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An Analysis of Child Maltreatment in Anelisse: A True Story of Child Abuse by Adriana Bellini (3096 words, 10 pages)

Anelisse A True Story of Child Abuse, by Adriana Bellini, tells the horrific true story of the authors experiences with child maltreatment. Anelisse, nicknamed Lissy, struggles to survive the abusive behavior done to her by her mother, Anna, and new stepfather Ed Adams. Lissys long time battle with abuse is ... Read More

The Story of Beowulf in Chapter 7 of Asma’s On Monsters (685 words, 2 pages)

Asmas On Monster Ch. 7 Reflection Human spirituality has created a need to destroy monsters. Through Asmas discussion of Beowulf in his book, On Monsters, a paradigm shift is expressed through the prevalence of Christianity that shows the destruction of monsters comes from viewing them as misunderstood as opposed to ... Read More

The Tragic Story of Chaotic Events During the Salem Witch Trials of the Late 1600’s in Arthur Miller’s Play, The Crucible (900 words, 3 pages)

The CrucibleThe Crucible by Arthur Miller is a deep look into the chaotic events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s in the small village in Massachusetts. It elaborates upon the tragic story of these trials in which a prominent Christian town is in shambles over the executions ... Read More

An Analysis of the Modern Society Adaptation of Classic Stories in the Examples of Cinderella by Brothers Grimm and Cinder by Marissa Meyer (1800 words, 5 pages)

Extension English 1 Essay Examining appropriations of texts such as fairytales can inform us of the tensions between form, values, and contextWhen texts such as fairytales are considered, they can be used to edify us in relation to the strain present between attitudes, style and era. A text cannot be ... Read More

My Experience with the Big Five Personality Test (1230 words, 5 pages)

After completing the questionnaire and obtaining my results, I was shocked at what I found out. I was unexpectedly categorized as an introvert, a personality type I never gave much thought to. I was disappointed with this generalization, as well as the vague phrasing of some of the questions. In ... Read More

The Importance of Orientation in My College Life in Harvard University (1396 words, 6 pages)

Orientation has always been an important part of the college experience. This process has taken a more involved turn in recent years. Just a short time ago the orientation process consisted mostly of class registration and textbook purchases. Also, the parents were not involved much in any of the orientation ... Read More

My Grandma’s Death and My Car Accident Teaching Me About Responsibility (1027 words, 4 pages)

The thought of living in a world without my grandma was inconceivable someone who filled the emptiness of an absent father, and the loneliness of a busy, hard-working mother. My grandma is a resilient woman, an attribute that helped her persevere in the face of a heart attack but, even ... Read More

My Experiences Along the Journey to Becoming a Doctor (885 words, 1 pages)

Even as a young girl, I constantly found myself engulfed in the world of medicine. I used my interest for the medical field as somewhat of an escape from the obstacles in my life that often deterred me from excelling. Growing up, I was a victim of bullying on a ... Read More

An Essay on My Career in Marine Ecology (432 words, 2 pages)

My fascination with the water began at a very young age. I would make my dad take me down to the pool almost every day in the summer. I could swim for hours on end, but I loved being underwater. I used the ladder to hold myself on the bottom ... Read More

The Theme of How War Tears Families Apart in The Sniper by Dorris Lessing and My Oedipus Complex by Frank O’Connor (634 words, 2 pages)

The Sniper by Dorris Lessing and My Oedipus Complex by Frank O Connor both contain the theme of how war tears families apart. The theme is conveyed through irony, though in The Sniper irony is only obvious at the conclusion, whereas irony is present throughout My Oedipus Complex. In The ... Read More

The Portrayal of Injustice and Discrimination Through the Characters of the Story Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck (734 words, 2 pages)

Injustice and Discrimination Of Mice and Men During the Great Depression, the economy and stock market crashed.Jobs were scarce and people were stripped of their belongings. Ascompetition rose for the jobs, injustice and discrimination rose too.People were treated unfairly because they were different. Likewise, thecharacters in the story, Of Mice ... Read More

The Improvement of My Writing Skill During AP English Language (552 words, 2 pages)

After experiencing two semesters of AP English language, I believethat overall, my writing skill has improved. From the first essay that wewere required to write -- the Orwell essay (I really am cringing whilerereading this), until now, I think that I have improved the way I writeand the way I ... Read More

Human Beings Are Creatures of Habit in the Story The Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (719 words, 4 pages)

Within "The Minister's Black Veil" story, Nathaniel Hawthornedemonstrates that human beings are creatures of habit human beings preferit when situations remain the same without changing. When change happens,human beings become uncomfortable. To this end, when Reverend Mr. Hoopercomes into the meeting house with his shin and mouth covered with a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Submissive Character of William Armstrong in James Hurst’s Short Story The Scarlet Ibis (689 words, 4 pages)

Within James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis" story, William Armstrong comesout as a submissive character Armstrong readily yields to the authority ofother characters, notably the narrator. To this end, Armstrong becomes soafraid of the narrator that he flees in stormy weather. In addition,Armstrong obeys the narrator's orders and thus runs and ... Read More

A Creative Story About a Young Boy Enjoying a Thunderstorm and Chaos (1808 words, 6 pages)

A torrent of rain poured from the sky. With each gust of wind the trees bent and the tall grass pressed itself flat against the ground as if the rain was gun fire. The night sky was alive with bright flashes of light accompanied by explosions that made the residents ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes of Racism and Evils of Society in the Letters My Dungeon Shook by Baldwin and Douglass’s Letter to Auld (792 words, 3 pages)

