… and rock 'n' roll bands. They've been around for a long time and had many different meanings over the course of history. Let's sketch out the history of tattoos, their purpose, and just how they were created. For years, scientists believed that…

… Society? "Of Mice and Men" is set in the Salinas Valley where the author, John Steinbeck, was brought up. The story is about an archetype of lower class people who all have difficult lives due to their position in society, people superior to…

… Western Front and Timothy Findley's The Wars are considered by many to be two of the best novels ever written on The Great War. The novels revolve around Paul Baumer, a 19-year-old German, and Robert Ross, a 19-year-old Canadian, going off to fight…

… sprawled through a horde of people. But never has one man held the key to such a significant piece of the puzzle. Carlos Miguel Allende was the mysterious character who could make or break the myth of the Philadelphia Experiment. In late 1943, the…

… Florida, be it by ship or plane, then you have ventured into the Bermuda Triangle. Are you scared yet? Stretching from Bermuda to Miami to Puerto Rico, the Devil's Triangle, as it is also called, isn't recognized by any geographical organization.…

… Aiken's short story "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" is an extraordinary example of how a writer can use various literary techniques to lead the reader to a better understanding of the story's young protagonist Paul Hasleman's character. Instead of just…

… Amontillado", Montresor, pontificates that the punishment must fit the crime as demonstrated in his family motto, "No one assails me without impunity." Montresor wholly interprets the insult of Fortunato as a mortal crime; therefore Fortunato must…

… primarily set in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky mountains located in Colorado. There are intriguing hedges in front that are carved into animals. The scenery is captivating. Huge mountains surround the hotel. The Overlook Hotel is colossal…

… a not so quiet town in Maine called Castle Rock. The town shows the lives of both the middle-class, the Trenton's, and the lower-class, the Camber's. The most intriguing parts of the novel take place 7 miles from town, on the Camber's property in…

… Individual ownership of guns should be strictly supervised via gun control as this may reduce gun violence. Adults can kill each other in a moment of great anger. Young children have been known to have accidentally found their parents' gun…