Charles Spencer

The theme of “A Christmas Carol” is be careful about how you act in your lifetime because it will affect how people feel abut you later on in life. The three passages that I have chosen to help me relate to the three sprits is STAVE II, STAVE III, STAVE IV. The first of the three sprits met by scrooge is the ghost of Christmas past, and this spirit symbolizes truth. Scrooge’s family brings him home from boarding school, but suddenly send him off to apprentice as an accountant. (S.2 P.53)…

By: Zoë Campbell Throughout history, the use of images have been to support themes, help develop the plot, aid in a variety of literary devices throughout the work, and to engage the audience in the piece of writing. In Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, he uses a variety of images to create and solve mysteries and to foreshadow future events in the novel. Three major images in the novel that recur over and over again are footsteps, recalled to life, and letters…

In 771 it is stated that Charlemagne’s brother became ill and passed away, and Charlemagne was “unanimously elected,” (p.27) which says to me that he had found favor among those who had elected him. I believe that he was a good leader at the time of his existence, considering times were much different. He was relentless and pushed tirelessly forward until he was satisfied; such as the battle he fought with King Desiderius in which Charlemagne “exhausted the King, and forced him to surrender at…

In the 1999 passage, “Retelling Experiments: H.B.D. Kettlewell’s Studies of Industrial Melanism in Peppered Moths” author, Joel B. Hagen recounts the story of one of the most famous breakthroughs in biological science. In the mid 1950s, the work of H.B.D. Kettlewell solved persisting loopholes in Darwin’s theory of natural selection by conducting several experiments using peppered moths. Kettlewell’s research is widely discussed in biology classes today, yet there is often deviation in how the…

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a fun book that grabs the reader’s attention, you feel some of the same emotions as some of the characters or you at least have a strong opinion on what they’re thinking. The book is about a boy named Pip, who wants to become a blacksmith like his brother in-law Joe, but he suddenly changes his mind and wants to become a gentleman, due to a girl named Estella, the adopted daughter of a querulous, old woman named, Miss.Havisham. An anonymous…

The readings this week, “Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore, “Cajun Night Before Christmas” by Howard Jacobs, and “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” by Francis Pharcellus Church are all based upon the belief of Santa Claus. I can recall the days when I was younger and had the same beliefs mentioned in the three readings. I also remember the time when I was questioning my belief just like Virginia. I like the way the poems bring me back to a…

Prompt #3 Marlow goes through a life altering journey in his trip to the Congo, much like Ralph in The Lord of Flies. Both of these gentleman suffer not an external battle but a psychological one through their gained knowledge of savagery. Throughout the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad many of the character’s main changes and struggles happen internally. Conrad’s use of imagery, the frame perspective, and illusions provide more action and excitement to otherwise unseen changes in the…

Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, England on February 12, 1809. In 1831 Darwin was appointed a position as a naturalist where he spent his working life on a 5 year voyage around the world on the boat HMS Beagle. On his voyage he formulated theories of evolution through his studies of specimens around the World. Darwin died on April 19, 1882 and lived for 73 years. During Charles Darwin’s work life, many naturalists believed that organisms came into this world and remained the same over a…

A microscopic town in Africa with nothing to do. William just a kid from a struggling family somehow manages to become the savior of his town. Using the resources he was given, he managed to build a windmill from the scraps. Given him world recognition, he showed you don’t need to be born into an amazing situation in order to be successful. William summoned his ability to be an active and willing learner, being motivated and staying locked on his goals, and using innovation to accomplish even…

1. Darwin’s theory of natural selection directly applies to the domestication of plants and animals in numerous ways. The first being that natural selection, or the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype is based on the idea that organisms pass genetic mutations onto their offspring that can potentially increase the success of reproduction and survival for future generations. Over time these continual genetic mutations can result in a new species…