E.E. Cummings E.E. Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 14, 1894. On that crisp fall day, America received her voice; a unique voice amongst the multitude that would sing out in defense of individuality, and cry out against conformity. He followed in the footsteps of a Great American poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Like Emerson, Cummings was also a transcendentalist who

Huck Finn Analysis Huckleberry Finn Research Essay Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with intentions of not only telling a story, but also sharing views on controversial subjects with the people of his time. No writer before or after Mark Twain was able to address the subjects like he did. Mark Twain’s themes included freedom, innocence, education, morality, and most

The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway views himself as being the most honest man he himself has ever met. He grew up in a wealthy family in the Midwest. Nick moved east after participating in World War I, to be in the bond business. Nick is the narrator of the story, it is through him that we meet Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and all the other characters in the book. Nick is one of the richest chara

Our Time John Wideman’s “Our Time” is an intriguing essay of his brother Robby and the hardships of living in the neighborhood of Homewood. Wideman writes of his mother, his grandfather, and the troubles Robby had gone through which ended him up in jail for the rest of his life. Wideman puts a creative twist on this writing by telling the story from three different point of views in atte

Robin Hood Throughout history many stories have been passed down through the generations to be known to later generations as a myth, or legend. A myth is defined as a story, handed down from the past, which lacks accurate historical evidence but has been, and may still be, properly accepted as being true. One of those legends passed down to us from generations is the legend of Robin Hood

Pride And Prejudice Jane Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice, along with several other texts, during the years of 1795 and 1799. It was then revised and edited by her and finally published in 1813. It is a widely read and well thought of novel. Versions of Austen's novel have been quite successfully adapted to film. Austen created characters who continue to seem believable, admirable, and w

Eveline Summary The short story „Eveline“, written by James Joyce in 1904 and published in 1914 as the fourth of fifteen short stories in „Dubliners“, deals with the problems of a young girl who isn’t able to leave home because of feelings of responsibility and obligation. Eveline Hill is a 19-year old girl, who works in a department store in Dublin, where she is criticised and order

A Worn Path Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” is a story that emphasizes the natural symbolism of the surroundings. As the story begins, we are introduced to our main character, Phoenix Jackson; she is described as a small, old Negro woman. I believe that the name Eudora Welty gives our main character is very symbolic. The legend of the Phoenix is about a fabled sacred bird of ancient Egyptia

Count Of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Set within the nineteenth century of France during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Era, The Count of Monte Cristo is an intricate tale of obsession and revenge. Alexander Dumas uses brilliant language and spell binding characters in order to weave the plot together to form a masterpiece. There is confusion throughout the l

Our Time John Wideman’s “Our Time” is an intriguing essay of his brother Robby and the hardships of living in the neighborhood of Homewood. Wideman writes of his mother, his grandfather, and the troubles Robby had gone through which ended him up in jail for the rest of his life. Wideman puts a creative twist on this writing by telling the story from three different point of views in atte

Tom Clancy My Favorite Novel Series Tom Clancy is one of my favorite authors, and he has written the Jack Ryan series of novels. Many of Clancy’s books have been made into movies. The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and recently released The Sum of All Fears have all been excellent movies that were based on his novels. His books are not far fetched, an

TommyKnockers Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers The Tommyknockers is a bone chilling, heart pounding story about a woman named Nancy Cragar, who discovers an alien ship. When she finds the alien ship, strange things begin happen to her and the town she lives, named Maconville. First she begins to lose her teeth and her hair, then her ribcage begins to move towards her back. She is b

Toni Morrison In Toni Morrison’s novels, she describes the racial tension, the heritage of Blacks, and the struggles Blacks have to overcome in a world that doesn’t accept them. While exploring these various emotions, Toni Morrison also changes the styles in each novel. In The Bluest Eye, the main character, Pecola Breedlove, feels as though she is not beautiful as society says she s

The Death Of The Profane Too Hot To Handle “The Death Of The Profane” is an exert from The Alchemy of Race and Right, written by Patricia J. Williams. She is a professor of law at Columbia University. The argument is valid, however she makes quick judgments, and goes so in depth regarding the legalities of telling her story, her reason for telling the story is lost. The story b

Crash of 1929 This book presents a delicious paradox. Mary Klein, a Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island, has assembled a remarkably detailed, wonderfully readable and eminently literate account of the decline and fall of the American economy. His research is stunning, his words superbly chosen. This is a classic of economic history, a standard by which other histories

