Charles F. Kettering

I am certain that everyone can name numerous fairy tales. The most popular ones such as “Cinderella”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and “Beauty and the Beast” are well known among the young and the elderly with a slight difference due to the various versions. The fairy tales that the elderly know are generally dark and disturbing while the most recent ones are happy and fantasy like. They attract more the little girls who want to be pretty princesses. In Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë does not seem to…

A Steampunk Christmas Carol was exhibited on Sunday December 6th, by Pendulum Space. It was a professional show that added a new twist on the classic “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The play incorporated the storyline of the classic “Christmas Carol” with a steampunk twist that referenced Nikola Tesla and portrayed Scrooge as a counting house mogul who also deals in mechanical bits and pieces. The story also incorporates elements of the classic “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley in one of…

The release of Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life that was published in 1859 and later the book The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex that was published in 1871 put doubts in people’s minds about whether the Bible was correct on the account of Genesis. This doubt made some people challenge their previous presuppositions and interpretations on Scripture which led to a change in their…

Amelia Sedley is presented as the ideal Victorian woman which may be perceived differently to today’s values. Thackeray’s lengthy introduction to Amelia signifies her merit, deeming her worthy to be talked about. The direct contrast against the non-existent positive adjectives about Becky is prominent due to the endless list describing Amelia and how she has a “delightful sweetness” as well as Miss Pinkerton’s “happiness and honour” in presenting her. This positive portrayal from Miss Pinkerton…

Pica The word ‘pica’ comes from the genus and species for magpie. In the past, people thought that what the magpie’s carried in their beaks is what they ate, though now we know that they just used those random objects for their nests (Young, 2011). The relationship between the word meaning and the disorder is accurate. Pica is an eating disorder where those who are afflicted with it eat things they are not supposed to, and it can negatively affect the sufferer's social lives and health. Pica…

Charles Darwin’s physical evolution theories have applied to humans for thousands of years. Branched off of this belief, Hebert Spenser formulated theories about social natural selection in human societies that correspond with the physical survival of the fittest. When people have physical disadvantages, the way they are treated is altered and their chances of surviving in their societies lessen. In his novel Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses the characters of Candy, Crooks, and Curley’s wife…

The Battle for Christmas is a book, written by Stephen Nissenbaum, which discusses the evolution of the Christmas holiday and how it came to be so. Before the 1800s, Christmas was viewed as an occasion for riots and drunkenness. In his book, Nissenbaum presents how this culture transformed in the nineteenth century and how Christmas became a festival of consumerism and domesticity. Below is a review of factors that led to the bringing of the civilized Christmas holiday and the problems that were…

Loss of innocence can be a result from conflict and is something that everyone experiences. The following writers give an example of how it can change us forever. Blackberry Picking shows Seamus Heaney looking back on a childhood pastime of picking blackberries where eventually he feels guilty over the unnecessary amount he gathers. Similarly, Death of a Naturalist also written by Heaney is about the narrator stealing frog spawn. The idea of war is hinted at and the effects of the loss of…

ever told you that someone is a bad influence? In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens there are many characters that have an influence on others. The main character Pip supports Dickens theory that acquaintances affect how you act by misbehaving more and respecting less when he interacts with a bad influence he also shows this by becoming a gentleman when meeting good people in his life. Throughout Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip supports the idea that acquaintances affect how you…

Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne, ruled between the years of 768 and 814 CE. Einhard, a friend of Charlemagne, considers him the greatest king of the middle ages. Still, what characteristics does Einhard consider great, and how are those traits manifested in Charlemagne? Using Einhard’s work, The Life of Charlemagne, we can gleam insight into what made Charlemagne so great, as well as what is the mark of a great medieval king. Einhard, documents how Charlemagne was a great general, a…