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Thoreau’s Flawed Ideas (277 words, 1 pages)

As I sit in front of the computer typing this essay I can only think of how Thoreaus ideas seemed flawed. Word processing programs on the computer have greatly decreased the time needed to create a document. I can write faster and more legibly with a word processor than by ... Read More

The Importance of Humor Demonstrated In “(Story Name)” by (Author) (712 words, 1 pages)

Humor "The ghost that got into our house on the night of November 17, 1915, raised such a hullabaloo of misunderstandings that I am sorry I didn't just let it keep on walking, and go to bed." Humor is writing intended to evoke laughter. A writer can use many techniques ... Read More

“The New School Prayer” a Poem by (Author) (279 words, 2 pages)

THE NEW SCHOOL PRAYER Now I sit me down in school Where praying is against the rule For this great nation under God Finds mention of Him very odd. If Scripture now the class recites, It violates the Bill of Rights. And anytime my head I bow Becomes a Federal ... Read More

The Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) (340 words, 1 pages)

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts, to a family that had been prominent in the area since colonial times. An ancestor, John Hathorne, had been one of the Magistrates who presided over the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692. Hawthorne believed his family to have been shamed ... Read More

A Book Review of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (661 words, 1 pages)

1) I read the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, which was published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston and has 312 pages. 2) The character that I liked the least was Dimmesdale. He should have been there for Hester and Pearl from the very first day. If he had ... Read More

Distinction between the Words Sex Roles and Gender Roles and Views of the Author Jean Lipman-Blumen on the Topic (1342 words, 2 pages)

Until recently, the words sex roles and gender roles were used interchangeably to describe female and male characteristics, attitudes and inclinations. Now, at least in an academic environment, a distinction has been drawn between these terms. Sex roles can be defined as the biological differences between the sexes, such as ... Read More

Comparison between the Views of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau (719 words, 1 pages)

Emerson and Thoreau have similar view points on life, nature, and our soul. Both Emerson and Thoreau believe that you should live life rather then watch it. Emerson lived on Brook Farm and used his experiences there to enhance his essays. In Brook Farm, a story, Emerson talks about philosophy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Death of an Author by Roland Barthes (781 words, 1 pages)

The title to the story 'The Death of an Author,' by Roland Barthes, suggests this story may be a fictional novel about the story of an author's death. Perhaps one might pick it up, and skim the foreword in hopes that beneath the cover of this book there would be ... Read More

Analysis of The Author to Her Book, Poem by Anne Bradstreet (637 words, 1 pages)

Essay written by Jamali In The Author to Her Book, Bradstreet is awash in indecision and internal conflicts over the merits and shortfalls of her creative abilities and the book that she produced. This elaborate internal struggle between pride and shame is manifested through a painstaking conceit in which she ... Read More

A Biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne (2821 words, 4 pages)

Henry W. Longfellow once said, Hawthorne "was a mysterious man". Longfellow knew Nathaniel Hawthorne in person not as a historian. Nathaniel Hawthorne can be understood if one looks into his past and researches one of his works. Nathaniel Hawthorne's mystery comes from his in depth look into human perception, which ... Read More

Theme of Good vs. Evil in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown (1017 words, 2 pages)

Most criticism and reflection of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown centers on a good versus evil theme. Critics also debate interpretations of the main character's consciousness is Brown awake or dreaming. What is certain is that he lives and dies in pain because his belief in his righteousness isolates him ... Read More

The Theme of Love in the Works of James Agee, the American Author, Poet and Journalist (2671 words, 3 pages)

James Agee was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1909, the son of a postal worker who was killed in an automobile accident. The loss of his father marked James Agee both short term and long term(James Agee p.30). Thirty years later it would form the basis of the novel which ... Read More

Analysis of Peter Salinger’s Article All Animals Are Equal, Considering the Views and Ideas of the Author (1004 words, 2 pages)

In order to understand Peter Singer's article "All Animals Are Equal", one has to look at his viewpoint and perspective. Singer is a utilitarian, which is someone who believes that best outcome is something that causes that greatest amount of pleasure (or the least amount of pain) for the greatest ... Read More

Young Goodman Brown: The Story of Hawthorne’s Puritan Everyman (1073 words, 2 pages)

All you need is Faith An obsession with the Puritan religion is what Nathaniel Hawthorne battled with his entire life. Or more accurately, he was obsessed with counter arguing the Puritan's belief that they were without imperfection by creating characters that defied this pompous attitude. "Young Goodman Brown" tells the ... Read More

Allegory and Symbolism in Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown (336 words, 1 pages)

