Essays on Hope

The Dawn of Life and the Dusk of Death Every living thing on this planet are guaranteed two things: life and death. The duration of one is dependent on their fate and the date of their conclusion is undisclosed; the gift of one will eventually...

A Total Loss of Hope Through Victor’s seeing himself in Henry Clerval, we see that he has lost all hope of happiness and believes his life to be beyond repair. The two have met up in Europe in order to journey together before Victor is...

Inspiration can often be found even in the darkest of times. Often, when people are going through difficult times, they find inspiration in things such as religion, books, and even other people. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Offred, the novel’s protagonist, lives in...

The theological virtue of hope which is a godly gift bestowed by God through which one trusts God will grant eternal life and the means of obtaining it providing one cooperates. Hope is composed of desire and expectation together with a recognition of the difficulty...

By considering the dramatic effects of King Lear, evaluate the view that “despite the appalling suffering, the world of the play is not without hope”. In his play King Lear, Shakespeare presents a society in which none may emerge victorious. The end of the play...

Whilst reading Jane Eyre I experienced a conglomerate of feelings, but the most prevalent included sadness, hope, and tension. From the first chapter when Jane was summarizing her rough childhood to the late night she saved Mr. Rochester’s life, I was inarguably hooked. Jane Eyre...

Hope Banishes Fear, as Sure as the Sun Does Darkness Pol Pot is a name that should stir negative feelings in an American Household the same way Mao Tse-tung or Adolf Hitler usually will. During his regime, he escorted many of Cambodia’s cities to work...

While My Chemical Romance comes off as emo, depressed, and suicidal, their songs actually say the opposite. The lyrics of most of their songs actually send a message of hope to their fans and not give up. Many kids have looked up to My Chemical...

Hope in The Road In the novel The Road, there are plenty of depressing themes that jump out at a reader right away; despair, struggle, and adversity to name a few. The novel follows a man and son struggling to survive in a seemingly post-nuclear...

Abstract Hope is one of the four common factors that are important for the counseling process. It is a future-oriented view that one will have an optimistic potential, and it can be helpful for people who seek counseling for various psychological disorders. Hope facilitates the...

Introduction The concept of hope has been studied and researched by philosophers, theologists, clinicians and nurses. The concept has been found to have different meanings, conceptions and interpretations in various disciplines including nursing. The human-to-human interaction theory by Joyce Travelbee defines hope as an integral...

The US sees itself as a unique country and as “a city upon a hill”, which means the U.S sees itself as a beacon of hope because they accept everyone which is in a way unique compared to other countries. The U.S was at one...

Hope is a word that tends to get thrown around a lot. You might hope they’re serving pizza at lunch or hope you pass your math test, but true hope is less superficial. True hope is when every atom in your body is eagerly anticipating...

Hope is a powerful thing. It can give people the courage to climb the hills they thought were insurmountable. Hope is what people try to kill in the downtrodden. For with hope, they will rise. Hope of a better life is what pushed the slaves...