Essays on Lifestyle & Interests

Freedom is to self-govern. Freedom is about being on your own to not have anyone looking over you consistently making sure you do the right thing and not the wrong concept, but does freedom exist? Freedom is a broad statement that we hold close to...

The manifestation of war in a society evokes mixed reactions and effects among individuals. War affects the lives of many innocent people within the nation, as illustrated by various studies. When individuals go to war, their lives are at stake, and some do not come...

In the search for personal truth and validation in the confusing world that we live in, humanists alike have paved the way for social movements and forward thinking. Amongst such individuals are Mahatma Gandhi and Bertrand Russell. Although raised with different religious beliefs and living...

W.H. Auden’s timeless and universal poetry transcends the barriers of the Modernist period. O’ What is that Sound, written in October 1932 and Spain written in March 1937, both explore the effects of war and the loss of love. Although both these poems differ greatly...

Present day move was made as a rebel against expressive dance. Martha Graham was one of the most acclaimed artists and makers of move, called choreographers. She carried present day move to another degree of prevalence in American culture. She made another dialect of development...

What makes one desire freedom? Does it come about with excessive control or could it result from insufficient power? I am going to explore these two ideas through the analysis of two texts, George Orwell’s renowned ‘1984’ and Neill Blomkamp’s science fiction ‘Elysium’. These two...

The 60’s era was a time when war and violence became personal. The images streaming in via television and magazine of cargo planes filled with body bags, F4 Phantom jets delivering payloads of napalm incinerating jungle and humans, B52 bombers converting landscape into moonscape, Cobra...

Silence is power. How one chooses to use that power can impact the lives of many. In the memoir Night, in Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech and in the article The Theme of Silence by Simon P. Sibelman, the shattering of Elie’s faith in...

The novel, “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthrone was originally published in the year 1850, this novel grasps the reader’s attention from the very beginning by introducing the first of numerous images that will come to overwhelm the story. This novel is based off on...

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...

Sometimes I wish that I could go back in time and be a kid once again. Life would be much easier without adult responsibilities and I wouldnt do anything else besides having fun. Growing up I would see my mother knitting small hats, purses and...

Introduction The knowledge about the effectiveness of interventions for stroke patients, which improve the physical fitness is very little. According to Hoeß, Schupp, Schmidt and Gräßel (2008) standard guidelines for rehabilitation of stroke patients don’t exist in Germany. Generally accepted information about content, duration and...

Shyness will make you feel uncomfortable, self-conscious, nervous, bashful, timid, or insecure. Individuals who are shy typically notice physical sensations like blushing or feeling speechless, shaky, or breathless. Shyness is the opposite of being at relaxed with yourself around others. When people feel shy, they...

Rocky Horror follows the story of a couple that finds themselves lost in the house of a Transylvanian scientist known as Doctor Frank-N-Furter. In this house, they encounter many outlandish characters and witness the creation of a man named Rocky. The Rocky Horror Show was...

Freedom is beautifully illustrated in an endless amount of modern American literature. Freedom can be represented in different forms, by different artists, from completely different time periods. “Song of Myself,” by Walt Whitman was first published in 1855. Whitman’s version of freedom plays a huge...

Not everyone likes having to go to physical education class every day, but what if doing so reduces the level of stress and helps students focus better. Students should be required to take a physical education course. Today countries fight with an excessive high obesity...

The secret to a long life is being physically active. Young adolescents in our schools, benefit the most from physical activities because it positively affects their health, helps relieve stress, anxiety, and it improves their social assimilation. Physical education classes should be compulsory throughout a...

Everyone sets a goal to achieve at some point in our life. Whether it is on our bucket list or New Year’s Resolution, we try to accomplish something new or strive harder for something old. As I think about the future, I wonder who and...

Laughter is typically a physical response in humans, it is a response to specific outside or inside incentives. After reading chapters one and two, it took me some time think about what makes me laugh. Honestly, laughing makes me the person I am today, I...