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The Idea Of Freedom

... one time or another to portray an idea that was not being heard any other way. Free speech and the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights is the American public in a nutshell. The best part about being an American is the freedom of religion. Our country was started with that idea as the Pilgrims came here to escape the religious persecution in England. Now, there are over 200 different variations of popular religions from around the world. Where else may an individual may “flip-off” another and then write a contemptible letter to the ...

Number of words: 401 | Number of pages: 2

Critique Of The American Dream

... a tenement boasting of the width of the house, and a closet bedroom with a little cupboard window in it; a low room with cellar smells and river smells about it, and with gutter smells and drain smells and with unclassified smells of years settled and settling in its walls and ceiling."(Phelps, 534) Sip is poor; this home was all she could afford. She had to work and take care of her deaf sister Catty. Perley experienced first hand the conditions in which Sip lived. She also visited the home of Bub Mell. Perley noticed that like Sip Garth's h ...

Number of words: 700 | Number of pages: 3

“All Summer In A Day”: Selfish And Hateful Of The Human Race

... where “thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers, and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves that come over the islands.” On Venus, there is no sunlight. It rains everyday and the people live in underground cities. As the story begins, Margot and her classmates are nine years old. Scientists have predicted that every seven years the sun will come out for one hour. None of the other children every ...

Number of words: 1309 | Number of pages: 5

Only A Surfer Knows The Feelin

... water, blistering currents, and waves pushing back against each stroke made to push forward. He makes this journey to get to a point right past where all the waves break, to a point called the line-up. It’s here, where he waits for a wave that he catches back towards the shore, only to make the journey back through all the cold harsh currents and waves again. He catches a few waves, and then catches one all the way back to shore, where he showers, gets dressed and then goes off to work. He has one of the most stressful jobs I can think of. H ...

Number of words: 1298 | Number of pages: 5

Discussing Literary Genre

... there are significant problems in this approach. There are several ways to discuss genre, and although problems abound in any approach, the subjective nature of the literary experience calls attention to the importance of the interaction between reader and text to provide the final word on genre. Although there is considerable theoretical debate about the definition of specific genres, the conventional definition tends to be based on the idea that texts within a genre share particular conventions of content and form, such as themes, settin ...

Number of words: 946 | Number of pages: 4

New Millenium

... fortuitous name, we see that nothing has changed at all. More than anything, the year 2000 has been used as a scapegoat for declining morality and as a buzzword glorifying the fast pace of technology, the stress of life, and the downsizing of unskilled labor. The next millennium will be what we make of it. While I believe the world is becoming a better place, there is also much to be concerned about; neither our problems nor our cures have anything to do with changing millenniums. It is a well-known axiom that knowledge is power. New tec ...

Number of words: 691 | Number of pages: 3

Self-Reliance: Misunderstood G

... difficulty when relating to the public new and extreme ideas that rebut the system. In history, the results of individualism has been spread world wide. Important leaders, thinkers, and philosophers with radical ideas in virgin areas of research were making significant finds rapidly. Yet progress was slowed by short-sighted men who failed to see greatness. Aberham Lincoln was a revolutionary in his time with his views on slavery and forgiveness of the South. Yet his death was the result of one man's refusal to accept what was once ...

Number of words: 450 | Number of pages: 2

The Untold Story Of Theseus

... (The spirit of Theseus Speaks) "I found myself in a dark place void of any light. I spent very little time in this manner. The dark place was soon illuminated by two men with fire sticks, that gave white light in stead of yellow." "These men that shone their fire sticks at me were dressed strangely; all in blue. They spoke in an unfamiliar tong and shoved myself into what I could only describe at the time as a horseless chariot." "After many days there slow minds concluded that I was a stranger in this land, and se ...

Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3

Communism And Socialism In Ani

... story. The motif of the book is that any attempt to achieve the goals of a communist and socialist society would be a continuous rise and fall of leaders. Communism is where the government owns everything such as the major resources and everything else. There is no need for private business. All people would have equal work based on their ability and benefits will be given based on the needs. In Animal Farm all the animals work and all the types of animals get the type of food they need. The animals felt better after the revolution eve ...

Number of words: 669 | Number of pages: 3

So Long A Letter

... and women the world over. In Mariama Ba's work , Ba creates two central and strong female characters who contradict the standard role of women in African communities dominated by Islamic doctrines, like that of Senegal. The author recognized the significant gender-biases that existed it the culture and expressed them through the development of her characters. But rather than taking the standard view and assimilating her characters within the culture from which they were raised, Ba attempts to challenge the notion of female subjugation ...

Number of words: 763 | Number of pages: 3

"To Build A Fire"

... As the man is out prospecting, he realizes that the temperature has begun to drop. "The "old-timer" knows the dangers, and the dog does too-- but "the man" lacks both in experience and intuition. Either one might have helped save him" (p.221). Since the man was arrogant to the wild, he was slow to recognize the significance of the dropping temperatures. The cold, beginning to set in, soon affects three major things that eventually lead to his death. It affects his ability to think clearly, his awareness and his memory. The ...

Number of words: 670 | Number of pages: 3

Lit. Crit. Jaws

... in New York. He is the son of a very literary oriented family. His father Nathaniel Goddard was also an author. Benchley was educated at Harvard University. Some of Benchley’s interests are Diving,tennis, wildlife, the theater, and films. In addition to all this Benchley has a love for the ocean. Benchley has been a novelist, a reporter, an editor, staff assistance to the president, and has worked in the White House doing other various things. There is a particular interesting moment in Benchley's life. When he was working in the Wh ...

Number of words: 2232 | Number of pages: 9

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