Ann Beattie

“All serial killers are on a journey of discovery” (Badlands Killer). Well, this particular journey took place in the quiet town of Lincoln, NE, in late 1957 to early 1958. Two teenagers - Charles Raymond Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, ages 19 and 14, respectively, were responsible for the slaughter of 12 people (history.com). In this paper, I will inform you of what exactly happened in January 1958 and we will look a little harder into the lives of the 12 victims. Charles Raymond…

was born in October of 1932, and she was executed in Durham jail in March of 1873 (Hartlepool 1). She is said to have murdered up to twenty one family members and friends (Wilson 19). Mary Ann Cotton, Great Britain’s first female serial killer, was responsible for those devastating events (Wilson 19). Mary Ann Robson was born in the English mining town of Low Moonsly in October of 1832 (Hartlepool 1), (Hale 45). Her parents were Margaret and Michael Lonsdale (Hartlepool 1). Many said she was an…

Steve McCurry is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist. He is recognised globally for his vivid and compelling colour photography. With experience that spans over three decades, he commands the universal respect that goes beyond photography circles. He has scores of books that are bestsellers and prints that has raised thousands of dollars. He has won several awards throughout his career, which included most reputed ones like Magazine Photographer of the Year awarded by the National…

Theme of Contradiction and Loneliness in Ann Beattie’s “Janus” Themes play an important role in enhancing the quality of a narration and they also play a crucial role in increasing the degree of appeal to the readers. In the realm of literature, different stories have been composed based on several different themes and each of those themes represents a single specific facet of the human life. The themes of contradiction and loneliness have been the ones which have been widely and quite often…

Shirley Jackson, Sherman Alexie, Raymond Carver, and Ann Beattie are all famous authors during their time. Their work, especially the four mentioned, have influenced a legion of readers over the years, and references to their writings can be found in almost any library. My thesis for this paper is that the authors of these short stories show the audience how loneliness prevents characters and communities from changing. These authors, as best described by critic of ‘The Lottery’ Helen E. Nebeker,…

sets the tone of where the writing is headed. The voice in academic writing is also formal in addressing the topic and readers. While the voice in creative writing tends to have common vocabulary and sensory words such as in, “Finding Your Voice,” by Ann Lamott, a casual voice is displayed, where she discusses that writers have a responsibility to open every closed door in order to write about the concealed, intimidating and inappropriate…

literary minimalism was brought to center-stage (this is the general agreement by most, if not all) through the guiding hands of authors such as Ernest Hemingway (his collection of short-stories and works earlier than the 70s), Raymond Carver, Ann Beattie and many more around the 1970s. Almost the entirety of the concept of literary…

Throughout the stories “Janus”, “A good story” “What we Talk About When We Talk About Love” and “The Lottery”, the authors use characters and symbolic objects to help us better understand the role diversity and oppression play on individuals and groups. Literary critic Christopher Decker describes one 's connection to their surroundings saying, “The notion of home as an enclosed and protective space together with the relationship between private and public, self and community, is constantly…

Becoming a successful author can be quite difficult, but forty-one-year-old Sara Shepard has done just that, and more. I am writing this report to introduce you to Sara Shepard, telling you about her life, and talk about some of her most successful literary works. I chose Sara Shepard because I have read all sixteen novels of her Pretty Little Liars series, along with her three companion novels. The Pretty Little Liars series was developed into a television program on what used to be ABC…