Essays on Hope

The story about courage to hope when there is nothing to hope for, scratching a new moment of living out of the paws of wearisome existence. This is also a story about dignity and pride. At first glance No One Writes to the Colonel is a writing filled with a cool calmness unusual for Marquez….

No One Writes to the Colonel (Spanish: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba) is a novella written by the Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The novel, written between 1956-1957 and first published in 1961, is the story of an impoverished, retired colonel, a veteran of the Civil War, who still…

The huge sign reads “Welcome home daddy! ” as the little girl runs and jumps into her father’s arms at the airport. In Carrie Underwood’s song “See You Again” there are many clips of soldiers returning home in the music video. This song reminds today’s society that they will be reunited with their loved ones,…

What are two things you’ve learned about suffering through this text? The first thing that I learned is the necessity of lament and its correlation to the good. Through embodied hope I gained insight as to how I have dealt with pain and how culture looks at pain. I have dealt with pain by pushing…

My most memorable year was 2014 when I suffered from a type of traumatic brain injury called a concussion. It is ironic that I call it my most memorable year because throughout most of it I could not even remember what I did the previous day, let alone most of the first couple months after…

The old woman from Voltaire’s Candide once stated: “A hundred times I was upon the point of killing myself; but I still loved life” (Voltaire 30). For some people, this is the way life is. While there is suffering in the present, life’s beauty can provide hope for a better future. Other people however, believe…

America is the most immigrated country in the world, taking in over a million immigrants each year. The history of the United States and the monumental figures that fill the government shoes have formed hope for the future. People like Abe Lincoln for example and his hopeful speeches in some dark times in our country,…

According to American Cancer Society, there will be approximately 1,762,450 cancer cases diagnosed in 2019 alone. This is an extremely large portion of the human population and it is absolutely startling. Luckily, there have been many advancements over time and doctors and researchers are working eagerly to discover more effective treatments. One of these discoveries…

When people go through a series of misfortunate events, they turn to believe in a universal power or put their faith in God. Having a strong belief in someone or something helps overcome everyday struggles. It makes people mentally stronger to be able to handle hardships. In the memoirs Every Falling Star and How Dare…

In America’s time of despair, families, friends and acquaintances drowned among the onslaught on dreams, hope and companionship resulting from The Great Depression. Man’s ability to hope and dream in times of adversity is their ability to survive and having “hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness”…