Bell System

The Representation of the Bell Jar As long as suffering exists, so too does the search for its explanation. The human urge to romanticize pain explains this pursuit, but mental illness is unfortunately unyielding to simple justifications. In Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar,” protagonist Esther Greenwood struggles with her mental illness in many ways, most of all in finding the strength to understand it. While wrestling with her separation from the world, she explores the ways in which to represent…

The Liberty Bell is a monument of the United States of America. The most significant and recognized feature of the Liberty Bell has a crack running up the side. The Liberty Bell was ordered in celebration of the Declaration of Independence and the 50 year anniversary of Philadelphia's original Constitution. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is home to the Liberty Bell and will forever be its home. You really need to see the Liberty Bell. The Liberty Bell may be old and worn like other monuments in the…

Introduction Over the last two centuries, work in Canada has changed significantly from an economic/social system based on individual craftwork and family agriculture to highly politicized, collective factory work to a constantly evolving knowledge- and service-based, bureaucratized structure. This evolution from pre-industrialism to post-industrialism has affected the work itself (how it’s organized and accomplished), workers and their relationship with management, government involvement, and…

Sylvia Plath; Along with authors such as Virginia Woolf, Simone de Bauvoir and Marguerite Duras, is one of the biggest female authors of 20th century. The Bell Jar shares more characteristics with Sylvia Plath’s life than just a semi-autobiographical novel. The main character of the book, Esther travels to New York to work as an intern in a fashion magazine, just like Sylvia Plath did. They are both poets, who lost their fathers at the age of 8 and both Esther and Sylvia Plath slowly falls into…

My father, Doug Hibbs recently lost his job for complaining about the health care system. He was also put on probation. This is despite the fact that he worked for a private company. Here in Canada, we do have freedom of speech. But it’s only during election time when people can speak their minds without the fear of being arrested and losing their jobs. This what we call the Free Speech Period. I remember a conversation I had with my parents one evening as all of us sat at the dinner table.…

“In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized” - Alex Grey, American visionary artist and author. Written in 1963 by Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar is a stunningly intricate novel that tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a 19-year-old woman who has just been awarded an internship at Ladies Day Magazine in New York city. Although her life seems beautiful and full of opportunities, Esther comes to despise it as she slowly loses her mind upon returning from New…

“I like hurting people.” “Murder isn’t that bad, we all die sometime anyway.” – Mary Bell an eleven year old girl from Scotswood, England Throughout history there are examples of children who committed crimes, children who steal and even children who kill. Although this seems to be an unthinkable crime it is something that is happening more frequently than any person would ever expect. Although it is often thought that children and adolescents are not capable of knowing the difference between…

Christopher Newport University for two semesters, it is simple to observe the pattern of the way the university conducts itself. From the registrar’s office, to the Trible Library, to the classrooms, and even the residence halls, there is a clear system of assumptions and rules in place for how life is to be conducted on campus. From the first moment one arrives on campus, it is clear that this university is professionally managed with high expectations. These expectations are not just in place…

Taco Bell. Taco Bell is in the Mexican segment of the market and is different from the normal stigma of burgers and fries when thinking of fast food restaurants. The mandatory customers’ needs of QSR’s are to provide customers with fast service and quality food. The core needs of customers are primarily based off of consumer tastes and menu variety. In 1962, Taco Bell successfully differentiated itself from the rest of the…

How Much Should the Author’s Life be Known Authors Sylvia Plath of “The Bell Jar” and Justin Torres of “We the Animals” both incorporated many of their personal life events and struggles into their debut novels. By incorporating their hardships into their literary work, the two books provide an extensive look into both of the author 's frustration and fanciful imagination. In “The Bell Jar”, the protagonist, Esther Greenwood, is first described as a studious girl who, through her education,…