Adam Duritz

“Goblin Market”, a poem by Christina Rossetti, was written in the Victorian Era during a time of vast social and economic change across Europe. Even though this period was during a time of female suppression and order, Rossetti exposes many social ideologies -such as purity and female education- fd through the journey of two sisters, Laura and Lizzie. Despite initial impressions of being a childhood fairytale, the suggestive use of language implies an underlying message of an erotic sexual…

When considering women’s equality in the United States, the average person considers examples such as the Suffragist movement at the turn of the twentieth century or the Feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s. These two movements did not just occur on a feminine whim. They were often curated by previous movements and expectations held for women that they felt was necessary to update and change, much to the chagrin of the traditionalists of their respective time periods. The same can be said…

thoughts. Throughout Paradise Lost the characters all have decisions they need to consider and act upon, all while wondering whether or not they really have any agency. When one thinks of free will, the first example that comes to mind is usually Adam and Eve. In truth, they are not the…

An important factor that impacts the economy is the unemployment percentage of a society. Workers are essential in gathering and producing resources that enable supply. As the population increases it causes an increase in demand, the need for supply increases and therefore, a need for efficiency arises. Division of labor is a method that has been implemented to ensure that the members of a society are productive to the economy by providing more jobs that are specialized in nature. The job…

works under the backgrounds of emerging capitalism. Though with occasional theoretical variations, each classical economist shared similar thoughts and advanced these hypotheses of former writers. Discussed by the most influential classical economists Adam Smith and David Ricardo, one specific distinctive of classical economics is its theory of wages in which Smith and Ricardo consider wages steady at a minimum level of subsistence. On the other hand, Karl Marx and his critiques of political…

“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” Said by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a famous playwright, and actor.” Many people can often associate this quote with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In this book, a young scientist–Victor Frankenstein–gives life upon nonliving matter. He created something he would later deeply regret, a creature. He is disgusted upon perceiving his creation and abandons it. The creature seeks love and friendship but he wad…

sin/evil and he realizes that the pie that he enjoyed in guilt could never be erased. He describes this through the use of allusion and imagery. Through the use of allusion, the six year old broke his trust for himself and god. The author Soto alludes to Adam and Eve with the apple in order to let the reader know the apple pie was going to lead him to trouble .through this reference, the reader connects the apple form the forbidden tree and the apple pie from the forbidden grocery the authors…

that led to the American victory. One of those critical people was Samuel Adams. Samuel Adams was a pivotal figure in the American Revolution that led to American Independence. He was crucial because he led multiple protests against the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts. He also organized the Boston Tea Party and organized the propaganda of many local newspapers about British troops. Samuel Adams was born on September 16, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts.He attended the…

In Professor Glenn Moots’ article pertaining to the American Revolution, the author both summarizes and analyzes the 2013 symposium where scholars gathered to debate the justifications of the war. The analyses, which he provides from multiple perspectives, address question of jus in bello and jus ad bellum, helping to determine whether the events of the Revolution were defendable. By referring to specific events and reflecting on fellow scholars’ contrasting opinions, Moots concludes that proper…

American colonies resisted British atrocities and exploited the people. The British reduced the American people's power, freedom and peace. So the 13 colonies in North America made protests and joint together to fight the inequality. Colonial patriots (The Committees of Safety) recruited about 30000 soldiers to protect the people; they gave the British Army a heavy blow and showed surprising power, we really did a good job. After the French and Indian War, the British want American colonies to…