Cover Letter Essay

Chickophobia The door of the chicken coop slammed shut. The chickens surrounded me, hopping towards me, as I fumbled to stand. The chicken coop was tiny with brown speckles on the ground like brown sprinkles on a chocolate cupcake. I sprinted towards the door, it wouldn't budge. I would be stuck with the chickens until I found a way out. I was covered in goose bumps from head to toe, but it wasn't from the cold. It was because of my chickophobia. I had had chickophobia ever since I was two…

Killermann one said, “If you can do nothing else, do whatever is in your power to make the people in your life feel completely unashamed of who they are.” This meaningful quote pertains to Dimmesdale, the a priest in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. When he realized he committed an unjust action, Dimmesdale attempted to keep other’s sheltered from the news so that their lives won't change; Dimmesdale believed that shielding his community from the truth would be the best coarse of…

“But Pearl, who was a dauntless child… screamed and shouted, too, with a terrific volume of sound… caused the hearts of the fugitives to quake within them.” In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne the story of a married woman who had a child out of wheelock is told. Throughout this novel Pearl, Hester’s child out of wedlock, is viewed as a character who represents sin, hope, and love, because she is a character that represents a different person than what a puritan is suppose to…

envision after I read the fictional novel titled The Screwtape Letter, written by C.S. Lewis. The letters are in the perspective of Screwtape, a senior demon, who is giving advice to his nephew, Wormwood about coaxing a man to stop believing in “the enemy” (God) and fill his life with fear and self-hate. Screwtape works for Satan in hell and wrote 31 letters to his protégé, Wormwood. Wormwood’s victim is referred…

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts the forest as a symbol of Hester Prynne's life by using symbolism and imagery to accurately portray the identity she assumes, as well as the life she lives and how that changes course throughout the duration of the book Hawthorne effectively utilizes the forest to display a mental combat that has occurred to Hester as a result of the scarlet letter being issued to her. As Hester Prynne sit’s in the presence of Arthur Dimmesdale, their time to…

In The Scarlet Letter Pearl is curious about nearly everything, but, especially the letter “A” on her mother’s chest. While it is human nature to be curious, Pearl’s curiosity is extremely apparent in recent chapters, it is similar to the curiosity children have today, and it is Hester’s job to control this issue. The following essay will delve into the life of Pearl and her obsession with curiosity. We already know that Pearl demonstrates lots of curiosity towards the scarlet letter and the…

Outside Speaker Critique On October seventh, John R. Seffrin came to Ball State to inform students on cancer and the research in the cancer field, while also promoting the American Cancer Society, commonly called the ACS. The event was a presentation to promote awareness for cancer research while also showcasing what the American Cancer Society has done to fight cancer. This event took place in Ball State’s student center ballroom, the presentation started at 7:00 PM and lasted roughly one hour…

Characterization of Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter: Secrecy and Guilt Leading to a Fatal Redemption Generally at one point in a person's life they’ve chosen to hide the truth, even if it pained them inside. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter makes Arthur Dimmesdale a prime example of that theory. Arthur Dimmesdale was the most changed character in The Scarlet Letter by accepting to live with a lie, yet in the end he spoke the truth.The theme Hawthorne illustrates reflects…

The Man of Mystery: An Arthur Dimmesdale Character Analysis from The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne proves that guilt and grief can build on top of an individual, but it only gets heavier. Out of the four major characters in The Scarlet Letter, which surround evil, sin and criticism, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the only Puritan. Being a Puritan plays a big role in Dimmesdale’s character. He is excellent at doing his Puritan duties as a minister; however, he knows he has sinned. Throughout…

Despite Aspen breaking America’s heart before the Selection, things get much worse for her, she gets selected. “ I whipped my head back around, and there is it was. The picture of me just after I found out Aspen was saving up to marry me, I looked radiant, hopeful, beautiful. I looked like I was in love, And some idiot thought that love was for Prince Maxon.”(Cass,2012,56) Honestly, America couldn’t even imagine being in the same room as Prince Maxon, or even being the next daughter of Illea.…