Many people find themselves reluctant to take a stance on theories of the supernatural and/or life after death. The subject of reincarnation, for example, is an issue that falls under scrutiny by both 'religion' and 'science'. In Margaret Atwood's "My Life As A Bat", the author uses this very topic, not as to question the reality of life after death, but to question the reality of life over life. The fact that reincarnation as a whole remains questionable upon the individual reader, Atwood works around the surrealism to inflict the reader with the fact that any living identity outside of the human race is, by society's standards, to be addressed as inferior.
The essay, broken down into five numerical parts begins with the theme of reincarnation and slowly leads us into the theme of human superiority. She begins with the affirmation that she belongs to the firm believers of reincarnation. "In the previous-life market, there is not such a great demand for Peruvian ditch-diggers as there is for Cleopatra." (Atwood, 17). By establishing the fact that even in humanity, the lives of historical figures outrank the lives of mere society, she begins her introduction into the lives of those in the animal kingdom; targeting specifically and with detail, the bat.
Atwood captures the essence of the bat in her explanation of nightmares she's had as well as society's' views on bats as movie plots in vampire films and deadly weapons and casualties of war tactics. Each degrading the life of a bat by the hands of human flesh, the same human flesh which Atwood later declares has a higher fear factor than that of an ordinary weapon.
Whichever the scenario, we can come to the conclusion that humans have thus far throughout history made a mockery of bats through Hollywood, have been highly negligent of living creatures through World War II experiments and yet have somehow still managed to despise the creatures for being deadly creatures of the night.
Would you ever consider getting married to a person you never meet or just seen once? Most probably no, but this happens to many young males and females throughout India and other countries. Arranged marriages are now and have been heated debate in certain cultures. Arranged marriages ha...
Man's Search for Meaning The purpose of this paper is for me to critique and give my opinion of the book "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. ... This story is of survival and of deep meaning optimism. ... When she deploys in the Navy facing possible danger and I am taking care of four children by myself, my unconditional love for her is what allows me to continue striving for survival. ...
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a story not only about Frankl's survival in the Auschwitz concentration camp, but also discusses the internal struggle he endured while in those camps. ... This pain became so great at times, that many could not bear this turmoil, and in turn, gave up all hope for survival. ... Those who felt that they had something to live for, who were still able to remember the love of their families and friends had the best chance of survival. ...
His story was described as one of courage and survival, against apparently overwhelming odds. ... His survival It is amazing how he was able to live through his miserable childhood with such energy and little bitterness. ... Frank's unconditional love for his father, consented to his survival, as this opened up a whole new look on life; instead of turning his terrible misfortune into anger and hate, he was able to concentrate it into humor, which confers physical as well as psychic benefits. ... This took audacity, to leave his family is search of a life with real future, to figh...
Cozolino (2006) has described that quick and efficient understanding of the state of mind in which others are in, has aided our survival throughout history. ... This attentional bias can be classed as a survival instinct as vital information, such as when a threat (predator) is approaching can be passed more efficiently from one group member to the other, increasing the likelihood of survival (Ohman, 2001). ... As well as changing the stimuli, the search duration the participants were varied: one at 300ms and another at 800ms. Fox et al. found that even when schematic faces were used, the a...
These groups each had their own hierarchy with a common goal of survival. ... At one point Ivan states that a prisoner's survival was dependent on their gang boss. ... The number one thing, in Ivan's life is the search for food. ... They searched for every extra stitch of cloth, every rag, in order to try and protect themselves from the weather. ... It is a matter of survival that kept the Ivan working. ...
Because of his survival he was able to tell his story of life in the concentration camps and find meaning in life. He expresses his thoughts and experiences in Man's Search for Meaning. ... Victor Frankls Man's Search for Meaning does more than just tell of a his experiences in a concentration camp, he gives proof of what humans can really endure and gives everyone faith that there is meaning in our lives. ...
