Essays on Tempting

The first time I visited my girlfriend’s mother, I found a hole on my socks when I took off shoes The big day had come, finally my girl friend’s perfect strict mother took some interest in knowing more about me. I was invited to my rich girl friend’s bungalow. In fact palace would be the right word. I was busy rehearsing in my mind on my greeting lines which would impress Clara’s mother straight away. After all it was almost like impressing a queen. I wanted everything to be just perfect. I was telling myself ...

Becoming a lawyer is not something that anyone should take lightly. It is a challenge, yes, but more than that, it is a great responsibility: a responsibility to those clients that one will eventually serve and a responsibility to the community as a whole. Learning the law is only the first step in becoming a lawyer, and it is perhaps not even the most important part of mastering this profession. Obtaining a JD is an educational experience, but practicing law is something beyond education. It is a calling; it is an ethical responsibility that I feel is very deeply ...

The food that I love the most in this world is Sushi for the reason that I can eat it in a diversified manner. Sushi is regarded as a Japanese representative dish which is commonly consumed by people from around the world. Sushi is made of fishes, shrimp, greasy tuna, egg, sauces, boiled rice, and squid. In fact, you can add fruits and vegetables like avocado, mango, and potatoes in it as well on. The most favorite part of eating Sushi is that it tenderly melts in my mouth, and each sushi is having an exceptional a distinctive flavor. ...

Design Zero Waste Project

Zero waste is a great idea, but on a global scale, of course, utopian. Because change people's attitude to the problem is tempting and absolutely mindless consumption - it is the task of today and almost unreal. Advertising, speed of life, the promotion of passions, availability and variety of tempting treats - all this creates in man the infinite desire to take, to buy, to have, to store, to store, to increase, to change, to chase - just to be in trend, to be in the flow, to be at the top. However, not all is as hopeless and ...

Judicial activism versus judicial restraint is one of the debates that has influenced American jurisprudence for many years. The reason for this is that it is very easy for any human’s mind to be clouded by their personal beliefs. In fact, in many professions, professional struggle with the ability to do what is right for their job versus what may be their moral principles or personal beliefs. It is based on this framework that the debate between judicial activism and judicial restraint originates. Judicial activism refers to the judicial rulings that are decided upon the judge’s political ...

In the historical time, women had few roles within the community, diminishing their effect towards the practices, laws, and structure of the society. Historical information characterizes women as housewives, whose main work was to take care of the family and its needs such as food, clothes and water among other things. However, there were women who made great progress in changing the stereotypes set by the community by exerting their knowledge towards the current affairs and way of life. Some of the men felt intrigued by their presence while others saw them as equals. Hence, it was a struggle ...

There are many circumstances in which it may be tempting to act dishonestly in order to gain advantage. From socially, to professionally, to emotionally, the list of possible reasons is endless. Many people believe that dishonesty is always bad; certainly, many religions teach this as an integral part of their philosophy. However, the possibly effects of telling mistruths really depends on the individual circumstance. One of the main problems with dishonesty is that lies tend to grow in size as time goes on, and then even more lies are needed to compensate for the first lie. Eventually, the ...

In this paper this paper will examine very closely four stories by Flannery O’Connor and justify the use of the phrase ‘the pain of the past’ in the title. O’Connor’s life and background will be briefly examined, as will the historical context in which she wrote her stories. I will also examine other common features that are characteristic of her stories. The use of symbolism in her stories will be considered. The four stories I have chosen are ‘Geranium’, ‘The Barber’, ‘Greenleaf’ and ‘Everything that Rises Must Converge’ Each of the four stories will then be ...