Wynn, J. (2001). Inside Rikers: Stories from the World's Largest Penal Colony. New York: St. Martin's Press. Jennifer Wynn's Inside Rikers: Stories from the World's Largest Penal Colony tells the story of Rikers Island, one of America's most notori Continue Reading...
morning hours seem to the best time for me to write. It is quiet in my house, no phones ringing, no one playing music or talking to distract me, so these are my best moments to write. Later in the day I do my editing by adding strength to my transit Continue Reading...
Pills In Sherwood Anderson's short story collection Winesburg, Ohio, the story "Paper Pills" focuses on the character of Doctor Reefy and the devastating effects of his ill-fated marriage. The "paper pills" of the title are the small pieces of pape Continue Reading...
Mary also remembers the days of the war, when they heard stories about being set free and prayed for their freedom. Then one day all the slaves were asked to come to the Grand House. Here they were told by the master and his wife that they were no Continue Reading...
Even though Glory Road took place in the American South, its themes are prevalent throughout sports and through many different time periods. Current literature touches on many of the themes of the movie. A recent study of college students by Harriso Continue Reading...
Feathers" what's so special about the night the narrator describes? Why did everything change afterwards? The change that starts with at the end of the story is the request from Fran to have a baby. Jack obliges and they end up having a kid. It wou Continue Reading...
The proprietor, Scully, is unable to calm the Swede down, unsuccessfully, and the Swede makes an ominous prediction. "I know I won't get out of here alive," he says. Scully attempts to lay the blame at his son Johnnie's feet, but the Swede will not Continue Reading...
That is precisely what generates the shock when readers realize, only at the end of the story, that all of those mundane descriptions were actually the prelude and preparation for murder. Both works involve the manner in which otherwise ordinary com Continue Reading...
Narrative The Fairy Tale would have been jealous of her, if she wasn't my best friend. We all were all jealous of the two of them in high school. They were perfect teenage lovers, like Romeo and Juliet minus the heartbreak. Even when they got marrie Continue Reading...
Family Background Grandparents / Parents Stories Financial ability Learning about England International Institute Contest Travel Opportunity England Initial Reaction Travels Family Roots Grandparents' home Shops and Church Historical La Continue Reading...
Handsomest Drowned Man in the World by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Point-of-View -- the author presents the perceptions of the villagers who live in isolation and are suddenly shaken by the arrival of someone so unlike them in stature and appearance. Fi Continue Reading...
Souls: A Family Story from Southie by Michael Patrick MacDonald. Specifically, it will contain a book report on the book. "All Souls" is a memoir about MacDonald's family and the Old Colony housing project in South Boston. It covers any number of is Continue Reading...
He addressed her simply as "madam," refusing to grant ownership of the face he addressed to the wife of the Gioconda merchant it was rumored had modeled for the painting, querying her as to the secrets she so impishly withheld. "I have studied you, Continue Reading...
Yard Sale Purchase A three-page story about a yard sale. The women want to buy a pair of shoes but the owner does not want to sell them to her sister. NOT THOSE SHOES The garage sale is going to be tomorrow. It will be a kind of family gathering. Continue Reading...
Forrest Gump and Streetcar Comparing and Contrasting Feminine Constructs in a Streetcar Named Desire and Forrest Gump In A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche Dubois -- the self-deluded Southern Belle -- leaves her home (and her world) for the primal, Continue Reading...
Outliers People are fascinated by success stories, especially the rags-to-riches stories wherein someone starts from nothing and, through a combination of hard work and extraordinary luck, becomes famous and rich. In his book Outliers: The Story of Continue Reading...
prim geography teacher. She is a disciplinarian who adopts strict rules for her classroom. Her teaching style is a common-sense method with her former students and citizens of Liberty Hill regarding her as the embodiment of wisdom and gentility. Lik Continue Reading...
Course Outline and Lesson PlanObjective: At the end of this course, students will be able to define trauma and be aware of its implications on biblical studies.Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to engage in small group discuss Continue Reading...
