First, let’s define loss. What is loss? Loss is when you are deprived of the things that you want or love. For example, losing someone close to you, or your family, or going bankrupt. Two poems that deal with loss …
Mark Twain describes the childhood of Tom, a young child. He lives under the strict rule of Aunt Polly. She punishes Tom when he does something he shouldn’t. Tom steals, even though he has no idea that it’s wrong. He …
Bryan Stevenson writes a book called Just Mercy. He was brought up in an African American working-class family. When he was 16, his grandfather was killed by children who tried to steal his TV. Stevenson was not deterred by this. …
James Baldwin said: “Children don’t listen to their parents very well, but when they do, they imitate. Parents play an important role in their child’s development. How parents raise their children will determine what they become in the future, whether …
I really enjoyed the short story. It was captivating and mesmerizing, drawing the reader into the world created by the characters. The short-story takes place on an Alabama railroad bridge during the American Civil War. The Civil War was sparked …
Maycomb is the finalist of America’s Most Boring Town. The same families are doing the exact same things generation after generations. Scout, Jem and Atticus, the Finches. Dill, Scout, and Jem’s friend, are always together in the summer. Dill shares …
What does being human mean? Everyone has an opinion. It is not always as simple and straightforward as biology. Answers become even more ambiguous when science or technology is added. In many forms of science fiction, including films like Her …
The two authors express their feelings for the place in a strikingly alike way. Esperanza discusses her many family homes in Cisneros story. Two waiters discussing their life differences and contrasting opinions in Hemingways story. The two stories have very …
A Child Called It tells the story of Dave Pelzer’s abuser childhood. Pelzer’s alcoholic mother abused him both mentally and psychically. The story begins in Daly City on March 5, 1973. David was late for school the next morning, after …
Keats is trying to reconcile Classical and Romantic Art through the form of the poem and its theme.
Keats’s poem contains a number of paradoxes which are complex and appear to be impossible. One could conclude that Keats was commenting …