I grew up always watching Sailor Moon, my favorite character who I look up to is Sailor Saturn or her civilian name, Hotaru. As the sailor scout of destruction, she was always feared and not wanted. In the cartoon version from the nineties, Hotaru fell into darkness, and when she was at a low, she realized that her powers of destruction also help the rebirth of good. She used her power to destroy Pharaoh 90. Sailor Saturn is undoubtedly a rare scout who comes out during times of trouble. Sailor Saturn is powerful, graceful, and light among darkness. Without her powers of destruction, Sailor Moon’s power of rebirth would not occur, because nothing would need to be rebirthed without destruction. Indeed, showing destruction as a possible rebirth
Throughout Kate Chopin’s novel The Awakening, the main protagonist Edna Pontellier, ventures through a journey of self-discovery and reinvention. Mrs.Pontellier is a mother and wife who begins to crave more from life, than her assigned societal roles. She encounters two opposite versions of herself, that leads her to question who she is and who she aims to be. Mrs. Pontellier’s journey depicts the struggle of overcoming the scrutiny women face, when denying the ideals set for them to abide. Most importantly the end of the novel depicts Mrs.Pontellier as committing suicide, as a result of her ongoing internal
The big question. No not that, the other one. The "what happens to us after life" question. It is something that has intrigued people everywhere. It has prompted the beliefs and semantics of different cultures all around the world. It started wars, divided people, and now dictates how we are all to act. "We should do this, we should do that. If we don't, we will be punished." I, for one, am tired of it. By all means, think what you will. But this is my writing, and you will have to open your mind to my thinking if you wish to continue. If you do wish to continue, I will be brutaly honest in what I think. There will be no sugar-coating in this oppinionated essay of mine.
Many religions and philosophies attempt to answer the question, what happens after a person dies? Some religions such as Christianity and Islam believe there is an afterlife. They believe that good and moral people enter Heaven or paradise and that bad and immoral people go to Hell. Other religions and cultures believe that death is final, and that nothing happens after a person dies. Buddhism and Hinduism have a different idea about death. Both of these religions originated in India. Buddhists and Hindus believe that death is not final. They believe that a person comes back after he or she dies. This process is known as reincarnation, and it provides opportunities for people to enter the world multiple times in different forms. Buddhists and Hindus want to reenter the world as humans, and they want to improve their status through reincarnation. In ancient India, many members of lower casts wanted to come back as members of higher casts. While this is an important goal of reincarnation, the main goal is to reach either moksha (Hinduism) or nirvana (Buddhism). In other words, the goal is to reach a point of spiritual enlightenment that removes the person from the reincarnation process. Geoff Childs, an anthropologist examines the views of the Buddhist religion by studying the lives of the people in Tibetan villages. He looks at issues that adversely affect these people such as infant mortality. He carefully looks at the lives of people who have been left behind by deceased loved ones, and he pays careful attention to customs and traditions surrounding death. Tibetan Buddhists view death as a means of reaching spiritual perfection, and they seek to reach this level of spiritual perfection through living spiritually meaningful lives....
The plot focuses mainly on Buddha’s life, his beliefs, his followers and the basis of Buddhist religion. The element of reincarnation is employed throughout the movie. Reincarnation is one of the most important Buddhist teachings. Buddhist’s believe that death is not the end of life but the end of a body one occupies and the spirit continues its journey to another life. Lama Norbu explains reincarnation with an analogy by using a cup of tea. He states “In Tibet, we think of the mind and body as the content and container.” Norbu breaks the cup of tea on the table and observes as he says “The cup is no longer the cup, but what is tea? Like the mind after death, the tea moves from one container to another.” (little buddha 1993) The tea stayed
“Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight, never running from a real fight, she is the one named Sailor Moon.” (Price) This is the theme song for the series, Sailor Moon, which follows the journey of a middle school girl, who gets magical powers one day from a cat who tells her she must fight evil forces that are trying to destroy the world. Along the way she meets new friends and discovers who she really is. The series has made a huge impact on many people around the world but for a great reason, which is why the sailor scouts are considered heroes but more than typical ones that you would see. The sailor scouts are all heroes on both a typical level and on a deeper level, that still make an impact on people.