Cameras in "The Hunger Games" The story of the book The Hunger Games is one set in a post-apocalyptic North American mess that has become a single city in the Rockies ruling over twelve districts. Originally it was thirteen, but one if these was, s Continue Reading...
This action of doing one thing and feeling another is a perfect statement regarding how censorship can thrive in a community. In Farenheit 451 the citizens allowed the government the freedom to burn books, they did this by not speaking out at the in Continue Reading...
(FAQ: How did Marilyn die?) Whatever may be reason death occurred at her age of thirty six. Some opined she left a legacy of beauty while to some she left a legacy of sadness. However, even after forty two years of her death she is considered to be Continue Reading...
Hollywood and Beyond Poster Indian cinema is very diverse in the genres that it produces. Bollywood has given the world everything from comedies to romances to thrillers to action films and essentially everything in between. Indeed, Bollywood is onl Continue Reading...
Wal-Mart Good for America? The story of Wal-Mart is a reflection of a company that has experienced unprecedented growth from its humble roots as a single store to an extent that it has become the most powerful retailer in the worldwide economy. Thi Continue Reading...
The men of Mortheal started to march down the battlefield. The Territorial Army of King Oreck followed with stable weapons. The army's march soon turned into a slow jog, and then to a run. The spear-bearers led the way with spears held lightly in th Continue Reading...
Part 1: The Need for an Analytical FrameworkThe Holocaust was one of the most catastrophic events in human history. The purpose of this paper will be to identify and engage primary research resources in a discussion of the causes and effects of the H Continue Reading...
Mentoring Human history is replete with stories and myths of relationships between mentors and their proteges The term "mentor" has its origin in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" in which Odysseus, while going to fight in the Trojan War, entrusts th Continue Reading...
It was in the Edo era that Japanese ornamental tattooing started to grow into the superior art shape it is known as nowadays. There is scholastic discuss over who wore these complicated tattoos. Some researches say that it was the inferior standard Continue Reading...
Domestic Prison Gender Roles and Marriage The Domestic Prison: James Thurber's "Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" James Thurber's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) and "The Story of an Hour" (1894) by Kat Continue Reading...
Characters in American Fiction Two terms used that are to describe characters are static and dynamic, which mean rarely or never changing, and constantly changing, respectively. This paper provides an analysis of the characters of Sammy in the shor Continue Reading...
Mrs. Mallard's husband could have thought he was doing her a great kind kindness by "bending" her will to his. This quotation demonstrates the fact that even if Brent Mallard was on his best behavior, he still had a negative, oppressive effect upon Continue Reading...
Naturalism in Literature Naturalism and realism was a literary movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s which focused on trying to recreate the real world in works of fiction. Many works from the period tried to reflect the attitudes and the psych Continue Reading...
Mrs. Mallard looks with delight upon the long years of freedom that lie before her, now that she is no longer married and therefore dependant on her husband: "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong Continue Reading...
Feminism The canon of Kate Chopin's work consists of stories addressing gender hierarchy, gender relations, and sexuality. Two of Chopin's short stories that particularly exemplify a feminist critique of existing social structures include "The Story Continue Reading...
Her we see resentment emerge even in death. Love was an "unsolved mystery" (636) for Louise and she had no problem giving up the "possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being" (636). Louise appreci Continue Reading...
The pink ribbon fluttering before him is significant because it represents Faith, his wife and faith, his religion - both of which are "gone" (Hawthorne) at this point. He is changed by what he believes is truth and he can trust no one anymore. It i Continue Reading...
Everyone knows what will happen to her and it seems all everyone can think is how they are glad that it did not happen to them - this year. Tessie has to speak up because she has nothing to lose. She exclaims that the lottery "isn't fair" (218), but Continue Reading...
She married, and was content, but when given her freedom, she chose to keep it and expand on it. She urged other women to do the same thing, and find their own version of happiness and contentment. Chopin also was raised by a family of strong women Continue Reading...
