Wisdom Essays Samples That Help You Write Better, Faster & with Gusto

Introduction

Making sense of the world essentially begins with a worldview. A worldview provides the necessary framework through which the world will be perceived in a unique way that has meaning to the person. It is a fundamental conviction on how the world should be seen, understood, and experienced (Hiles & Smith, n. d.). For Christians, such worldview centers upon Jesus Christ, the living Son of God (Matt. 16:16), the reason Christianity came to be. The Christian worldview is essentially God-centered (monotheistic). It gives priority to the prerogatives of God over human prerogatives, shaping it to conform former (Hiles & Smith, n. Continue reading...

At first glance, the Young Man in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Poet,” Mrs. Baroda” of Kate Chopin’s “A Respectable Woman,” and Amory Blaine of Fitzgerald’s “This Side of Paradise” seem to have very little in common. After all, what do a budding artist, a housewife and a laze-a-bout collegiate share in terms of lifestyle, education, and day-to day activity? But, on closer examination, it becomes clear that what each of them have in common are the desires set in the deep recesses of their mind that are shaping who they will become. Each character begins at Continue reading...

(During 3 Periods: Early Judaism, the Hellenistic Period and the Muslim Domination)
In this book the author describes the development of Jewish thought from a spiritual and philosophical point of view. His main point of reference is the “Hebrew Scriptures” (15). This source is crucial for the topic of “rabbinic Judaism” – it contain the written documents that define the rabbinic tradition as it is today, which is a product of those Scriptures. More importantly, they contain answers to universal questions that have been studied by other streams and schools of philosophy – questions about the origin of the universe and Continue reading...

After completion of the Needs and Values Assessment, I determined that my primary needs are respect, calm, stability, and manageability. My core values are family, friendship, creativity, wisdom, and privacy.
Primary needs are those needs that are most important to me. They are not determined by others because I am the only person who can evaluate the importance of each need and its priority in my life. However, needs are related to each other and not segregated by their definitions. For instance, my need for respect relies in part on my ability to manage my life and maintain stability Continue reading...

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In this paper, I will argue that the meaning of life has changed from Socrates’ definition of an examined life to one of the absolute autonomy of the will, as credited to Descartes’ in The Meditations to the existentialist notion that the self is nothing but one makes it as articulated by Simone de Beauvoir. All three thinkers represent movements in philosophy in how we as a culture have understood meaning. The history of philosophy can be understood in three ways. First, there is the Socratic way that says the truth is something we have within us. The Ancient Continue reading...

William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” and Plato’s “The Myth of the Cave” are very different stories in almost every way. Faulkner wrote about the physical and mental decay of an upper class woman from a bygone generation, and Plato wrote about philosophical knowledge versus worldly needs in the governing of society. The stories were written thousands of years apart and the elements of the stories illustrate the passage of time between them. A comparison of the theme, setting, style of writing, and characters display how different the stories are; however, both stories include descriptive imagery that Continue reading...

General reflection of the book.

I liked the book. It gives a good perspective of the the life in India during that period and it is a good read if you are in the wondering phase of your life and want to learn what spirituality and wisdom are and how to obtain it. This book is about the journey the main character, Siddartha, learns to master himself to become wise like Buddha. I felt like I could be Siddartha on this journey and meeting people then moving and meeting some more people. It is almost like when you go to University you end up Continue reading...

The books of 1 and 2 kings talks of how God rescued and delivered the Israelites by revealing his power. Compared to other books of the bible where such power is revealed through a group, the book of kings concentrates on individual persons. The people may be considered ordinary in the eyes of the reader, since most of their names are not mentioned. The first parts of the book are filled with chapters that reveal the transition of kingship from David to Solomon, who became the second king of Israel. The minor characters of the books reveal God’s Continue reading...

Background

The following paper utilizes Graves & Corcoran model in studying nursing knowledge on the issue of depression screening in a clinical practice. Nursing informatics play a significant role in improving the quality of healthcare services by incorporating modern technologies into nursing practice. Graves & Corcoran model provides a framework for study of nursing knowledge. The main components of this model are data, information, knowledge and wisdom. Using this model, the paper will provide an outline for studying depression screening among vulnerable populations and the impact of nursing informatics on nursing practice.

Introduction

The conceptual framework for study of nursing practice focuses on Continue reading...

Caring for the patient diagnosed with chronic heart failure demonstrates how data was moved to wisdom. Data pertained to the signs and symptoms on assessing the patient. Because they are discrete facts, data are initially meaningless (Topaz, 2013). Data included a BP of 155/90, HR: 121, RR: 32, Weight: 156 lbs., pitting edema, dyspnea, crackles on auscultation, SpO2: 95% and a urine output of 280 ml during the first hour. He was prescribed furosemide and a combination of antihypertensive drugs.
Measures were taken serially to establish trends hence translating data into meaningful information (Topaz, 2013). Trends validate the patient’ Continue reading...

