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Yes, this is my love story. And yes I am in love, I am a guy, and I am not scared to say it. There is still a romantic guy who believes in real love. It does not mean that I am less of a man for thinking about love, ... Read More

The Elderly as the Neglected People in Miss Brill, a Short Story by Katherine Mansfield (1460 words, 4 pages)

Neglected People An Analysis of Mansfields Miss Brill Katherine Mansfield is one of the modernist writers. Her great work includes Sun and Moon, Her First Ball, The Dolls House, and Miss Brill. Mansfields short stories are particularly about exploring females identity and focusing on those estranged or isolated or stranded ... Read More

The Story of the Great Abyss (1267 words, 3 pages)

The Great AbyssEsher Jabes B. EscalanteEveryone was afraid of the dark, no one knows it is where life was first found, the unspoken truth before creationthe great abyss.Before life, before there was light or land, trees, flowers, birds, fishes or animals or even humans, was God and darkness.I opened my ... Read More

The Lessons in the Three Stories Selling Manure, How I Lost the Junior Miss Pageant, and The Thrill of Victory (638 words, 2 pages)

Reader Response Essay 1The first story, Selling Manure, is about a unemployed girl, Bonnie Jo Campbell, who finds pride in a job many others wouldnt shoveling and selling manure. She later finds out that the manure was to be delivered and sold. However, its a paid job, with a reward ... Read More

The Lack of Good Female Representation in Media in Miss Representation, a Film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom (317 words, 1 pages)

Miss Representation - ResponseThis film brought a lot of very interesting things to light. I considered responding to the lack of good female representation in media today but then I found a more pressing issue with it. The lack of LGBT representation. The women included in the film, apart from ... Read More

The Story of the Flood in Various Religions (786 words, 3 pages)

FloodsIt is interesting how each story can be told in different perspectives and how each story has its own twisted version. The Flood is a famous natural disaster that occurred thousands of years ago. Many say it is merely a legend, many say it was only a hurricane, and many ... Read More

The Changing Stages of Grief in Missing Women, a Short Story by June Spence (1904 words, 5 pages)

Chapters of GriefThe feeling of grief overtakes people, changing their mindsets in a multitude of ways. Having the capability to transform even further into a subset of mental states, this emotion is truly difficult to capture in words. The short story Missing Women, written by June Spence, portrays the changing ... Read More

The Transnational Migration and Connections of the Chinese in Chinese Americans – Enduring Community and Increasing Diversity by Wei Li and Wan Yu (496 words, 2 pages)

Chinese American Transnational Migration and ConnectionsIn Chinese Americans Enduring Community and Increasing Diversity by Wei Li and Wan Yu, the two authors introduce the different methods in which the Chinese migrated into the United States. Many Chinese families went after the Gold Rush by splitting households across the Pacific Ocean. ... Read More

A Review of Mrs. Mallard in The Story of an Hour, a Short story by Kate Chopin (1583 words, 5 pages)

Oppression creates a state of war. And there is no exception. The existence of a woman who is regarded as inessential cannot fail to demand the re-establishment of her sovereignty." This quote by Simone de Beauvoir, the well-known French writer describes perfectly the point that Kate Chopin is trying to ... Read More

A Review of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, a Film by John Korty (489 words, 2 pages)

The film takes place in the deep south and recounts the story of Jane Pittman, a woman born into slavery at a plantation in Louisiana during the closure of the Civil War. The narrative centers around the struggle against slavery as perceived by Jane and goes through important parts of ... Read More

How an Ethnographer Gains Access to Topics, Subjects and Items in Owners of the Sidewalk by Daniel Goldstein and In Search of Paradise by Li Zhang (1168 words, 4 pages)

Comparative Approaches Owners of the Sidewalk and In Search of ParadiseMy first exposure to the social science discipline in academia consisted of an introductory biological anthropology course. The subject was approached from what I originally thought to be an impenetrable logic of scientific information. This mindset ultimately set me up ... Read More

Woman’s Desire and Sexuality in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, and Moon Tiger (1670 words, 6 pages)

In most novels, the issue of passionate desire is examined and experimented as characters undergo various stages in their lives either as the feverish seducer or the object of desire. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The French Lieutenants Woman (1969), and Moon Tiger (1987) all cover various aspects ... Read More

Women Issues in Media in Miss Representation, a Documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom (1141 words, 5 pages)

Miss Representation Reflection PaperThe Miss Representation documentary taught me more about the issues on women in media as well as the challenges they face within themselves and from males. As a student trying to get into the PRentertainment industry I felt like this film helped provide an understanding to how ... Read More

The Social Commentary and Story of Sylvia in The Lesson, a Short Story by Toni Cade Bambara (862 words, 3 pages)

"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara"The Lesson" written by Toni Cade Bambara is not only a story about a poor girl who feels out of place in an expensive place but also a social commentary. It is a story about anAfrican-American girl struggling with her awareness of class inequality. The ... Read More

An Analysis of Irony in The Story of an Hour, a Short Story by Kate Chopin (317 words, 2 pages)

Irony is a literary device that authors use to create events that are the opposite of what we expect to happen. In The Story of an Hour written by Katie Choppin, the author uses irony. Mrs. Mallard, the protagonist, reacts ironically to the news of her husband's death the plot ... Read More