Hawthorne uses allegory and symbolism to tell us the story of "Young Goodman Brown". The whole story is an allegory to represent mans faith in religion and fear of the devil. Throughout the story we find many forms of symbolism to further strengthen the allegorical theme of mans religious belief ... Read More

Centralized Authority in America (300 words, 1 pages)

Equality makes men independent and unwilling to submit to another will. This love of political liberty leads to free institutions where one chooses leaders whose actions will support his own independence and freedom. In America, this has taken shape in centralized authority. One reason for this is that centralized authority ... Read More

The Quest for Fulfillment in Three Poems by Different Authors (472 words, 2 pages)

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THEIR JOURNEYS? Mary Espedal English IV 92000 The Victorian period lasted from 1830 to 1880. This era marks the climax of Englands rise to economic and military supremacy. The Victorians brought increasing efforts to achieve political, social, and economic quests to met changes made by ... Read More

A Biography of Vittorio de Sica, the Legendary Italian Director, Author of Bicycle Thieves (580 words, 1 pages)

Vittorio De Sica was one of the most well known directors and actors in his time. He directed 34 films and starred in over 150 movies. De Sica was born in Sora, Italy on July 7th, 1902. He was raised in Naples, Italy where he worked as an office clerk ... Read More

Analysis of Main Aspects of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1490 words, 2 pages)

1)Though Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestors were Puritans, he did not share Puritan beliefs and values, and wrote the Scarlet Letter to denounce those values. Puritans believed in a theocracy where the church and state are combined into one. This later proved illogical as it interfered with civil rights and essentially one's ... Read More

Comparison of Democratic and Authoritarian Teacher Approaches in Education (1138 words, 2 pages)

The Perfect Teacher From one's younger years in life to adulthood, a teacher plays a vital role in the life of a student. Indirectly they portray the role of a parent, they watch the student grow into an adolescent and then onwards to a fully developed being. However, the method ... Read More

Comparison between the Novel Things Fall Apart by Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe and the Poem Things Fall Apart by William Butler Yeats (1020 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer Things fall apart the center cannot hold Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, When Chinua Achebe was writing the book, Things Fall Apart, he had just read and thought about the poem written ... Read More

Puritan Society in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1126 words, 4 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered on a rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she truly feels, otherwise the emotions are bottled up until they ... Read More

The Curse of the House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (710 words, 1 pages)

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES The story begins as Nathaniel Hawthorne lays down the setting and describes the house of the seven-gables and the story of its creation. The house is old and overrun by moss weeds and bushes, but the greatest aspect is the gigantic tree in the ... Read More

The Suppression of Women in Kate Chopin’s Desiree’s Baby and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Birthmark (772 words, 1 pages)

The Suppression of Women Women were seen as inferior in the past. They were controlled by their husbands, and they were completely dependent on him. Women were often told what to do, what to wear, and how to act. They were seen as fragile and dainty and shown little respect. ... Read More

An Analysis of Pearl’s Green A in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (393 words, 2 pages)

When, in Chapter Fifteen, Pearl fashions her own A out of seaweed, she is oblivious to its meaning however, she knows that it is significant. Pearl inquires as to what the letter means, but Hester refuses to explain and will not elaborate on its symbolism. Pearl has often been referred ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes, Characters and Plot of The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1448 words, 3 pages)

Themes Out of the many themes in this novel, the most important ones are individualism versus society, open and hidden guilt, vengeance, and good from evil. These themes revolved around the four main characters and were represented by them. Individualism versus society. Hawthorne challenged that Puritans belief that the society ... Read More

Symbolic Meanings of the Letter “A” in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (699 words, 2 pages)

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, the letter "A" changes its meaning many different times. This change is significant. It shows growth in the characters, and the community in which they live. The letter "A" begins as a symbol of sin. It then becomes a symbol of her ability to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Decisions of the Characters in The Scarlet Letter, a Novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1447 words, 2 pages)

In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, the Reverend Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth, find themselves in the guise of isolation, guilt, and bitter evil these being their faults. The inner purpose of the story deals with the way in which these characters deal with their faults and how their faults are ... Read More

Sheltering Innocence in the Maypole of Merry Mount and My Kinsman, Major Molineux by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1399 words, 2 pages)

In the early ages, you are sheltered from the hardships of adulthood. One would like to stay young, so they try to shelter their young as long as possible from pain and suffering. This rings true in both of Hawthorne's short stories, "The Maypole of Merry Mount," and "My Kinsman, ... Read More

An Analysis of Thorton Wilder’s Novel Out Town (411 words, 1 pages)

In Thorton Wilder's "Our Town", universal human themes are explored by looking at the daily lives of the citizens of Grover's Corners, an imaginary location in New Hampshire which Wilder uses to represent the average American small town. Through witnessing the everyday occurences of common people much like ourselves and ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013