Essays on Character Traits

In the books Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the major theme presented contributing to the plot was greed. Greed is a theme that is displayed through the actions of characters in both of these books and plays a...

Adversity can be a stepping stone for building an individual’s identity. The attitude in which the individual approach these challenges allows them to mature and change. Adversity forces individuals to be brave and to discover themselves and explore the realities around them, thus enabling them...

Jasper Jones, a novel written by Craig Silvey, is set in a small Western Australian town in the mid-1960s and is a great example of what a Bildungsroman is. Although the novel is set almost 60 years ago, it still provides relevant information about how...

Persistence is an effort that is continuously carried out in a positive direction or justification, after making a mistake. People who succeed are not people who never fail, but people who succeed are people who always try without knowing the word surrender, and always take...

I have always wanted to learn about the history of art and the connotations artists attempt to convey through their works. During my visit to the Museum of Modern Art, there were sculptures, artworks and architecture that would have made excellent selections to study and...

A lot of characters in books survive serious situations. Ever wondered how they do it. Those characters that do survive are either persistent, clever, or they are doing the right thing. Persistent characters survive because they are so motivated that they will let nothing stop...

How many times have you been walking behind someone and had a door slammed in your face? Annoying, right? Many of us do not realize how much small actions, such as holding the door open for others, affect our lives and what we think of...

The world all over continues to witness rude public behavior exhibited in many places. The people talking behind one as he or she tries to concentrate. The stranger who shuts a door in our face. The driver, who steals our parking space. Loud public cell...

Being at a hospital is not a place most people want to be in, and even more being there for few days or few weeks. If you are unfortunate to get hospitalize and being there for days or weeks you would like for whoever is...

Nowadays, behaviors and attitudes of the 21st century learners are very alarming since the incident reports and cases are getting worse. Learners in this generation are mile different compared to learners before. These might be the consequences of the changes they have been exposed with...

In Tartuffe by Molière, the hypocrisy of Tartuffe has completely confused Orgon. Although Orgon’s family has seen Tartuffe’s true face and try to hinder Orgon. But due to being so devout and obsessed, Orgon almost sabotaged his family. The first reason that Tartuffe can easily...

A man walks wearily down a small trail from the factory after a hard working week. It’s almost 7 in the evening. The sun starts going back to its home after working tirelessly in the day. The dreary, dull night begins to embrace the whole...

Tartuffe is a French play written by the French writer Molière. Moliere was an actor and playwright in France during the 17th century. He was born in Paris in 1622 and got his first perform for theatre when he studied at the College de Clermont....

Stevland Hardaway Morris, soon to be known worldwide as Motown music icon Stevie Wonder, was born to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway on May 13th, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. Due to being six weeks premature, Wonder was placed in an incubator where he eventually...

Humans seem to love putting themselves first above all else. It already came to a point where selfishness has become one of the things we acquire because this is us and there’s really nothing we can do about it. We tend to always seek for...

‘Love is expansion, selfishness is contraction’ these words are said by the great Indian saint Swami Vivekanand which means love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Therefore love for love’s sake, because it is...

Trainspotting, written by Scottish author Irvine Welsh, is a captivating novel that takes place in Edinburgh Scotland that follows up the random events that occur during a critical time in a group of Scottish junkies’ lives. The novel is split into seven sections that follow...

In literature, the protagonist commonly possesses a negative trait that ultimately becomes their biggest flaw. Of these many possible flaws, selfishness can potentially be the worst of them. Selfishness can be defined as lacking consideration for others and being concerned with only one’s self. In...

Have you ever experienced this urge of delaying, postponing or even avoiding tasks that don’t require your urgent attention like studying for a test or working on an assignment even though you have a very tight schedule and these tasks will be a major hindrance...