Essays 1981 - 2010
she sits she possesses "a dull stare" possessed of a gaze that "was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It ...
was a common denominator in almost 39 percent of fatal crashes involving drivers between the ages of 15 and 20" (Under-35 drinkers...
humility, especially in relationship to the religion of Christianity, they are not successful leaders. And, even aside from Christ...
is affirmed in Pecolas mind when Maureen comes to her aid to protect against the boys who are teasing her and they immediately sto...
this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...
1984). They are "depicted as powerless, passive, and silent or, if they do act, as monstrous; Mrs. Mooney, after all, has the sens...
sees a boy, Carls character as a child. She is dressed in a skirt and a top, very casually, as she would dress perhaps every day i...
women but prostitutes" ("Eugene (Gladstone) ONeill"). These are exactly the same people that ONeill puts on the stage. We might ...
tells Stella that hes done some checking on Blanche and found out about her unsavory past, including her affair with a 17 year old...
"well aware of the way African American identity had become irreducible to a simple set of criteria" (Favor 28). In The Autobiogr...
learns from this encounter that Hermani is a bandit and not a nobleman and refuses to duel with him. Hermani allows the king to go...
essence, sex was available to anyone and there had previously been no such thing as the selling of sex. But, this also enticed the...
more valuable male to another as Amir is in a far better social and economic position than Hassan. While he clearly adores his fri...
of superstition that he is there to stamp out. He suggests that the villagers build a new path skirting the school grounds; he rem...
positive contribution to a successful life, defined as far more than only financial success as many see it. True success includes...
Thanks to his experience and his resolve he was able to stand up valiantly even in the face of many negatives. Prior...
man, such as Jefferson. In essence, Jefferson is content to die and be considered a hog, while Grant is eager to be nothing more t...
to be happening is that he feels he is risking his soul. If this is the case then a hero would emerge victorious in some way, havi...
in the same way that Afghanistan has endured invasion after invasion; and the way that Hassan fell and took Amirs courage with him...
certain light. The narrator to tells us that, "Ive heard it said that Daisys murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an ir...
for Rita. The result is that not only does Frank tutor Rita, but Franks learns from Rita as well. Initially Rita is portrayed as...
director, "having created us alive, then no longer wished, or was he able, to put us materially into a work of art. And this, sir,...
no real understanding of the heroic realities of the novel. Chief, and all his complexities, are indispensable in Keseys novel. ...
rest of the film details the relationships among the three principles, as well as the crafty Police Prefect, Louis Renault (Claude...
clearly an attempt to redefine the modern cowboy for modern audiences by penetrating the invincible stereotype and revealing vulne...
the perspective of the other characters, they are acting as men, not women. This scenario is intriguing for its points out, within...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
none of the women in Gatsby are particularly likeable, but even so, the book retains its power. Daisy Buchanan Lets start with Da...
Clearly, the leaders are Noah and Allie, who refuse to surrender their cause (love) despite the diversity that frequently forces t...
to insure a good life back in China. The strain between the two begins to show, however, as May-ying criticizes Chan Sam when he ...