What is the quality of life? This is a question that has been asked by philosophers, thinkers, and everyday people for centuries. There is no one answer to this question, as the quality of life is subjective and different for everyone. However, there are some factors that can be considered when thinking about the quality … Read more
Life is full of choices. We are constantly making decisions, big and small. Some of these choices are easy, while others are more difficult. Sometimes we make the right choice, and sometimes we make the wrong choice. But what is the right choice? And how do we make sure that we make the right choices … Read more
Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, near Hillsborough. He doesn’t know for sure of his age, he has seen no proof and his master will not inform him. Most masters prefer for their slaves to stay ignorant. He believes that he was around twenty-seven and twenty-eight when he began writing his narrative – he overheard his … Read more
Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer and pianist who is considered one of the most influential and Igor Stravinsky Biography important composers of the 20th century. He is best known for his ballets, such as The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring, which changed the course of classical music. Stravinsky was born on June … Read more
Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BC – August 12, 30 BC), more commonly known simply as Cleopatra, was the last person to rule Egypt as an Egyptian pharaoh. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great ‘s death during the Hellenistic period. Cleopatra was … Read more
Artifact 3: The Afterlife- From: Inquiry Journal “Our obligation is not to worry about the afterlife but to give meaning to this life, and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life. ” Elie Wiesel I have experienced two major deaths in my family, both my great grandmother and grandfather. It would make me … Read more
After committing to live on my own in Los Angeles, it was clear it was time for me to set up the soul sista lounge. I’m the homiest traveler you’ll probably ever know, and that’s exactly why within a month of living in my studio, I had the space decked out with a palm tree, … Read more
As a society, we often idolize celebrities. They have the opportunity to leave their mark on the world and they are able to make a living doing what they love, whether it’s acting or singing. They are given the chance to attend glamorous awards ceremonies and win prestigious awards and afterwards, party with several other … Read more
Life is unpredictable and we never know what situation stands ahead of us. Humans try to seek a way to advance their future, whether it comes to their health, finding a career to become financially stable, or living in a safe sustainable environment. Most people set goals for themselves that they want to accomplish throughout … Read more
The interesting aspect of the Thrive text and the weekly sections is that somehow many of the lessons provided were things I either had my parents teach me, I learned from my life experiences or l’ve absorbed from academics and mentors. I chose to pick out the three sections that I felt are prevalent currently … Read more
Poetry is a way for the author to communicate feelings, ideas, and stories to a reader. The poet A. E. Housman wrote the poems “When I Was One-And-Twenty” and “To An Athlete Dying Young”. In the poem “To An Athlete Dying Young” the poetic devices of repetition and irony are important to the poem. The … Read more
Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father fortyones, a skipping rope rhyme that rolled right off the tongues of many children over 120 years ago. A rhyme that told the gruesome endings of Andrew and Abby Borden’s lives. Leading to … Read more
Being Jewish anywhere in the world was hard in the 1930s and 40s. Almost all know about German jewish hardship, the systematic slaughter of millions of jews in death camps across Hitler’s empire, but what many do not understand is that antisemitism was incredibly strong in the United States as well. However, in a time … Read more
When reading or watching any form of literature we expect for there to be a happy ending. Many times we use literature to fill the voids in our lives. In “The Far and the Near” an old train engineer, who has seen deaths, has no family, and has performed a solitary and lifeless job for … Read more
“Ridiculous. The mirror was curved. How do you expect to see yourself in curved mirror (275)”. The Vanishing American by Charles Beaumont is a story about a man “vanishing” to the people around him. The story has deep meanings throughout it and requires the reader to read it more than once. Three major points is … Read more
Pain is a harsh reminder that one is still very much connected to the collective rapture called existence; a belonging which often resonates radially as it does its utmost best to alert one that to continue with the chosen action, to continue along the chosen path, is not without harsh yet definitely quantifiable inauspicious consequences. … Read more
Tragedies are unpredictable and inevitable, however the different perceptions towards a hardship can alter an individual’s path. Tragedies can twist the image of reality, but they can also be a source of guidance. The movie Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis and the poem “On a Tree Fallen Across the Road,” by Robert Frost showcase … Read more