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Tim O’Brien, a contemporary American novelist and short story writer of
immense, imaginative power, freely admits that the Vietnam War was the dark,
jarring experience that made him a writer. O’Brien served in Vietnam with the
Fifth Battalion, Forty-six infantry from January 1969 to March 1970. He
patrolled some of the most active and brutal sites of the war and it definitely
showed in the setting... Full-text essay
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Time travel. An idea that has fascinated mankind for all eternity. The shear
idea of voyaging through the fabric of time is both an intriguing and
exhilarating thought. Throughout time, many author's have closely predicted the
future through their novels, and who's to say H.G. Wells wont follow the
proverbial footsteps of these authors with The Time Machine? Is the idea to far
fetched? The time tr... Full-text essay
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There are three working theories the “Time Traveler” developed upon his
visit to the distant future. The first is the laziness of what human-kind has
become. The second is the division between the classes, below ground and above
it. The third is based on how human evolution had gone back to its starting
point. The glorification of technology is not the answer to the “utopian”
life we all seek. The... Full-text essay
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It has been said that while times change, people do not. From my past
experiences, and from things that I have learned throughout the years, I have to
agree with the previous statement. I feel that the morality of a person almost
always rules when it comes to making serious and important decisions. Different
time periods can alter ones thinking in certain situations to an extent. For
example, in ... Full-text essay
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A Brief Overview of Title IX and how it effects both Men and Women Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972 is the “Federal law which prohibits sex
discrimination against the students and employees of any educational agency that
receives Federal financial assistance”(Mathews I-1). From June 23, 1972 all
the way up until today, there has been a constant struggle as to what
gender–equality actua... Full-text essay
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In “To Build a Fire,” Jack London uses many details of setting to illustrate
the gravity of the protagonist’s situation. The story is a detailed
description of the dangers of intense cold and the stages involved in the
process of freezing to death. The man in “to build a fire” is a very
dogmatic and arrogant person who believed in his own abilities and took
everything at face value. He didn’t anal... Full-text essay
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“To His Coy Mistress” Andrew Marvell wrote his short poem “To His Coy
Mistress” in a certain way to receive the answer that he wanted out of his
mistress. Marvell uses meter, imagery, and tone to persuade his lady to further
commit in their relationship. This poem has a very strong carpe diem, or seize
the day, theme which is conveyed throughout the poem. In general, the meter of
the poem is iambi... Full-text essay
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Andrew Marvell in “To His Coy Mistress,” presents an argument of love to
readers. The argument comes from the speaker, a man to a woman, or to we the
audience. The first half of the poem is the speaker trying to woo her. Then the
speaker says that they are running out of time and death is upon them.
Marvell’s argument begins with if we had all the time in the world then we
could take the time to l... Full-text essay
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Andrew Marvell writes an elaborate poem that not only speaks to his coy mistress
but also to the reader. He suggests to his coy mistress that time is inevitably
ticking and that he (the speaker) wishes for her to act upon his wish and have a
sexual relationship. Marvell simultaneously suggest to the reader that he/she
must act upon their desires, to hesitate no longer and seize the moment?before
t... Full-text essay
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Tobias George Smollett (1721-1771), Scottish novelist, was born in Dalquhurn,
Dumbarton County Scotland. Smollett was born beneath a plane tree at Dalquharn
House on the family estate of Bon hill in the Vale of Leven, near the village of
Renton, Dumbartonshire. At fourteen Smollett was apprenticed to a Glasgow
doctor. He studied medicine at Glasgow University and moved to London in 1740.
He was a ... Full-text essay
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The 1920’s, ten years of thriving life in America. People living the good life
and people living in the slumps. East Egg, the prominent community of the old
rich. People who have known money all their lives. West Egg, the up and coming
community of the newly rich. Manhattan, the city of life. The Valley of Ashes,
separating the Eggs from the city. Symbolizing the poor. An aftermath of the
industri... Full-text essay
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Transcendentalism was a literary movement in the first half of the 19th century.
