Day: March 12, 2019

Decisions The short story, Hills Like White Elephants, written by Ernest Hemingway, is an intriguing piece of literature that captures the true emotion behind conflict and disagreement. The short story takes place? at a train station by the Ebro River READ MORE

Diana Russell, author of “Rape in Marriage,” has estimated that one in seven women will be raped by their husbands during the course of a marriage. “Rape is rape regardless of your marital status,” said Maria Luisa Ochoa, chief of READ MORE

Of Mice and Men notes How does Steinbeck explore different attitudes to women in the novel? 1: How are women portrayed in of mice and men? In this essay I will be analysing how Steinbeck presents women throughout his novella, READ MORE

Mental Illness In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Mental Illness In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Abstract Mental illness is a prominent problem in today’s troublesome world. Each day many people are diagnosed with a mental illness, most commonly depression. The human mind becomes READ MORE

RACE Definitions/Concepts Racial Formation: idea of how race is created. Race: socially constructed categorization process that describes phenotype, not genotype. Ethnicity: nationality/origin. Whiteness: ideology tied to social status, provides privilege for those labeled white; process by which non-white “other” created READ MORE

The Beginning of the End: Forts Henry and Donelson On May 7, 1861, the state of Tennessee withdrew from the Union and voluntarily joined the Confederacy. For the Union to prevail they must take possession over Confederate territory. When they READ MORE

A Symbol of Hopes & Dreams A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play about an African American family in 1950s America. The Younger family struggle through racism and family turmoil that threatens to split the family READ MORE

Is Dieting Dangerous? The terms diet and dieting are oftenly used interchangeably though this is incorrect. Diet and dieting are two completely different terms diet refers to what an individual eats on a daily bases. Dieting is when someone restricts READ MORE

“The Skin I Live,” a film by Pedro Almodovar is not only dazzling to watch but also an entertaining mix of sexy futuristic sci-fi and violent family drama, touching on everything from date rape and revenge to plastic surgery and READ MORE

Research Project: The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts rocked the town to its core. Hysteria, paranoia, and confusion among the citizens of Salem. Accusing people of casting spells and consorting with the devil. How were READ MORE