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Glaring down at the reddish glow coming from the tip of the cigarette, I found out that I was in a Peer Pressure situation. Peer Pressure can be a huge problem for some young adults. It can sometimes be positive, but most of the time its negative and destructive. Smoking is just one of the…

The Ku Klux Klan in the southern states of the USA in 1964 is presented to the viewer in Mississippi Burning (1988). Along with racism, director Alan Parker also illustrates corruption within the film. A sub-issue presented is the powerful effect and pain of murder. Additionally, Alan Parker demonstrates justice in the final shots, which…

Jack Kerouac is considered a legend in history as one of America’s best and foremost Beat Generation authors. The term “Beat” or “Beatnic” refers to the spontaneous and wandering way of life for some people during the period of postwar America, that seemed to be induced by jazz and drug-induced visions. “On the Road” was…

A poem that I found had a strong message was “Byre” by Norman MacCaig. The poem’s message is that we should appreciate nature, as it is beautiful. MacCaig does this by using figurative language, imagery and word choice. First of all, MacCaig shows the message through figurative language by using a simile. He makes something seen…

After gaining more knowledge about Christopher Columbus Essay and his voyage to the New World, I believe that Christopher Columbus is a Villain. Although Christopher Columbus used his courage and great navigation skills to voyage to a place unknown to the western part of the world many native people suffered from his voyages to the…

Thanksgiving has lost most of its original meaning. Originally it was the day we celebrated the goodness that the Native American Indians shared with the original New Englanders the day they arrived. But now it has become just a stepping-stone for Christmas. It was not so long ago when my family would get together and…

This essay aims to analyze the function of the narrator in the 1993 movie, “Carlito’s Way,” directed by well-respected filmmaker, Brian De Palma. I will focus on how the narrator manipulates the audience due to his impartially interventions with the purpose of establishing a close relationship with them. The first scene of the movie is…

Lindsay MottsWalden JournalAuthor – Henry David ThoreauoD. O. B- 07/12/1817oDate of Death- 05/06/1862Date of Publication: 1854Literary Period: RealismPlot:oIn the first chapter its announced that Henry David Thoreau spent two years in Walden Pond, near Concord, MassachusettsoIts devoted to discussing how people try to acquire wealth, but doesn’t lead to happinessoHe likes to enjoy nature, and…

Brave New World is a novel set hundreds of years into our own future. On Earth, the Nine Years War tore the planet apart in the year A. F 178. Eerily, anthrax bombs dropped from the sky killed scores of people, what we in the post 9/11 world fear the most. When the dust settled,…

In the early 1940s, I had three young children and was working at the Post Office in Mishawaka, Indiana. I was looking forward to finally getting to go to school again. Indiana University was opening a campus in South Bend, only about 5 miles away from my house and I was hoping to go there….