Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 7, 1907 in the rural river town of Springdale, PA. She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women, which is now known as Chatham College, in 1929 with a major of Marine Biology. She then studied at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and later received her MA in Zoology from Johns Hopkins University in 1932. Carson was hire

“Porphyria’s Lover” Analysis Robert Browning’s first dramatic monologue entitled, “Porphyria’s Lover” explores both psychological and mental states of its main character. It is told by a madman in the process of murdering his lover by strangling her with her own hair, which he does so that she can be his forever and will be in an eternal state of love. The title shows that the poem is ab

Bell Hook In chapter one Feminist Politics (Where We Stand), Bell Hook explore feminism as a “movement to end sexism” sexual exploitation and oppression. She notes that in her definition of feminism men were not the enemy. It is not that “sexist thinking and action were the problems.” She suggested that sexism is misunderstood, that most people learn from “patriarchal Mass Media.”

Gulliver’s Change Throughout Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s change throughout Gulliver’s Travels Throughput the book “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift, the character Gulliver changes many times. During and after part two and four of the book a noticeable change in Gulliver starts to occur. He himself may not see it but the reader sees it and ones attitude towards Gulliver mig

Praisesong For The Widow America is a country with people of various cultures all-trying to mingle in or in some cases trying to integrate themselves. Many people, especially in America go their whole lives not knowing their true identity, because they’re to busy trying to assimilate into another culture to feel accepted and wanted from the dominant group. As for Avey Johnson who is an A

Comparing The Details “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst and “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe are both about conflicts between other characters; however, one story has a tone of anger and meanness, while the other has a tone of sadness and sorrow. First and foremost, both stories are alike because one of the characters in both stories kills another character. In “The Cask o

In Our Time Critical Paper In Hemingway’s collection of short stories, In Our Time, we follow a character by the name of Nick Adams. We are introduced to Nick in “Indian Camp” as a young boy, and follow him to adulthood in both Parts I and II of “Big Two-Hearted River”. Through this we see Nick develop and learn about some major facts of life. Nick is a character who is changes throug

The Color Purple Alice Walker, the author of The Color Purple, was born on February 1st, 1944 in Eatonton, Georgia. She excelled in most things she did as the valedictorian of her high school and she even received the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple. Alice Walker confronts some incredibly controversial yet quite American themes and problems in this story. The tale takes us th

Truth And The Rules Of Attraction The book The Rules of Attraction, by Bret Easton Ellis, is a book that delves into the lives and personalities of young college students. It exposes the startling truth about the way point of view can skew a story. The story jumps around, retelling the same scene, each time narrated by another character. Although each explanation of the characters’ en

Everyday Use Through contrasting family members and views in “Everyday Use”, Alice Walker illustrates the importance of understanding our present life in relation to the traditions of our own people and culture. Using careful descriptions and attitudes, Walker demonstrates which factors contribute to the values of one’s heritage and culture; she illustrates that these are represented no

Heroes In the epic Beowulf, and romance Sir Gawain and the Green knight, the main characters are considered heroes but they hold different characteristics. There are many words that can describe a hero. In the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, a Hero is described as someone endowed with great courage and strength, and someone celebrated for his bold exploits. To me, i

Christian Values In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Christian Values in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Symbolism is used throughout literature to give deeper meaning to a variety of literary works. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight symbolism is seen through the actions of Sir Gawain against the trials he faces. The poem is first set during Christmas time at Camelot, showing that the

Great Expectations Explaining Pip's Redemptive Process in Great Expectaiongs The way that Pip falls, and redeems himself is important in great expectations. Dickens uses Pip's deterioration from an innocent boy into an arrogant gentleman and his redemption as a good-natured person to show the idea that unrealistic hopes and expectations can lead to bad traits.

Little Women Little Women In 1868, Louisa May Alcott wrote the book Little Women in "response to a publisher's request for a 'girl's book'". Louisa wrote this book by calling upon her own memories of her childhood and putting them down on paper. This is the story of four young girls, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March, and how they endure all the trouble and hardships that come along

Argumentation In Favor Of Ibsen’s Statement About The Nature Of Nora’s Departure Argumentation in favor of Ibsen’s statement about the nature of Nora’s departure. In the Notes for “A Doll House” Ibsen states that “The wife in the play ends by having no idea of what is right or wrong; natural feeling on the one hand and belief in authority on the other have altogether bewildered her”.