The philosophical theory contained such aspects as self-examination, the
celebration of individualism, and the belief that the fundamental truths existed
outside of human experience. Fulfillment of this search for knowledge came when
one gained an acute awareness of beauty and truth, and communicated with nature
to fi... Full-text essay
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Terror at Eerie Mt. “Go find some twigs to make a splint quickly!”said the
guide Chris, with a low tone. “Its going to storm, it looks really bad.” he
shouted. “Listen Dave, I need you to be still and try not think of the
pain.” Chris shrieked. “Can someone please get me something to soak up the
blood?! Oh my God!” Chris demanded. “Stop staring!” shouted the bearded
guide. “Am I going to die?” cri... Full-text essay
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So you plant your own garden and decorate Your own soul, instead of waiting For
someone to bring you flowers... (Unknown poet) The short story “
Transformation” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a confession of a man, who
experiences supernatural adventure that completely changes his personality. One
of the most important themes of the story is the struggle of good and evil in a
soul of a person. ... Full-text essay
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He always loved his gin in the morning, noon, and night; it came to him like
water and it was impossible for him to leave home without it. No one could ever
sway him from his essential life fluid. It wouldn’t matter whether you cried,
pleaded, or begged on your two knees, he would not stop. He only started to
drink this much when he was 35 and I was about 9 at the time, no one could
explain this d... Full-text essay
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My trip to the Dominica n Republic I was to leave to the Dominican Republic at
10p.m. on a Thursday night. My flight was with Tower Air and it was leaving John
F. Kennedy airport. I had to be there three hours before departure and I was I
was there at 7p.m. It felt like they longest wait of my life. At 9:30p.m,they
announced that we would not be leaving on time because the plane had technical
diff... Full-text essay
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This book is an intriguing description of an old mans battle with death. More
specifically that man is suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease or amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS); a disease that affects the neurological system. There
is no cure for this disease, and the only good that can come out of having it is
the chance to say goodbye. The chance to educate people on the meaning of life
and the... Full-text essay
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The stories “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan and “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler
have many similarities, yet are different in many ways. Both of these stories
contain a conflict between parental figures and their children. The conflict in
“Teenage Wasteland” involves Donny and his two parents, Daisy and Matt. They
want Donny to succeed in school, both gradewise and socially. Donny, on the
other hand, has ... Full-text essay
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Amy Tans’ heartbreaking story, “Two Kinds”, is a powerful example of
conflicting personalities and needs that cause a struggle between parent and
child. In every family, parents have, at one point, imposed their failures and
expectations on their children, and in worse cases have even tried to live
through their children. At times, it can be in the best interest of the child to
have a parent motiv... Full-text essay
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An Interpretive Essay: "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Turning through pages of
stories the words within them appear to be dimensionless and static. As one
begins reading, a discovery of a spirited journey is made. In the story,
"Two Kinds" written by Amy Tan a crucial component she created was the
narrator. The narrative voice develops the tone, symbolism, language, and
characters in t... Full-text essay
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The topic that I choose is “Two Ways to belong in America". My personal
experiences with different culture and Bharati's relationship with her sister
are very similar to my own; however I have different experiences in the marriage
and feelings of belonging. Bharati and I have one obvious similarity, which is
coming from a different culture outside United States. She was born and grew up
in In... Full-text essay
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"Under the Gaslight," an 1838 melodramatic play, written by Augustin
Daly, presents itself to the reader in a very superficial tone. As for the title
alone seems to portray this superficiality before giving the reader a chance to
even begin reading act1. It is known that this play was done during a time when
gaslights were becoming a modern extravagance to the theatre, this new
technolog... Full-text essay
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“The Unwanted Child”, by Mary Clearman Blew, is a look into the life of this
author when she was 18-year-old and facing several unexpected, important
decisions. These decisions were regarding the path she would choose that would
ultimately map out what the rest of her life would be like. Mary marries at a
young age with the notion that marriage will bring her all the excitement and
grown up experi... Full-text essay
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In William Carlos Williams’s “The Use of Force” it is apparent that the
physician took great gratification in defeating the tenacious child in her
valiant attack towards him during an examination. During their physical discord
another struggle manifested concerning who had control and power above the
other. It could be stated that the doctor was doing his duty overpowering the
girl for the sake of... Full-text essay
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Victor Hugo's piece depicting the ill-fated criminal Claude Gueux is a portrayal
of a common theme that happens in every day life. Gueux was an honest family man
that turned bad due to the environmental factors of Paris, these factors made a
rational man into an irrational man. This situation is something that makes and
breaks thousands every year; they are forced by their surroundings and lack of... Full-text essay
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My essay is a comparison of a song and a poem about the Vietnam war. The song is
"Goodnight Saigon" written by Billy Joel and the poem is "No Word
Spoken" by Edward J. Domaleski. These two are very different but revolve
around one main point; the American soldiers experience in the Vietnam war. Joel
writes about the whole war experience while Domaleski writes just about one
sol... Full-text essay
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Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in 1265. In his life, he created two
major books of poetry: Vita Nuova and The Comedy. The Comedy, which was later
renamed The Divine Comedy, is an epic poem broken down into three books in each
of which Dante recounts his travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The
first book of The Comedy, Dante's Inferno, is an especially creative narrative.
