… Victorian and modern literary values and ideals, something which is evident in his writing. Victorian values focused on heroism whilst modern ideals are more centered on being critical—Conrad’s hero is Marlow, a sailor, but Marlow still criticises…

… of the United States to the farmer, we all have stress. Webster’s defines stress as a factor that includes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in the causing of disease. There are many different types of stress that comes from many different…

… with being in a foreign country on a study abroad trip. Some of these initiations may not be apparent to the student until after they have taken place. There are exchange programs available in almost every country in the world. In these programs…

… with America after being away because, in his own words, "I've lost the flavor and taste and sound of it. I'm going to learn about my own country." So he set out on a 3+ month journey with his dog to do just that. Along the way, he met people and made…

… for a human being to be overtaken by evil, but then take over evil himself? That is what happens to the honorable man who turns into an evil tyrant in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In this tale of good to evil, Macbeth hears of a prophecy from three apprehensiv…

… Bleak: cheerless: cold. Void: unoccupied, empty. Imagine waking up every day feeling like something’s missing. Imagine living your life feeling so depressed that even if you are rich nothing will make you happy. Even if you are blessed with someo…

… censorship is a violation of their rights. Others say censorship is a must in the violent, abusive world we call “society.” Who has the right to censor? Who doesn’t? What needs to be censored, and what doesn’t? The fact of the matter is that there are…

… Massachusetts, to a family that had been prominent in the area since colonial times. An ancestor, John Hathorne, had been one of the Magistrates who presided over the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692. Hawthorne believed his family to have been shamed…

… may follow deeply disturbing events; symptoms include reliving the event, difficulty in concentrating, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and guilt. PTSD is known to effect all people who have experienced an event that greatly exceeds anything they are accust…

… for symbolism in the novel, The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The following five colors: green, white, blue, gray and yellow are just a few that Fitzgerald uses cleverly for symbolism. The first color green is used the most in the…