Growing up, I have continuously been told, “If you go to sleep early, you will have more energy to work in the morning. Although that is true, I find it hard to balance homework plus my extracurricular activities as I am advancing through school. I can feel the negative effects it has on my health. […]
Jon Krakauer wrote a book called Into the Wild.The book is about a man named Christopher McCandless who leaves everything in his life behind and wants to start fresh his name changes from Chris McCandless to Alexander Supertramp. He decided to find his way into the wilderness located in Alaska. Many ask why did he […]
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Get startedIn Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, all the characters have their own unique ways of showing who they are through their sayings and actions. Each character has a different social identity, which oppresses them in some kind of way, making them lonely. In the novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the […]
At the beginning of the book, Lord Henry was ambitious and social. He is a rich, snobby, idealist man. He seemed as if he was all to himself and told those around him how he felt, what he wanted, and what he thinks. All throughout the book, Lord Henry remarks that love and art are […]
George Orwell wrote Animal Farm soon after resigning from his job at the British broadcasting corporation in 1943, otherwise known as the BBC, while working as the literary editor for the Tribune, in London. George Orwell didn’t write a single novel during the three years he was working at the BBC, and was having a […]
Flannery O’Connor was an American novelist, short story writer, and a religious woman from Georgia. She was known to write in a Southern Gothic style, being filled with grotesque characters and violence. “Critics also noted her skills, as a tragic writer; her combination of tragedy and comedy; her emphasis on violence, catharsis, and salvation; her […]
Throughout Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell insists that success isn’t just based on spectacular talent, or innate abilities alone. Instead, Malcolm introduces that success is based on opportunity, timing, dedication, and just a twinge of luck. Throughout his studies, Malcolm introduces the idea of a paradigm. A paradigm is known as an outline […]
In this story there are many signs that point out that Miss Emily is mentally ill. Many of the clues and hints are vague, but when they are put together the picture becomes obvious. It was never stated from what illness she is suffering from, but we can determine that she was suffering from some […]
Gothic can be characterized as ‘writing managing the abnormal, puzzling, and extraordinary intended to conjure tension and fear in the peruser.’ Gothic writing for the most part exhibits similar topics and themes: love, lust. Gothic writing investigates forbidden subjects; for example, murder, suicide and inbreeding. ‘A Rose for Emily’, by William Faulkner, illustrates the Southern […]
Power can be obtained by anyone and everyone, regardless of their title or position. When one gains an immoderate amount of power, a form of government where all aspects of decision making are controlled by one leader may arise. In the book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, the moral he tries to convey in the […]
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others,” is a quote from George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, that conveys a sense of the central themes of class, power and corruption, and language and propaganda that play out in the novel (112). Through the experiences and society created by a group of […]
Power can be obtained by anyone regardless of their title or position. The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell expresses the moral, “Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely” through a series of situations where one of the main characters, Napoleon, gradually gains power by manipulation and deception. When one gains an immoderate amount of […]
An epic hero is a brave and noble character in an epic poem. The character is admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. Beowulf displays an epic hero by being an unmatched warrior who was victorious among all men, a battler of supernatural foes, and he had capabilities of no ordinary mortal man. […]
Among the nineteen different Holy Sonnet poems by John Donne, Holy Sonnet X is also known to be titled “Death, be not proud”. Shortly after poet John Donne passed in 1631, Holy Sonnet X started to be known under this title. Throughout this poem, the speaker treats death as he is a person calling it […]
WALL-E a film directed and written by Andrew Stanton and co- written by Jim Reardon sets the tone of a lonely robot left on a trash filled Earth. It is the year 2805 and Earth has been evacuated by megacorporation Buy-N-Large. Left behind, WALL-E, a self healing robot, joined by his indestructible roach friend, spends […]
Where does true happiness come from? Most people would say that they would be happiest if they were rich, maybe if they had their dream job, or if they lived in a castle or mansion. Others may say that happiness comes from family and friends. However, writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau […]
“Something’s wrong when kids can get birth control in school but can’t say a prayer in school,” said George H. W. Bush. In making this comment, former President Bush urged American’s to think about how little school boards care about prayer in school, showing priorities are sadly backwards. Walsh, an author that specializes in prayer […]
Odysseus the great Greek hero. In homers epic The Odysseus he was the one who blinded the great Polythemus. The one who escaped the wrath of Poseidon through thinking on his feet and a little help from some other Gods such as Zeus Athena and many others. He did all this just to get home […]
In spite of the fact that Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘The Birth-Mark’ was published in 1843, the topic and notions can be seen in society today. Hawthorne’s thoughts regarding beauty has a noteworthy influence in our lives, in spite of numerous improvements. The story’s tone is one of sentimental controversy, an issue at its abnormal state. Aylmer, […]
Examine the role of truth and lies throughout the novel. “The most dangerous lies are the lies you tell yourself.” In “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime”, Mark Haddon contrasts the characters of Christopher Boone and his Father in the way they deal with the truth. Christopher tries to always tell the […]
As an innovative movement , modernism predominantly emerged in Europe in late 19th century and then in early 20th century it spread United States by affecting both literature and art.The emergence of modernist literature in United States was effected by multipule factors such as industrilization ,urbanization and scientific developments however ;WWI and its post-war trauma […]
The case of the infamous Zodiac Killer is one which has stumped all forms of law enforcement, code breakers, and private investigators from its beginning in 1968 to today. This case involves an unsolved string of murders, alleged killings, and numerous taunts to law enforcement and the public in the Northern California region. This killer […]
Fahrenheit 451 introduces a new world in which control of the masses by the media, overpopulation. The individual is not accepted and the intellectual is considered an outlaw. Television has replaced the common perception of family. Books are considered evil because they make people question and think. Strict rules and order are forced upon the […]
Many books get challenged every year due to the presence of sexual activity, the use of underage drinking, drugs, homosexuality, religion, and profanity. This type of content present in different types of writing in public schools is pushed to be banned or prohibited from students by the students’ parents. Censorship in public schools has become […]
Book 1 – Chapter 1 Winston – main character, 39 years old, has ulcer Above his right to ankle, works at Ministry of Truth, seems to be aware that he is being watched, is conscious, seems to be tired and annoyed at having to be watched constantly Diary (symbol) – in this society, not allowed […]
After the discovery of America, many Europeans made it their goal to save up enough money to travel across the Atlantic and start a new life. Long after many colonies had been established, the King of England, King George III, decided that he should heavily tax the colonists because he didn’t like the idea of […]
The ending of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye is convincing, following logically from the nature of the characters and from the preceding action. Holden Caulfield felt happy as he watched his sister Phoebe Caulfield ride on the Central Park carousel. Holden confessed, “I was damn near bawling, I felt so damn happy” (Salinger […]
Atticus Finch is a strong and important character in Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mockingbird. He can be described in several ways. Atticus is kind, thoughtful, wise, and a great father. There are many circumstances where Atticus is portrayed as considerate. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point […]
In the play Fences by August Wilson, we continue to see examples of Troy hurting the people closest to him. He neglects to show that he cares about his wife, rolls, his brother Gabriel and his son Cory. Troy had nothing to go on but the harsh example set by his father and this is […]
a tragic love story between two protagonists that come from different families. Romeo and Juliet met at a banquet and immediately fell in love, wanting to get married after knowing one another for less than a day, which led to their demise, and that of many others. Friar Laurence is the cause of Romeo’s death, […]
