The works of William Wordsworth are as ground-breaking and daring as they are numerous. Through his own unique perception of Nature, creation, and the relationship of the self to these ideas, Wordsworth carries the implications of Romantic Nature poetry above and beyond those of all other poets of his ilk; he goes so far as ...
In Crimes and Misdemeanors, Woody Allen explores the question of whether a moral structure exists within this world. Allen does so by developing the stories of two men’s lives simultaneously, that of Judah, a successful ophthalmologist and Clifford, a struggling documentarian. Allen places these two characters in similar situations, but each responds to their circumstances ...
Kurt Vonnegut “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be”. Have you ever felt that there is a discrepancy between who you know you are and who people think you are? Deep inside you know you are not like that. We start every day by putting ...
Women of the church congregation are a source of strength, love, and encouragement. Individually or together, women can make grand things happen for the love of Jesus Christ. But everyone once in a while, women need a worthwhile goal to fulfill to make them feel needed, and even more often, they need a break and ...
Are you in need of several children’s books to round out a Pre-K lesson plan on snakes? Have you already found a few titles that are to your liking? If not, you may want to rundown my list. Based on my experience, each tome on it has classroom value. Here’s the list: “National Geographic Readers: ...
I imagine when Brideshead Revisited was first published in 1945 it created quite a stir. Divorce, adultery, alcoholism, and alternative lifestyles, all take place in a Catholic family tortured with the conflict of trying to live within the confines of strict religious doctrine. And yet, they sinned. Aside from exploring the theme of the declining ...
Certain things should be avoided if you are planning on writing a mystery novel or screenplay. The unpleasant truth of the genre is that it is getting exceedingly difficult to write a masterpiece of mystery fiction. Almost every kind of murder that can be committed has been written about, and nearly every plot twist that ...
How could DC Comics go wrong combining Batwoman with the popular gothic concept explored recently in “The Woman in Black.” Gotham’s crime fighting femme fatale received her own title after carrying Detective Comics after Bruce Wayne / Batman disappeared. “Batwoman Volume 1: Hydrology” combines issues #0 through #5 of her “New 52” series. If anyone ...
This research considers the Chinese woman from empress to modern times. Through a careful consideration of what has been written about the historical development of women in China, a more integral understanding of the limits and possibilities of living in this Chinese society will be garnered. Further, by exploring the history of women’s development in ...
Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” presents the passage of its protagonist, Connie, a fifteen-year old girl, fro childhood to womanhood. At the same time, a story of innocence destroyed by evil emerges. The passage that Connie goes through is made possible through the introduction of Arnold Friend into her ...