According to Pandora’s myth, Pandora was the first woman on Earth. Pandora’s greek name Thus meant “the one who bears all gifts”. Zeus was her creator making her a “punishment” to people. Pandora was really curious so Zeus made a box for her which obtained evil spirits and hope. In other words there are some people that says that Pandora's Box had only good things, but every thing flew away leaving only hope.
Chapter 5 contains Tambu’s reincarnation and Nyasha’s thoughts on it, which EXO’s, “What If…”, written by Seo Ji-eum, represents with the theme of looking at something that is lost or dead. Nyasha believes Tambu’s expectations of her changing/reincarnation is unreal, like when Tambu tries to tell her, “…I expected my sojourn to fulfill all my fourteen-year-old fantasies…freed from the constraints of the necessary…When I tried to describe to Nyasha a little of what was happening in my world, she laughed and said I was reading too many fairy-tales.” (Dangarembga, page 93). Nyasha quickly said she did not believe Tambu and her assumptions for growing would not uphold. Nyasha’a view is relatable with, “Eyes look at each other; One pair of remaining eyes” (Seo), where one of the eyes is Tambu, and the other Tambu’s expectations. The
Trojan Women is a depiction of the hardships women faced under postwar conditions. In this tragedy Hecuba symbolizes the archetype of these postwar conditions. One symbol Hecuba represents under these conditions is the archetype of maternal instinct. Hecuba suffers the most because she lost her country, children and husband. Hecuba's story solidifies a woman's defeat as a parallel to Troy's demise.
The moon has been worshipped as a female deity since the beginning of time. Not only is the moon a feminine principle, it is also a symbol of transformation due to its own monthly cycle of change. With this in mind, it is clear upon a close reading of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald that the grandmother figure is a personification of the moon, and as such is a catalyzing agent for Irene's maturation and transformation through the course of the novel. Taking this a step further, the elder Irene contains the threefold aspect of the Moon Goddess. She is Artemis, Selene, and Hecate; the crescent moon, the full moon, and the dark moon; maiden, mother, and crone (Rush, 149).
“You will be with me today in paradise,” Jesus Christ told this to the thief on the cross while they were dying. However, can people believe that there is truly life after death? In many different religions there are different perceptions of life after death. For example in the Buddhist religion, the Buddhist people believe that life is practice for death. Professor Brown, of California State University of Northridge stated, “The Buddhist people cultivate positive, happy virtuous states of mind and abandoning non-virtuous, harmful, suffering states of mind.” This teaching is mirrored by Christianity teachings as well. Professor Brown also stated, “Death is an opportunity for great spiritual achievement if one is prepared and remembers one’s spiritual practices and beliefs and understandings during the death process.”
Mortal females cause struggles among men and are portrayed as wicked in Greek Mythology. In the story of How the World and Mankind Were Created, the Father of Men and of the Gods, Zeus, swears to get revenge upon mankind because of the poor sacrifices made to the altars. Therefore, he “[makes] a great evil for men, a sweet and lovely thing to look upon… they [call] her Pandora… the first woman… who are an evil to men, with a nature to do evil… is the source of all misfortu...
"Despite their awesome powers, the Greek gods and goddesses were much like people. Their actions stemmed from recognizable passions, such as pride, jealousy, love, and thirst for revenge" (Wickersham 93). Although Hera is best known for ruling as Queen of the Olympians, she is also known for acts of destruction, and her influence of a moral lesson on today's society.
Some people will go far lengths in order to survive. In order to survive physical and emotional circumstances, people must have the courage and be willing to take risks. For example, in the movie 'the good lie' many Sudan refugee's lose their homes and their parents due to a terrorist attack. Theo and his siblings walk seven hundred and twenty seven miles to the kakuma refugee camp. During the walk, the lost boys face many dangers. They took risks by drinking urine to stave off dehydration. However while there were many physical risks taken by the lost boys, there were a lot of emotional risks that really helps them survive. For example, when their parents were killed, Theo had to become the new leader to his younger siblings. Moreover, Last
You can ask anyone “Why is life valuable?” And the answer to that question would always be something different and in some cases, slightly the same. This is because everyone has a different perspective on life and their very definition of it depends on what they think is right. Whether it is wealth and fame, or love and happiness, my answer to the question is whatever you make of it.
Regeneration is the process of renewal or restoration of a body, bodily part, or biological system after injury or as a normal process. [1]