How To Talk To A Hunter Gender Diversity In her short story “How to Talk to a Hunter” Pam Houston puts an unconventional touch to the way she explains gender differences in a relationship. Her story is told in a consistent but unusual method with nameless characters and diversified insight on the narrator’s thoughts. Houston’s story relates to a vast majority of her readers. Her stat

Afternoon Men Afternoon Men by Anthony Powell Anthony Powells’ Afternoon Men interested me in many ways. It was very different from the rest of the novels I have read. The novel begins with the two main characters, Atwater and Pringle, having a drink. William Atwater works at a museum and Pringle works as a painter. They are both very unhappy with their

Having Our Say American History at its best Having Our Say is a remarkable book written by Sadie and Bessie Delany that details their lives over a hundred year period. Bessie and Sadie grew up in a large family on the campus of Saint Augustine\'s school in Raleigh, North Carolina during the 90s. They led sheltered lives; Sadie was quiet and well mannered whereas Bessie was very quick

A Rose For Emily A Rose for Emily Born in 1897, William Faulkner was one of the greatest American novelists known for his many works dealing with the conflict of the new south and old south clashing together in one society. (Encarta) Born in New Albany Mississippi where his family lived before the Civil War, Faulkner was a southerner by tradition, birth and choice. (Encarta) Although

Candide Candide is a satire filled with humor and extraordinarily unrealistic situations that evolve in order to develop prevailing themes. The primary themes are 1) the folly of optimism, and pessimism as well, 2) the hypocrisy of religion, 3) the corrupting power of money, and 4) the assumed superiority of nobility according to the so-called neoclassical movement. Sub-themes that dev

Creative Time Management by Barkas Creative Time Management Do you find yourself constantly preoccupied with too many things to do so you end up with many unfinished projects' Creative Time Management by J.L. Barkas is a very beneficial book when it comes to learning how to manage your time more efficiently so that one can still enjoy the more pleasurable things in life. Creative Time M

Heart Of Darkness Where is The Heart of Darkness' In the typical novels written by many known authors, colors and objects tend to symbolize the same things in each. Light stands for knowledge and the color white symbolizes purity and innocence while darkness signifies evil and the color black represents death. In Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness, however, these colors and imag

Kate Chopin Women have not always been given the choices they are afforded in today’s society. Women of the nineteenth century were not treated with the respect that most women of today obtain. Women in the past were known as homemakers. It was their job to take care of the children, do the cooking and cleaning, and they were not given a voice in any of the decisions. It was unheard

Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights People’s perception of small town Texas is generally an area consumed by high school football and racism. H.G. Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is the story of one man’s experience with both segregation and football at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Bissinger’s novel describes the lengths that a high school football team and it surroundin

A Few Pages Of Purely Salinger - Nine Stories A Few Pages of Purely Disheartening Cynicism A canon of the 20th century, J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories is a collection of nine individual short stories that, as a whole, depict the imaginations that dominate and destroy the lives of both children and adults. In these stories, Salinger, a recluse who has ostracized himself from society, atte

A Rumor Of War “As wretched, awful and savage as any war can get, all wars have this element of thrill and excitement in them…” Caputo said, in an interview with CNN. A Rumor of War was just that, it discussed everything from gruesome encounters with the Viet Cong to descriptions of the horrible weather. Philip Caputo’s, the author of A Rumor of War, use of vivid language made the bo

Crime and Punishment By the end of Dostoyesky’s Crime and Punishment, the reader is no longer under the illusion of the possible existence of “extraordinary” men. For an open-minded reader, and even perhaps the closed-minded ones too, the book is a journey through Raskolnikov’s proposed theory on crime. It is a theory based on the ideas that had “been printed and read a thousand times”(3

Book Report On The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Book Report on “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey Part One: Paradigms and Principles Covey, the author of this book, began studying something called the Pylamon Effect, which studies expectancy theory and self-fulfilling prophecies. He read books as far back as 200 years and realized that as f

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Jennifer Sebik EC2-1PM Essay #4- “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” April 13th, 2004 The dominant morality in Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” can not be discussed in terms of a single, easy-to-understand theme. Rather, I detected a number of disturbing themes in this play which, unfortunately, also seem to be present in our modern society. These themes

El Barrio Socioeconomic Inequalities in El Barrio In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio was written by Philippe Bourgois in order to explain why a substantial amount of the residents of El Barrio stray from legal job markets and into lifestyles of crime and poverty. Many people attempt to blame the socioeconomic gap between “mainstream” and “ghetto” societies on lazine