… read a poem that deals with a broad aspect of life? Robert Frost wrote about this in his poem. “The Road Not Taken.” Frost uses descriptions of nature in a New England setting to open the readers’ eyes to the endless possibilities of what would have…

… Stories 9/20/00 An author’s portal of society generally gives a reader insight into the mind of a specific character. In these Sherlock Holmes stories we find that a society is seen as a monotonous routine that needs escaping from. This is evident…

… must have tragic flaws in their character or judgment that leads him to his doom. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet there are many tragic flaws identified within the main character, Hamlet. Some of the most obvious and important are Hamlet's indecisiv…

… by Susan Glaspell in 1916 can be considered a revolutionary writing in it its advocacy of the feminist movement. This time period in American History of the feminist movement taking root, with it's ideas of a greater equality across genders, was…

… history of revolutions. It "occurred in the empire distinguished above all others in the eighteenth century by the large measure of political, religious, and economic freedom it allowed its colonies overseas" (Miller, xiii). Thus, Ameri- cans, unlike…

… Missouri. His parents divorced when he was very small, and his father (who found American racism made his desires to be a lawyer impossible) left the family and immigrated to Mexico. Hughes' mother moved with her child to Lawrence, Kansas, so…

… July 3, 1863, marked a turning point in the Civil War. This is the most famous and important Civil War Battle that occurred, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Most importantly Gettysburg was the clash between the two major…

… dilemmas tothe medical profession. Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide? According to the First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, “one hasthe freedom…

… the main character John Proctor, is a young, defiant yet respected farmer. Set in hysteria and chaos, as the witch trials of Salem unfold, Proctor finds himself in a difficult situation in which his decision and actions decide not only his fate,…

… to blame. I count him as a hero in the younger days of his life. Having selfless courage to stand on his own two feet and do what he felt was right made him a hero in the early years of his life. He had good intentions and the courage coupled…