Part 1 of Essay
What is the meaning of life? I always asked myself this very same question every day because I often wonder what is the reason for my existence in this world. I have never learned to appreciate all the things I enjoy in life, such as health, friendship, and love. I have always taken them for granted. I have constantly ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... [a] shiftless loquacious alcoholic father, [a] pious dejected mother, pompous priests, bullying schoolmasters and the [despised] English.¡¨ Frank becomes very matured at an early age because he has to take on the responsibilities of his alcoholic father, Malachy, who often drinks his wages or his ¡§dole¡¨ leaving the family penniless and starving at home. Since his father is unable is maintain a regular basic income, they depend on charity from the government welfare system and the church societies and the am ....