A Happy Death

When I imagined death I didn’t think he would be so cute. I thought death would be quick and painless. I always figured I would fall asleep one night and not wake up. I did not expect death to be so polite, or easy going. He had showed up at my doorstep yesterday, introduced himself while vigorously shaking my hand (and apparently his middle name is William). He took off his shoes, a pair of biker boots with red spikes scattered about, and then promptly threw himself down on my couch. Instead…

the progression of an individual, but also to let people know why there are here, and why they are loved. Often times this can be expressed by giving someone their favorite candy, siblings being extra nice, or helping them out in anyway to make them happy. In the end I see birthdays are a way to tell everyone to stay positive and that everything is going to be…

Katherine discovering her six year old watching “Happy Tree Friends.” The name “Happy Tree Friends” might sound like a show that means no harm to children although kids are being exposed to inappropriate and violent scenes. UCLA neuroscientist Macro Iacoboni argues that children often mimic what they see after seeing the same thing several times. Katherine goes on discussing her interview with the creators of the show “Happy Tree…

Have you ever felt like you just didn’t belong in the predetermined path that was set out for you? In the short story "Ten Little Indians" by Sherman Alexie, the main protagonist Corliss faces adversity in her academic identity. Corliss and I are similar in the fact that we strive to overcome these obstacles. Through finding different avenues to escape we ultimately find ourselves and our true identities. Corliss is a Spokane Indian who was stereotypically supposed to live a certain life. She…

kidney failure was diagnosed as terminal; Tim's wife could not accept the truth and was driven away from Tim. Tim died at the hospital and was very much alone, but if Tim's wife would of looked into a hospice care she would of prevented a solitary death and guilt. Hospice care is an option for families with someone that has been diagnosed, like in this case, Tim has kidney failure as terminal, and a hospice care can provided the help necessary to have a more comfortable end of life experience…

In the end, everyone dies. People will be either buried six feet under ground or turned to ashes but what matters is how those people lived their lives. Margaret Atwood expresses this theme in her short story “Happy Endings.” She writes six different possible scenarios in which a couple, John and Mary live through their life until either one dies. In one of the scenarios two new characters are presented, Madge and Fred, where Madge is married to John until he dies, then with Fred until he dies,…

of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin shows the reader how an upsetting situation, like the death of a loved one, can be turned into an ironic event. This story revolves around a context where the loss of a family member turns into a joyful event for the main character, but then becomes the reason of the main character’s death. Therefore, the feelings that the main character experienced were worth it to her death since before she passed away, she experienced freedom. In the first place, before…

“Life is full of surprises”, that basically sums up the novel “Story of an Hour” By Kate Chopin. In this story Mrs.Mallard is informed that her husband had died due to a railroad accident. Mrs.Mallard was sad about her husband's death, but later rejoiced realizing that she was free from his labor. However Mr.Mallard wasn’t dead and Mrs.Mallard was so shocked that she died herself due to a heart failure. The two irony for this essay is situational irony because it talks about Relationships and…

happiness, death can be seen as very saddening, but it can also result in celebration. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle presented the idea that one may not be deemed truly happy until they are already relieved of the suffering from their life on Earth (Aristot. Nic. Eth. 1). Although Aristotle’s theory on true happiness after death may be true, there is no doubt that the journey of life itself is immensely significant because it can determine our ultimate fate after death. In this…

Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet many decisions made by the characters result in the death of two young lovers. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence make some questionable decisions throughout the play. Juliet decides to get married too quickly, Romeo kills Tybalt, and Friar plans Juliet’s death too suddenly. If even just one choice was different than the play would have ended differently and more characters could have survived. The hasty decisions from Romeo and Juliet result in their…