Birdcage

Bruce Wayne Barraclough, Jr., is the founder and director of a team that, like many, have been called to St. Albans Sanatorium to make a connection with the immortal spirits that walk within her walls. Upon his arrival, he felt so connected to the ethereal essence of the asylum, that he and his team later went on to develop an event designed for the sole purpose of helping to reconstruct the wood, stone, and rock of the sanatorium back into its original form. “Paranormal Restore was…

In the New Testament, baptism is a symbolic ritual where one is submerged under water after receiving Christ as their savior. The water symbolically washes away their sins and gives them a new birth in Christ (Acts 22:16). Near the end of Part One, John fishes Mary 1’s dead body out of the sea and carries her to the stage as water continues to pour out of her body (76). In this moment John symbolizes Jesus, who tries to fish Mary 1’s lost soul out from the seas of sin. The continuous flow of…

Throughout the evolution of the modern-day woman, there have been endless instances in which women’s abilities have been belittled and underestimated. Yet, in these instances, women have overcome their circumstances and demonstrated the resilience of being a woman. Even though women have gained a substantial amount of social standing in the past century, there will always be those who view men as superior, more capable individuals. Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a timeless feminist example of what…

Throughout the evolution of the modern-day woman, there have been endless instances in which women’s abilities have been belittled and underestimated. Yet, in these instances, women have overcome their circumstances and demonstrated the resilience of being a woman. Even though women have gained a substantial amount of social standing in the past century, there will always be those who view men as superior, more capable individuals. Susan Glaspell’s Trifles is a timeless feminist example of what…

The definition of the word, Trifle, means, “something that does not have much value or importance”. This play was written during the time when women were considered their husband 's property. During the early history of the United States, a man essentially owned his wife and children and all other belongings. Americans have treated married women based on the concept of coverture, a concept that was brought from the English common law. Under the doctrine of the coverture, a woman was legally…

A high-sheen gloss clear coat covers and protects the deep blue paint. Brilliant white racing stripes run down the car and make it seem to go that much faster. The sleek, attractive European body contains a powerful American engine. Upon starting the car, it rumbles with raw American power. This beautiful car is the 1967 AC Shelby Cobra created by Carroll Shelby. Carroll Shelby completely changed the automobile industry with his creation of the Shelby Cobra. In May of 1960, Carroll Shelby…

are looking for some type of evidence to support their theory that Mrs. Wright had murdered her husband while the women and their “trifles” essentially lead them to the evidence that could convict Mrs. Wright. The women discover a quilt, an empty birdcage and eventually find the dead bird in a box in Mrs. Wright's sewing basket. The bird has been strangled in the same manner as John…

In the 20th generation, feminists reinterpreted and rediscovered Trifles as a feminist play due to the fact that it uses the female ability and patriarchal oppression themes in the domestic world. Although the male was unable to have a reorganization of the search in understanding female psychology, the occurrence of the murder surprised Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale into a new appreciation of the agency to assist one another and also their gender. Because she starts the play with a concrete…

Stephen King’s “The Reaper’s Image” can be classified as a gothic tale. In “The Reaper’s Image,” two men are moving an infamous mirror to the attic of a mansion, in which you learn the history of said mirror and the supernatural things that happen with the glass. “The Reaper’s Image” is a gothic tale because it has elements of a bleak setting, tortured characters, and the supernatural. In the short story “The Reaper’s Image,” Stephen King includes elements of a bleak setting, creating the mood…

heaping rock piles showcase that the west was untamed. And if you’ve really traveled far into this part of the US, it still is. Living Ghost Town There is much speculation today that Tombstone’s spirits still inhabit the town. So much that the Birdcage Saloon was even featured on Ghost Hunters. But aside from the Discovery Channel special, more parts of the town are rumored to be visited by a few old souls that are also too tough to die. The famous Ike Clanton Haunted Hotel offers ghost…