Literature

For Guy Montag, I would recast his character as Tom Hanks in the movie. In the many movies Tom Hanks has starred in, he has been searching for meaning to…

What is Modernism? This term was usually referred to as the literature era of the 1920’s. During the “Roaring Twenties”, as most would say, was the time of flappers, gangsters,…

Gabriel Garcia Marquez was born on March 6, 1928 in the town of Aracataca,Colombia to Gabriel Eligio Garcia and Luisa Santiaga Marquez. Soon after Garcia Marquez was born, his father…

I believe the tiger and the lamb are metaphors for characteristics of humanity. With the human race being superior to all other creatures, how is it that we have those…

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. ” (source) In other words, a person can…

What is a creativity continuum? Is it something from a science fiction? No, or not that I know of, but science fiction does feature on a continuum of creativity, along…

Have you ever wondered if people can change? It is said quite often that people cannot change. However, in The Year of the Hangman, by Gary Blackwood, Creighton Brown starts…

Methuselah is a parrot character in The Poisonwood Bible written by Barbara Kingsolver. The novel is set in the late 20th century in a village of The Congo call Kilanga….

“The Scarlet Ibis” was written by James Hurst. This fictional account is a heart wrenching short story told by a young boy about him and his little brother, who has…

America is an immigrant nation. Since colonial times, successive waves of immigration from around the world have poured across its shores, creating the most diverse society on Earth. Cuban migration…

In two of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, Hamlet and Othello, potency and impotency are addressed through characters actions and schemes. To be potent is to wield power, to be mighty,…

A study of student perceptions of body image and magazine advertisements Benjie Achtenberg Macalester College 2006 Abstract: America’s mass media produces, creates and promotes multitudes of ideas and theories that…

GAAP requires company to disclose accounting policy in their financial reports. These policies provide relevant information to decision makers on choices taken by executives. Financial statements are the final product…

Aristotle supports abortion when writing that “when couples have children in excess, let abortion be procured before sense and life have begun; what may or may not be lawfully done…

In his essay entitled Of Studies, Francis Bacon examines the benefits and effects of studies, maintaining that when studies are balanced by experience, diverse studies may help counteract personal imperfections….

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossenini is his first novel that debuted in 2003. This novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for two years as…

In “The Sacrificial Egg”, the author, Chinua Achebe “presents the conflict between an African civilization called Igbo and Westernization, specifically European. ” (Joaquin, 2003) The protagonist, whose name is Julius…

In A Doll’s House Nora masks her real emotions with a smile to please her husband Torvald. However, as the story progresses, the audience begins to see the layers covering…

In Willa Cather’s story “Paul’s Case,” the main character Paul is a troubled young man, who is seeking an escape from reality. Paul’s way of escaping his troubled life is…

“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. ” (1984, Orwell, p 69). In the book, 1984, by George…