Essays on Meaning

The use of specific words can carry a great impact in modern society. Words such as Oprah’s words at the Golden Globes can inspire people, but they can also cause discourse and incite anger. For instance, many people were recently offended over the president’s use...

Meaning systems are general views of the world that people may hold that are their ways of interpreting the events of life. Some people find that the meaning of life is to have a career, get married, and raise a family. For me that has...

What does it mean to be happy? The question of a lifetime, one I often found myself trying to answer, one I was always unable too. It’s one of those things that everyone thinks about, or so I thought. In a personal essay, I am...

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) defines restorative justice (RJ) as “the process that brings those harmed by crime, and those responsible for the harm, into communication, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive...

‘Meaning’ is a word of almost indefinite use when discussing poetry. Poetry is a form, or range of forms which present a platform for writers and readers alike to share emotions and look into deeper reasons for a wide variety of topics in concise ways....

“Man’s search for meaning” a thought provoking novel written by Doctor Viktor Frankl, tells his own experiences in various concentration camps, including Auschwitz. Such concentration camps were an integral feature of the Nazi Germany regime between 1933 and 1945. The mass killing of estimated six...

In Viktor Frankl ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, he talks about suffering, he describes psychological methods, he often wonders why people who suffer from a multitude of torments did not commit suicide already, and how could they find life worth living. Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist, and...

“Place is how we make the world meaningful and the way we experience the world.” The world could be seen as a variety of different places that give us an opportunity to see and understand it better. There are different approaches to the concept of...

The article “The Trouble with (The Term) Art” which was written by Carolyn Dean in the summer of 2006 works to redefine one’s definition of the word art. After reading this article, I feel as if I have learned a broader definition for what is...

Nirvana means the release from the cycle of life and death, representing the final goal of Buddhism. There also is a band with the same name Nirvana. It might sound unfamiliar to the majority of the 20s now days. They were the band that created...