Anne Gilchrist

How well is our brain able to focus and not let distractors get in the way? Through results of flanker tasks, it seems that our brain is not that good with ignoring distractors. This leads to a debate on whether top down processes are used in both targets and interfering distractors in flanker tasks or if bottom up processes are used. In a research article, titled “Top-Down Processes Override Bottom-up Interference in the Flanker Task” by Rotem Avital-Cohen and Yehoshua Tsal, it is clear that…

Previously a lady in waiting to Anne, Jane Seymour captured the attention of the king. An interesting fact about Jane Seymour that separates her from Henry’s previous wives is pointed out by Eakins, “Jane never had a coronation” (Eakins) . Jane Seymour was never crowned as Queen of England…

Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy – Once King Henry VIII went forward with his marriage to Anne Boleyn and declared his previous marriage to Catherine of Aragon as annulled in spite of Pope Clement VII’s refusal to allow such an act, Henry VIII was excommunicated. The Act of Supremacy is Henry VIII’s response that was drafted a year after his excommunication in 1534. Parliament passed the act and thereby stated that the King of England is the “sovereign lord” over England and all in its domain,…

Isolation in the Scarlet Letter No.2 The Scarlet Letter tells the narrative of the adulterous Hester Prynne and the discipline she endures because of her Puritan community, a community committed to the purification of society. In Hester's community, the wrongdoing of one individual is thought to be the sin of each person. Because of this, the whole community is committed punishing the heathen, and simultaneously, cleansing themselves of the stain she brings. Hester is sentenced to wear always…

Piety, courage, and industry, were the Pilgrims’ most cherished values. They were thought such a necessity because of each values’ strong place in building a stable and prosperous community, as well as keeping a “morally” intact society, the “new Jerusalem.” But “paradise” is not to be gained without challenge and great effort against the “enemy of God” and they came in the form of hardship, privation, and fear. Bradford, Winthrop, Bradstreet, and Edwards wrote of these hardships that they and…

Sofka Skipwith is an extraordinary princess who saved many Jews. There is a lot about her life that is unknown to many people. Her life before the war was hard for her. During the war, it was still hard for her and everyone around her. Even after the war it was hard, but Sofka always found a way to make life easier. Sofka Skipwith was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1907. She was the daughter of Prince Peter Alexandrovich Dolgorouky of St. Petersburg of Russia. Sofka was one of the first…

RICKI BLANCKE foot note 55 Ricki grew up in the community of Nieuwlande, in the Province of Drenther. She was a small child during the war, but she was told that a few neighbours were shot by the Nazis because they harboured Jews, or they had joined the underground resistance movement. Many city people come to their farm looking for food. The German soldiers constantly came around to search the farms and homes in their community. Her uncle was involved with a resistance group.…

The Story of Seduction, Sex, and Sin In D.H. Lawrence’s critical essay on Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, he argues that Hester Prynne is flat and static: a lustful sinner whose only desire is to destroy the lives of the purest men. The young Puritan colonist is known for her sexual affairs with the revered Reverend Dimmesdale and giving birth to his child. Hester Prynne’s impurity is best depicted through Lawrence’s use of sarcastic diction, satirical tone, and biblical…

I read Anne Frank’s Tales From The Secret Annex, written by Michel Mok, wich was about a girl named Anne Frank and her sacrifices she did to save her life. She was a young mademoiselle that lived an everyday life until the Germans took over there country. She was forced to hide in a secret annex hoping no German soldier would catch her. Anne Frank once said, “The Annex is an ideal place to hide in. It may be damped and lopsided, but there's probably not more comfortable hiding place in all of…

The Author Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) was born into a samurai family and was originaly named Sugimore Nobumori. After his father abandoned his Samuria duties, the family feld to to Kyoto where they attached themselves to an aristicracy for protection. It was there where he was exposed to the theatre and grew up to write over a hundred plays. In 1705, he moved to Osake to write strictly for Takemoto Gidayu's Puppet Theatre until his death in 1725. He is still known as one of Japan's most…