DouglassBaldwin Essay The letters "My Dungeon Shook" and Douglass' letter to Auld bothconfront racism and evils of society of their time. In the letter "MyDungeon Shook", Baldwin is writing to his nephew about how to not collapseunder the pressure of discrimination. The letter is written 100 years afterthe emancipation of ... Read More

An Analysis of Brother’s Cruel Personality in James Hurst’s Short Story The Scarlet Ibis (621 words, 3 pages)

Within James Hurst's "The Scarlet Ibis" story, Brother comes out as acruel character Brother illustrates an inclination to cause suffering orpain to others. Alternatively, Brother does not mind the suffering or painof others. To this end, Brother leaves William Armstrong outside in rainyweather. Moreover, fearing that Armstrong may have limited ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Bartleby in Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, a Short Story by Herman Melville (672 words, 3 pages)

In Bartleby by Herman Melville, the character of Bartleby is one that is very different from the average person. When Bartleby is hired as a copyist for a judge, at first everything is perfectly fine. He seems as if he is the best worker, until one day, things change. When ... Read More

A Creative Story About an Australian Swagman Aussie and the Holy Snake (689 words, 3 pages)

A long time ago, in a small village, there lived a man named Aussie. Aussie was a typical Australian Swagman, who travelled by foot in the wee hours of the morning looking for work from one farm to another. Just like other Swagmen at the time, Aussie did not have ... Read More

An Analysis of the Short Story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1330 words, 2 pages)

In The Yellow Wallpaper, the narrator, a woman with mental issues of the victorian era, is incarcerated in a room due to her husband, John, believing that the rest cure is the best method for the narrator. The author shows that the effect of male dominance has led women to ... Read More

Prince Prospero as an Immodest Character in the Short Story, The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe (704 words, 4 pages)

Within Edgar Allan Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" story, PrinceProspero comes out as an immodest character. To this end, Prince Prosperodecorates seven party apartments with large amounts of gold. Moreover,Prince Prospero attempts to attack a strange guest who shows up at a sealedoff party event. In addition, even ... Read More

The Conservation of Energy in Mind of My Mind, a Novel by Octavia Butler (2678 words, 9 pages)

The Law of the Conservation of Energy The surrender of ones energy into the body of another is the ultimate act of immortalization. It ensures that your energy will not only be preserved-- but added to, contributed to, built off of. For the average human, the strongest tie that we ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story of the Rise and Fall of the Tulip in Michael Pollan’s Book The Botany of Desire (886 words, 3 pages)

The tulip is a rather odd and simple flower that has a rather complex and interesting history with humans. When it was first discovered, they existed in many different colors and color patterns, which attracted the attention of many people. These flowers were very highly desired, and some cultures like ... Read More

The Effects of Dueling Consciousness in Girls at War, a Short Story by Chinua Achebe (2328 words, 7 pages)

Post Colonialism Exploring the Effects of Dueling ConsciousnessIn her 1972 short story, Girls at War, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe weaves a narrative which interrogates the ways that colonialist ideologies and discourses have manifested themselves in the lives of marginalized people. Stylistically, Achebe offers the reader a more displaced perspective of ... Read More

The Variety of Literary Styles Used in the Short Story Girl by Jamaica Kincaid (1711 words, 6 pages)

Girl is a prose poem published in The New Yorker, 1978 (Kincaid and Whitehead 5). The authors stories are set against a background of the Antiguan way of life. Kincaid, a woman of African origin, narrates her stories in the context of the pre-colonial and post-colonial Antigua. Her favorite issues ... Read More

An Analysis of What Shall I Give My Children, a Sonnet by an African-American Poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1359 words, 5 pages)

The problems of poverty and humiliation have always been among theleading ideas in literature for many centuries. The writer from differenteras wrote about abandoned children that were made working hard despitetheir young age the terrible circumstances people had to survive in, andthe horrible consequences the society finally got. People were ... Read More

An Analysis of Coincidences Which Cause Problems in Edgar Allan Poe’s Short Story The Purloined Letter (722 words, 4 pages)

Within Edgar Allan Poe's The Purloined Letter story, coincidencecauses problems to several characters. For instance, Minister D enters theQueen's chamber while the Queen is hiding a controversial letter. Inaddition, some street disturbance erupts as Minister D is conversing withC. Auguste Dupin. Moreover, the King enters the Queen's chamber while theQueen ... Read More

An Analysis of Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World, a Story by Trevor Burnard Based on a Diary (1291 words, 5 pages)

During most of the human history, slavery in some measure has been an accepted part of society. The accurate truth that All men are created equal was not conventional to be verity and people were becoming richer by making their slaves working for them. It took thousands of years for ... Read More

The Exploration of the Existence of Perception in Emily Dickinson’s Poem “I Felt a Funeral, In My brain” (1137 words, 4 pages)

My thoughts cannot bethey cant be minethey come fromthey come from nowhere. In their verses, both Emily Dickinson and Wallace Stevens explore, in depth, one of the toughest epistemological mysteries ever posited by philosophy what is thought? In her poem, I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain, Dickinson addresses the ... Read More

The Story of Mr. Hooper in the Short Story, The Minister’s Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne (947 words, 3 pages)

The Ministers Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the story of a reverend called Mr. Hooper who wears a black veil over his which concealed his features, except for the mouth and chin (1312). Mr. Hooper was known to be a good preacher but was always a gloomy man (1313). ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013