Even if you’ve lost your faith in me, let me explain myself one more time; I don’t think you’ll regret it. I’m sorry; Two words that can mean so much or so little yet we still use them and expect the recipient to accept this simple and fairly unattractive apology. In order to use these words correctly, the person apologizing has to explain why they feel sorry, and that’s what I will do in hopes that you will see how I felt and feel about the events that happened between us not so long ago; you deserve an explanation as to why I did what I did and I’ve been hiding from the truth for too long. Sam and I had been friends for 3 years, and we had little moments in time when we flirted with each other but nothing ever became of it. Though I lusted …show more content…
Needless to say, I was ecstatic to be with you and I still feel that being with you was an awesome experience; you helped contribute to the broadening of my horizons in several different areas and you made me feel like the luckiest guy in the world. Around the 3rd month of our relationship, it dawned on me that you and I could be together for a while and I was completely content with that, but a selfish side of me knew that especially after I went to college, I would have never gotten my chance with Sam. I took my …show more content…
The guilt of knowing what I know and not coming clean has followed me for months and has kept me up at night, and it has done that rightfully so. You deserve the best guy in the world and nothing less, and I’m sorry I couldn’t be that person for you; the statement "You never know what you have until it 's gone" resonates with me because it applies perfectly to how I messed up a perfectly good relationship. I realize that you probably don 't care about what I have to say and you have every right to feel that way; i’m just tired of living with this lie and the first person who should be told the truth is you. I want to thank you for reading through this letter; my words may still not mean much but I hope that I’ve given you an insight into why I did what I did(no matter how wrong it was and is). If you have any questions or want me to clarify anything at all, please feel free to text me or give me a call. I wish you the best of luck at the University of Illinois(I know you’ll do well!) and the best of luck in your career as a musician(I can already see your name plastered on posters in theaters around the world) and maybe, just maybe,
As our first year of apologetic class, we started out with the basic idea of apologetics. The root word of apologetic, apologia, means “ To speak in defense “ and it is often used in religious matters. The purpose of apologetic is to give a solid and valid defense against the questions that are thrown against the christian society. We give such defense by stating the facts that provide support to the christian statements and views. As a christian, we are supposed to be able to explain our faith as it is said in 1 Peter 3:15 “ But in your heart set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give answer to everyone who asks you to give reasons for the hope that you have. But do it with gentleness and respect.”. We defend our faith not only to have a solid base, but also in order to help those who are in search for truth.
Many people have gone through their lives conforming their beliefs and practices for the sake of fitting in or for the happiness of others, but Socrates was not one of these people. In “The Apology” Plato shows Socrates unwillingness to conform through a speech given by Socrates while on trial for supposedly corrupting the youth of Athens and believing in false gods. Although the title of the dialogue was labeled “The Apology,” Socrates’ speech was anything but that, it was a defense of himself and his content along his philosophical journey. At no time during the trial was Socrates willing to change his ways in order to avoid punishment, two reasons being his loyalty to his God and his philosophical way of life.
When one kid pushes another kid, the immediate response is to tell the kid to apologize. Although the child may apologize, he is not actually sorry for his actions. This may seem childish, but there may be some legitimacy behind the fake apology. Too often, when people err, they do not understand what they did, why their action was wrong, or why it is okay for others to repeat a similar action. In the same way, in Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood, when Perry Smith murders four members of the Clutter family, he has little to no remorse. It becomes evident to the reader that Perry Smith is truly a “cold-blooded killer”.
Everyone realizes that the people around them are not perfect and that sometimes people need to forgive and forget to move on with life. In some cases forgiving and getting are an option, but in others it may not. Depending on the circumstances what a person says now may be the last thing someone hears in their life because no one is promised tomorrow. Mistakes happen but people need to be careful with what they do. Life changes everyday and people wish they had one more chance to fix things that went wrong but sometimes you cannot go back in time.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter tells the story of a puritan community living in 17th century Boston, and how they deal with the aftermath of an act of adultery committed by Hester Prynne with an unnamed man. Hawthorne’s story deals with the themes of guilt and shame, and the effect that these forces have on the novel’s characters. Of the characters that are introduced in the novel, Hester Prynne represents and suffers from guilt; while Dimmesdale represents and suffers from shame.
