… up? Does it conjure images of carefree boys playing together in a game they concocted themselves? Would one think of best friends laying upon a beach and watching a sunset together, their hearts devoid of malice and ill intent? The pictures…

… he will afflict. He walks about, ...he denies others by looking at them, and even without willing it spreads death about him. ‘The black presence of the doubter causes this poison’ “ (Edwards P. on Mallarme’s essay Crayonne au Theatre (1886) in Coyle…

… Egyptian culture comes from archaeological evidence uncovered in tombs. Objects, inscriptions, and paintings from tombs have led Egyptologists to conclude that what appeared to be a preoccupation with death was in actuality an overwhelming desire…

… Coming of Age in Mississippi, anger and hate are permeated throughout. Anne Moody writes about her feelings of rage and hate from her childhood through early adulthood. In many ways, Moody’s anger is a direct result of her environment. As she grew…

… about the speaker’s struggle to find meaning and purpose in his life when confronted by “a hole in the mind’s foundation”- the possible decimation of all that he believed to be true about the anti apartheid struggle on which he has based his life. The…

… Chimney Sweepers” William Blake illustrates through striking imagery the mistreatment and awful working conditions of the children. Blake emphasizes many literary techniques within the poem. The emphasis of similes and symbolism helps reveal the signific…

… There is a small crowd of Puritans standing outside. Their clothes reflect the darkness of the prison. Hester Prynne is outwardly imprisoned. She committed adultery, and is now being punished for it through solitude and division. Arthur Dimmesdale is…

… cases creativity and imagination or is it a rude awakening? Ender’s Game, Unaccompanied Sonata and Harrison Bergeron share the common themes of isolation and control. Ender’s game is about a boy who was chose to save the world and had to be…

… Often, people become so overwhelmed by the circumstances of their own lives that they feel the need to escape. Sometimes, a person may choose to “escape” via suicide simply because he or she is unable to deal with the stress in his or her life. Everyone…

… Socrates’ argument that “No one wants what is bad,” (11) and my own view on this statement. What does the statement,” No one wants what is bad” (11) mean; you might ask. In the Meno Socrates explains that people make choices, some of which might be…