He n... Full-text essay
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Katherine Frank’s novel A Voyager Out tells the life story of Mary Kingsley.
She talks of her childhood, her young adult life, and her traveling life. She
wanted to tell the world what this woman explorer did for Africa. Mary Kingsley
had a famous family, many of whom were writers. Mary herself wrote two books. In
her books however, she leaves out a lot about her life. A lot of what Katherine
Fran... Full-text essay
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The purpose of human life is an unanswerable question. It seems impossible to
find an answer because we don't know where to start looking. To us, existence
seems to be something imposed on us by an unknown force. There seems to be no
reason for it, therefore making the world seem choatic. For this reason, society
tries to make meaning of it by materialistic purposes to distract us from the
fact th... Full-text essay
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In Henry David Thoreau’s infamous novel “Walden”, we are shown endless
paradoxes that stem from the author’s deep and insightful views into
nature’s universal connections with the human race. Thoreau makes himself a
quest of finding the meaning to our existence by investigating nature from
different perspectives that our preoccupied society constantly overlooks. Two of
these perspectives are of vi... Full-text essay
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Transcendentalism is used frequently as main topics in the stories “Nature”
and Walden. These two themes are heavily concentrated on though these two
stories are similar on the aspects of themes, though they differ on the thoughts
of civilization and governments. These two stories also differ in the realms of
creativity in the story. Walden was a story written by Thoreau, which is fairly
similar t... Full-text essay
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Perhaps the most basic and essential function of poetry is to evoke a particular
response in the reader. The poet, desiring to convey on emotion or inspiration,
uses the imagination to create a structure that will properly communicate his
state of mind. In essence he is attempting to bring himself and the reader
closer, to establish a relationship. William Carlos Williams contends that
"art ... Full-text essay
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The poems of Sir Walter Ralegh often deal with the issue of death and mortality.
In some cases he directly deals with the issue, and others he uses vast
metaphors in order to convey his message. For the most part, Ralegh takes a very
bleak position on the issues of death and aging, but in some cases he takes a
more optimistic view. Ralegh is said to have been a man who was a historian,
soldier, co... Full-text essay
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In the society today, it is very common for one to spend his or her time
reading. In those types of readings, science fiction stories are one of the most
common readings among many people. Science fiction, unlike any other literature,
has very unique characteristics. The definition of science fiction is “fiction
dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or
indivi... Full-text essay
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The novel Watership Down by Richard Adams, like Edmund Spencer’s The Faerie
Queene, is an allegory. Watership Down also embodies many romantic ideas. Fiver,
a rabbit who sees visions from Frith, represents the turn toward imagination
that occurred in the Romantic period. The rabbits in the novel also value
freedom and rebellion against tyranny, two important Romantic ideas. Many of the
rabbits tha... Full-text essay
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The Way of the World is a comedy of manners in five acts by William Congreve.