Throughout Greek mythology male gods were seen as a more superior god then females. Our society has changed drastically since these stories were written. The female characters in Greek mythology tend to be docile and submissive. Their roles were to play as the house wives and to serve for their husband. Most of the heroic characters in Greek mythology were the males. Greek mythology believed that male gods were more dominant to female gods, so therefore they made most of the decisions. In Greek mythology some of the actions of the character are often based on gender role stereotypes, which we still see in our society today.
The main argument in The Apology by famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato is whether, notorious speaker and philosopher Socrates is corrupting the youth by preaching ungodly theories and teaching them unlawful ideas that do harm to individuals and society. In his words Socrates quoted the prosecution’s accusation against him: “Socrates is guilty of corrupting the minds of the young, and of believing in supernatural things of his own invention instead of the gods recognized by the state.” 1 Further Socrates consistently introduces tediously compiled number of examples to provide valid and sound arguments to prove that he is innocent of the charges brought up against him to the court.
She didn’t want him but that didn’t mean she wanted you to have him! Are you married to a man with an ex-wife or ex-girlfriend with whom he has had a child(ren) with? Is the situation, a hex, vex or just too darn complex?
During the Great Depression, while the competitors were cutting costs and reusing outdated designs, Kress was expanding and building more elaborate stores than their previous ones. The architecture was referred to as an “emporium” evoking an elegant atmosphere more suited to a fine cloth or furniture store in New York rather than the five & dime stores dotting small town America. Many wonder what the driving force was behind these design decisions, especially during a national time of economic recession. Perhaps simply to outpace the competition, but perhaps more importantly Samuel Kress was an avid art collector and a proponent of public art enhancing a community. In this way the Kress legacy of the brand became more than a retail business, it became a symbol of small town civic pride.
This relationship took place in my senior year of high school and after some time after graduation. I was introduce to this girl that my close friend had set me up with. We were both ‘the shy at first but crazy after getting to know me’ type. I had no real intentions of being in a real relationship, especially, not with her cause she lived in a different state. But for the time she was the only fun to talk to. I’m not much of a talker before or now even. But to this girl we could talk the stupidest things and still have good
Retribution is a justification for punishment and not a theory about substantive criminal law. But what justifies also limits. Retribution offers solid moral bases for opposing overcriminalization. Retribution is the type of punishment that indicating the vengeance or revenge. It is the idea of an ‘eye for an eye’ or ‘tooth for a tooth’ basis. The punishments given are for the response to the offender to the crime that he had done. For example, the death penalty to the crime of murder. It is a form of ‘striking back’ . Basically, there are two rationales in this theory of punishment are first, for the victims or their relatives in the case of death, that the state represent for their dissatisfaction towards the offender. Besides, this also protect from they having private retaliation to the offender. Second, is for the public at large that the public has a need for revenge. Punishment is considered an expression of justified anger by the victim due to the violation of trust demanded by society .
The novel “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson is written in first person as a seventy-six year old minister, John Ames, writes a letter to his son in a epistolary format. The last days of John Ames' life is coming near and he uses the time he has left to write his son a letter that has stories of their family, personal thoughts, and advices he wants to give his seven year old son. He hopes to give his son some wisdom and also something more to remember him by. This initially shows the readers that John Ames is loving and caring. But in retrospect, there was a time in John Ames' life where he found it hard to forgive; especially to one person, his namesake, John Ames Boughton (Jack). Ames was really bitter towards Jack and he found it really hard to forgive him because he was a troubled teenager and an atheist that always challenged Ames' beliefs. One of the themes of “Gilead” is forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a practice I have repeated Forgiveness is freedom. There is a key that opens the door to healing, happiness and peace, that key is forgiveness. Forgiveness starts with you and it is the greatest gift you can give yourself. Forgiveness of both self and others is the most powerful tool we have, and it is readily attainable to all of us. Take a step towards creating a kinder humanity by forgiving someone in your life.
On June 13, 2011, I woke up a happy and excited 17 year old for it was my graduation day and that meant no more high school, no more nagging teachers, and no more drama. I met my friends and my boyfriend Andrew in the school parking lot and away we went to practice graduation. After we had practiced walking and getting our diplomas we all went to lunch and discussed what we had wanted to do with the rest of our lives. After what we had thought to be one of the last lunches together I went to Andrews house to hang out for a bit. We talked about him going away and me staying here and all of the normal stuff that applies in a relationship when one goes away.