Steffen Basho-Junghans Essays

of the world and each person may perceive it differently, but there is one thing that remains constant: beauty can only be captured by impermanence because if beauty did not fade, it would not be as important or awe-striking as it is now. Matsuo Basho sees the beauty in once-great places and goes to great lengths to witness them in his book The Narrow Road to the Deep North. He travels to ancient ruins in

allegations are completely truthful. President Roosevelt goes on to explain that if the attacker is untruthful, he is then no better than the people who are responsible for the problems. Lincoln Steffens suggested reforming politics completely and making it into either a sport or profession. According to Steffens, “But don’t try to reform politics with the banker, the lawyer, and the dry-goods merchant, for these are business men and there are two great hindrances to their achievement of