Desire Due Date: 8/30/2013 Word Count 724 Revision Part one of this essay clearly expresses to me how different and set apart this boy felt from his family because he was pursuing an education. “And unlike many middle class children‚ he goes home and sees in his parents a way of life not only different but starkly opposed to that of the classroom.” Not only did I gather from this essay that he feels different but he also feels a sense of loss‚ as if
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Dark Desires: A Marxist Analysis of Arvin Mangohig’s Megastar Objectification is defined as the treatment to someone as an object rather than as a person. It has numerous features which will be mentioned through the analysis. Particularly‚ the story illustrates the objectification of a woman by a man. Considering the Marxist theory‚ this is caused by the oppression of women which is thought to be normal in the present time. Males have been dominant over females based on history. As seen in Marxist
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