The Story of Lot in Sodom and Gomorrah (278 words, 1 pages)

Lot lives in the city of Sodom, which is going to be destroyed by the Lord. Two angels come to him and warned him, saying that he should collect everyone that is his and leave the city before it is destroyed, and once they leave, they should never look back. ... Read More

The Nature of the True Relationship Between Jane, Miss Temple, and Helen Burns in Jane Eyre, a Novel by Charlotte Bronte (480 words, 2 pages)

The Relationship between Jane, Helen, and Miss Temple in Jane EyreCharlotte Bront uses both diction and dialogue to establish the nature of relationships in her novel Jane Eyre. Most notable is shown in Chapter 8 of the work when Bront utilizes these literary devices to show the reader the true ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem A Story by Li-Young Lee (376 words, 2 pages)

A Story AnalysisIn the poem A Story by Li-Young Lee, the complex relationship between a father and son is portrayed. We are introduced to this complexity at the beginning of the poem through the authors use of devices such as point-of-view when the author uses italics to signify a conversation, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play The Story of a Coat (1558 words, 3 pages)

The Story of a CoatThe play begins with a stage empty except for five chairs. Three men and two women Aniko, Haemon, Marie, Jingi and Lavrenti walk onto the stage and take a seat. Lavrenti begins to talk to the audience.After introducing the actors, Lavrenti starts to speak about New ... Read More

Gender Roles and the Struggles of Women in The Story of an Hour, a Short Story by Kate Chopin (876 words, 4 pages)

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin was a very influential piece of work written in the late 19th century. During this time the gender roles of men and women were very much defined. Women as a gender were very oppressed and essentially left at the hands of their ... Read More

The Use of Symbolism, Tone, and Syntax in Eating Together, a Poem by Li-Young Lee (895 words, 3 pages)

Within the poem Eating Together by Li-Young Lee, a family gathers around a table for lunch. While this may seem rather simplistic and boring at first glance, Lee is able to take this rather simplistic scene and make it meaningful. Lee uses symbolism, a somber, yet also hopeful tone and ... Read More

A Personal Review of Thoughts on a Quiet Night, a Poem by Li Po (849 words, 3 pages)

Thoughts on a Quiet NightI have selected Li Pos Thoughts on a Quiet Night as my favorite poem from An Invitation to Poetry (p. 150). I chose this poem because of its simplicity, its focus on a single objectthe moon in the sky, the subtle duality in the poem, and ... Read More

The Story of Sinuhe, a Homesick Egyptian (477 words, 2 pages)

A Homesick EgyptianSinuhe, an Egyptian of The Middle Kingdom, wrote a passage when he had been summoned to the king. The passage dates from around 2050-1786 BC. He wrote it when he was with the king and saw some of his kingdom. He describes his first looks. The first sentence ... Read More

The Three Versions of the Story of Seabiscuit (954 words, 3 pages)

Your average novel is approximately 250 pages long. Your average film lasts around 90 minutes. Your documentaries have no average, because as the esteemed editor Karen Everett says A documentary should be as long as it needs to be. These key factors play a huge role in the adaptation process ... Read More

The Theme of Identity Crisis in Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and Alvarez’s I Want to Be Miss America (847 words, 3 pages)

Identity crisis defined as a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society. The Identity crisis influences the way woman of color view beauty by making them act differently and trying ... Read More

Stockenstrom’s Views on Strindberg’s Miss Julie as a Naturalistic and Aristotelian Drama (553 words, 2 pages)

Miss Julie as Naturalistic and Aristotelian DramaIn this article, Stockenstrom discusses the dilemma of naturalist drama when compared to traditional Greek drama. He quotes Ferdinand Bruntiere, who explains that the naturalist ideas of the late 19th century are inherently unsuited to drama. According to Bruntiere, free will is an essential ... Read More

The Positive Response of Mrs. Mallard in The Story of an Hour, a Short Story by Kate Chopin (861 words, 3 pages)

In the text, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, character Mrs. Mallard, upon learning of her husbands passing, responds in a positive way. Many may believe that such a reaction is not normal for a spouse to experience when they learn of their significant others passing however given ... Read More

Creative Writing: The Experience Machine, a Machine Designed to Help People Experience Things They Would Otherwise Miss Out On (436 words, 1 pages)

The Experience MachineThe experience machine is a hypothetical piece of machinery that would allow anyone to experience something they would otherwise miss out on, for example, climbing Mt. Everest. There are conflicts as to why someone should or shouldnt use the experience machine. One reason not to would be because ... Read More

The Contrast Between the Poor and Wealthy Through Miss Kilman’s Perspectives in the Novel, Mrs. Dalloway (656 words, 4 pages)

Mrs. Dalloway comments on society by showing the dichotomy between the wealthy and the poor, through the eyes of Miss Kilman. Miss Kilman provides a canvas of thought for the protagonist-- Clarissa Dalloway-- who thinks of her as a villain, with hooves who threatens her eternal soul, never to be ... Read More

The Impersonation of Missing Children by Frederic Pierre Bourdin (2013 words, 6 pages)

On October 7, 1997 in Linares, Spain, a boy about age fourteen or fifteen was found huddled up in a phone booth, terrified. Only when threatened with finger printing and pictures did he talk to the police and tell them who he was. He told them he was American. He ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013