Anne Sexton

Chapter 13 Assignment #3 13.3 (Ryan Cho) Anabaptist, Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey, Act of Supremacy, Book of Common Prayer, John Calvin 1. Anabaptist. Many of the Anabaptists all had a belief that the Christian Church was all voluntary believers that had gone under a spiritual rebirth. Anabaptists preferred baptism to occur as an adult rather than the right at birth. Many of these people followed the older properties of Christianity and held a variation of democracy where all believers were equal…

Ideate the open discussion of every immoral act you have ever executed. Although most are well hidden within our minds, inquities are now deemed a social norm. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, sins are portrayed as a direct disobedience of God. Hester Prynne is shamefully branded with the letter “A” as a representation of her adultery, while Arthur Dimmesdale, Hester’s partner in crime, chooses to keep his offense confidential. Both are disgraced from their community, though one is…

The subtitle to this book, Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power perfectly describe the contents within. This book discusses in depth the many challenges that Elizabeth the First faced as the first female monarch of England, something that was much contested throughout the entirety of her rule. Her ability to properly rule on account of her gender was a much contested fact, one that continued until the very day of her death. Still, Levin shows through her book that despite the hardships…

While many design fields aren’t as regulated as other fields like print and cinema, every designer should still develop their own CODE OF ETHICS to abide by when working with clients. According to the design institute of Australia, ethics is a rational study of the moral dilemmas in human action. A moral code can be either implicit or explicit and can be very subjective; there isn’t always a right or wrong solution. As a result, it is important for you to consider your own stance as a designer…

Inner Beauty The Puritans of the colonial time became notorious for their strict religious virtues. They interpreted various events and objects as satanic or malicious. Their society condemned those who did not share their beliefs, and believed that a select few were predestined to live in heaven after death. The Puritans followed the custom of devoting their lives to God because there was a chance that any of them were already chosen for salvation. Hawthorne loathed their oppressive principles…

What Makes Pearl a Symbol A symbol is something that stands for something else, something real that stands for or suggests another thing that cannot itself be pictured. Set in a seventeenth century Puritan settlement in Boston, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, introduces the reader to a symbol embodied in the character Pearl. Hawthorne’s story is about a woman named Hester Prynne, the protagonist who has committed and was punished for adultery, which resulted in the birth of her…

Guilt In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, there’s many arguments that are apparent throughout the novel. But the one that should be the most noted is that people are bound to sin so everyone should learn to not be harsh on others. The scarlet letter itself is a main part of the argument Hawthorne makes as it shows the hypocrisy of Puritan Society. Obviously, the Puritans are appeared to be "civilised" in a few ways: they have an arrangement of standards and disciplines. In any case,…

Oprah Winfrey is a well known figure from popular culture. Recently, at the Golden Globes, she was given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. In her acceptance speech, Winfrey spent very little time describing her story. Instead, she focused on the developing “#metoo” movement. She uses multiple rhetorical techniques to develop her speech into one that would be discussed in classrooms and media throughout the country weeks later. One of the primary rhetorical techniques that…

As depicted by the countless sold copies of this sort, tragedies appeal to the pathos of human pity. Having been distinguished from their beginning in ancient Greece, when authors such as Sophocles and Homer wrote rhetorics that are still being taught today. In fact, famous, talented Elizabethan playwright, William Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies including the acclaimed Romeo and Juliet. Therefore, it is no surprise that he exquisitely produced the play “Othello”, illustrating the…

William Shakespeare is one of the highly cherished brilliant writers of all times. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in English literature. Besides, he is a prominent dramatist, poet, actor and a playwright. He is widely acknowledged for his contribution in the drama and writing history as a fiction writer and his use of literal devices in his works. Among his best works are a drama known as “The Tragical History of Hamlet” or simply Hamlet. Hamlet is the longest of all Shakespeare’s…