1362 – 1654 became the period of the female rule in the pre-modern European history. Many of the queens played a significant role in the further history in Europe and in the whole world. One of the most important female rulers became Queen of England Elizabeth I. As the last representative of the Tudor family, it was expected that she would give a life to a heir. But the history knew her as a ‘Virgin Queen’. She did not have children and became in fact the last of Tudors. People called the time of her rule as the Elizabethan era Continue reading...

Paradise Lost by John Milton is an epic poem about how human beings have lost the paradise made by God. Through the deception of Satan who dexterously transformed itself into different forms, characters such as Mammon, Moloch, Uriel, Gabriel and Michael were depicted.
Mammon, one of the minions of Satan, has managed to refute, persuade, and rationalize the thinking of his comrades. He is a low ranking angel who loves material things, especially riches. He led the construction of the Pandemonium by stealing and mining the minerals and materials that were needed for building it. He said that it Continue reading...

Socrates is among the most influential philosophers in the history of mankind. He was concerned about ethics and moral actions in the society. Some argue that Socrates is a moral hero while other refutes such claim. There are various aspects that any moral hero must possess. A noble hero has the moral courage to stand for and defend what is right even when such may hurt the person.
Miller (2005) quoting Socrates argues that courage is the endurance of the souls, wisdom, and fear (p. 11). A moral hero, therefore, display courage in ethical aspects such as showing prowess Continue reading...

Muslims hold a belief that parts of the names of God and attributes include the ‘the wise,’ ‘the just,’ as well as ‘the severe in punishment.’ God is viewed as one and exclusive in all his features and names contexts. Thus, if God is supreme and good, problems arise when attempting to harmonize evil and suffering in our planet. On the other hand, if qualities such as wise as well as severe in punishment are included, the problem of evil in the world ceases to exist. The reason for this is that perceived suffering and evil can be as Continue reading...

Essay on Federalist Nos. 10 and 51

The Federalist contained 85 articles, with Federalist Nos. 10 and 51 the most popular of them. Federalist No. 10 is a series that served as an argument on the ratification of the United States Constitution. This paper attempts to analyze of the James Madison's Federalist Nos. 10 and 51. The paper begins by dissection the meaning of faction, its origins and why it should be feared and what it is dangerous for the republic. The paper also discusses why Madison decried the evils of faction and how could it be avoided. The separation of the branches of government, checks Continue reading...

The ethical learning style I was strongly aligned with in the ethics awareness inventory is character, and the least ethical style I was aligned with was equity. My learning style relies and believes more on the individual making moral judgments that are sound. The qualities that I value which guides me when it comes to choosing right from wrong comprise of honesty, wisdom, and integrity. Moreover, I place immense emphasis on putting in practice these qualities than just merely following them. People that possess a good character know what is right and what is wrong. I strongly believe that Continue reading...

Humans comply with afore set principles, behavioral or existential models, which often make them see the world from a single perspective. Not having the courage, the attitude and neither the intent to find another approach implies a resignation or blindly acceptance of a common sense, which has all the answers. Charles Dickens uses the characters in “Hard Times” for describing the common sense that limits the human thinking and victimizes those against the system (Cazdyn & Szeman 5), and this a mutual thesis in both “Hard Times” and “Nothing Can Save Us”.
Cazdyn and Szeman (7) indicate that common sense Continue reading...

The poetic author, Edna St. Vincent Millay, addresses the theme of brutality to humankind in the poem Apostrophe to Man. The poem portrays the timing of the poet in writing because it covers the occurrences of World War II. In the poem, Millay concentrates on the extremities mankind have undergone in upgrading brutality in war. The man has gone to an extent of making deadly weapons for use in the destruction of their fellow human beings.
The poem, Apostrophe to Man, is a representation of views and ideas on brutality of humankind by a modernist person. Additionally, the modernist Continue reading...

In the literary world of fiction and creativity, reader audience often pays attention to the plot, development of characters, the presence of various themes and motifs emphasising the main purpose of the story narrated. It is often forgotten that text and its details create diverse imagery and atmosphere of the story and strengthen characters’ development. Paying attention to the detailed analysis of the text gives an opportunity to explore author’s intention and purpose of the story in a more advanced and sophisticated manner. Thus, the aim of this paper is to conduct a detailed textual analysis of Shakespeare’ Continue reading...

In everyday life, one constantly sees instances of people who are unjust seemingly leading perfectly happy lives, while the good people who live honest lives suffer. This is a question that is constantly bothering humanity since time immemorial. In the Western civilization, the Greek Philosophers Socrates and Plato were amongst the first to examine this question. This essay will clearly argue that one should be moral since morality has benefits that immorality does not possess by examining the episode of the conversation between Socrates and Thrasymachus as well as from Plato’s Apology.
During one of their regular philosophical Continue reading...