Into Thin Air is a non fiction book written by Jon Krakauer which shows the dangers and challenges of climbing this almighty mountain known as Everest. In this extract, he emphasizes on the uncertainty the mountain offers and how the higher you go, the more fatigue will start hitting in. Jon Krakauer’s emphasis on the dangers and difficulties on climbing Everest, purposeful use of diction as well as also contrasting the dangers with beauty, deeply portrays how even in the toughest of times, people should always see the positives and in this scenario he admires the beauty Everest brings. Krakauer reiterates the difficulties/dangers of climbing Everest and how you have to adapt to any obstacles that might come your way.
Mountains Life changing journeys are not the easiest to come by. Both John Krakauer and Erik Weihenmayer achieved such feats by overcoming mental and emotional boundaries. Determined to reach their goals, they defied not only their personal expectations, but they also defied the expectations of others. Krakauer was trying to change his life for the better, and Weihenmayer, being blind, wanted to accomplish the impossible. These men climbed and conquered massive mountains in their lives both physically and mentally.
And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium, and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking, above all else, something like a state of grace." ( Krakauer 136) This quote shows that reaching the top of Mount Everest is a goal or achievement for many of the climbers despite the fact that this experience is also painful and dreadful. Not only is the experience not enjoyable, but also the outcome of achieving the mountain isn’t clear. In this instance, it was seen as “state of grace”, or maybe free of
This is a value because it is what he thinks is important in life which is
"What is the value of life?” When you are asked this question most people will start to think about their accomplishments, their families, what they have done, and sometimes people simply do not know how to answer this question. In the article “What is Life Worth?” by Amanda Ripley, it talks more about putting a value of money on a life.
Most people say life is extremely valuable and every day is a gift. Personally, I did not believe life was very valuable until I was medicated. With my mental illnesses every day of my life is a struggle, and I have to take medications to have normal brain functions like most people. Before I started taking Zoloft I thought it would be a magic pill that would immediately cure me and make me happy. The first few weeks I honestly thought I was dying, but I believed my doctors when they said the benefits would outweigh the side effects.
I kept asking myself “Why did I do this to myself”, but there was no going
Socrates lived a unique existence compared to the Athenians with whom Socrates shared the city. Socrates had seemingly different goals than his contemporaries and led a life that many simply did not and could not understand. At his core Socrates believed one ought to live virtuously above all else. Socrates explains this himself, saying, “…that the most important thing is not life, but the good life” (Crito, 48b). As this quote shows, an important byproduct of this belief is that the preservation of life cannot be viewed as the single most important thing.
Although all lives are worth the same value, society leads us to believe otherwise. One factor that society uses to reason this is age. It believes that an older life is worth less than a younger one, or that a younger one is worth less than an older one. Each perspective depends on the independent person, but in total society believes
This paper describes and analyzes a life review interview with an older adult. The purpose of this paper is to discuss, record and reflect on an older adult’s life in order to evaluate them on the last stage of Erik Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development; integrity versus despair. This paper will also focus on the elements of a life review as well as the reflections of the interview on the part of the author. JC is a seventy-seven year old white male who lives by himself in New York City. He was born in London, England, and was an only child.
Poem As I was looking online for a poem I could relate to, I stumbled upon a poem called “Masks”. This poem is about how it’s easier to cover up how you feel by pretending to be someone you’re not. I found the poem on a social media website called Tumblr, which is where people go to post and re-blog things they can relate to. Her screen name is Owltheboom and the only thing she posts on her page are poems. Most of her poems are about miserable, gloomy subjects like anxiety, depression and anorexia, which makes me feel like this website is her outlet to express what she can’t in the real world.
We have all fallen and tripped over life’s tricky obstacles before, but we have decided to get back on my feet to face what the world still has in store for me. Everyone has their struggles and hardships, but defeating the demons that keep torturing our lives like an endless nightmare, is one massive mission to complete. However, we seem to run away from those haunting demons, but sometimes the only way out of the mess is to fight them. Some people have worked their way up, starting from the hard, cold trail of dirt and debris and ending up conquering the world. However, in many cases, life may never be a “crystal stair” according to Langston Hughes, a famous poet, and activist during the Harlem Renaissance, whose poem “Mother to Son” became
To live is to experience pain, joy, shock and from time to time, failure. From that we learn to be the person we will one day grow into. The first time failure really impacted my life was during my freshman year of high school. We had just moved into a new neighborhood where I was struggling to find my place since it felt that 99% of the population was white and there wasn’t a place for a young Latina like me to properly fit in. Due to that fact I missed 20 days of school that year and would slack heavily in every class except my piano class; especially in my Freshman Biology class.
A life I can look back at and feel proud of. I love being someone people can look up to, so I work really hard to make myself and others happy. I take much pride in being a good daughter, sister, and friend. I do things that I know deep down inside gives my life purpose, and a few of those things are caring for people, inspiring, learning and helping animals. The meaning of life is complex and a touchy subject for many but to me the simple answer is simply this: the meaning of life is
Before I knew it, I was signing up for programs I was unfamiliar with. I never wanted to become a physician 's assistant or a lab technician, and I began working so hard towards a goal that had no meaning to me. I sat at my desk for hours with no ambition, determine to finish my college essay on biomedical engineering, something that has never had any meaning or value to me. My future became an empty promise, and I lost myself to the college admissions
