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Gretchen glances again in the direction of Bubba’s muscular arms. When he notices her look, Bubba the Love Swab flexes his muscles in extreme nervousness. She measures his look of desperation and chuckles while turning from Bubba to focus her attention on Jacques quickly glancing again in the direction of Bubba’s muscular arms. Bubba, now watching Gretchen’s every move, is thinking this could possibly be the big one. The earthquake that will rock the state. Of course, he’s not referring to the…

It Out: Be Persistent 5. Without Knowledge, You Don't Stand A Chance: Gain and Use Information To Your Advantage 6. You're Fired! Words No One Wants to Hear - Or Say 7. The Proof Is In The Doing: Learn By Doing and Taking Risks 8. Your Gut Is Your Best Advisor: Listen To Your Instincts 9. Personalize Your Pitch: Know Who You're…

The Radley house creates a new understanding for us as readers. The house shows the quietness and deaf-like attitude the Radley house portrays in the novel. “A tiny, almost invisible movement, and the house was still.” (Lee 19) The Radley family, besides Mr. Radley, Nathan, and Boo on occasion as said in the book, never comes out of the house and has never bothered anyone. The story foreshadows that Boo Radley is the mockingbird of Maycomb. He has always been there to help when needed, but has…

In the depths and corners of the castle, is where all the secrets lie and whispers are never heard. Walking down narrow corridors and secret passageways, there are creaks and chills in addition to the feeling of being followed. Just 20 more steps until this narrow hall turns into an open room with a stained glass window on the east wall- the perfect place for a new beginning, a new story. They are ways to start over, or escape the reality that is ours. Stories bring readers’ hopes and tales to…

On 11 March 1818, the legendary literature masterpiece, Frankenstein, was released to the public by none other than Mary Shelley. Her story has ultimately changed the way humanity views life and is a true testament to the capability of the human mind and will never be forgotten. The monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is rarely addressed as a harmless creature and one would find it hard to believe that Creature could be anything other than the antagonist. Although, when Creature tells his…

Falling into Reality Emily knew the right thing to do was to help Belinda, but she froze. Doing the right thing is not always the easiest thing to do. In A Step Towards Falling by Cammie McGovern, McGovern uses the perspective and character development of Emily and Belinda to teach readers that it is okay to be different from everyone else and that each situation does not have a right or wrong answer. McGovern uses two different character perspectives to demonstrate to the reader that not…

In Shakespeare 's sonnet "Sonnet CXXX," the blazon is constructed in a very peculiar way. Mary Wroth, in sonnet 42 "Pamphilia to Amphilanthus," interprets the blazon within herself rather than her love. Both uses of the blazon depict a time in which love is of the essence. However, in both sonnets, the person in which they are describing is forever unknown. Shakespeare attacks the blazon of his sonnet and creates an anti-blazon, while both sonnets are still in singular perspectives. In…

In the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell, one would soon realize that this play is about trying to find a motive for the murder of John Wright. The men and women gather in the Wright’s house with the sole mission of trying to discover Mrs. Wright’s reason for killing her husband. Also in the beginning of the play, Mr. Hale says, “I guess you know about how much he talked himself, but I thought maybe if I went to the house and talked about it before his wife, though I said to Harry that I didn’t…

Title All of the renditions of cover art for the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne feature the image of big red letter “A”, this letter “A” is the scarlet letter as the reader soon finds out. This scarlet letter and its meaning are what drives the entire novel so it makes sense that every illustrator who made a image to be used as cover art for The Scarlet Letter would include this monumental letter on their cover. That being said the other parts and features in each of these…

He immediately makes this known in the first paragraph of Chapter 1 where he states, “Spiritual formation is the task of the church. Period. … Spiritual formation is at the heart of its whole purpose for existence.(15)” Wilhoit then goes on to provide the reader with a definition of Spiritual formation, “Christian spiritual formation refers to the intentional communal process of growing in our relationship with God and becoming conformed to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit (26)”,…