Performed and published in 1700 the play ridicules the assumptions that governed
the society of his time, especially those concerning love and marriage. The plot
concerns the efforts of the lovers Millamant and Mirabell to obtain the
permission of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort, for their marriage. Despite a
scheme that... Full-text essay
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While on vacation in Acapulco Mexico, I, along with my family and friends took a
tour by boat to a small resort island. As we approached, I was awestruck by its
beauty. I knew this was going to be fun, but had no idea that this place would
be forever etched in my mind. We were greeted at the dock by two natives dressed
in brightly colored tropical shirts, white pants and shoes. They were also
wear... Full-text essay
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What Makes Sammy Run, The Moral Compass, and My Life What Makes Sammy Run? by
Budd Schulberg is a brilliant book that shows the savagery, the insensitiveness,
and cruelty caused by the drive for money, which characterized the general
attitude of most people in America during the end of 1930s and the beginning of
the 1940s. Sammy Glick, the main character in the book, is a poor Jewish boy who
grows... Full-text essay
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The persona of a psychopath appears to be much like any human. In many cases,
one would not be able to "pick them out of a crowd". Their minds,
however, differ greatly from most. A psychopath is extremely smart and
methodical in thinking and most often is very meticulous in the way in which
he/she acts. While many people are not thinking beyond the norm, a psychopath
thinks about every b... Full-text essay
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In "A White Heron", by Sarah Jewett, Sylvia's great love for nature
and animals outweighs her and her family's needs. Sylvia's great passion for
animals and nature leads to her great knowledge of the outdoors. Sylvia's
expertise of birds including the white heron forces her to make a choice between
saving the white heron or helping her family. Sylvia does both of these things
because she... Full-text essay
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Just how much does television shape our perception of the world around us? Don
DeLillo's post modernistic novel, White Noise, offers one view concerning the
huge impact television has on our lives and how it shapes our observations of
the world. The television in this book is portrayed almost as a character due to
its importance in the individuals’ lives. White Noise contains the message
that the ... Full-text essay
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Whitley Strieber is the author of many non-fiction bestsellers. His most famous
books include: The Wolfen, The Hunger, Night Church, War Day, Wolf of Shadow,
Nature’s End, Cat Magic, Transformation, Majestic, Billy, The Wild, Unholy
Fire, Forbidden Zone, Breakthrough: The Next Step, The Secret School, Evenings
With Demons: Stories of Thirty Years, and Confirmation: The Hard Evidence.
Whitley Strie... Full-text essay
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The Wife of Bath, Dame Alice is quite a spiteful woman even though she desires
only a few simple things in life; power and control. Through her prologue and
tale, she makes mirror images of herself , which reflects the person who she
really is. Dame Alice desires the obvious in life, but what she most desires
above all is being more powerful than her man, her spouse, and her lover. In a
relationsh... Full-text essay
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The existential philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche believed that humanity nedded to
be overcome. He viewed humans as weak creatures and slaves to the Christian
religion. In The Will to Power, Nietzsche asserts the poer of the overman-- a
creature beyond Christian good and evil-- to replace the passive man. To
understand the book, it is first necessary to understand what Nietzsche means by
'The Will t... Full-text essay
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There are few female authors that have had an impact on literature as great as
that of Willa Cather. Not only was she an exquisite author, but she broke
through into writing during a time when few female authors were successful. Her
life, which was directly influential to her writing, was of a simple nature.
However, she was able to over come a drab, mundane life, and turn her
experiences into sto... Full-text essay
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Imagine what it would be like to be labeled a Communist for the mere fact that
you happened to sport a goatee? It happened in the 1950’s McCarthyism period!
Doesn’t this sound strangely similar to the Salem witch-hunts? Perfectly
normal people accused of being witches just because they were seen dancing
strangely in the woods. McCarthyism and the Salem witch-hunts were both attempts
by power-hungr... Full-text essay
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In her essay Woman in the Nineteenth Century, Margaret Fuller discusses the
state of marriage in America during the 1800‘s. She is a victim of her own
knowledge, and is literally considered ugly because of her wisdom. She feels
that if certain stereotypes can be broken down, women can have the respect of
men intellectually, physically, and emotionally. She explains why some of the
inequalities exi... Full-text essay
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Food strengthens us, without it we are weak. Eating has always been an important
factor with families living in poor conditions. Often, those who could not help
to produce more food are considered inferior or unworthy to eat. Maxine Hong
Kingston’s The Woman Warrior is no exception, due to the relation it creates
between eating and the strength of people. This is shown through the tale of
Fa-Mu-La... Full-text essay
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The changing role of women in literature from the late 8th century B. C. to the
4th century A. D. is evident in that women become even more subservient in later
works. This is portrayed in the works The Odyssey by Homer and Sakuntala by
Kalidasa. Women are treated more like slaves in Sakuntala, while they are seen
more like equals in The Odyssey. However, in Sakuntala, women are given more
respons... Full-text essay
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In today’s society I believe we have lost the traditional work ethic of long
ago. Being brought up in a traditional family and around a population mainly
comprised of Amish, I have come to understand the work ethic that America has
lost. Amish are people who lead a simple religious life unaffected by
automobiles, electricity, modern appliances, or other modern convinces. This
Simple puritan life i... Full-text essay
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