“The Canonization” celebrates the realization of ultimate bliss through love. It was written around 1603, after the death of Queen Elizabeth and accession of James I to the throne. It is one of the most significant love poems of Donne. Commenting on the poem, Coleridge says:”It is one of my favourite poems. As late as ...
Spiritual books are excellent sellers in the book publishing industry. There are a wide variety of spiritual books on the market ranging from how to find your life purpose to books on Yoga and spiritual healing. Spiritual books are good tools for learning how to heal yourself both inside and out and bringing balance into ...
As a vegan you will likely find yourself constantly being criticized by friends, family and strangers for the lifestyle you have chosen. If I had a nickle for every time I’ve been posed with the question “what do you eat?,” I could retire at the ripe age of 21 and start my own sanctuary for ...
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice opens with the sentence, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,” (5) revealing the most important concept of Jane Austen’s time: marriage. For the majority of the population, marriage was the goal and the ...
Read more at http://www.youngpeoplespavilion.com/ My oldest daughter, an intermediate grade reader, and a lot of her friends love and relate to the protagonist of this book. Eighth-grader Nikki Maxwell is already more than a little cynical. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who curls up with a diary and a box of Godiva chocolates,” ...
One of the most commonly noted factors in Othello is the presence of racism, and often asked is how Shakespeare himself felt about the black Moor of Venice ; certainly by the end of the play Othello has embodied the stereotypes of the day, but I believe the Bard of Avon did this simply to ...
Howard Gardner has changed the way we think about intelligence. His seminal book, Frames of Mind, introduced the idea that the correct question we should be asking is not, “How smart am I” but rather “How am I smart?” It was Gardner who first came up with the idea that there are different kinds of ...
Eudora Welty, is an author of the 1960s, who is known as the First Lady of Southern Literature and “was a 6-time winner of the O. Henry Award for short stories. Her many awards include the National Medal for Literature, The American Book Award, and, in 1969, A Pulitzer Prize.” (Women’s History). Amongst the many ...
Few human beings have managed to transverse through childhood without having to deal with some very real fears and at least one constant imaginary one – – the Boogeyman. My grandson recently entered into that age where things are going “bump” in his closet and imaginary monsters are lurking underneath his bed. I still remember ...
Strong, cunning, intelligent. These are some of the few simple words that describe the classic hero. To some, Odysseus is recognized as self-absorbed and a fraud. This is wrong; Odysseus is a true hero. Odysseus’ heroism can be seen through the two characteristics of strength, and intelligence. Using these, Odysseus is able to make it ...
