… the Compass” I found myself reacting to the chain of events not unlike the bland but efficient Inspector Treviranus. The Hotel du Nord with its hateful whiteness, numbered divisibility, and general appearance of a bordello seemed a natural place for…

… Bruning 2 Using young children as witnesses in criminal and civil cases has come under the spotlight in recent years due to an increased awareness of child sexual abuse. Children are now allowed to provide testimony in cases dealing with…

… et Decorum Est" and "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" (1920) uses vivid imagery primarily to remove any romantic or patriotic idea that it is sweet to die for one's country. Randall Jarrell's…

… The Renaissance was an incredibly important turning point in Western Intellectual and Cultural Tradition. All of these changes centered around the idea of Humanism -- in which, people became less "God Centered" and more "Human-centered". I have…

… Salinger was born in New York in 1919, and he was the son of a wealthy cheese importer. He graduated from a military academy and briefly attended two colleges, and after his early literary success, he became a recluse. He spent most of his time…

… stories of oppression that women face in a male dominated society. Both stories represent how men try to control women regardless of women’s will and how they influence women’s lives. Although two stories use different point of views, they basically…

… problem facing our nation. It causes social and a vast amount of personal problems. Social problems include a higher rate of high school dropouts, government spending is increased for social programs for parenting teens such as Medicaid, welfare,…

… us most influence us in ways that are not easily quantified? Through her work with abused children, my mother has shown me the heroism of selfless dedication to a worthy cause. By being an upstanding individual, my playwriting teacher in middle school…

… or the right decision? Gay rights have just recently come up in the media as being a controversial issue, but a Vermont court has decided that it is no longer an issue, but the gay’s constitutional rights. Many people think that it is about time a…

… of portraying virtues, but not necessarily practicing them. The English dictionary defines virtue as an act of moral goodness. On the contrary, the text defines it as a kind of personal strength and spirit that gives a Prince the power and faith to…