Charles Bronson

those writers that push their boundaries, expand their thoughts, and adapt their writing styles are the notable authors that we all know today. In 1832, the renowned author, Louisa May Alcott, was born into a family of girls, although she was surrounded by females she grew into a strong individual who described herself as a tomboy. "No boy could be my friend till I had beaten him in a race, and no girl if she refused to climb trees, leap fences ..." young Louisa exclaimed (2). Her life was not one of a regular girl her age, she was taught by her father, Bronson Alcott, a philosopher, and raised in an experimental Utopian community that he and his colleague Charles Lane invented. The problem with all of this was that the Alcott family was poor beyond belief, they struggled in scrounging enough food for a meal a day. Bronson Alcott a teacher without a care in the world to make enough money in order to provide for his family, Bronson himself even described the Alcott family as “dysfunctional family” in his own journals (3). Through these troubling times Louisa also turned to writing in journals and became even more determined to earn a living for her and her family. Louisa overcame these struggles to become the author known to mankind today, not…

The Revelation of Louisa May Who would she have been if she had given in to fear and allowed a man’s life to be sacrificed? Louisa Alcott, the main character in The Revelation of Louisa May, begins her life changing adventure as an astute young woman, eager to experience the glory of independence. She soon faces the truth about life, love, and her own self identity on this road, however. The Revelation of Louisa May, by Michaela MacColl, is a coming of age novel. In the book, the…

American transcendentalism is the movement begin in the mid of 1830s and the mid of 1840s, as a religious and a philosophical discussion by few ministers and has gained a lot of importance and became a dominant movement. The Transcendentalism movement is closely related to Unitarianism, in the early nineteenth century which was the very dominant and the powerful religious movement in Boston. It started to develop in the aftermath of Unitarianism taking hold at Harvard University. Many great…

“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship” -Louisa May Alcott. These words describe the adventure, struggles, growth, love, family, and lessons learned in many of Alcott’s books including Little Women. Based off of her own life and family, Alcott exhibits characters and morals that make the reader feel as if they are in the books themselves. Louisa May Alcott was born November 29,1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Alcott was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and…

little opportunity for any women, no matter the race, social or political class. However, Louisa had a strong and powerful belief that she could do whatever she wanted, and on her own and when she accomplished her personal achievements it would then be time for her to join the “ Women” as a whole. Although Louisa May Alcott was familiar with strategies such as large movements and riots to change the idea of sexism and a woman 's right to achieve success, she bravely turned to her writing and…

Louisa May Alcott was an amazing women. Her life was full of every obstacle a person could think of but yet she still was able to get over each and every one of them. From being a women to being extremely impoverished, she overcame them all. Not only did she overcome them but she made something great out of them , Little Women. Even though I have never read this book , reading about Louisa’s life make me want to spend some time reading it. She portrayed her life and everything that made Louisa ,…

respected, and a role model to many people around the world. Princess Diana was born on July 1st 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She was born into an aristocratic English family who were very close to the royal family. Her parents got divorced when she was eight years old and she continued to live with her father who took custody of her. Diana had been hard working since youth. As a teenager she had several jobs such as kindergarten teacher at a school in London, a dance instructor,…

Throughout history, princesses have been known to be perfect and have no obstacles or problems to overcome. They are kept away from the real world and they live sheltered lives. When Diana Spencer married into the royal household, that stereotype was broken. Diana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and she challenged the typical stereotype of a princess by talking about mental illness, making physical contact with AIDS and leprosy patients, and by exposing her…

DAMAYANTI Introduction The story of Nala-Damayanti has been narrated in Vana-Parva in Mahabharata by Rishi Vrihadswa. Damayanti was the daughter King Bhima who ruled Vidharbha Kingdom. Damayanti had earned a reputation of being the most beautiful Princess of Universe at that time. She was described as lovely-waisted Damayanti. As per Nala-Damayanti Katha, Damayanti was famous for 'for her incandescent beauty, grace, virtue and excellence' she was faultless-featured; 'with her ornaments she…

At the Golden Globes award ceremony Oprah Winfrey was presented the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.Given recent events like the Me too and Time’s up movements Oprah dedicated her speech to speaking up about sexual harassment and emphasizing the need for change.Throughout the speech she talks about many different things from personal stories to the plights of everyday women to show that this abuse affects everyone. She uses many important rhetorical devices, namely pathos,…