Week 2. (11/02/12) Contemplation and action during a reign of terror. Etty Hillesum, An Interrupted Life. Integrating contemplation and social action. Topical reviews.

Holocaust was a massive genocide, which was a catastrophe for many European Jews. Nazi occupation of Poland enabled them to create various camps, where German people were ordered by Hitler to send Jews. There are... read more

The American continent has attracted human attention since the time of its discovering. Even at that time, people came to The New World in the pursuit of better living. From the very beginning, this country was a refuge for foreign people, who wanted to achieve better way of life. People from all parts of the world flocked to this country in search of... read more

Practically each of us either was or will be a student. The study occupies the most part of our life. The student’s life of all students is the same: all students have lectures, examinations, tests. Therefore, all students have common problems.

The first vital problem of all students is their financial state. Students never have en... read more

In the third millennium the basic item for all the discussions and talks is the way to become successful and wealthy. Among more than 6 billion people all over the world there are only few of them, which are very famous as their possessions are considered to be worth enormous plenty of money. Young generation is greatly interested in everyone of such class as they try to find the answer to ... read more

Psychology and the Improvements or Setbacks in the Field of Language Processing in Adolescents and Adults and Even Infants.

Life it is something we get free of charge, but have to work a lot to be totally satisfied with all the conditions it supplies us with. It is so wonderful to live, to feel the beauty of the na... read more

Conclusions of Life

Before comparing and contrasting works “I Used to Live Here Once” by Jean Rhys and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost it is necessary to mention that both of them have the same theme is traveling through life in the broad sense. Protagonists in both works are being always in the motion. They are going ahead t... read more

21st century is objectively called the age of information. I would call the generation born at the end of 20th century and taking their 1st steps of the independence life in the 21st century the busy generation or the generation of Mr. Ravioli. The way of life of a person who belongs to this generation is shown in the essay by Adam Gopnik “Bumping int... read more

Such a category as “meaning of life” is one of the most important notions among the concepts regarding world outlook. It has a tremendous importance for spiritual and moral upbringing of the person. The choice of the life strategy influences not only on the person’s life but on the life of the whole humanity. Purpose of life includes numerous small ev... read more

There are a lot of things in our life that can bring us joy, make us feel glad and happy. Some of us find happiness in everyday trifles of life, some feel glad when bringing joy to their close ones, for others being happy means being part of something great. This list can be endless as we all identify happiness in our own manner. Being happy has nothi... read more

While discussing the theme of art, one should mention the consideration of the Greek philosopher Plato, who stated that art (and poetry in particular) appeals to people’s emotions and senses. In his work ‘Republic X’, he pointed out that art “feeds and waters passions”, he meant that it stirs human feelings instead of controlling them. Plato pointed o... read more