Below are some of the key passages and quotes from the book that make important points. The author states that girls know that they are losing themselves citing one of the girls that said, “Everything good in me died in junior high (P. 24).” I...Reviving-Ophelia-Paper …

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande   This is a book that explores the aspect of death, life, and aging and how medical profession alters the cycle of life by creating influence on how people live their final days in the case of terminal condi...Being-Mortal-by-Atul-Gawande:-Navigating-Life,-Death,-and-Aging-in-the-Modern-Medical-World …

The Queen of Spades presents the story of Hermann who is a young officer of the Russian Army engineers. When the comrades of Hermann ask him why he only tends to watch them gamble but he never plays cards himself, he responds that he rarely cares ...The-Queen-of-Spades:-Story …