Mark Twain’s, “The Five Boons of Life” is a very interesting short story in which life gifts are offered to a man, describing the effects each choice has on his life and where those choices led the man. I was intrigued by how often the...
Over the past few years, more car accidents have occurred because of texting while driving. In Laurie Roberts’ article, “Is Arizona (finally) ready to ban texting while driving,” she brings up the fact that Arizona is one of the last states that has not yet...
The world changes on a daily basis, with many different aspects, including the people, the cultures, along with different opinions and values. As the years pass, we can see the significant changes that are happening, but sometimes forget to take note of the things that...
“Okay Angela, just one more push and your baby will be here,” said the nurse softly. I thought to myself, this is the last time I will be pregnant. I have two beautiful children, and everything in life has been incredible so far, my children...
Handsome, charming and highly intellectual, Rupert Brooke was one of the first soldier- poets of First World War. His poems are cemented to the ideals and fears of generation at the time of cultural transitions. His literary pieces are extremely influenced of social, cultural and...
Raymond Carver’s short story, A Small Good Thing, and Ray Lawrence’s film, Jindabyne, miscellaneously explore the idea that individuals can experience isolation. Carver delineates a tale about two parents struggling with their son’s brain injury after a hit and run accident and the incessant phone...
Liberty’s Fire is historically original and an accurate book specifying the events from periods of the Franco-German War, also known as the Franco-Prussian war, as the conflict was between France and a coalition of the Prussian Lead States of Northern Germany. Out of this war...
Dill, the son of Dillard Early, learns that rumors spread around like fire. He soon comes to realize that he’s the face of the son, whose father is in prison for possession of child pornography. At this time in his life, Dill only has two...
This week, I chose to read Elizabeth Howe’s article “The Arrival of the Actress”. The portion of the article that stood out to me the most was the discussion regarding the fact that there has been great deal of confusion as to exactly what solidified...
In Michael Wolff’s essay “A life Worth Ending” gives his personal experience about how he dealt with his mother’s terminal illness that she struggled with while dealing with the healthcare system. Wolff’s Hi mother is suffering from dementia, which is slowly robbing her of the...
One of the giants of Gothic Literature, Edgar Allan Poe set the standard not only for the genres creepy plot and characters, but also for what it means to be Goth Depicted in portraits dressed in black, with haunted, sunken eyes, Poe’s bad boy behavior,...
We all have our own meaning of the word family. In fact the definition of family can be defined as “a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.” If you were to sit down and think of the words that symbolizes...
The narrator of John Cheever’s “Reunion,” tells of the time the narrator reunited with his father only to be disappointed in the end. In the beginning of the story, the narrator mentions that his father was a stranger to him due to his parents being...
Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Necklace” is about a woman who longs for another life that seems a world away. She has a loving husband and a comfortable home but does not appreciate what she has because of her desire to be wealthy. The...
Tale As Old As Time: Storytelling and Relationships The creation of stories have allowed human history to continue to evolve and grow. Storytelling has been ingrained in cultures as a way of passing down lessons and history. The universal subject of love can be translated...
The author of Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation and the author of A Rumor of War have very contrasting styles due to the different purposes of their books. John Ehle, the author of Trail of Tears, mainly writes to...
While humanity’s view of witchcraft has changed from hostile in the Middle Ages to playful enjoyment in the Harry Potter Age, the fact remains that humanity has an undeniable fascination with witchcraft. Similar to the religions of the world, witchcraft serves as an explanation for...
Humans strive to push their way to the top of society to create what they see as a utopia. This drive exists in all of us. Good things result from this trait. Horrible events occur too. Once on top and in power, others who oppose...
Protest Poetry Essay The power of protest poetry is its ability to appeal to, and even influence the emotions of humans through the narration of people’s experiences. It is able to bring the attention of an audience to the faults of humanity and crimes it...