Summary Of Rebecca The author starts out the story with a flashback describing the end of the story or for the narrator of the book, the present. Then, the narrator, who we never learn her name, starts to explain the beginning of the novel. She is very young and inexperienced on life and works as a young companion for a rich American lady called Mrs. Van Hopper. At a hotel in France,

A Separate Peace In times of war, people and societies change to adapt to the lifestyle war brings with it. In John Knowles’ A Separate Peace the characters must adapt to the lifestyle brought forth by World War II. Some make it through these times better than others and some just don’t make it at all. This brings me to my reasoning for the theme of this novel; “survival of the fittest”.

The Hobbit Bilbo is home making tea when several dwarves show up at his front door. To be exact, thirteen dwarves came one by one to his door. Bilbo let all the dwarves inside and gave them drink and food. The names of the dwarves were: Thorin, Oin, Gloin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Kili, Fili, Bofur, Dori, Bombur, Nori and Ori. Thorin was their leader, and his full name was Thorin Oakenshiel

Huckleberry Finn And Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer In Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Huck is character that undergoes serious initiation to the real world. Though Huck’s and Tom’s character ideas may pertain to different locations on the spectrum, Tom’s crazy ideas and rules help to shape Huck’s own development. Huck learns more about reality traveling with Jim than

Asian Parents Vs. The Asian American Child Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and Janice Mirikitani’s “Suicide Note” are two literary pieces dealing with Asian American daughters and expectations their Asian parents hold. In “Two Kinds,” the daughter is an adult looking back on her pressured childhood with her mother. In “Suicide Note,” the poet, a young college student, who feels it is impossible to

A Sunrise On The Veld A Sunrise on the Veld Review this essay In "A Sunrise On The Veld" by Doris Lessing, the protagonist gains a greater consciousness through the exposure of a new reality and truth of which he was not previously aware. It was impossible for them to ignore the new realities, which they both came to understand. The new found awareness was so powerful that it changed

Flatland "Flatland" is a story of depth, and the lack there of. The tale of A. Square's ventures through Pointland, Lineland and Spaceland ultimately reveal to him the possibilities of the seemingly impossible. In this case, the "impossibilities" are the very existence of other dimensions, or worlds. His guide throughout the journey, a god - like figure who refers to itself as "S

All About Eve All About Eve Eve is a character, which represents personal ambition and manipulation. The character is a person who is willing to do anything necessary to get what she wants and has, apparently, no remorse or feelings of guilt for her actions. Watching this movie I saw that All About Eve was also all about me. In watching this movie I personally saw Eve of a sort of m

First Confession Eyes of A Child Children see the world with different eyes than those of adults. In a situation where an adult might see a chance for failure, a child might sense an opportunity. Where adults see a person of a different race, culture, religion, or sexuality, a child will see a chance to make a new friend. Adults see shades of gray, while children see different colo

Comparing Romantic Relationships Love and Romance Throughout Word Count: 1,293 Most of the novels that we have read have a theme of love. Different kinds of love are shown throughout the stories, but one type of love interests me the most, romantic love. The romantic relationships are so different from each other in all the books. Some are true love, while others seem to be convien

Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In part four of this tale the theme that is advanced is chivalry, honor and human weakness. As Gawain goes to meet the Green Knight we get the feeling of dread by the authors description of the weather outside. It is bitterly cold and snowing. The wind is whipping around Gawain as he travels (115). The extreme weather rem

Exteme And Moderate Characters Of Tartuffe Extreme and Moderate Characters in Tartuffe In Moliére’s Tartuffe (Moiré 1664), the reader is able to see a great contrast of Extreme and Moderate characters. Extreme characters being those who are seen as over the top, or very passionate people, and the moderate characters having a more calm and subtle approach to ideas. The extreme character

House Of Usher In the short story, The Fall of the House of Usher, the famous author Edgar Alan Poe writes about a man with a dreadful illness living in a gloomy house. There are three main characters: the narrator, Roderick and Lady Madeline Usher. Poe mentions little about the narrator who is a childhood friend of Roderick. Roderick Usher and Madeline Usher are brother and sister an

A Separate Peace Seperate Peace In A Separate Peace by John Knowels, the value of dealing with your feelings and dealing with your enemies is shown by Gene Forester, a student in Devon during World War 2 dealing with few human enemies, but his emotions create a circumstance far greater than any human enemy. "I never killed anybody," Gene had commented later in his adulthood, "And I nev

The Great Gatsby And Destruction Of The American Dream 1. Introduction The Great Gatsby was first published in April 1925 in New York. It took F. Scott Fitzgerald several years to finish this work, but that was worth it. This novel was the third one he wrote. As the other two previous novels it was very successful. It was even performed on stage. Today are existing various translation